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Week 1 Flashcards

1
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to abate (syn. to subside/ to die down)

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se calmer

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to abate

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baisser en intensité/ diminuer

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to abide by

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respecter (la loi/ les traditions)

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to abide (syn. to bear)

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supporter

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5
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to abort

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avorter/ abandonner/ échouer

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abortion

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avortement

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7
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account

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rapport/ compte rendu

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8
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accounts

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les comptes

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9
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to account for

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expliquer/ justifier

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10
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to be accountable to sb for sth

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être responsable de/ répondre de qch à qn

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11
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on account of

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à cause de

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12
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to take into account

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tenir compte de

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13
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accurate

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exact/ correct/ sans erreur dans le détail

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14
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to achieve

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atteindre un but

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15
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achievement (syn. success/ feat)

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réussite/ exploit

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16
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to acknowledge

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admettre/ avouer/ reconnaître

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17
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actually

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en effet/ effectivement/ réellement

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18
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at the present time

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actuellement

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19
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adamant

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inflexible/ catégorique

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20
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to be adamant about sth/ about doing sth

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être déterminé/ insister sur qch

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21
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addiction

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dépendance/ accoutumage

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22
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substance abuse

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abus de substances toxiques

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23
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to adress

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aborder une question/ un problème

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24
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to advertise

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faire de la publicité

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25
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advertising

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la publicité

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26
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a commercial

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publicité à la télévision

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27
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to advise

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conseiller

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28
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advice

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des conseils

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29
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to advocate

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plaider en faveur de/ être partisan de

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30
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to advocate for

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plaider activement/ champion d’une cause

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31
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an advocate

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un partisan

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32
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lawyer

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avocat

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33
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affluent

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abondant/ riche

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34
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to afford

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avoir les moyens d’acheter qch/ se permettre de faire qch

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35
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to agree

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consentir/ accepter de faire qch

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36
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to disagree

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ne pas être d’accord

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37
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an agreement (syn. an accord)

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un accord

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38
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ailing

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défaillant/ en mauvaise santé

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39
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to ail

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être souffrant/ en mauvaise santé

40
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aim

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but/ objectif

41
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to aim at / for / to do sth

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viser qch/ avoir qch comme but

42
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airtight

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hermétique

43
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on the air

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sur les ondes

44
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alien

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étranger

45
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to be alien to

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être étranger à/ opposé à

46
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mad/ insane

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aliéné

47
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to allay

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calmer/ apaiser

48
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to allege

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alléguer/ prétendre

49
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allegedly

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soi-disant

50
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to alleviate

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soulager/ alléger

51
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amazing

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stupéfiant/ étonnant

52
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to be amazed at / by sth

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être étonné

53
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amount

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quantité/ montant/ somme

54
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to amount to

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revenir à

55
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to be appaled at/ by

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être consterné/ épouvanté

56
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appaling

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épouvantable/ consternant/ navrant

57
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to appeal to (syn. to call on)

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faire appel/ plaire à

58
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appealing/ attractive

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séduisant

59
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appliance

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appareil/ dispositif

60
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to apply to …for

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poser sa candidature

61
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candidate/ applicant

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candidat

62
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to send in an application

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envoyer sa candidature

63
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to recruit

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recruter

64
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appointment

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rendez-vous

65
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to appoint sb to a job

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désigner qn à un poste

66
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to approve of

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approuver

67
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approval/ disapproval

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approbation/ désapprobation

68
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to be apt to (syn. to be likely to)

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avoir tendance à/ être susceptible de

69
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to be apt

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être approprié/ pertinent/ juste

70
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to be apt at

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être capable/ apte/ intelligent

71
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area

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superficie/ domaine

72
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to argue

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se disputer avec qn/ à propos de qch

73
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to argue that (syn. contend/ claim that)

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raisonner/ argumenter

74
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arguable/ debatable

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discutable

75
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to arise (intr.) (arose/ arisen)

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survenir/ se poser/ apparaître

76
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arms

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armes

77
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to arouse

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provoquer/ éveiller

78
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array

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étalage/ éventail/ collection

79
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assembly line

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chaine de montage

80
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to assert

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déclarer/ affirmer/ soutenir que

81
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to assert oneself

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s’affirmer

82
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to be assertive

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savoir s’affirmer

83
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to assess

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évaluer/ estimer

84
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asset

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avantage dont on peut tirer profit

85
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assignment

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mission

86
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to assign sb a task

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confier une tâche/ une mission à qn

87
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to assume (syn. to suppose/ to presume/ to surmise)

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supposer/ présumer

88
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assumption

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supposition/ hypothèse

89
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to assume (syn. to take on)

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assumer

90
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astounding (syn. astonishing/ staggering)

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stupéfiant

91
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to be astounded by

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être stupéfait par

92
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to go astray

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s’égarer

93
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to stray from

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s’égarer de

94
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to attain (syn. to reach/ to achieve)

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atteindre/ accéder à

95
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to attempt (syn. to try)

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essayer/ tenter de faire

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