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Week 5 Flashcards

1
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to chide

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gronder/ réprimander

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to give sb a chiding

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gronder/ réprimander qqn

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chore

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corvée

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chunk

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un bon morceau

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5
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civil servant

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employé de l’Etat/ fonctionnaire

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civil liberties

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libertés civiques

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civil rights activist

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militant(e) pour les droits civiques

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a civilian

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un(e) civil(e)

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to claim

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revendiquer/ réclamer un droit/ revendiquer un assassinat/ détruire

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claimant

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demandeur

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to claim that

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déclarer/ prétendre que

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12
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to disclaim

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nier/ désavouer

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13
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to clamp down on

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serrer la vis/ freiner

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to clear

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dégager/ nettoyer/ disculper

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15
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to keep clear of

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tenir à l’écart de

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16
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to make clear

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expliquer/ préciser

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17
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to clog (up)

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boucher/ obstruer

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clout

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claque

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to have clout

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avoir de l’influence/ du pouvoir politique

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20
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clue

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indice/ indication

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21
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to clue sb in

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expliquer/ informer

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22
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coal

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charbon

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23
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charcoal

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charbon de bois

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24
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coal mines/ pits

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mines

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25
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miners

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mineurs

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iron

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fer

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27
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steel

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acier

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tin

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étain

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29
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aluminium

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aluminium

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30
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led

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plomb

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31
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to collapse

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s’effondrer/ s’écrouler

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32
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college

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établissement d’enseignement supérieur se terminant par un diplôme de Bachelor of/ Arts of Science

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college graduate

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diplomé d’un college

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34
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columnist

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éditorialiste/ collaborateur/ chroniqueur d’un journal

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35
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column

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chronique/ rubrique

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36
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to come across

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rencontrer qqn ou qqch par hasard/ se communiquer/ faire de l’effet

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to come by

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obtenir/ souvent par hasard/ rendre visite/ sans façon

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38
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to come in for

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être l’objet de/ subir

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to come round

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changer d’avis/ se laisser persuader/ rendre visite

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40
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to come through

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s’en tirer

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to come to

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revenir à/ aboutir

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42
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to come up

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se poser/ se soulever/ se heurter à/ inventer/ trouver

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43
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to commensurate with

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être de même mesure que/ égal à

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44
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to commit

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commettre

45
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to commit suicide

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se suicider

46
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to commit oneself to sth

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s’engager à faire qqch/ se dévouer à qqch

47
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a commitment

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un engagement

48
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to be committed to sth

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être engagé à/ se consacrer à qqch

49
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noncommital

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qui n’engage pas

50
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commodities

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produits de base/ matière première/ tout ce qui est utile et nécessaire

51
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foodstuffs

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denrées alimentaires

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staples

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denrées de base

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to commute

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faire un trajet journalier

54
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a commuter

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qqn qui fait un trajet journalier pour se rendre à son travail

55
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to compel

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contraindre/ obliger/ forcer

56
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compelling

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prenant/ irrésistible

57
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compulsory

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obligatoire

58
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compensation

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dédommagement/ indemnité

59
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to compensate for

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compenser

60
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to compete with

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faire concurrence à

61
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competition

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concurrence

62
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competitor

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concurrent

63
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a competition/ competitive exam

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concours

64
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to complain

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se plaindre

65
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to comply with

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obéir à/ se plier à

66
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in compliance with

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en conformité avec

67
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to compound

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ajouter à/ aggraver

68
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a compound

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mélange/ composé

69
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component

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composant

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compunction

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remords/ scrupule

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to conceal

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cacher/ dissimuler

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a concern

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préoccupation/ société/ affaire/ maison

73
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a going concern

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un affaire qui marche

74
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to be concerned with/ about

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être préoccupé/ inquiet

75
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concerning

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concernant

76
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concrete

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béton/ concret

77
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to condone

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excuser/ accepter qqch à force de fermer les yeux sur un mal

78
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conspicuous

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qui attire les regards

79
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conspicuous consumption

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consommation ostentatoire

80
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constituency

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circonscription électorale/ groupe d’électeurs

81
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constituent

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électeur dans une division électorale

82
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electorate

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électorat

83
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to consume

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détruire/ dissiper/ consumer/ consommer

84
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consumer

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consommateur

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to contend that

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soutenir que

86
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to contend with

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faire face à/ avoir affaire à

87
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contend with sb for sth

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disputer qqch à qqn

88
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contender

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adversaire/ rival

89
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contention

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avis/ argument/ assertion

90
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to contrive

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inventer/ combiner/ s’arranger de manière astucieuse

91
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a contrivance

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invention astucieuse/ mécanisme

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contrived

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artificiel/ forcé/ combiné

93
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to control

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maîtriser/ (se) contrôler/ dominer/ surveiller

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convenient

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commode

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conveniences

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commodités/ confort

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to convey

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communiquer/ transporter

97
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conveyor belt

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tapis roulant

98
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a means of conveyance

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un moyen de transport

99
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to convict

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déclarer coupable

100
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conviction

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condamnation

101
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a convict/ a prisoner

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un détenu

102
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to cope with

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faire face à une difficulté/ s’en sortir

103
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copper

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cuivre

104
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brass

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cuivre jaune/ laiton

105
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pewter

A

étain

106
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core

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coeur/ trognon

107
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to corner

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mettre qqn au pied du mur/ coincer

108
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to corner the market

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accaparer le marché

109
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corner

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coin angle

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