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1
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to commit

A

commettre, s’engager

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faithfull

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fidèle

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3
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sweep away

A

balayer

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4
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the nascent polemic

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la polémique naissante

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5
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to boast

A

vanter

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6
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besides

A

de plus

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the numerous

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les nombreuses

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in the face of controversy

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face à la polémique

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the scoffers

A

les moqueurs

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10
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roof

A

la toiture

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let’s raze

A

rasons

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in a nation prey to

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dans une nation en proie au

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13
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despite of

A

malgre

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14
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the set

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l’ensemble

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15
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a sneer

A

un pieds de nez

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16
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inheritance

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un heritage

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17
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fencing

A

escrime

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18
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steel

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acier

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perils

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hailed as an architectural marvel

A

salue comme une merveille architecturalle

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extravaganza | spendish

A

extravagence

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lavish

23
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to lavish something to

A

couvrir de ( object : ex : eloges ) de personnes

24
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to splurge

A

faire des folies

25
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to go on a spending spree

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pour faire une frenesie de depenses

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to keep building from falling into

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pour empêcher le batiment de tomber dans

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disrepair = maintenance

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maintenance

28
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white elephants

A

grand batiment couteux et avec une utilité très limitée

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scaled for huge crownds on a grand scale to put on a show

30
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feature

A

caractéristique

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venues

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owe

33
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utilities

A

services publics

34
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overshoots = overwims = exceed

A

depassement ( de budget)

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hurdle

36
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foot the bill

A

payer la note

37
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substancially

A

substantiellement

38
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spend on

A

depenser dans

39
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outlier

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une valeur abberante, un element hors norme

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carboard

41
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landmark

A

point de repere

42
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backdrop

A

toile de fond

43
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push out = displace = sweep people off tev street

A

pousser les gens

44
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a strack constrast

A

un contraste frappant

45
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burnish ≠ trarnish

A

brunir ≠ ternir