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Week 3 Flashcards

1
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bias

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inclination/ tendance/ parti pris

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biased

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qui n’est pas impartial

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3
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tendentious

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tendancieux

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4
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to bicker

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se chamailler

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5
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to quarrel

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se disputer

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to bid

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faire une offre / ordonner/ enjoindre

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7
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takeover bid

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offre publique d’achat

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bill

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projet de loi / facture/ addition / billet de banque

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to draw up a bill

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rediger un projet de loi

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10
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poster/ billboard

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panneau d’affichage

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11
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to bind

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lier/ unir

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12
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to be in bind

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etre dans une situation difficile

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to bond

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créer des liens forts

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14
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bondage

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servitude/ esclavage

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15
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to issue a bond

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émettre un titre

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16
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to binge on

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faire qqch à l’excès

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17
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bishop

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évêque

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18
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archbishop

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archeveque

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19
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priest

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pretre

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20
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preacher/ clergyman

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pasteur

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21
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nun

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religieuse

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22
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parish

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paroisse

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23
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rabbi

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rabbin

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24
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to blackmail

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faire du chantage

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25
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blast

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explosion

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26
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blast-off

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lancement d’un véhicule spatial

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27
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blatant

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criant/ flagrant

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28
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to blaze

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flamber/ flamboyer/ s’emporter

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29
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to blaze a path

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frayer un chemin/ innover

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30
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trailblazing

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innovateur

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31
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bleak/ gloomy/ dreary/ dismal

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désolé/ désert/ sombre/ peu prometteur

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32
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to bleed

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saigner

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33
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bloodshed/ bloodletting

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effusion de sang

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34
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to blend

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mélanger/ allier

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35
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a blend/ a mixture

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un mélange

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36
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to bless

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bénir

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37
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blessing

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benediction

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38
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blessed

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bienheureux/ saint

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39
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blizzard

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tempête de neige

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40
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to wound

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blesser

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41
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block

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bloc

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42
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block of flats

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immeuble résidentiel

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43
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office block/building

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immeuble de bureaux

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44
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condominium

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appartements en copropriété

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45
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to block prices

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bloquer les prix

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46
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blockade

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blocus/ barrage

47
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to blow

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souffler

48
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a blow

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un coup

49
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to blow over

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calmer/ apaiser

50
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to blow up

A

exploser/ faire exploser/ s’emporter contre qqn

51
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to bludgeon

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matraquer/ forcer la main à qqn

52
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(to) blunder

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(faire) une faute/ gaffe

53
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blunt

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émoussé/ mal taillé / etre brusque/ sans macher ses mots

54
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to blur

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brouiller/ estomper

55
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board

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planche / comité/ conseil

56
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Board of Trade

A

ministère du Commerce

57
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above board

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ouvert/ honnête

58
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across the board

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systématiquement/ à tous les niveaux

59
Q

to boast

A

se vanter/ etre fier de posséder qqch

60
Q

to brag

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se targuer

61
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to bode

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présager/ augurer/ annoncer

62
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to be/ get bogged down

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s’embourber/ s’enliser

63
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bold

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audacieux/ hardi

64
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to bolster

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soutenir/ renforcer

65
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to boost

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hausser/ faire monter / donner du tonus/ de l’élan

66
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a boon

A

une aubaine

67
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to bounce

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rebondir

68
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to bounce back

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revenir à l’état normal

69
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to be bound to do sth

A

etre presque sur de faire qqch

70
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to be bound up in

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etre plongé dans

71
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to be bound by

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être tenu par …

72
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to be bound for

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etre en route pour

73
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west-ward bound

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en route vers l’ouest

74
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bounds

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limites frontière

75
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within the bounds of possibility

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dans les limites du possible

76
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out of bounds/reach

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hors de portée

77
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boundary/ border

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frontière entre 2 pays

78
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borderline case

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cas limite

79
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to bow (down) to

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s’incliner devant/ se soumettre à

80
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to kow-tow to

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courber l’échine devant qqn/ se prosterner

81
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to bow out

A

tirer sa révérence

82
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to brace (up)

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soutenir renforcer revigorer

83
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bracket

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groupe/ tranche / parenthèse

84
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high-income bracket

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tranche à revenu élevé

85
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to brake

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freiner ralentir

86
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to branch out

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étendre ses activités

87
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to branch off

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bifurquer

88
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brand

A

marque

89
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to brand sb

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marquer/ accuser/ qualifier de

90
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brand-new

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flambant neuf

91
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break

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rupture/ pause / chance/ veine

92
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breach

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manquement aux devoirs/ infraction/ rupture de contrat

93
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to give somebody a break

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laisser a qqn sa chance

94
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tax breaks

A

réductions d’impots

95
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to break down

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tomber en panne

96
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nervous breakdown

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depression nerveuse

97
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to break even

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rentrer dans ses frais

98
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to break into

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entrer par effraction

99
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burglary

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cambriolage

100
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to plunder

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piller

101
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to break off

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rompre

102
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to break out

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éclater/ se déclencher

103
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to break through

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faire une percée

104
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a breakthrough

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une percée/ une découverte significative

105
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to break up

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rompre/ casser/ interrompre/ faire une coupure

106
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a breakup

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une rupture

107
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to breathe

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respirer

108
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breath

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respiration

109
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breathtaking

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à en avoir le souffle coupé

110
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breathless

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hors d’haleine/ le souffle coupé

111
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to breed

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élever/ faire de l’élevage / faire naitre/ engendrer

112
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well bred/ illbred

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bien élevé mal élevé

113
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a breed

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une race/ espèce (animale)

114
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breeding/ upbringing

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l’éducation

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