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1
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Sûr, sans danger, en sécurité

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Safe

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Un Coffre-fort

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A safe

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Se procurer, obtenir

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To secure

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Pour, par égard pour, pour l’amour de

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For the sake of

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5
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Echantillon

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Sample

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Sauver

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To save

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Eviter (à qn) de faire qch

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To save

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Sauf

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Sauf

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Bouc émissaire scapegoat

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Scapegoat

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Peu abondant, peu nbreux

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Scarce

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Savant, scientifique

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Scientist

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Fouiller

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To search

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To seek

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Chercher, rechercher

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Vendre

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To sell

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Raisonnable, sensé

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Sensible

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Sensible

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Sensitive

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17
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Poser les structures de fond

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To set up

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Creer une affaire

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To set up/to start up

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19
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Installer, se fixer

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Set up

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20
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Régler, résoudre

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To settle

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21
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S’installer, se fixer

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To settle

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22
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Se contenter

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To settle for

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Secouer, ébranler, se débarrasser de

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To shake

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Modeler, formuler, façonner

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To shape

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25
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Partager

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To share

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Tranchant, aigu

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Skarp

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27
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Marqué, net

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Sharp

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28
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Déplacer, changer de position

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To shift

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29
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De mauvaise qualité

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Shoddy

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Râpé, usé, pauvre

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Shabby

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31
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Pénurie

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Shortage

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32
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Avisé, calculteur

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Shrewd

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33
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Distinguer, remarquer

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To single out

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34
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Relâcher

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To slacken

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35
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Léger, faible

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Slight

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Légèrement

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Slightly

37
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Lent, apatique

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Sluggish

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Baisse soudaine, récession, marasme

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Slump

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Monter en flèche

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To soar

40
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Sécurité sociale

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Socialized medecine

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Assistance sociale

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Social services

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Echelle sociale

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Social ladder

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Sain, valable, judicieux

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A sound economy

44
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On dirait que

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It sounds like

45
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L’espace

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Space

46
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Avoir en trop, pouvoir s’en passer

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To spare

47
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Epargner, ménager

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To spare «sb’s feeling»

48
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De rechange, en reserve

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Spare

49
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Gâcher, gâter, abîmer

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To spoil

50
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Repandre, s’étaler

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To spread

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Éperonner, aiguillonner, encourager

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To spur

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Serrer, presser

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To squeeze

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Faire entrer de force

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To squeeze sth in

54
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Personnel

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Staff

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Renversant, stupiéfant

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Staggering

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Poteau, piquet, jalon, intérêt

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Stake

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Notre avenir est en jeu

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Our future is at stake

58
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Impasse

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Stalemate

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Représenter

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To stand for

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Défendre

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To stand for

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Supporter

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To stand for

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Norme, critère

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Standard

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Normal, moyenne, ordinaire

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Standard

64
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Être privé de qch, souffrir de la faim

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To starve

65
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La faim

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Starvation

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Déclarer, affirmer

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To state

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Régulier, stable, ferme, continu

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Steady

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Provenir de, découler de

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To stem from

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Augmenter, accélérer

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To step up

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Raide, dur

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Stiff

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Difficile

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Stiff

72
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Intense

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Stiff

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Remuer

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To stir

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Exciter, susciter

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To stir up

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Renforcer, fortifier

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To strengthen

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Souligner, accentuer

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To stress

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Etre stressé

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To be under stress

78
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Frapper

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To strike

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Faire la grève

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To go on strike

80
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Lutter

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To struggle

81
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Suventionner

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To subsidize

82
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Banlieue

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Suburb(s)

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Habitant de la banlieue

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Suburbanite

84
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Poursuivre en justice

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To sue sb

85
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Convenir à

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To suit

86
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Fournir

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To supply

87
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Renforcer ou maintenir, physiquement ou mentalement

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To sustain

88
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Dvpt durable

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Sustainable development

89
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Escroquer

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To swindle