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Surévaluations

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overestimates

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Coûteuses

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costly

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Versé

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paid spilled

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Briguera

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will run for

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Allures

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appearance

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Épouvantable

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terrible

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Gisaient

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lay

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Décombres

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rubble

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s’agirait

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would

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Bombonnes

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canisters

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démarre à peine

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just starting out

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est avare de détails

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short on details

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Tout porte à croire

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all indications are

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s’éternise

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dragged on.

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S’il n’en tient qu’à

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if it’s up to

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Conviés

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invited

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Coulisses

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wings

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Dans le cercle restreint

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in the inner circle

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Au sein du

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with the

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mot d’ordre

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watchword

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Affiches

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posters

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s’agissait

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was

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Des sources sûres

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reliable sources

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Entreprendra

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undertake

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vote par anticipation

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advance polls

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Chevauche

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overlaps

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Souple

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flexible

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coup de sang

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a stroke

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prendra le relais

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take over

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Inéluctable

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inevitable

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À la surprise générale

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to everyone’s surprise

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Avec la nouvelle carte électorale

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new electoral boundaries

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qui s’annoncent

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that lie ahead

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Tiendra

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will

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Enventuelle

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possible

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Forbit

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prepares

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quant à la poursuite

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on the continuation

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Bien que

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although

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laisser le champ libre

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leave the field open

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Tournée

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tour

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étaient d’ailleurs

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were also

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l’horaire

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scheduled

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Entérinée

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endorsed

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été prise à partie

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taken to task

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se poursuivent

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continues

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Les équipes de secours

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rescue teams

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Ralentissent

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slow

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en vue

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in flight

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Ensevelies

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buried

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Important

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major

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coulée de boue

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mudslide

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Toutefois

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however

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chute de pluie

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rainfall

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Laissaient

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left

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tandis que

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while

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Survenu

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occurred

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Reculée

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remote

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qui vit désormais

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who now lives

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leur demeure

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their home

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se rendre

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to go to

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Courriel

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email

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a profité

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had benefitted

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Reconnaît

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recognizes

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pour mener

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to conduct

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Géré

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managed

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touche des

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affects

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peut oublier ça

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can forget it

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s’agit

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is

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Proposent

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offer

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Les rassemblements

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rallies

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ont affirmé

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said

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Banderoles

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banners

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pris des allures

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took on the trapping

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Exiger

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require

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Pénurie

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shortage

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dans la foulée

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in the week

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Lacunes

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gaps

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Par ailleurs

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otherwise

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en temps et lieu

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Vedettes star

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chaude lutte

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heated battle

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Supprimée

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removed

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Audiences

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hearings

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Fusillade

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shooting

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Survenue

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occurred

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Cauchemar

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nightmare

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Vérification

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audit

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bel et bien

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indeed

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Débordés

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overwhelmed

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Prestations

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services benefits

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lien de confiance

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bond of trust

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s’établir

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settling

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Séjourné

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stayed

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Parcourt

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travels

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restés fidèles

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remained faithful

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Constats

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findings

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Frappant

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striking

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Colis

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parcel

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centre de tri

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sorting

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sis au

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located at

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vient d’être

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has been

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Érigé

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erected

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prend acte

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notes

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Ralentissement

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slowdown

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Bailleurs

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donors

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Veille

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watch; eve

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n’en revenait pas

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could not believe

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s’apprêtait

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was about

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Fuir

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flee

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doit comparaître

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scheduled to appear

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prise de bec

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spat

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Tenté

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tried

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Désistement

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withdrawal

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récolté à peine

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harvested just

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avait pu le croire

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had been expected

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supportait difficilement

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found difficult

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Désamorce

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diffuses

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ont dû être

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had to be

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n’avoir rien laissé au hasard

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left nothing to chance.

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était prévue

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was planned

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Dépourvues

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without

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bien-fondé

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merit

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Trompeurs

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misleading

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Dérangeants

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misleading

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emporté de justesse

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won narrowly

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Soulevait

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raised

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Les demandeurs

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applicants

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Empêchant

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preventing

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Ébranler

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undermine

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doit encore

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has yet

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Tenteront

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attempt

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Visées

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reffered

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du même souffle

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the same breath

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il aura fallu

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it took

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porte atteinte

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undermines

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l’amiante

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absetos

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Empoisonné

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poisoned

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Au moment

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when

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Relance

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relaunch

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perdu un proche

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lost a loved one.

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mot d’ordre

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watchword

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Ça ne m’indispose pas du tout

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it doesn’t bother me at all.

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inscrire le débat

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enter the debate

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ça tombe à point

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It’s timely

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ce qui cloche

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what is wrong

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mettre le doigt

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pin point

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Trajet

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path route

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Prévoit

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provides

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Parution

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publication

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s’attend

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expects

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la rentrée anticipée

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early return

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effet secondaire

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side effect

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effet secondaire

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jellyfist

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Faucon

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hawk

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Harceler

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to hassle

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Épinards

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spinach

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l’interdire

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ban

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Balles

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bullets

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Sifflent

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whistle; fly

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Tirs

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fire

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balles perdues

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stray bullets

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Révolue

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gone

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Secoue

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shakes

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fossé

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ditch

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dans la vingtaine

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in his twenties

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d’indices

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clues

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Poignardé

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stabbed

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se tournent

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turn

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Désormais

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henceforth

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se rendront

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will travel

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dans le cadre

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through

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démonstration de force

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show of strength

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Dévoilera

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will reveal

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qui se penche

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that examines

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qu’ils s’entendent

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agree; get along

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les yeux rivés

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eyes fixed

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Nuire

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harm

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n’a pas écarté

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did not rule out

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deux parties

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two rounds

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qui dresse le bilan

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takes stock

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Décontractée

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casual

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Pourchassant

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chasing

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Les propos tenus

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remarks

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Enfilade

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row

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Truffés

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riddle

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fautes d’orthographe

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spelling mistakes

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Voire

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indeed

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Haineux

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hatefull

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avoir subi

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have suffered

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je me sentais

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I felt

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Serein

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serene

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D’autant plus

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especially

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Chicane

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squable

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ont tenu

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held

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point de presse

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briefing

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Cortège

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procession