Words from Media II_French to English Flashcards

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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
advance polls
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Chevauche
overlaps
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Souple
flexible
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coup de sang
a stroke
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prendra le relais
take over
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Inéluctable
inevitable
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À la surprise générale
to everyone's surprise
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Avec la nouvelle carte électorale
new electoral boundaries
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qui s'annoncent
that lie ahead
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Tiendra
will
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Enventuelle
possible
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Forbit
prepares
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quant à la poursuite
on the continuation
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Bien que
although
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laisser le champ libre
leave the field open
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Tournée
tour
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étaient d'ailleurs
were also
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l'horaire
scheduled
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Entérinée
endorsed
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été prise à partie
taken to task
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se poursuivent
continues
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Les équipes de secours
rescue teams
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Ralentissent
slow
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en vue
in flight
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Ensevelies
buried
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Important
major
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coulée de boue
mudslide
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Toutefois
however
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chute de pluie
rainfall
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Laissaient
left
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tandis que
while
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Survenu
occurred
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Reculée
remote
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qui vit désormais
who now lives
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leur demeure
their home
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se rendre
to go to
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Courriel
email
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a profité
had benefitted
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Reconnaît
recognizes
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pour mener
to conduct
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Géré
managed
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touche des
affects
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peut oublier ça
can forget it
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s'agit
is
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Proposent
offer
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Les rassemblements
rallies
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ont affirmé
said
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Banderoles
banners
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pris des allures
took on the trapping
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Exiger
require
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Pénurie
shortage
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dans la foulée
in the week
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Lacunes
gaps
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Par ailleurs
otherwise
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en temps et lieu
Vedettes star
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chaude lutte
heated battle
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Supprimée
removed
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Audiences
hearings
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Fusillade
shooting
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Survenue
occurred
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Cauchemar
nightmare
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Vérification
audit
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bel et bien
indeed
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Débordés
overwhelmed
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Prestations
services benefits
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lien de confiance
bond of trust
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s'établir
settling
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Séjourné
stayed
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Parcourt
travels
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restés fidèles
remained faithful
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Constats
findings
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Frappant
striking
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Colis
parcel
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centre de tri
sorting
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sis au
located at
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vient d'être
has been
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Érigé
erected
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prend acte
notes
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Ralentissement
slowdown
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Bailleurs
donors
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Veille
watch; eve
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n'en revenait pas
could not believe
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s'apprêtait
was about
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Fuir
flee
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doit comparaître
scheduled to appear
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prise de bec
spat
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Tenté
tried
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Désistement
withdrawal
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récolté à peine
harvested just
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avait pu le croire
had been expected
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supportait difficilement
found difficult
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Désamorce
diffuses
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ont dû être
had to be
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n'avoir rien laissé au hasard
left nothing to chance.
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était prévue
was planned
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Dépourvues
without
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bien-fondé
merit
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Trompeurs
misleading
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Dérangeants
misleading
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emporté de justesse
won narrowly
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Soulevait
raised
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Les demandeurs
applicants
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Empêchant
preventing
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Ébranler
undermine
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doit encore
has yet
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Tenteront
attempt
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Visées
reffered
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du même souffle
the same breath
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il aura fallu
it took
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porte atteinte
undermines
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l'amiante
absetos
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Empoisonné
poisoned
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Au moment
when
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Relance
relaunch
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perdu un proche
lost a loved one.
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mot d'ordre
watchword
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Ça ne m’indispose pas du tout
it doesn't bother me at all.
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inscrire le débat
enter the debate
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ça tombe à point
It's timely
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ce qui cloche
what is wrong
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mettre le doigt
pin point
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Trajet
path route
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Prévoit
provides
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Parution
publication
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s'attend
expects
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la rentrée anticipée
early return
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effet secondaire
side effect
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effet secondaire
jellyfist
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Faucon
hawk
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Harceler
to hassle
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Épinards
spinach
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l'interdire
ban
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Balles
bullets
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Sifflent
whistle; fly
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Tirs
fire
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balles perdues
stray bullets
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Révolue
gone
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Secoue
shakes
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fossé
ditch
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dans la vingtaine
in his twenties
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d'indices
clues
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Poignardé
stabbed
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se tournent
turn
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Désormais
henceforth
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se rendront
will travel
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dans le cadre
through
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démonstration de force
show of strength
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Dévoilera
will reveal
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qui se penche
that examines
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qu'ils s'entendent
agree; get along
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les yeux rivés
eyes fixed
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Nuire
harm
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n'a pas écarté
did not rule out
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deux parties
two rounds
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qui dresse le bilan
takes stock
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Décontractée
casual
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Pourchassant
chasing
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Les propos tenus
remarks
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Enfilade
row
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Truffés
riddle
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fautes d'orthographe
spelling mistakes
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Voire
indeed
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Haineux
hatefull
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avoir subi
have suffered
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je me sentais
I felt
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Serein
serene
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D'autant plus
especially
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Chicane
squable
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ont tenu
held
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point de presse
briefing
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Cortège
procession