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Tentative

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Attempt

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Bannir

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To ban

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Supprimer

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To remove

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Contester, remettre en cause

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To challenge

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Restreindre

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To restrict

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Grossièretés

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Profanity

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Désobligeant envers qqch

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Derogatory towards something

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Comportement raciste

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Racist behaviour

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Morbide et dépressif

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Morbid and depressing

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Censure

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Censorship

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Censurer

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To censor

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faire des vagues, faire grand bruit

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to cause a stir

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Inapproprié

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Inappropriate / unsuitable

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Familier

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Colloquial

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Argot

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Slang

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Se présenter comme

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To come across as

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Egocentrique

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Self-centered

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Plaindre

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To complain / to moan

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Mépriser

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To look down on / despise

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Superficiel

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Shallow

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Dénigrer

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To disparage

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Chevalet

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Easel

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Pinceau

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Brush

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Peinture

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Paint

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Égoutter

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To drip

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Jeter

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To fling

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Verser

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To pour

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Toile

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Canvas

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Exposition

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Exhibition

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Exposer

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On display / to exhibe

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Chauve

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Bald

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Coloré

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Colorful

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Confus

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Confused

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Sceptique

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Skeptical

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Perplexe

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Puzzled

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Évocateur

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Evocative

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Meprisant

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Scornful / Contemptuous

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Déçu

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Disapptointed

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Intrigué

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Intrigued

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Accrocher

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To hang

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Démolir

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To tear down

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Bien que

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Though / Even if / although

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Pourtant (fin de phrase)

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Though

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A moins que

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Unless

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Tandis que / alors que

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While

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Forme

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Shape

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Contraste frappant avec

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Striking contrast with

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Rester en position

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Stand out

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Les environs

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Surroundings

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inhabituel

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unusual

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accusateur (le ton du texte)

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accusatory

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Argumenter

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Argue

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Sans valeur

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Worthless

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Héritage

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Legacy

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gros mots

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curse words / swear words

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connotation, sous-entendu

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overtone

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un.e collectionneur / euse d’art

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an art collector

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un.e peintre

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a painter

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Tableau

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a painting

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des éloges

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praise

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critique(s)

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criticism

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le mépris

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scorn = contempt

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le hasard

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chance

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audace

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boldness

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une courbe

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a curve

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un lâche

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a coward

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un péché

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a sin

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situation difficile / désespérée ; détresse

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a plight

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injuste

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unfair

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blessant (pour des mots)

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Offensive

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qui se met vite en colère

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short-tempered

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sévère, dur

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harsh

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trop direct, trop honnête

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blunt

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déconcertant

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puzzling

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déroutant, déconcertant

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baffling

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qui fait réfléchir

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thought-provoking

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qui déconcentre

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distracting

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crédule, naïf

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gullible

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surestimé, surcôté / sous-estimé

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overrated / underrated

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incompris

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misunderstood

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audacieux

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bold

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pas impressionné

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unimpressed

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extrêmement divisé

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polarised

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cupide

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greedy

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désinvolte

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flippant

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entraînant, accrocheur

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catchy

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réticent

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reluctant

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palpable

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palpable

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reprocher à qqn de…

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to criticize somebody for BV-ING

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gâcher

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To waste (your talent)

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regarder, contempler qqch

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to gaze at sthg

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porter (un objet)

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to carry

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réussir à

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To succeed in + BV-ing
to manage to + BV

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affirmer, soutenir, avancer comme argument que…

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To argue

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empêcher qqn de …

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To prevent somebody from + BV-ing

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améliorer

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To enhance

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durer

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To last

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rappeler

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to recall

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révolutionner

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To revolutionise

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compter, importer, être important

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To matter

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gâcher (dans le sens de déteriorier)

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to ruin = to spoil

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(se) répandre

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to spread

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dénoncer

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to denounce

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la lâcheté

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cowardice

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évacuer

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to vent

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la haine

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hatred

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menace

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threat

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s’occuper de..

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To look after

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trahir ses principes

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to sell out

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avoir le vertige

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to be scared of height

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rassembler, réunir

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to bring together

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pardonner

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to forgive

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ostraciser, rejeter

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to ostracize

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stigmatiser qqn

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stigmatize

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idée fausse

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misconception

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préjugés

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prejudice

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lutte

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struggle

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doux

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gentle

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inoffensif

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harmless

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sans défense

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defenceless

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(pas) exigent

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(un)demending

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persévérant,tenace

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persistant

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inarrêtable

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unstoppable

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comprendre qqn

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to relate to someone

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s’attaquer à un sujet

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to tackle (a subject)

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galvaniser (entrainer)

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to galvanise

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décrire ou représenter un personnage

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to portray

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s’imposer

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to impose oneself

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s’affirmer

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to assert oneself

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une interdiction

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a ban

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a library

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une bibliothèque

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un détracteur

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a detractor

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un imposteur

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an imposteur

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la cupidité

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greed

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un quartier pauvre

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a slum

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un préjugé

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bias

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la pression

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the pressure

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manipulateur

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manipulative

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traumatique

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traumatic

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imprudent, irréfléchi

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reckless

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impuissant

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powerless

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fiable

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reliable

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(décision) précipité, impulsif

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rash

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donner un (bon/mauvais) exemple

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to set a (good/bad) example

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il nous tourne le dos

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his back is to us

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atteindre un but

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to achieve a goal

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donner un aperçu de…

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to give an insight into

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avoir des préjugés

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to be prejudiced

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soulever des qustions

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to raise questions

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matière à reflexion

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food for thought

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l’esprit critique

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critical thinking

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faire bouger les choses

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to make a difference

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en jeu

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at stake

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complimenter

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to praise

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critiquer

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to criticise

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mériter

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to deserve

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atteindre

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to reach

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encourager

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to foster

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personnifier

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to personify

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négliger, oublier, ne pas remarquer

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to overlook

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sensibiliser à

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to sensitize (to)

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tenir tête à qq

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to stand up to somebody

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s’en tenir à, rester fidèle

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to stick to (something)

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sensibiliser les gens

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to make people aware of

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sensibiliser à

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to raise awareness of

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un voyage

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a journey

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un colon

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a settler

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moyen de communication

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means of communication

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une difficulté

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a harship

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une contrainte

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coercion

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droit

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entitlement

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propriété

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ownership

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incertitude

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uncertainty

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imprevisible

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unpredictable

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simpliste

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simplistic

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méfiant

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wary

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bizarre

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curt

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prudent

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cautious

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épouvantable

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dreadful / appalling

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affreux

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awful

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