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pas n’importe laquelle/lequel

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not just any

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avoir vocation à

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to be designed for

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une fonctionnaire

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civil servant

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la fonction publique

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public service

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si bien que

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so much that

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un sociologue

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sociologist

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avoir vu le jour

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to be created

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face à

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facing up to

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terni

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tarnished

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la confiance dans

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trust in

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être aux commandes

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to be in charge

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une affinité

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affinity

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neutre (adj)

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neutral

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contradictoire (adj)

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contradictory

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remontrer à

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to go back to

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homogénéiser

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to homogenize

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méritocratique (adj)

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meritocratic

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juste après

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a bit later

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tout juste

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very recently

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en urgence

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urgently

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sur le terrain

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in the field

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rempli (adj)

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filled

fulfilled

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respecter

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to respect

honour

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à l’heure actuelle

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today
at the present time
now

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études supérieures

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higher education

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loin de là

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far from it

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un issu

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offspring

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la mixité

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mixing of sexes

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le mode d’emploi

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operating instructions

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intégrer

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to get into (eg. a school)

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un moule

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mold

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formater

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to shape

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conditioner

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to condition

push in a direction

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supprimer

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to get rid of

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une chaussée

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road

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d’où

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hence

thus

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en quoi

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how

in what way

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valider

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to validate

to have st recognized (eg. valider une licence)

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une licence

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bachelor degree

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pas des moindres

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major

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en internat

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boarding school

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d’autant plus que

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all the more since

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entre parenthèses

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in parentheses

on hold

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admissible (adj)

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eligible

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un classement

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ranking

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le destin

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destiny

fate

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quasi

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almost

48
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se faire un carnet d’adresses

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build a network

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nouer des liens

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establish links

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divers er variés

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many and varied

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un open bar

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open bar

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fermer les yeux sur

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turn a blind eye to

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prétexter

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to claim

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l’attractivité (f)

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attractiveness

allure

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être montré du doigt

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to be blamed

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Ça n’a pas de prix

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to be priceless

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l’evasion fiscale

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tax evasion

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orienter sur

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to turn towards

be interested in

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la dévotion

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fervour
dedication
devotion

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la déférence

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deference

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les marques et formules de politesse

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signs and forms of courtesy

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particulier (adj)

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special
particular
individual

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guindé (adj)

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stiff

formal

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foufou (adj)

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crazy

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un codeur

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computer programmer

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le niveau de vie

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cost of living

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une espèce de

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a sort of

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faste (adj)

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prosperous

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le vilain petit canard

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ugly duckling

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des œufs à la coque

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soft boiled eggs

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un alpiniste

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mountaineer

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j’ai le vertige

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I’m afraid of heights

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au loin

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in the distance

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cash (adj) (fam)

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forthright

truthful

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les machins

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things (like truc)

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d’une part

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on one hand

77
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un profiteur

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profiteer

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à juste titre

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quite rightly

for good reason

79
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décupler

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increase tenfold

80
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âpre

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harsh

bitter

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pour pas que

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so as to not (seem) that

82
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les petites mains

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workers at the bottom

83
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faire remonter des points

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to pass (information) up the ladder

84
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déraisonnable

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unreasonable

85
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ne serait-ce que

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at least (in affirmative statement)

not even (in negatve statement)

86
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spé (adj)

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= spéciale

bizarre
étrange

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incontournable (adj)

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unavoidable

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