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1
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Devant

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In front of

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Selon

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According to

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Porte-parole

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Spokesperson

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Entre

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Between

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Contre

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Against

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Près

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Almost, close

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Muté

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Shift, transfer

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Embaucher

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Hire

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Commis

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Clerk

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Enquête

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Investigation

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Aviser

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Inform, advise

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En cas de

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In case of

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Effectué

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Perform, make

Synonym of Faire

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Congé sans solde

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Leave without pay

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Classement

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Ranking, organization

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Sondage

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Survey

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Cadre supérieur

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Senior

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Courrier

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Mail

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Reporté

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Postponed

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But

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Aim

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Ainsi

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In this way, thus

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Ajoute

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Adds

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Parmi

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Among

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Grâce à

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Thanks to

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Jusqu’au bout

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Until the end

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La sortie

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The exit

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Rond point

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Roundabout

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Fourche

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Fork

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Ferme

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Farm

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Bâtiments

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Buildings

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à

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At, to

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de

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From, of

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dans

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In, into

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par

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By, through

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vers

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Towards

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Jusqu’à

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Up to, as far as

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Puis

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Then

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Par où

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From where…

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Par quel

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By which…

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Pour Aller à

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To get to

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Je vous en prie

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You’re welcome

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42
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D’abord

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First..,

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Ensuite

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And then, afterwards

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44
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Suit

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Follow

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Bientôt

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Soon

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Etre en train de

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In the middle of…

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A l’avenir

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In the future

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Convoquer (verbe)

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To call

Ex: tu convoques une réunion
- you call a meeting

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Lors

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During

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En

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In

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Sauf

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Except

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Le Landemain

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The next day

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53
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Abonnent

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Subscription

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À l’étranger

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Abroad, outside the country

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À titre de…

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As…

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Serviable

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Helpful

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Agréable

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Nice

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Cote de sécurité

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Security clearance

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Avoir la peau dur

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Have thick skin

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Accueillir

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To welcome, to receive

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Avoir hâte de

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To have excitement for

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Avoir lieu

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To take place

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63
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Se tenir

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To be held

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Se dérouler

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To take place

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Se produire

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To happen

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Annuler

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To cancel

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Le fait

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The fact

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L’événement

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Event

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Peut être

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May be

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Il faut

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It is necessary

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Station

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Parked

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Mises à pied

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Layoffs

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Mises sur pied

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To implement, to set up

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Chômage

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Unemployment

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De temps en temps

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From time to time

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Nous vous prions

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We ask you, we beg you

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Nous nous excusons

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We are sorry

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Prêt aux étudiants

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Student loan

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Pouvoir (noun)

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Power

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Renseignement

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Information

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81
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Une requête

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A request

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Une commande

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An order (for material, etc)

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Prier de

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To ask to, to beg to

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Une revendication

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A claim

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Quêter

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To beg for

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Postuler

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To apply for (a position)

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Étant donné que

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Given that, Because

We cannot begin a sentence with parce que

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Afin de , Afin que

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In order to

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Parmi

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Among

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Fournitures

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Supplies

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91
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Au sein du

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Within

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Soit

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Either, or

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93
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À mon avis

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In my opinion

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Selon

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According to

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Je suis d’accord

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I agree

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Je suis en désaccord

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I disagree

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97
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Faire preuve de

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To demonstrate

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98
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Décontracté

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Relaxed, casual

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99
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Estomac

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Stomach

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Vers

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Worms

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Abordable

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Affordable

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Emballage

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Packaging

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103
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Resto rapide

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Fast food

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Débit sanguin

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Blood flow

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Réseau

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Network

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Annonce publicitaire

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Advertisement

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107
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Avertissement

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Warning

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108
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Four

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Oven

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Poivron vert

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Green pepper

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Farine

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Flour

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Jeu de société

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Board game

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Soirée

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Evening

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Clôture

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Fence

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Peur

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Afraid

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Silencieux

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Quiet

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Pain à l’ail

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Garlic bread

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Baille

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Lease

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118
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Mis à jour

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Up to date

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119
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Voleur

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Thief

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Shade

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Ombre

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Ceiling

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Plafond

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Jardin communautaire

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Community garden

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Comestible

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Edible

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Amer

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Bitter

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Aviron

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Rowing

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Pagayer

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Paddling

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Cuir

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Leather

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Noyade

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Drowning

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Paresse

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Laziness

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Allée

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Driveway

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Jusqu’à présent

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So far

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Fâché

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Angry

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Infirmière

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Nurse

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Soins de santé

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Health care

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Gaspillage

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Wastage

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Cultiver

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Cultivate

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Une-Demi

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A half

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Un tiers

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A third

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Un quart

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A quarter

140
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Un cinquième

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One fifth

141
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Un sixième

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One sixth

142
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Un septième

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One seventh

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Un huitième

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An eighth

144
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Un neuvième

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One ninth

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Un dixième

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One tenth

146
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L’église

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The church

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Souffle

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Breath

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Onzième

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One eleventh

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Bientôt

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Soon

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Provisions

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Supplies

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Foi

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Faith

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Commotion cérébrale

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Concussion

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Trottoir

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Sidewalk

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Y-a-t-il…

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Is there…

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Conseil du trésor

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Treasury board

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Je soutiens

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I support

157
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En faveur de

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In favour of

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Échapper

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Escape

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Sagesse

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Wisdom

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Presque

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Almost

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Plus bas

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Lower

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Pénurie

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Shortage

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Avantage sociaux

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Benefits

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Ventilateur

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Fan

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Famine

A

Starvation

166
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Donné sa langue au chat

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To give up

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Mammifère

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Mammal

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Répits

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Reprieve

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Approvisionnements

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Supplies

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Connaissant

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Knowledgeable

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Foie

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Faith

Liver

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Raison d’être

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Purpose (reason)

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Punition

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Punishment

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Éclair

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Lightning

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Tonnerre

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Thunder

176
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Fatiguant, épuisant

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Tiring

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Avaler

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Swallow

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Monter, grimper

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Climb

179
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Nourrir

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Feed

180
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Plafond

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Ceiling

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Arbuste

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Shrub

182
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Trottoir

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Sidewalk

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Comestible

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Edible

184
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Abattre

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Tear down

185
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Engager

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To hire

186
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Déchets

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Offal

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L’énergie éolienne

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Wind energy

188
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Banque de main-d’œuvres

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Labour pool

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Bien-être

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Well being

190
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Vertige

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Vertigo

191
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Piste cyclable

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Bike path

192
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Ténèbres

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Darkness

193
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Court

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Short

194
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Globalement

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Overall

195
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Partager

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Share

196
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Téléspectateurs

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Viewers

197
Q

Rêves

A

Dreams

198
Q

Réponse

A

Answer

199
Q

Se réveille

A

Wake up

200
Q

Appâts

A

Bait

201
Q

La sieste

A

A nap

202
Q

Géothermie

A

Geothermal power

203
Q

Pompe à chaleur

A

Heat pump

204
Q

Grenier

A

Attic

205
Q

Panneaux solaires

A

Solar panels

206
Q

Écureuil

A

Squirrel

207
Q

Cerf

A

Deer

208
Q

Ratons laveurs

A

Raccoons

209
Q

Tondre la gazon

A

Mow the grass

210
Q

Pourboire

A

Tip

Gratuité

211
Q

Convention collective

A

Collective agreement

212
Q

Nuageux

A

Cloudy

213
Q

Romarin

A

Rosemary

214
Q

Télécharger

A

Download

215
Q

Maux-de-tête

A

Headache

216
Q

Locataires

A

Renters

217
Q

Hypothèque

A

Mortgage

218
Q

Étranger

A

Foreign

219
Q

Déneiger

A

Plowing snow

220
Q

Béquille

A

A cane

221
Q

Guérir

A

Heal

222
Q

Patient

A

Patient

223
Q

Héritage

A

Legacy

224
Q

Tapis roulant

A

Treadmill

225
Q

Une course

A

A race

226
Q

Preuve

A

Evidence

227
Q

Debout

A

Standing

228
Q

Derrière moi

A

Behind me

229
Q

Devant moi

A

In front of me

230
Q

Parrainer

A

Sponsor

231
Q

Tournoi

A

Tournament

232
Q

Poids

A

Weight

233
Q

Élan

A

Momentum

234
Q

La faillite

A

Bankruptcy

235
Q

Accord

A

Agreement

236
Q

Codage

A

Coding

237
Q

Des courses

A

Errands

238
Q

Emprunter

A

Borrow

239
Q

Marque

A

Brand

240
Q

Commanditaire

A

Sponsor

241
Q

Faillite

A

Bankruptcy

242
Q

Entente

A

Agreement

243
Q

Noyade

A

Drowning

244
Q

Chambre à coucher

A

Bedroom

245
Q

Ombré

A

Shadow

246
Q

Semences

A

Seeds

247
Q

Mauvais herbes

A

Weeds

248
Q

Clown meurtrier

A

Killer clown

249
Q

Maîtriser

A

To master

250
Q

Attirer

A

Attract

251
Q

Covoiturage

A

Carpool

252
Q

Baguette

A

Wand

253
Q

Notes

A

School grades

254
Q

Minime

A

Menial

255
Q

Cravate

A

Tie

256
Q

Changement d’humeur

A

Mood swing

257
Q

Renvoyer

A

To be fired

258
Q

Essayer

A

To experience something

259
Q

Passerelle

A

Gateway

260
Q

Devise

A

Currency

261
Q

Monnaie

A

Currency

262
Q

Crypto-monnaie

A

Cryptocurrency

263
Q

Bonheur

A

Happiness

264
Q

Jus de citron

A

Lemon juice

265
Q

Jus de lime

A

Lime juice

266
Q

Jus au lime

A

Lime-flavoured juice

267
Q

Vignoble

A

Vineyard

268
Q

Verger

A

Orchard

269
Q

Pommier

A

Apple orchard

270
Q

On m’a dit

A

I was told

271
Q

Interdire

A

Forbid

272
Q

Autoriser

A

Allow

273
Q

Conseil

A

Council

274
Q

Intimité

A

Privacy

275
Q

Souvent

A

Often

276
Q

Menacé

A

Threatened

277
Q

Remise

A

Discount

278
Q

Réponse

A

Answer

279
Q

Lignes de sécurité

A

Safety lines

280
Q

Escalade

A

Climbing

281
Q

Le mur

A

The wall

282
Q

L’appel

A

The appeal

283
Q

Parachutisme

A

Skydiving

284
Q

Un lien (entre…)

A

A tie (between…)

285
Q

Sièges

A

Seats

286
Q

Ça sonne bien

A

It sounds good

287
Q

Prêt

A

Loan

288
Q

Enregistrer

A

Register

289
Q

Terminal de traversier

A

Ferry terminal

290
Q

Familier

A

Colloquial

291
Q

Agent secret

A

Undercover

292
Q

Rassemblement

A

Gathering

293
Q

Ski nautique

A

Jet ski

294
Q

Au-delà

A

Beyond

295
Q

Future près

A

Near future

296
Q

Récréation

A

Recess

297
Q

Ennuyant

A

Boring

298
Q

Organization sans but lucrative

A

Non-profit

299
Q

Librairie

A

Bookstore

300
Q

Bibliothèque

A

Library

301
Q

Exhibition

A

Exhibit

302
Q

Char d’assaut

A

Tank

303
Q

Décalage horaire

A

Time difference

304
Q

Détruit

A

Destroyed

305
Q

J’ai dépensé

A

I spent

306
Q

Fissures

A

Cracks

307
Q

Brûlée

A

Burn

308
Q

Interdi

A

Forbidden

309
Q

Fummage

A

Smoking

310
Q

Vaporage

A

Vaping

311
Q

Pénurie de main d’oeuvre

A

Labour shortage

312
Q

Diminuer

A

Decrease

313
Q

Au moins

A

At least

314
Q

Améliorer

A

Improve

315
Q

Lutte

A

Struggle

316
Q

Décision hâtive

A

Rash decision

317
Q

Crevaison

A

Flat (as for a tire)

318
Q

Rayon

A

Spoke (for a wheel)

319
Q

Cadre

A

Frame (for a bike or a car)

320
Q

Frein

A

Brakes

321
Q

Fracture

A

Breaks

322
Q

Covoiturage

A

Ride-share

323
Q

Colocation

A

Rental-share

324
Q

Côte

A

Coast

325
Q

Tendance

A

Trend

326
Q

Contester

A

To challenge something

327
Q

Épuisement

A

Burn out

328
Q

Salubrité

A

Healthiness

329
Q

Faire un suivi

A

Do a follow-up

330
Q

Une parole

A

A speech

331
Q

Un Endroit

A

A Place

332
Q

Une edifice

A

A building

French Basics (3 decks)

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