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1
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c’est rare qu’un chat disparaisse

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it’s unusual for a cat to go missing

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se mettre en colère

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to lose his temper

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3
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ses capacités ne sont pas en cause

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his abilities are not in question

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joindre Mike (téléphone)

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to get hold of Mike

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demissionner

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to resigned

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comprendre de quoi il souffrait

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to find out what he was suffering from

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Cel fait combien de temps que tu n’as pas fait nettoyer cette veste ?

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How long it is since you last had this jacket clean ?

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8
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Tout le monde peut de tromper

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Anybody CAN make mistakes

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8
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Nous sommes tous exposés à faire des erreurs

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We are all liable to make mistakes

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9
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Prendre un rendez vous

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To make an appointment

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10
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Être grand/ devenir

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To grow up/ to fer older

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11
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Monter les escaliers

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Club the stairs

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12
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Depuis qu’il est petit il a le vertige

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Ever since he was a child, he has felt dizzy

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13
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Il s’y est habitué

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He had got used to it

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14
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la visite est chargée de symboles

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the visit is of high symbolic value

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15
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plus que tout

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above all

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16
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il faut être courageux pour cela

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it takes a brave man to do that

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17
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avec le temps

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over time

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18
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somme d’effort

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overall effort

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19
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relations se réchauffent

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relations are warming up

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20
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faire le serment de

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he was vowed to do it

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21
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en tout, j’ai fait de l’autostop

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All told, I hitched across…

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22
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en revanche,

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by contrast,

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23
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il ne veut pas donner trop d’importance à

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he doesn’t want to overstate his…

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24
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euphémisme

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understatement

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25
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construire à partir de plusieurs petits boulot

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to built OUT OF multiple odd jobs

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26
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elle rétorque très vite

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she RETORTS very quickly

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27
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serrer la main

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to shake hands

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28
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une erreur dans le protocole

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a breach in

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29
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cette information témoigne de meilleures relations

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this information TESTIFY TO better relationship

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30
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nous devons former les bons joueurs

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we need to nurture the great players

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31
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passer quelque chose à quelqu’un

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to hand something to smb

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32
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remettre quelque chose à quelqu’un

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to hand smth OVER TO smb

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33
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il n’y a pas si longtemps

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as recently as// as late as

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34
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politique fiscale

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fiscal measure/ tax policy

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35
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être sur la voie de la reprise

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to pick up again// to be back on track

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36
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je m’attendais à pire

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I was expecting the worst

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37
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saper la confiance

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undermine confidence

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38
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avoir l’intention de faire qq chose

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to intend to do smth

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39
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je n’y croyais plus

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I no longer believed in it

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40
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ne pas réussir

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to fail to

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41
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un retour en arrière

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a step backward

42
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n’a pas fait chuter les tarifs

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has not . triggered a tumble in prices/
. brought about a fall in
. brought prices down

43
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faire la grasse matinée

A

to have a lie-in

44
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un produit (agricole)

A

a produce

45
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industrie lourde

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smokestack industries

46
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contempler

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contemplate + ING

47
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entrer dans quelque chose

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ENTER ≠ something

48
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en entrant (simultanéité)

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ON entering

49
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en regardant (manière)

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BY watching

50
Q

faire baisser les prix

A

to bring down prices

51
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la chutte du communisme

A

the collapse of communism

52
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elle est d’origine portoricaine

A

she is of puertorican origin

53
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tomber sur quelqu’un

A

to bump into smb

54
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se retirer de Chine

A

to withdraw from China

55
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dépasser les attentes

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to surpass expectations

56
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essaye plutôt comme ça

A

try this way instead

57
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leurs salaires étant de plus en plus élevés

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since their salaries keep on rising

58
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tu aurais gagner 2 fois plus d’argent

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you would have made twice as much money

59
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partir à pied

A

set off on foot

60
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avoir une promotion

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to get a promotion

61
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il est 2 fois moins cher

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it is half the price

62
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une voiture qui consomme peu

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a fuel-efficient car

63
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en faire des tonnes

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to pile it on

64
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perdre la mémoire

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to get forget ful

65
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depuis quelque temps

A

for sometime

66
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prendre un contrat avec

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to get in touch with

67
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une fois que

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once

68
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être forcement quelque chose (adj)

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to be bound to be

69
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comment se fait-il?

A

How come..?

70
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Depuis (en début de phrase)

A

ever since

71
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se ressaisir

A

to pull one self together

72
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avoir hâte

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look forward to

73
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Il est indispensable que

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it is of the utmost importance that

74
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réaliser (quelque chose)

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to become aware of

75
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Il pourrait y avoir

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it might (could)

76
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attraper froid

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to catch cold

77
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faire attention

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to pay attention

78
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penser à

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thinking about

79
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mettre (vêtement)

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to put it on

81
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tout cela

A

all this

82
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confier à quelqu’un

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to confid in sm

83
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chaque fois que

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whenever

84
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devenir dingue

A

to go nut

85
Q

marquera le début d’une nouvelle époque dans l’histoire de l’aviation

A

will usher in a new era in flying

86
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acceuillir :

  • être là et ramener, aller chercher
  • festival, pays
  • se faire acceuillir par (cris..)
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  • to meet (pied) or to collect (voiture)
  • to host
  • to be greater with (shots..)
87
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faire un stage en entreprise

A

to do a (work) placement

88
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mourir d’envie de

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to crave for

89
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avoir soif

A

to crave≠

90
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tomber sur qq’un

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to come accross

91
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un quartier

A

an area

92
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à ce moment là

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at the line

93
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qui se trouvait être

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who happened to be…

94
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avoir une importance capitale

A

to be of paramount importance

95
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lorsqu’il s’agit de

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when it comes to

96
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ce qui en dit le plus long

A

most significantly

97
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au profit de

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lost TO

in favor of

98
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répartir à travers

A

to spread across

99
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… en est l’exemple même

A

… is a case in point

100
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les sois-disant

A

the so-called

101
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quant à lui

A

for its part

102
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une des raisons

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part of the reason

one of the reasons

103
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en jeu

A

at play

104
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une décision lourde de conséquence

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a decision fraught with consequences

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