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1
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père au foyer

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stay-at-home father

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(s’) entasser dans

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to pack into

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… est le premier responsable (2)

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… is chiefly / primarily to blame

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1 foot

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30 cm

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1 hectare

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2,5 acres

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1 inch

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3 cm

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1 mile

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1.6 km

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1 yard

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1 m

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a dinky

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dual income no kinds yet

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a yuppie

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a young urban professional

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abandonner une politique (3)

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to scrap / to abandon / to jettison a policy

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accablant, écrasant

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overwhelming

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achats

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purchases

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action (bourse) (2)

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share / stake

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actionnaire (2)

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a shareholder / stakeholder (US)

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afficher (3)

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to put up / to stick up / to post up

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afin

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so that

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agresser (terme légal et technique)

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to assault

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agresser / un agresseur

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to mug / a mugger

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aide humanitaire (2)

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aid / relief

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aisselle

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armpit

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aligner

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to line up

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aller voter (le jour des éléctions)

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to go to the polls

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assaillir, encercler, entourer

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to beset

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attention travaux / chantier

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Men at work!

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attirer

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appeal TO

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attiser le ressentiment

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to fuel resentment

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automobilistes

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motorists

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autonome (2)

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self-reliant / self-sufficient

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autour du monde (3)

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across / all over / throughout the world

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avantage social

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social benefit

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avantage, atout

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asset

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33
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avoir des intentions cahcées

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to have a hidden agenda

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avoir du retard, être en décalage

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to lag behind

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avoir envie de faire qqch

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to be eager to do sth

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36
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avoir fait des études supérieures

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to be college-educated

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avoir l’intention de

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to intend to do sthg

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avoir recours à

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to resort to

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39
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avoir une tendance naturelle à

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to be prone to do sthg

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40
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banlieue

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suburb

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battu, cabossé

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battered

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bien se caler

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to ensconce

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c’est à dire

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i.e.

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44
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car

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for

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45
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carton

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cardboard

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46
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ce moyen de

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this meanS of

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47
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celui de (démonstratif)

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that of

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48
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censé, judiceux

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sound one / sensible / reasonable

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49
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ces derniers

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the latter

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50
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ces dernières anées

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over the last few years

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chercher à

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to seek (sought, sought)

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52
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chic, snob, haut de gamme (3)

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posh, upmarket, leafy

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choquant (3)

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staggering / striking / chocking

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54
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cité

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mentioned

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55
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commencer à

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to take to sthg

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comparer (2)

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to liken / to compare

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complet (2)

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thorough / complete

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compter

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to reckon

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confier qqch à qqch (2)

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to confide sthg to sby / to confide in sby sthg

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coups et blessures

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battery and assault

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61
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courant, dominant

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mainstream

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62
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courir plus vite

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to outrun

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63
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criminel endurci

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a hardened criminal

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64
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CV (2)

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CV (GB) / resumé (US)

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65
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céder du terrain

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to give ground

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66
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d’autant plus que

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all the more …… so as

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67
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de grands, d’énormes changements

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sea changes

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de même

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by the same token

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69
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demander une augmentation

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to ask for a pay rise

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70
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des chercheurs

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researchers

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des citoyens impliqués (4)

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comitted citizens
socially-aware citizens
politically-conscious citizens
politically-minded citizens

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72
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des frappes préventives

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pre-entive strikes

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73
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des réformes drastiques (2)

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drastic / wide-ranging reforms

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74
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descendre dans la rue

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to take to the street

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75
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devant un métier toujours

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a

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76
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différence award / reward

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décerner qqe chose / récompenser

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diriger, guider

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to steer

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78
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distant

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aloof

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79
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distribuer (2)

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to hand out / to give out

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se voir donner le feu vert (4)

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to be given a green light / to be given carte blanche / to be given a go-ahead / to be given free hand

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81
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données chiffrées, données statistques, chiffres

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data

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82
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douteux (2)

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dubious / doubtful about sthg

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déclencher (2)

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to trigger / to cause

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déflagration

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blast

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dégringoler (2)

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to slump / to plummet

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démolir (3)

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to tear down / pull down / knock out

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87
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désormais (2)

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from now on / henceforth

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détenu, prisonnier

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inmate

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89
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empêcher de (3)

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to hinder / prevent / impede

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en dépit de (3)

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in teeth of / in spite of / despite

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91
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en tirer une leçon

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to draw a lesson

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92
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en témoignent les… (4)

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it is shown / evidenced / as evidenced by / witness the…

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en vain

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in vain

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94
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encourager

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to cheer

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95
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engrais

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fertilizer

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96
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ennuyeux (2)

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tedious / boring

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97
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Frais de scolarité

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tuition

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enterrer

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to bury

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entraver, empêcher, faire obstacle

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to impede

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entre (énumération)

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what with

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101
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entreprendre

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to undertake

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102
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essence

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petrol

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103
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exercer

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to wield

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104
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exercer un grand pouvoir economique et politique (2)

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to wield a great economic and political power / clout

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exiger

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to demand

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106
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Temps pour l’expérience personnelle

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present perfect

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faire des progrès (2)

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to make progress / to make headway

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108
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faire faillite (2)

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to go bust / to go bankrupt

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109
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faire la navette

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to commute

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110
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faire les frais de

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to bear the brunt of

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faire remarquer que

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to point out

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112
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faire semblant de

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to pretend

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113
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faire semblant de s’intéresser à

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to pay lip service to

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114
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faire une découverte capitale (en médecine)

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to achieve a breakthrough

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115
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fais moi penser à

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remind me to

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116
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father and brother

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siblings

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117
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façon très polie de dire qu’on est pas d’accord

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I beg to differ

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fermement, solidement

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firmly

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119
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fiable (2)

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dependable / reliable

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120
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finalement (2)

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finally / eventually

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121
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formation tout au long de la vie (2)

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life-long education / training

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122
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foyer

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household

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fusionner, unifier

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to merge

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global, général, total

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comprehensive

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125
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gonfler

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to swell

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126
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hypothéquer

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to mortgage

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127
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idée de bilan

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present perfect

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128
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idée peronnelle, invention personnelle

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brainchild

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129
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ils sont d’autant plus … que

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they are all the more …. AS

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130
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impliquer (2)

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to entail / to involve

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impliquer, comporter, hériter

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to entail

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indiquer

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to read

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injustifié, déplacé

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unwarranted

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134
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intensif

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extensive

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135
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interdit de fumer sur les lieux

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no smoking on the premises

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136
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envisager

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to consider doing

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137
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je compte engager

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I intend to hire

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138
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Je pense que (plutôt oral)

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I reckon that

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139
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l’effectif

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intake

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140
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l’offre et la demande

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supply and demand

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141
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la chasse gardée

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the preserve

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142
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la chaïne de télévision d’Etat

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the state TV channel

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143
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la crise économique (2)

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the economic slump/downturn

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la diffusion (2)

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the release / the broadcast

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la direction (le conseil d’administration)

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the board (of directors)

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la divulgation / divulger, rendre public qqc

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the disclosure / to disclose sthg

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la délocalisation à l’étranger

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offsoring (pas outsourcing)

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la haine (2)

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hate / hatred

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la ligne (silouhette) / les chiffres

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figure

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La recherche dans qqc

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Research INTO sthg

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La république populaire de Chine

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the People’s Republic of China

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la sous-traitance

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outsource

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la souveraineté

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sovereingty

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laïque

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secular

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le conflit

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dispute

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le fond du problème

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the bottom line of the problem

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le garde des sceaux (GB)

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The Lord Chancellor

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le marché du travail (2)

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the job/labour market

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Le Ministre des affaires étrangères (GB)

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The Foreign Secretary

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Le ministre des Finances (GB)

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The Lord of the Exchequer

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Le mintstre de l’intérieur (GB)

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The Home secretary

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le moindre des maux

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the lesser of two evils

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le passage d’un système à un autre

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the changeover to sthg

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le plan de relance (2)

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the recovery plan/package

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le pouvoir d’achat des agés / des gays

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the grey dollar (US)/ the grey pound (UK), the pink dollar, the pink pound

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le prix du pétrole

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oil prices

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le sexe faible

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the fair sex

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le syndicat

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the union

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le travail au noir

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moonlighting

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le travail par intérim

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temping

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les autorités compétentes

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the autorities concerned

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les gens morts

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fatalities

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les gens morts ou blessés

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casualties

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les locaux, les lieux où l’on est

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the permises

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les quartiers défavorisés

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inner cities

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faire voir raison à qqn

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to make sby see sense

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léguer à qqn (2)

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to bequeath sby sthg / to pass down to sbdy

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malgré (3)

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for all / despite / in spite of

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mettre en place une loi, un politique

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to implement a law, a policy

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mettre en place une taxe (2)

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to impose / to levy a tax

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mieux que I think dans l’essai (2)

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I must admit / I reckon that

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militer

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to campaing for

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mot d’ordre

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watchword

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mots à la mode

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buzzwords

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méticuleux

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painstaking

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ne pas bouger

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to stay put

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ne pas stimuler la croissance (éco) (2)

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to hamper / to hinder economic growth

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nimby

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not in my back yard

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nous ne pouvons nous en prendre qu’a nous même

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we have only ourselves to blame

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occuper un poste

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to hold a position

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on doit la prendre en compte (2)

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… is to be reckoned with / taken into account

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on ne sait pas si elle est mariée ou pas

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Ms

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ouvrir la voie à

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to pave the way for

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passer un examen (2)

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to take / to sit an exam

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permettre (2)

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to allow / to enable

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perspective / horizon

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outlook

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plaider en faveur/contre qqch

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to make a case for/against sthg

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plier, courber, incliner

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to bend

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postes vacants

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job vacancies

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poursuivre en procès (3)

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to take to court / to prosecute sbdy / to sue sbdy

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pouvoir d’achat

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purchasing power

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premier diplome universitaire

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bachelor’s degree

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prendre ses désirs pour des réalités

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that’s wishful thinking

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prestation sociale

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handout

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preuves (indénombrable)

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evidence

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prospérer

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to thrive

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préfères tu que nous restions à la maison

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would you rather we stayed at home

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présage

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omen

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prévoir

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to forecast

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publier (document officiel)

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to issue

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radicaliser

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to radicalize

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rallier, regrouper

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to rally

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rareté

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scarcity

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rechercher un emploi

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to seek a job

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relativiser, prendre de la distance

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to put things into perspective

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relever un défi

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to take up a challenge

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remettre

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to hand over

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remplir, réaliser, executer, accomplir une tache

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to fulfil a duty / task

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rencontrer / faire face à des problèmes (2)

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to encounter / meet with problems, difficulties

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repousser, rebuter

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to repel

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respecter la loi (2)

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to comply with the law / to abide by the law

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rester dans l’oubli

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to remain in limbo

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retourner sa veste, faire volte face (2)

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to do a U-turn / volte face

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rogné

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chipped away

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répondre (un peu de manière aggressive)

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to retort

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répondre à la demande (commerce)

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to meet demand

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s’attaquer à un problème (3)

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to come to grips with / to tackle / to adress an issue

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s’avérer

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to turnout

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s’enfuir (2)

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to flee (fled, fled) / to run away

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s’occuper de qqn, s’adresser à qqn

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to cater for sbdy

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s’élevant à

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amounting to

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santé!

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cheers

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sauf, excepté, à l’exception de

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barring

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sauver, récupérer

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to salvage

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sby est toujours repris par

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their

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se dresser contre qqn

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to pit against sby

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se débarrasser de (2)

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to get rid of / to jettison

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se décrocher, esquiver

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to stall

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se faire l’image de, imaginer

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to picture

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se lancer dans (pour quelque chose d’assez difficile)

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to embark

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se plier aux vœux de…

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to pander to sbdy (‘s wishes)

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se plonger dans le travail

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to bury oneself in ones work

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se prendre d’amitié pour qqn

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to take to someone

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se rappeler du bon vieux temps

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to hark back

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se réaliser, s’épanouir

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to fulfill oneself

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se réconcilier avec qqn

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to mend fences with sby

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se soucier de l’environnement

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to be green-minded

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se soucier de la politique

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to be politically-minded

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se vanter (2)

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to brag / to boast about (of) sthg

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should peut aussi exprimer

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l’hypothèse

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si tel était le cas (soutenu)

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were it the case / should it be the case

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simplement, seulement, purement

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merely

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sinistre (3)

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grim / gloomy / bleak

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sondeurs d’opinion

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opinion pollsters

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sortir d’une impasse

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to break a stalemate

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soutenir, supporter (2)

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to back / to back up

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suivre (une formation) / subir

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to undergo

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suivre une formation professionnelle (dans le sens pas de grande intelligence nécessaire)

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to undergo vocational training

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supporter (soutenir)

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to back

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survivre à (2)

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to weather a / to survive sthg

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susciter la polémique

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to arouse controversy

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symboliser, être un exemple parfait

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to epitomise

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sécher les cours (2)

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to skip / cut classes

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tandis que

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whereas

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technologie à la pointe du progrès / dernier cri

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state-of-the-art technology

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c’est le devoir de qqn de faire qch

A

the onus is on sby to do sthg

267
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tirer le meilleur de…

A

to stretch

268
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to gather peut vouloir dire ans certains contextes

A

to understand

269
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tout dernier, dernier en date, le plus récent

A

latest

270
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trancher (idée de contraste)

A

to stand in sharp contrast / to contrast sharply

271
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tranches de population

A

demographics

272
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travail (2)

A

occupation, job

273
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travailleur

A

industrious

274
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très douteux

A

most dubious

275
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tôt ou tard

A

sooner or later

276
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Un aperçu

A

a glimpse

277
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un argument pas convaincant (3)

A

a unconvincing / lame / tenuous argument

278
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un atout, avantage, bien, avoir, capital

A

an asset

279
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un bouc émissaire (2)

A

a hate-figure / a scapegoat

280
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un britannique

A

a Briton

281
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un britannique / un espagnol

A

a briton / a spaniard

282
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un but avoué

A

a professed aim/goal

283
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un cadre

A

an executive

284
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un cannular (téléphonique)

A

a hoax-call

285
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un citoyen respectueux des lois

A

a law-abiding citizen

286
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un conservateur pur et dur

A

a diehard conservative

287
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un critique (la personne)

A

a critic

288
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un croque-mort

A

an undertaker

289
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un dilemme (2)

A

a dilemma / a quandary

290
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un domaine d’étude

A

a field of study

291
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un débat houleux (2)

A

a heated / lively debate

292
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un défaut

A

a flaw

293
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un défenseur

A

an advocate of sthg

294
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un emploi précaire

A

an insecure job

295
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un ensemble d’arguments

A

a case

296
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un enterrement (2)

A

a burial, a funeral

297
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un exemple parfait (2)

A

a telling example / a case in point

298
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un extrait audio

A

a soundbite

299
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un facteur décisif, carte maîtresse

A

a trump card

300
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un fardeau

A

a burden

301
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un futur optimiste

A

a rosy future

302
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un gouvernement décentralisé (comme en Irlande du Nord)

A

a devolved government

303
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un grand changement

A

a landmark

304
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un groupe d’experts, une cellule de réflexion (3)

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a group of pendits / a group of experts / a think tank

305
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un mendiant

A

a begger

306
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un obstacle

A

a hurdle

307
Q

un petit problème, un petit obstacle, un os

A

a snag

308
Q

un plan / projet / programme / politique

A

a scheme

309
Q

un pédophile

A

a child groomer

310
Q

un rapport universitaire

A

an academic report

311
Q

un refuge, un havre

A

a haven

312
Q

un refus

A

a refusal

313
Q

un renvoi

A

a dismissal

314
Q

un sujet controversé, polémique

A

a contencious issue

315
Q

un système à deux vitesses

A

a two-tier system

316
Q

un taux de participation

A

a turnout

317
Q

un tract (2)

A

a leaflet / a handout

318
Q

un état voyou

A

a rogue state

319
Q

un évènement historique (4)

A

a milestone / a landmark / watershed / turning point

320
Q

une agence humanitaire

A

a relief agency

321
Q

une allocation sociale

A

social benefit

322
Q

une approbation

A

an approval

323
Q

une augmentation

A

a pay raise

324
Q

une bourse (d’études)

A

a scholarship

325
Q

une bourse d’études (2)

A

a scolarship / a grant

326
Q

une devise (phrase)

A

a motto

327
Q

une enquête (2)

A

an investigation / an enquiry

328
Q

une manifestation (3)

A

a demonstration / a protest / a march

329
Q

une pancarte

A

a placard

330
Q

une proposition de loi qui a été votée

A

an act

331
Q

une propsition de loi

A

a bill

332
Q

une situation inextricable

A

a catch 22 situation

333
Q

une société où les gens pensent qu’ils sont catégorisés en classes et qu’ils ne peuvent pas changer de classe sociale

A

a class-riden society

334
Q

une structure, un système, un plan

A

a framework

335
Q

une économie prospérante

A

a thriving economy

336
Q

valeur de out

A

plus, grand, etc

337
Q

valeurs

A

values

338
Q

vivre des prestations sociales

A

to live on handouts / welfare

339
Q

vivre plus longtemps

A

to outlive

340
Q

X ……….. et …………. Y

A

The former ……….. while the latter …………

341
Q

à ce jour (4)

A

up to now / until now / so far / to date

342
Q

à loisir

A

at leisure

343
Q

également

A

likewise

344
Q

élargir l’horizon

A

to broaden one’s horizon

345
Q

éloigné

A

remote

346
Q

élève de dernière année

A

senior

347
Q

éolienne

A

wind turbine

348
Q

épuisé (3)

A

exhausted / tired / deadbeat

349
Q

être au point mort

A

to be at a standstill

350
Q

être bien éduqué, bien élevé (parents) (2)

A

to be well-mannered / to be well-brought up

351
Q

être caractéristique de (2)

A

to be characteristic / typical of shtg

352
Q

être complètement différents

A

to be poles apart, to be worlds apart

353
Q

être dangereux (2)

A

to be hazardous/ dangerous

354
Q

être dans une impasse

A

to reach a stalemate

355
Q

être en jeu

A

to be at stake

356
Q

être frappé de (2)

A

to be hit by / to be affected with

357
Q

être inquiété par (2)

A

to be worried about / to be concerned about

358
Q

être licencié (3)

A

to be dissmissed from a job
to be made redundant (licenciement éco)
to be laid-off

359
Q

être médiatisé (3)

A

to be hyped / to be publicized / to be given (great) media coverage

360
Q

être obligatoire (2)

A

to be compulsory / mandatory

361
Q

être perplexe

A

to be puzzled by/at sthg

362
Q

être prioritaire, être la priorité (2)

A

to be top of the agenda / high on the agenda

363
Q

être profondément ancré / enraciné (4)

A

to be deeply rooted / ingrained / entrenched / seated

364
Q

être responsable de qqc

A

to be responsible FOR sthg

365
Q

être réticent à (3)

A

to be loth / reluctant / unwilling to do smth

366
Q

être salué comme (2)

A

to be greated / to be hailed

367
Q

être sur le point de (2)

A

to be on the brink of / to be on the verge of

368
Q

être touché / miné par (2)

A

to be plague by/with

369
Q

être à la base de (2)

A

to underpin / to underlie

370
Q

L’industrie du batiment

A

The construction industry / the building industry

371
Q

Détruire (3)

A

To tear down / to pull down / to knock down

372
Q

Par rapport à / en comparaison avec

A

Relative to

373
Q

L’inaugaration

A

The grand opening

374
Q

Siège social (tjrs un s)

A

Headquaters

375
Q

Une caserne (tjrs un s)

A

A barracks

376
Q

Une série (tjrs un s)

A

A series

377
Q

Une espèce

A

A spieces

378
Q

Un carrefour

A

A crossroads

379
Q

Une unisne (2)

A

A works / a factory

380
Q

Cet argument / evidence ne tient pas la route

A

This evidence / argument does not hold up/water

381
Q

Les égoûts

A

Sewers

382
Q

Les eaux usées

A

Sewage

383
Q

Bizarreries, curiosités

A

Oddities

384
Q

Quand c’est un adjectif on ne met pas de

A

S => 20 year old woman, 90-degree corner

385
Q

Qqn de franc

A

A straight/forward person

386
Q

Le moyen âge

A

The Middles AgeS

387
Q

Habitude alimentaire

A

Eating pattern

388
Q

Un modèle, motif, schéma

A

A pattern

389
Q

Un chantier (de construction)

A

A building sight

390
Q

une grue

A

A crane

391
Q

transformer en

A

To transform into

392
Q

En règle générale

A

Typically

393
Q

Surplomber

A

To overhang

394
Q

Articulation

A

Joint

395
Q

Fait sur mesure (3)

A

Custom built / custom made / customized

396
Q

Faire sur mesure

A

To customize sthg

397
Q

Poitrine (3)

A

Breasts / chest / boson

398
Q

Coffre

A

Chest

399
Q

Dit-il sérieusement

A

He said in a serious voice

400
Q

To lean

A

Se pencher

401
Q

S’appuyer contre le mur

A

To lean against the wall

402
Q

Avoir des idées socialistes

A

To have socialist leanings

403
Q

Avoir une tendance / un penchant à

A

To have a leaning towards

404
Q

S’affaller (2)

A

To sprawl / to spread oneself out

405
Q

Prononciation de forehead

A

Forèd

406
Q

Un front (2)

A

A brow / a forehead

407
Q

Pleurer la mort de qqn

A

To mourn sby’s death

408
Q

Être en deuil

A

To be in mourning

409
Q

Plier, plisser, froisser, chiffonner

A

To crease

410
Q

Une ride (2)

A

A wrinkle / a crease

411
Q

Triste, mélancolique

A

Mournful

412
Q

Se marier avec (2)

A

To mary sby / to get married TO sby

413
Q

Plus loin (dans l’espace)

A

Farther

414
Q

Nous trois

A

The three of us

415
Q

Un bossu (un dos bossu)

A

A hunch (a hunch back)

416
Q

Etre recroquevillé sur qch

A

To be hunched over sthg

417
Q

Être bossu

A

To be hunched

418
Q

Revenir à un état précédent

A

To revert to a former state

419
Q

Elle est redevenue elle-même (2)

A

She’s back to her old self / she’s her old self again

420
Q

Urbanisme

A

Urban planning

421
Q

Régénération (2)

A

Regeneration / renewal

422
Q

C’est un processus, par lequel

A

This is a process, whereby

423
Q

Gentrifiers synonymes (2)

A

A yuppy / a hipster

424
Q

Embourgeoiser une région

A

To gentrify an area

425
Q

L’embourgeoisement

A

Gentrification / yuppification

426
Q

Opinion publique

A

Mainstream opinion

427
Q

Remplacer, déplacer

A

To displace

428
Q

Mépriser

A

To look down on / to despise / to scorn

429
Q

Inventer un mot

A

To coin a word

430
Q

La génération Y (90’s)

A

Generation Y / GenYers / Millenials

431
Q

Une chienne (animal)

A

A bitch

432
Q

Un mac (prostitutes)

A

A pimp

433
Q

Corrompre

A

To bribe

434
Q

Promoteur immobilier

A

Property owners / property developers

435
Q

Augmenter fortement/dramatiquement (2)

A

To soar / to skyrocket

436
Q

D’occasion

A

Second hand

437
Q

Veut dire ruled by

A

-dom

438
Q

Porter une barbe

A

To wear a beard

439
Q

Être irritant, agaçant (2)

A

To be annoying / upsetting

440
Q

Locataires

A

Tenants

441
Q

En venir à des pratiques illégales

A

To resort to illegal practices

442
Q

Expulser un locataire

A

To evict a tenant

443
Q

Utiliser / exploiter un vide juridique

A

To use / to exploit a legal loophole

444
Q

Contourner la loi

A

To circumvent a law

445
Q

Tromper qqn

A

To trick sby into doing sthg / to deceive sby into doing sthg

446
Q

On fait partir les locataires par la ruse

A

Tenants are tricked into leaving

447
Q

Soi-disant (pr dire qu’on y crois pas)

A

Supposedly

448
Q

Améliorer la vie de qqn

A

To better/improve sbdy’s lot/faith/life

449
Q

Avoir bcp d’influence (2)

A

To have a lot of influence / leverage

450
Q

Subventionner qqch

Ex

A

To subsidize sthg

To grant subsidies

451
Q

Aménager le territoire pr qqch

A

To zone an area for sthg

452
Q

Taxes foncières

A

Property taxes

453
Q

Logements sociaux (2)

A

Subsidized / council housing

454
Q

Être catalogué de

A

To be branded as

455
Q

Maux sociaux

A

Social ills

456
Q

Accuser de

A

To accuse of / to tax with

457
Q

Riche / pauvre

A

Well off / badly off

458
Q

Il est vrai que

A

Admittedly

459
Q

Faire partir les locataires par la ruse

A

To trick tenants into leaving

460
Q

Dans la mesure où

A

Insofar as

461
Q

Un grand sourire

A

A grin

462
Q

Tricoter

A

To knit

463
Q

Ruse, tromperie

A

Deceiption / trickery

464
Q

Tromper qqn

A

To deceive

465
Q

Ça ne court pas les rues

A

To be few and far between

466
Q

Journaliste indépendant

A

Freelancer

467
Q

Cadre supérieur / cadre moyen

A

Senior executive / junior executive

468
Q

Aller à la retraite

A

To go into retirement

469
Q

Embaucher (2)

A

To hire / to take on

470
Q

Pirater (vidéo, music etc)

A

To pirate

471
Q

Avoir le dessus sur

A

To prevail over

472
Q

Demander l’asile

A

To apply for asylum

473
Q

Examiner (dossier…)

A

To process

474
Q

:

A

Reading

475
Q

Régler un problème

A

To settle a problem

476
Q

Destiné à

A

Targeted at

477
Q

Surtout

A

Above all

478
Q

Dénoncer (2)

A

To denouce / to decry

479
Q

Organiser (3)

A

To stage / to held / to organize

480
Q

Une clope (2)

A

A ciggie / a fag

481
Q

Déménager

A

To move house

482
Q

L’ophtalmologiste

A

The eye doctor

483
Q

Caninet

A

Practice

484
Q

Tout(es) les deux semaines / mois

A

Every other week / every orher month

485
Q

Qd c’est une activité on met

A

ing

486
Q

Habitué (2)

A

Used / accustomed

487
Q

Être pompette

A

To feel tipsy

488
Q

Avoir la tête qui tourne (🍻) (2)

A

To feel giddy / to feel dizzy

489
Q

Être rouillé

A

To be rusty

490
Q

La serrure

A

The lock

491
Q

Huiler

A

To oil

492
Q

Tailler (plantes…)

A

To prune (proune)

493
Q

Succession d’action on ne met pas de

A

ing

494
Q

Le seau

A

The bucket

495
Q

Ranger

A

To put away

496
Q

Tiroir

A

Drawer

497
Q

La pièce de théâtre

A

The play / the drama

498
Q

Consister en

A

To consist in

499
Q

Étiqueter

A

To label

500
Q

Aider fiancièrement qqn

A

To provide to someone

501
Q

Entrer dans une pièce

A

To enter a room (pas de préposition!!!)

502
Q

S’accorder sur

A

To agree on

503
Q

Un ligne de conduite

A

A course of action

504
Q

Habiter à deux pas

A

To live round the corner

505
Q

Rendre visite

A

To call on

506
Q

Impolitesse

A

Rudeness

507
Q

Faire le commerce de / vendre

A

To trade in / to deal in

508
Q

Antiquités

A

Antiques

509
Q

Aboutir à

A

To end in

510
Q

Un match nul

A

A draw

511
Q

S’échapper d’une pièce

A

To escape from a room

512
Q

Échapper à

A

To escape (pas de préposition!!!!)

513
Q

Griller un feu rouge

A

To jump a red light

514
Q

Quel dommage!

A

It’s a pity!

515
Q

Je n’aime pas qqch

A

I don’t care for sthg / I don’t like sthg

516
Q

S’occuper de

A

To attend (to) sby

517
Q

Est ce qu’on s’occupe de vous?

A

Are you being attended to?

518
Q

Les électeurs

A

Constituents

519
Q

Faire l’expérience de (svt qqch désagréable)

A

To meet with

520
Q

Un manque de

A

A shortage of / a lack of

521
Q

Devenir riche (3)

A

To make a fortune / to strike it rich / to go from rags to riches

522
Q

Faire passer des gens dans un pays

A

To smuggle people into a country

523
Q

Immigrés sans papiers

A

Undocumented immigrants

524
Q

Subir une discrimination

A

To be discriminated against

525
Q

Demander l’asile pol

A

To seek for asylum

526
Q

Remplir les conditions nécessaires

A

To qualify

527
Q

Renforcer (law, policy…)

A

To tighten up

528
Q

En temps de…

A

In times of…

529
Q

Limiter, contenir le flux

A

To curb the flow

530
Q

S’avérer

A

To turn out

531
Q

À bord d’un avion

A

On board a plane

532
Q

Se faufiler

A

To sneak

533
Q

Un aimant

A

A magnet

534
Q

Un fardeau pour

A

A burden for

535
Q

S’élever socialement par le travail

A

Working one’s way up

536
Q

Demander la citoyenneté

A

To apply citizenship

537
Q

Un permis de travail

A

A work permit

538
Q

Dépasser (en temps)

A

To overstay

539
Q

Être reconduit à la frontière

A

To be escorted back to the border

540
Q

Prendre les emplois des travailleurs nationaux

A

To push native-born workers out of job

541
Q

Déraciné

A

Uprooted

542
Q

Habiter (2)

A

To live / to dwell

543
Q

Éviter qqch (2)

A

To avoid doing / to shun

544
Q

Attiré par

A

Drawn to

545
Q

Un peu partout, dans tous les coins

A

All over the place

546
Q

Une boniche, un larbin

A

A factotum / a dogsbody

547
Q

Si vous m’autorisez l’expression

A

If you’ll pardon my French

548
Q

Filer à l’anglaise

A

To take french leave

549
Q

La baguette

A

French bread

550
Q

La vinaigrette

A

French dressing

551
Q

Haricot verts

A

French beans

552
Q

Une baie vitrée

A

A French door

553
Q

Chercher à changer sa vie

A

To head for greener postures

554
Q

Attendre (impatiemment) pour

A

To long for / to yearn for

555
Q

Garder le contact (2)

A

To keep in touch / to engage with sby

556
Q

Encourager

A

To foster

557
Q

Incomplet (2)

A

Incomplete / patchy

558
Q

Conjoint

A

Spouse

559
Q

Assouplir une loi (2) / rendre plus dure une loi

A

To loosen, to relax a law / to tighten up a law

560
Q

Prendre qqch au sérieux (pas au sérieux)

A

To have a hands off (on) approach to sthg

561
Q

Se faire des contacts importants dans le business

A

To network / to make valuable business contacts

562
Q

Limiter le flux de

A

To stem the flaw of

563
Q

Se rendre compte que la situation est sérieuse

A

To wake up to the seriousness of the situation

564
Q

Ambitieux et plein de succès / personne de haute vollée

A

High-flyer

565
Q

Attirer qqn à faire qqch (2)

A

To lure/entice sby into doing sthg

566
Q

Chasser qqn (attirer qqn en lui offrant des choses)

A

To headhunt sby

567
Q

Se faire offrire une prime à l’embauche

A

To be offered a golden hello

568
Q

Une insulte

A

A term of abuse / a insult

569
Q

Un scandale (2)

A

A scandal / an affair

570
Q

Master de lettres

A

Master of arts

571
Q

Hopital psychiatrique

A

Mental hospital

572
Q

Un employé de bureau (2)

A

An office clerk / a clerical worker

573
Q

Une erreur comise par un employé de bureau

A

A clerical error

574
Q

Tourner le dos à

A

To turn one’s back on sthg/sby

575
Q

Donner des avantages en nature (appart, car…) à qqn

A

To give sby perks

576
Q

Style de vie luxueux

A

A lavish lifestyle

577
Q

Exploiter (3)

A

To exploit / to harness / to tap

578
Q

Une concentration de talents

A

A pool of talent

579
Q

Induit en erreur

A

Misled

580
Q

S’accroupir

A

To hunker down

581
Q

Être incertain, être menacé (+ fort)

A

To hang in the balance

582
Q

Point positif (ds qqch qui semble mauvais)

A

A silver lining

583
Q

Faire l’éloge de

A

To burnish

584
Q

Contrôler, surveiller

A

To monitor

585
Q

Mettre sur écoute
/
Un micro caché

A

To wiretape
/
A wiretap

586
Q

Qui n’a pas d’attaches (financial, family…)

A

Untethered

587
Q

Induire en erreur

A

To mislead

588
Q

Un pionnier (2)

A

A trailblazer / a pionneer

589
Q

Un projet risqué

A

A venture

590
Q

Qui ne tente rien n’a rien

A

Nothing ventured, nothing gained

591
Q

Brillant (3)

A

Glittering / shining / dazzling

592
Q

C’était une surprise totale

A

It came as a bolt from the blue

593
Q

Gaspiller (2)

A

To waste / to squander

594
Q

Généralement

A

Generally speaking / overall

595
Q

Être en partance pour (2)

A

To be bound for / to be heading for/to

596
Q

Préjudiciable

A

Prejudicial

597
Q

Un petit boulot

A

An odd job

598
Q

Coursier

A

Courier

599
Q

Être libre comme l’air

A

To be footloose and fancy-free

600
Q

Prix très très bas

A

Rock-bottom prices

601
Q

Un tremplin (pour monter ds échelle sociale…)

A

A stepping-stone

602
Q

FTN gigantesques

A

Behemoths

603
Q

Casual work

A

Emploi précaire

604
Q

Précariser

A

To casualize

605
Q

Ils n’ont pas avoir le droit à

A

They are not entitled to

606
Q

Arrêt maladie (2)

A

Sick-leave / sickness benefits

607
Q

S’épanouir

A

To fulfill oneself

608
Q

Être sollicité

A

To be extended

609
Q

Joindre les deux bouts

A

To make both ends meet

610
Q

Etre en piteux état

A

to be in a sorry state

611
Q

La montée (d’un phénomène)

A

The surge in

612
Q

Ne pas atteindre les espérances, ce qui était attendu

A

To fall short of expectations

613
Q

saisir une opportunité

A

to cash in on

614
Q

s’accaparer le marché

A

to corner the market

615
Q

prendre des mesures radicales contre (2)

A

to crack down on / to clamp down on

616
Q

la consommation ostentatoire

A

the conspicuous consumption

617
Q

Biens mal acquis

A

Ill-goten gains

618
Q

l’âge d’or

A

the heyday

619
Q

une industrie mal en point

A

an ailing industry

620
Q

l’exemple parfait

A

the epitome

621
Q

renforcer

A

to strenghten

622
Q

faire les frais de

A

to bear the brunt of

623
Q

matière première

A

raw material

624
Q

a la suite de, au lendemain de

A

in the wake of

625
Q

endiguer

A

to stem

626
Q

la classe moyenne oppressée

A

the squeezed middle class

627
Q

compromettre, mettre en danger

A

to jeopardize

628
Q

mitigé

A

bitter-sweet

629
Q

Médiocre / piètre

A

Indifferent

630
Q

Le courage (2)

A

Courage / nerve

631
Q

Avoir le cran de faire (2)

A

To have the pluck to do / to have the guts to do

632
Q

Un colis

A

A parcel

633
Q

Un paquet de cigarettes

A

A packet (of cigarets)

634
Q

De confession…

A

Of …. persuasion

635
Q

Un cabinet médical

A

A medical practice

636
Q

Être élu (2)

A

To be elected / to be returned

637
Q

Des polluants

A

Pollutant

638
Q

Pollueurs

A

A polluter

639
Q

Une marée noire

A

An oil slick / spill

640
Q

Le réchaffeement de la planète (2)

A

The global warming / th climate change

641
Q

Les gaz a effet de serre

A

Greenhouse gases

642
Q

L’effet de serre

A

Greenhouse effect

643
Q

La couche d’ozone

A

The ozone layer

644
Q

Les automobilistes

A

Motorists

645
Q

Un pêcheur

A

A fisherman

646
Q

Une catastrophe naturelle

A

A natural disaster

647
Q

Le recyclage

A

Recycling

648
Q

Trier

A

To sort out

649
Q

Un pétrolier

A

An oil tanker

650
Q

Un réservoir

A

A tank

651
Q

La sécheresse

A

Drought

652
Q

La centrale électrique (2)

A

The power station / the power plant

653
Q

L’incertitude (2)

A

Uncertainty / doubt

654
Q

La Tamise

A

The Thames

655
Q

Une décharge

A

A dump

656
Q

Empreinte carbone

A

A carbon footprint

657
Q

Un panneau solaire

A

A solar panel

658
Q

Double vitrage

A

Double glazing

659
Q

Mouchoirs jetables

A

Disposable tissues

660
Q

Energie fossile

A

Fossil energy