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Supporter, endurer

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To abide

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Constant, durable

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Abiding

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S’en tenir à, respecter

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To abide by

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Un changement radical

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An about-turn

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Abonder

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To abound

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Honnête et légal

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Above board

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Insondable, désastreux, très mauvais

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Abysmal

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Représenter

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To account for

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Être responsable de

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To be accountable for

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Être au courant de qqchose

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To be abreast of something

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Un don

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An acumen

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Le sens des affaires

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Business acumen

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Grave, pénétrant, aigu

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Acuité

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Catégorique

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Adamant

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Les suites, les séquelles

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The aftermath

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A contrecœur, à l’encontre de sa nature

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Against The grain

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Quoique

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Albeit

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Apaiser, soulager, dissiper

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To allay

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Complet, général

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All-Out

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Tenir compte de

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To allow for

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Distant, à l’écart

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Aloof

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Modifier, changer

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To alter

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Parmi, au sein de, au milieu de

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Amid

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Être pris de folie furieuse

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To Run amock

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Le sommet

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The apex

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Effroyable

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Appaling

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Pertinent

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Apt

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Éveiller

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To arouse

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Un atout

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An asset

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Affirmer

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To assert

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Être diamétralement opposés

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To be poles apart

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Jusqu’à présent

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As yet

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Fin, astucieux

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Astute

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Au hasard

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At random

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En une seule fois

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At one go

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En l’état actuel

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As things stand

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37
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Supprimer des emplois

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To axe jobs

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Les départs à la retraite

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Attrition

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39
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Une pension alimentaire

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An alimony

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40
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Mettre qqchose en attente

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To put sth To The Back burner

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Avoir un effet inverse de celui prévu

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To backfire

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42
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Revenir de loin

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To be Back from The brink

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Les répercussions

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Backlash

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Au cumuler du travail, des devoirs

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To backlog

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Faire machine arrière

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To back-pedal

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Un récidiviste

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A backslider

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Décontenancer, dérouter

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To baffle

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Tout compte fait

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On balance

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49
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Arnaquer, embobiner

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To bamboozle

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Excepté, à l’exception de

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bar

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Hésiter, reculer, contrecarrer

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To balk

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A la hauteur

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On The ball

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53
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Battre à plates coutures

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To beat hollow

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Confirmer

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To bear out

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La base (figuré)

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The bedrock

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Au nom de

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On behalf of

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Engendrer

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To beget

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Un repère, un point de référence

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A benchmar

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Souffrir

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To beset

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Dérouter, désorienter

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To bewilder

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À prendre au sérieux

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Big league

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Flagrant

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Blatant

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Morne, austère

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Bleak

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Une petite anomalie

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A blip

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Brusque, brutal (figuré)

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Blunt

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Vanter

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To boast

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Faux, bidon

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Bogus

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Se résumer à, se réduire à

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To boil down To

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Audacieux, courageux

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Bold

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Soutenir

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To bolster

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71
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Agir selon les règles

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To Go by The Books

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Une aubaine

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A boon

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Autoritaire

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Bossy

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Le résultat

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The bottom Line

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75
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Un goulet d’étranglement

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A bottleneck

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Une crise (fièvre)

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A bout

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Se préparer pour une épreuve

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To brace oneself for

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Assimiler à

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To bracket with

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Une infraction, une brèche

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A breach

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80
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Lever le pied

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To release The brakes

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81
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Corrompre

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To bribe

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Le bord (figuré)

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The brink

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Bouger, changer d’avis

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To budge

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Le cauchemar, la bête noir

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The Bugbear/The pet-perversion

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Le gros de, la majeure partie de

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The bulk of

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86
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Un travail bâclé

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A bundled Job

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87
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Un spectateur

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A bystander

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88
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Le troc

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Barter

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Rayer de la carte

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To blot Out

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Profiter de

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To cash in

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91
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Une mûre réflexion

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Careful consideration

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92
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Jeter le doute sur

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To cast doubt on

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Pourvoir aux besoins de, satisfaire, répondre à

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To cater for

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Canaliser, diriger

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To channel

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Fustiger, critiquer sévèrement

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To chastise

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Impertinent

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Cheeky

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Mettre un terme à, supprimer

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To clamp down on

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Net, précis, clair

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Clear-cut

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Une situation à suspense, un moment d’angoisse

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A cliffhanger

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Une apogée, un point culminant

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A climax

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101
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Convaincant

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Cogent

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S’arrêter

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To Come To a standstill

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Obliger

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To compel

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L’autosatisfaction, la suffisance

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Complacency

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Satisfait de soi

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Complacent

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Dissimuler

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To conceal

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Une affaire qui marche

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A going concern

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108
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Trouver des excuses

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To condone

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109
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Qui saute des yeux, criant

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Conspicuous

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Le mépris

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Contempt

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111
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Prétendre que

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To contend that

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112
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Une éventualité

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A contingency

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113
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Un problème inexplicable

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A conundrum

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Faire face à un problème

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To cope With a problem

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Intimider

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To cow

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Ignorer qqun complètement

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To cut sb dead

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Conclure un marché

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To cut a deal

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Une répression

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A crackdown

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Un engouement

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A craze

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Ramper, se glisser

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To creep

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Reculer, être ennuyé, embarrasser

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To cringe

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Paralyser, bloquer (figuré)

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To cripple

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Surgir, apparaître en grand nombre

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To crop up

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Encombrant

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Cumbersome

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Limiter, freiner

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To curtail

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Inversement

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Conversely

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127
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Le bachotage

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Cramming

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L’argile

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Clay

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Un cessez-le-feu

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A cease fire

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Conclure un accord

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To clinch a deal

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Une contrefaçon

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A counterfeit

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Redoutable, décourageant, intimidant

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Daunting

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Sans peur, déterminé

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Dauntless

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Eblouissant

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Dazzling

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Dans le plus grand sérieux

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In dead earnest

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Sans expression, qui ne montre pas d’émotion

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Deadpan

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Démentir, discréditer, démystifier

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To devine

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La détérioration

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Decay

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139
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Considérer

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To feel

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140
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Tenir parole

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To deliver The Goods

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Vexant, désobligeant

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Derogatory

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142
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Mepriser

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To despise

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143
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Être nuisible à

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To be detrimental To

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144
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Tortureux, détourné

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Devious

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Être dépourvu de

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To be devoid of

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146
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Déléguer

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To devolve

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Risqué, hasardeux

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Dicey

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Dim

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Désordre, chaos

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Disarray

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Écarter, ne pas tenir compte de

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To discard

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Une différence, désaccord

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A discrepancy

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Faire capoter, ruiner

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To dish

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Sombre, triste

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Dismal

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La consternation, l’effarement

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Dismay

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Congédier, licencier

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To dismiss

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Renier, désavouer

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To disown

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L’inquiétude

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Disquiet

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Perturber, briser

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To disrupt

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Une différence d’opinion

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Dissent

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La détresse, la douleur

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Distress

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Abandonner (un projet)

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To ditch

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Hésiter

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To dither

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Idem

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Ditto

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Esquiver

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To dodge

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Obstiné, tenace

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Être dans une mauvaise passe

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To be in the doldrums

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Condamner à, Destiner à

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To doom To

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Restructurer

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To downsize

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Avancer lentement

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To drag

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Craindre, redouter

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To dread

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Bouger, changer, aller à la dérive

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To drift

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Laisser tomber

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To drop

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Sceptique

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Dubious

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Résider, Demeurer

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To dwell

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Les citadins

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City-dwellers

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Diminuer, s’affaiblir

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To dwindle

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Un gisement

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A deposit

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Une déroute, une raclée

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A drubbing

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Les opprimés

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The downtrodden

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Une colombe OU un armistice

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A dove

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Empressé

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Eager

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Sérieusement

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In earnest

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Un bord

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An edge

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Crispé, Stressé

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Edgy

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Énorme (figuré)

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Egregious

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Incarner

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To embody

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Mettre l’accent sur

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To emphasize

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Englober

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To encompass

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Rencontrer, affronter

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To encounter

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Doué

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Endowed

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Mette en danger

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To endanger

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S’efforcer de

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To endeavour to

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Sombrer dans, être submergé par

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To be engulfed in

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Augmenter, améliorer

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To enhance

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Encourager, inciter

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To entice

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Augmenter

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To escalate

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Un fléau

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An evil

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Exiger

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To exact

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Un bouc émissaire

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A fall guy

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Tiré par les cheveux

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Far-fetched

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Le destin, le sort

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Fate

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Faire figurer, mettre en vedette

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To feature

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Ses semblables

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Fellow-men

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Ne pas prendre position

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To sit on The fence

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Un crime

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A felony

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Parer, détourner (une attaque), écarter (une question)

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To fend

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Infernal, diabolique

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Fiendish

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Féroce

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Fierce

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Arriver à comprendre

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To figure Out

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Bouche bée, sidéré

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Flabbergasted

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Donner son maximum

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To Go flat Out

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Fragile

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Filmsy

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Passer outre, ne pas respecter un règlement

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To flout a rule

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Faire de même

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To follow suit

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Une poussée soudaine

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A flurry

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Malgré

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For

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Devancer, anticiper

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To Forestall

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Mentir

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To speak With a forked Tongue

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Donner généreusement de l’argent

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To fork Out money

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Directement, franchement, carrément

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Forthrightly

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Se tracasser à propos de

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To fret about

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La marge, la périphérie, le bord

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The fringe

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Canaliser

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To funnel

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Bâillonner (propre et figuré)

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To gag

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Irritant, exaspérant

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Galling

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En abondance, à la pelle

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Galore

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Mesurer, jauger

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To gauge

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Se préparer à

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To gear up for

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S’attirer des ennuis

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To Get into a scrape

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L’essentiel

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The gist

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Donner un coup de pouce à qqun

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To give sb a leg-up

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Évident, qui saute aux yeux

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Glaring

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Le fast, le luxe, le kitch

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The glitz

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Un ambitieux

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A go-getter

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Une ruse

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A gambit

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Lutter avec, de débattre avec

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To grapple with

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Triste

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Grim

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Paralysé par

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In the grip of

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À contre cœur

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Grudgingly

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L’enthousiasme

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Gusto

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Les restaurants bon marcé

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Greasy spoons

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Marchander

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To haggle

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Entraver, gêner

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To hamper

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Paralyser, entraver

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To hamstring

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Choisir avec soin, sélectionner

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To handpick

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Pratique

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Handy

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Fantaisiste

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Haphazard

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Le juste milieu

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The happy medium

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Une moisson, une récolte

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A harvest

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Perdre la tête

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To go haywire

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Tête baissée (sans réfléchir)

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Headlong

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Le progrès

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Headway

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Éviter, éluder une question

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To hedge

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Important, élevé, lourd

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Hefty

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Accentuer

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To heighten

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L’âge d’or

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To heyday

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Gêner

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To hinder

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Un obstacle

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A hindrance

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Reposer sur

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To hinge on

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Vide, creux

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Hollow

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Planter au dessus de OU hésiter

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To hover

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Orgueil démesuré

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Hubris

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Enflammer

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To ignite

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Détériorer

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To impair

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Empêcher, entraver

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To impede

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Imminent

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Impending

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Élan

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Impetus

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Une incitation, une bonne raison pour

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Incentive

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Accuser, inculper

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To indict

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Provoquer, inciter, aboutir à

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To induce

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S’adonner, se permettre

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To indulge in

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Être parti pour

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To be in for

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Emmêlé

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Intertwined

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Impossible à assumer

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Insupportable

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La complexité

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Intricacy

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La colère

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The ire

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Être en cause

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To be at issue

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Détailler, préciser

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To itemize

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Se débarrasser de

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To jettison

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Jongler

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To juggle

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Ne pas souffler mot

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To keep mum

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Garder à l’œil, tenir un œil sur

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To keep tabs on

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Un don pour

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A knack

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Un problème épineux

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A knotty problem

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Le savoir-faire

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The know-how

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Prestige, honneur

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Kudos

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Insister sur

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To labour The point

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Fustiger, critiquer sévèrement

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To lambast

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Faire la satire de

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To lampoon

290
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Décrocher un travail

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To land a job

291
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Un tournant, un événement marquant

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A landmark

292
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Une défaillance

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A l’aise

293
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Un trou de mémoire

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A lapse of memory

294
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Élogieux

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Laudatory

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Généreux, luxueux

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Lavish

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Un débutant, un non-initié

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A layman

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Faire un bond

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To leap

298
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La liberté d’action

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Leeway

299
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Manquer de marge de manœuvre

A

To lack leeway

300
Q

En long et en large

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At length

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Diminuer

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To lessen

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Q

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Lest

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Sans parler de

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Let alone

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Q

À la lettre

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To The letter

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Q

Comparer à

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To liken To

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S’attarder, traîner à

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To linger

307
Q

S’allier à

A

To link up With

308
Q

En fin de compte

A

At long Last

309
Q

Être menaçant, surgir à l’horizon

A

To loom

310
Q

Être au courant

A

To be in the loop

311
Q

Un échappatoire, une porte de sortie

A

A loophole

312
Q

Boucler la boucle

A

To loop The loop

313
Q

Être perplexe, ne pas savoir que faire

A

To be at loss

314
Q

Modéré

A

Low-key

315
Q

Un coup de chance

A

A lucky strike

316
Q

Un attrait, un appât

A

A lure

317
Q

Faire des histoires

A

To make a fuss

318
Q

Progresser

A

To make headway

319
Q

Faire empirer une situation

A

To make matters worse

320
Q

Obligatoire

A

Mandatory

321
Q

Varié, multiple

A

Manifold

322
Q

Gâcher

A

To mar

323
Q

Significatif

A

Marked

324
Q

Truquer les chiffres, manipuler

A

To massage figures

325
Q

Se mêler de

A

To meddle

326
Q

Au dessus de ses moyens

A

Beyond one’s means

327
Q

Répondre aux attentes

A

To meet expectations

328
Q

Simple

A

Mere

329
Q

Hypnotiser, fasciner

A

To mesmerize

330
Q

Infliger

A

To mete out

331
Q

Sans valeur

A

Mickey mouse

332
Q

Mâcher ses mots

A

To mince words

333
Q

Attentif à

A

Mindful of

334
Q

Des inquiétudes, des doutes

A

Misgivings

335
Q

Induire en erreur

A

To mislead

336
Q

La foule (colère)

A

Mob

337
Q

Simulé, feint

A

Mock

338
Q

Un tant soi peu

A

Modicum

339
Q

Capital

A

Momentous

340
Q

Surveiller, contrôler

A

To monitor

341
Q

Travailler au noir

A

To moonlight

342
Q

Hétéroclite

A

Motley

343
Q

Banal, terre-à-terre

A

Mundane

344
Q

Une pagaille, une confusion

A

A muddle

345
Q

Se débrouiller tant bien que mal

A

To muddle through

346
Q

Une mine d’or

A

A money-spinner

347
Q

Le blanchiment d’argent

A

Money-laundering

348
Q

Zéro

A

Naught

349
Q

Échouer

A

To Come To naught

350
Q

En un rien de temps

A

In next To no time

351
Q

Persistant, qui vous ronge

A

Niggling

352
Q

Où tous les coups sont permis

A

No-holds-barred

353
Q

Qui ne prend pas parti

A

Non-commutât

354
Q

Déconcerter, dérouter

A

To non-plus

355
Q

Plonger, s’effondrer

A

To nosedive

356
Q

La langue de bois

A

No-speak

357
Q

L’oubli

A

Oblivion

358
Q

Odieux, détestable

A

Obnoxious

359
Q

Indiscret, gênant

A

Obstrusive

360
Q

Bizarre, impair (chiffre)

A

Odd

361
Q

De temps à autres

A

At Odd times

362
Q

Les chances

A

The odds

363
Q

Être en conflit

A

To be at odds

364
Q

Tout prêt

A

Off-The-Shelf

365
Q

À titre confidentiel

A

Off the record

366
Q

Compenser

A

To offset

367
Q

Être d’accord

A

To be at one

368
Q

Unique

A

One-off

369
Q

Une opportunité unique

A

A one-off opportunity

370
Q

Un médiateur

A

An ombudsman

371
Q

Un présage, un augure

A

An omnen

372
Q

La responsabilité

A

The onus

373
Q

Une attaque violente, un assaut

A

An onslaught

374
Q

Une épreuve

A

An ordeal

375
Q

Évincer, vider

A

To oust

376
Q

Périmé

A

Outdated

377
Q

Proscrire

A

To outlaw

378
Q

Un débouché

A

An outlet

379
Q

Complet, absolu

A

Outright

380
Q

Depuis le début

A

From The outset

381
Q

Une atrocité

A

An outrage

382
Q

Dépasser

A

To outstrip

383
Q

L’emporter sur, dépasser

A

To outweigh

384
Q

Par dessus bord

A

Overboard

385
Q

Exagérer, en faire trop

A

To overdo

386
Q

Réformer, remanier, réorganiser

A

To overhaul

387
Q

Se chevaucher

A

To overlap

388
Q

Surcharger

A

To overload

389
Q

Obscurcir, éclipser

A

To overshadow

390
Q

Un tollé

A

An outcry

391
Q

Donner le ton

A

To set The pace

392
Q

Capital

A

Paramount

393
Q

Quitter, ne plus être d’accord avec

A

To part company with

394
Q

Penser, être acceptable

A

To pass muster

395
Q

Une réponse du tac au tac

A

A pat answer

396
Q

Une mauvaise passe

A

A bad patch

397
Q

Inégal, incomplet, partiel

A

Patchy

398
Q

Condescendant

A

Patronising

399
Q

Rapporter, être rentable

A

To pay off

400
Q

Un pair, un semblable

A

A peer

401
Q

Envahir

A

To pervade

402
Q

Qui se propage

A

Pervasive

403
Q

Mineur, insignifiant

A

Petty

404
Q

La hiérarchie

A

The pecking order

405
Q

Colporter

A

To peddle

406
Q

Faire du trafic de drogues

A

To peddle drugs

407
Q

Un piège

A

A pitfall

408
Q

Favoriser

A

To place a premium

409
Q

Faire souffrir, harceler

A

To plague

410
Q

Une promesse solennelle

A

A pledge

411
Q

Un fléau

A

A plague

412
Q

Bien faire comprendre que

A

To make it plain that

413
Q

Une situation difficile

A

A plight

414
Q

Un stratagème

A

A ploy

415
Q

Comploter

A

To plot

416
Q

Un point discutable

A

A Moot point

417
Q

Marquer un point

A

To score a point

418
Q

Manquer d’assurance

A

To lack poise

419
Q

Être prêt à

A

To be poised for

420
Q

Méditer, réfléchir

A

To ponder

421
Q

Une faible possibilité

A

A remote possibility

422
Q

Une situation difficile

A

A predicament

423
Q

En réalité

A

In point of fact

424
Q

Inutile

A

Pointless

425
Q

Catégorique

A

Point-black

426
Q

Primordial

A

Prime

427
Q

Pousser, inciter

A

To prompt

428
Q

Un défenseur, un partisan

A

A proponent

429
Q

Soutenir, étayer

A

To prop up

430
Q

Fourrer son nez dans les affaires des autres

A

To pry

431
Q

Sortir de la crise

A

To pull Out of The slump

432
Q

Un jeu de mots

A

A pun

433
Q

Un expert

A

A pundit

434
Q

Se faire passer pour

A

To purport To be

435
Q

Mettre sur le compte de

A

To put down to

436
Q

Supporter, tolérer

A

To put up With

437
Q

Reporter, repousser OU dissuader, déconcerter

A

To put off

438
Q

Ça fait tilt, il a compris

A

The penny has dropped

439
Q

Un bourbier

A

A quagmire

440
Q

Un dilemme

A

A quandary

441
Q

Chipoter

A

To quibble

442
Q

Un tas de (familier)

A

A raft of

443
Q

Incontrôlé, généralisé

A

Rampant

444
Q

Une gamme, un éventail

A

A range

445
Q

Récolter

A

To reap

446
Q

Reprocher

A

To rebuke

447
Q

Être hors de portée

A

To be beyond The reach of

448
Q

S’éloigner, s’évanouir

A

To recede

449
Q

Une reprise

A

A recovery

450
Q

Mettre les choses au clair

A

To set The record straight

451
Q

Estimer, penser, considérer

A

To reckon

452
Q

Compter avec

A

To reckon With

453
Q

C’est pour brouiller les pistes, pour faire diversion

A

That‘s a red herring

454
Q

La bureaucratie, la paperasserie

A

Red tape

455
Q

Impitoyable

A

Relentless

456
Q

Un allègement fiscal

A

Tax relief

457
Q

Éloigné

A

Remote

458
Q

Être contrarié par, protester contre qqchose

A

To resent sth

459
Q

Recourir à

A

To resort To

460
Q

En dernier recours

A

As a last resort

461
Q

Se venger

A

To retaliate

462
Q

Un désaccord

A

A rift

463
Q

Depuis le tout début

A

Right From The start

464
Q

Être prêt pour, mûr pour

A

To be ripe for

465
Q

Peu disposé à prendre des risques

A

Risk-averse

466
Q

Battre de l’aile

A

To be on The rocks

467
Q

Détourné

A

Roundabout

468
Q

À vue de nez

A

By rule of thumb

469
Q

Être pris d’une crise de folie

A

To run amok

470
Q

Galopant

A

Runaway

471
Q

Duper, escroquer

A

To swindle

472
Q

Protéger contre

A

To safeguard against

473
Q

De même

A

By The same token

474
Q

La santé d’esprit

A

Sanity

475
Q

Avoir son mot à dire

A

To have a say

476
Q

Une balance

A

A scales

477
Q

Insuffisant, maigre

A

Scant

478
Q

De manière acerbe, cinglante

A

Scathingly

479
Q

Un bouc émissaire

A

A scapegoat

480
Q

Un fléau, une plaie

A

A scourge

481
Q

Une ruée

A

A Scramble

482
Q

Abandonner un projet

A

To scrap a project

483
Q

Être dans une situation délicate

A

To be in a scrape

484
Q

S’en sortir de justesse

A

To scrape through

485
Q

Être en panne, être dans l’impasse

A

To be stymied

486
Q

Superficiel, sommaire, incomplet

A

Sketchy

487
Q

Se montrer à la hauteur

A

To Come up To scratch

488
Q

Un homme politique expérimenté

A

A seasoned politician

489
Q

Obtenir

A

To secure

490
Q

Sûr, solide

A

Secure

491
Q

Apparemment

A

Seemingly

492
Q

Vu de loin

A

Seen From afar

493
Q

Évident, qui ne demande pas d’explication

A

Self explanatory

494
Q

Sensé, raisonnable

A

Sensible

495
Q

Sensible, épineux

A

Sensitive

496
Q

Une série

A

A series

497
Q

Un revers

A

A setback

498
Q

Subir un revers

A

To suffer a setback

499
Q

Couper, rompre

A

To sever

500
Q

Ébranler des certitudes

A

To Shake convictions

501
Q

Peu profond

A

Shallow

502
Q

Net, précis OU vif, violent

A

Sharp

503
Q

Briser, voler en éclats

A

To shatter

504
Q

Éclaircir une affaire

A

To shed light on

505
Q

Supprimer des emplois

A

To shed jobs

506
Q

Pur, véritable, simple

A

Sheer

507
Q

Un pur mensonge

A

A sheer lie

508
Q

Remarquable

A

Shining

509
Q

Une faiblesse, un défaut, une faille

A

Shortcoming

510
Q

Un budget très serré

A

A shoestring budget

511
Q

Une pénurie

A

A shortage

512
Q

Un bras de fer, une épreuve de force

A

A showdown

513
Q

Éviter, fuir

A

To shun

514
Q

Rétrécir, diminuer

A

To shrink

515
Q

Une ébauche

A

A rough sketch

516
Q

Considérable

A

Sizeable

517
Q

De justesse (temps)

A

By The skin of one’s teeth

518
Q

Mou, creux (saison, touristique)

A

Slack

519
Q

Une faible possibilité

A

A slender possibility

520
Q

Lent, mou

A

Sluggish

521
Q

Une limace

A

A slug

522
Q

En catimini

A

On The sly

523
Q

Il sait s’y prendre

A

He’s a smooth operator

524
Q

Supérieur (péjoratif), suffisant OU béat

A

Smug

525
Q

Un inconvénient

A

A snag

526
Q

Qui donne à réfléchir

A

Sobering

527
Q

Ne pas trop insister

A

To softpedal

528
Q

Un point délicat

A

A sore point

529
Q

Un argument solide

A

A sound case

530
Q

Une durée

A

A span of Time

531
Q

La durée de vie moyenne

A

The average span of life

532
Q

Engendrer, produire

A

To spawn

533
Q

Être à la pointe de

A

To spearhead

534
Q

Cracher, déverser

A

To spew

535
Q

Monter en flèche

A

To spiral

536
Q

Tentaculaire

A

Sprawling

537
Q

Encourager, citer

A

To spur

538
Q

Sur un coup de tête

A

On The spur of The moment

539
Q

Des conditions sordides

A

Squalor

540
Q

Gaspiller

A

To squander

541
Q

Renversant, stupéfiant

A

Staggering

542
Q

Une tache (sens propre et figuré)

A

A stain

543
Q

Un enjeu

A

A stake

544
Q

Être concerné par, avoir un intérêt dans

A

To have a stake in

545
Q

Caler, être en perte de vitesse

A

To stall

546
Q

Essayer de gagner du temps

A

To stall for time

547
Q

Une débâcle, une déroute

A

A stampede

548
Q

Supprimer

A

To stamp Out

549
Q

Une attitude

A

A stance

550
Q

Un arrêt

A

A standstill

551
Q

Un point de vue

A

A standpoint

552
Q

Un produit de base, une matière première

A

A staple

553
Q

La nourriture de base

A

The staple diet

554
Q

Saisissant, ahurissant

A

Startling

555
Q

Dévoue, loyal

A

Staunch

556
Q

Inébranlable

A

Steadfast

557
Q

Prendre des mesures

A

To take steps

558
Q

Se tenir à l’écart de, éviter

A

To steer clear of

559
Q

Une réponse classique, courante

A

A Stock reply

560
Q

Restructurer, rationaliser

A

To streamline

561
Q

Avoir une frénésie d’achats

A

To go on a spending spree

562
Q

Étouffer

A

To stifle

563
Q

Remuer, agiter

A

To stir

564
Q

Une tension

A

Strain

565
Q

Être sous tension

A

To be under strain

566
Q

Faire de grands progrès

A

To make great strides

567
Q

Des tensions, des dissensions

A

Strife

568
Q

Un bastion, une place forte

A

A stronghold

569
Q

Être stupéfait

A

To be stunned

570
Q

Une pierre d’achoppement

A

A stumbling block

571
Q

Diminuer, se calmer

A

To subside

572
Q

Important, considérable

A

Substantial

573
Q

Une subvention

A

A subsidy

574
Q

Faire passer la pilule

A

To sugar The pill

575
Q

Une industrie d’avenir

A

A sunrise industry

576
Q

Une industrie sur le déclin

A

A sunset industry

577
Q

Certain, infaillible

A

Sure-fire

578
Q

Présumer, conjecturer

A

To surmise

579
Q

Supporter, poursuivre, maintenir

A

To sustain

580
Q

Être envahi, débordé

A

To be swamped

581
Q

Influencer, avoir une action déterminante

A

To sway

582
Q

Exploiter les travailleurs

A

To sweat Workers

583
Q

Balayer

A

To sweep

584
Q

Vaste, de grande envergure

A

Sweeping

585
Q

Se gonfler d’orgueil

A

To swell With pride

586
Q

Escroquer, arnaquer

A

To swindle

587
Q

Changer

A

To switch

588
Q

Du tac au tac

A

Tit for that

589
Q

Malgré

A

In the teeth of

590
Q

Les problèmes de mise en route

A

Teething problems

591
Q

Dire de façon définitive à qqun

A

To tell someone flat

592
Q

Révélateur

A

Telltale

593
Q

Une engueulade

A

A telling-off

594
Q

Tendu

A

Tense

595
Q

Un principe, une doctrine

A

A tenet

596
Q

Arriver à un accord avec

A

To Come To terms With

597
Q

Faire des essais

A

To test The water

598
Q

À la pelle, en masse

A

Thick and fast

599
Q

C’est prendre ses rêves pour des réalités

A

It’s wishful thinking

600
Q

Cela revient au même

A

It comes down To The same thing

601
Q

Avoir soif de revanche

A

To be thristing for revenge

602
Q

Une connaissance approfondie

A

A thorough knowledge

603
Q

Une multitude, une foule

A

A throng

604
Q

Épineux

A

Thorny

605
Q

Prospérer, se développer

A

To thrive

606
Q

Une vague, un courant

A

A tide

607
Q

Nouer, lier

A

To tie

608
Q

Le cours des événements

A

The tide of events

609
Q

Entreprendre un travail colossal

A

To tackle a daunting task

610
Q

Se montrer dur

A

To take a hard line

611
Q

Durcir le ton

A

To talk tough

612
Q

Une histoire à dormir debout

A

A tall tale

613
Q

Puiser dans les ressources, exploiter

A

To tap

614
Q

Être prêt à tomber dans

A

To teeter on The brink of

615
Q

À propos, opportun

A

Timely

616
Q

Bricoler (figuré)

A

To tinker

617
Q

La pointe de l’iceberg

A

The tip of The iceberg

618
Q

Filer un tuyau, prévenir

A

To tip off

619
Q

Se ranger sur la ligne de départ, se plier, se mettre au pas

A

To toe The line

620
Q

De même

A

By The same token

621
Q

Dépasser

A

To top

622
Q

Entièrement

A

From top To bottom

623
Q

Un roc

A

A tower of strength

624
Q

Un échange, un compromis

A

A trade-off

625
Q

Piétiner, bafouer

A

To trample on

626
Q

Un piège

A

A trap

627
Q

Une bagatelle

A

A trifle

628
Q

Déclencher, amorcer, entraîner

A

To trigger off

629
Q

Banal

A

Trite

630
Q

Une banalité

A

A trite remark

631
Q

Un médiateur

A

A troubleshooter

632
Q

Un atout, une carte maîtresse

A

A Trump card

633
Q

Il avait toutes les cartes en main

A

He Was holding all The trumps

634
Q

L’agitation, le trouble

A

Turmoil

635
Q

Le chiffre d’affaires OU le renouvellement du personnel

A

Turnover

636
Q

Fermer les yeux sur

A

To turn a blind Eye on

637
Q

Un volte-face

A

A turnabout

638
Q

Une grosse surprise

A

A turn-up for the books

639
Q

Une partie de bras de fer

A

A tug-of-war

640
Q

Une lutte acharnée pour la garde des enfants

A

A tug-of-love

641
Q

Aller à l’encontre de

A

To twart

642
Q

Hypocrite

A

Two-faced

643
Q

Injustifié, déplacé

A

Uncalled-for

644
Q

Mystérieux, troublant

A

Uncanny

645
Q

Subir une crise

A

To undergo a crisis

646
Q

Subir des pressions

A

To undergo pressure

647
Q

Une victime, un opprimé

A

An underdog

648
Q

Sous-jacent

A

Underlying

649
Q

Étayer

A

To underpin

650
Q

Souligner, mettre en évidence

A

To underscore

651
Q

Une entreprise, un engagement

A

An undertaking

652
Q

En cours, en marche

A

Underway

653
Q

Imprévisible

A

Unforeseeable

654
Q

Déclencher

A

To unleash

655
Q

Un bouleversement

A

An upheaval

656
Q

Défendre, soutenir

A

To uphold

657
Q

Incontesté

A

Unchallenged

658
Q

Sans entraves, incontrôlé

A

Unfettered

659
Q

Inlassable

A

Unflagging

660
Q

Sans fondement, injustifié

A

Unfounded

661
Q

Libre, aisé

A

Unhampered / Unhindered

662
Q

Qqun dont on ne sait rien

A

An unknown quantity

663
Q

Inconvenant

A

Unseemly

664
Q

Instable

A

Unsettled

665
Q

Inébranlable

A

Unshakable

666
Q

Dévoiler

A

To unveil

667
Q

Indigne

A

Unworthy

668
Q

À la hauteur

A

Up the mark

669
Q

Le gratin

A

The upper crust

670
Q

Un tumulte

A

An uproar

671
Q

Des conflits sociaux

A

Industrial upheavals

672
Q

Les résultats, l’aboutissement

A

The upshot

673
Q

Une recrudescence, une hausse

A

An upsurge

674
Q

L’ascension sociale

A

Upward mobility

675
Q

Inciter, pousser

A

To urge

676
Q

Complet, véritable

A

Utter

677
Q

Complètement

A

Utterly

678
Q

Prendre qqchose au pied de la lettre

A

To take something at face value

679
Q

L’avant-garde

A

The vanguard

680
Q

Le rapport qualité prix

A

Value for money

681
Q

Changer de direction

A

To veer

682
Q

S’aventurer

A

To venture

683
Q

Le bord, le bas côté de la route

A

The verge

684
Q

Un intérêt direct

A

A vested interest

685
Q

Justifier

A

To vindicate

686
Q

Une vue d’ensemble

A

A bird’s eye view

687
Q

Quasiment, pratiquement

A

Virtually

688
Q

À la suite de

A

In the wake of

689
Q

Mériter, justifier

A

To warrant

690
Q

Édulcorer, affaiblir, atténuer

A

To waterdown

691
Q

Un tournant, un événement marquant

A

A watershed

692
Q

Un moment décisif

A

A watershed movement

693
Q

Gratuit, injustifié

A

Wanton

694
Q

Dans une certaine mesure

A

In a Way

695
Q

Un pont faible

A

A weak point

696
Q

S’user

A

To wear Out

697
Q

Las, fatigué

A

Weary

698
Q

Les gens aisés

A

The well-heeled

699
Q

Un coup dur

A

A whammy

700
Q

Tandis que

A

Whilst

701
Q

Dissimuler la vérité

A

To whitewash

702
Q

En masse

A

Wholesale

703
Q

Étendu, de grande envergure

A

Wide-ranging

704
Q

À dessein

A

Wilfully

705
Q

Gagner haut la main

A

To win hands down

706
Q

Terminer, finir dans une situation

A

To wind up

707
Q

Une aubaine

A

A windfall

708
Q

Être comparable à

A

To be on a par with

709
Q

Le bouche-à-oreille

A

Word of mouth

710
Q

Empirer, se détériorer

A

To worsen

711
Q

Faire des ravages

A

To wreak havoc

712
Q

Un naufrage

A

A wreakage

713
Q

Misérable

A

Wretched

714
Q

Ironique, faux

A

Wry

715
Q

Dans les années à venir

A

In the years ahead

716
Q

Rapporter

A

To yield

717
Q

Un joug, une domination

A

A yoke

718
Q

Un jeune cadre dynamique

A

A yuppie