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tips

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astuces (fpl)

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target audience

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le public cible

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expectation

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une attente

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back to school/ start of school

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la rentrée

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to snowball (out of control)

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s’emballer

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outcry/ uproar

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un tollé

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(for) the majority to agree

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(pour) faire consensus

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frenchness

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francité

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greed

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cupidité

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moral bankruptcy

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la faillite morale

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to reduce

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s’ameuniser

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exhausting/ overwhelming

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accablant

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staff

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le personnel

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to cross/ go across

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traverser

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unforgiveable

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impardonnable

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politeness

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la politesse

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passanger

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voyageur(-euse)

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from/ coming from

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en provenance de..

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office/ branch/ agency

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l’agence (f)

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to not recommend/ not encourage/ advice against

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déconseiller

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to get stuck with; help yourself to

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se taper

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pregnancy

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la grossesse

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biased

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partial/ biaisé

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to have, hold, possess

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détenir

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a fifth (1/5)

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cinquième

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addressee/ recipient

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le destinataire

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to speak out

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s’exprimer

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to be; walk on crutches

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béquiller

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crutches

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des béquilles

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(something) unexpected, surprise

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imprévu

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hard of hearing/ partially deaf person

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malentendant(e)

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visually impared/ partially sighted

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malvoyant(e)

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tracking/ spotting/ finding

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le repérage

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to circle

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tourner autour de qch

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to nod

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hocher la tête

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to gain weight

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grossir

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to bore/ annoy

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ennuyer

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to loose weight

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maigrir

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to cough; splutter

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tousser

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to accommodate/ sleep; fit

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loger

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to fix, mend, repair

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réparer

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to accompany

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accompagner

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to light; turn on

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allumer

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to pull out; tear off

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arracher

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to catch

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attraper

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to bathe

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baigner

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to shine

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briller

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to camp/ bunk

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camper

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to chase; hunt

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chasser

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to heat

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chauffer

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to collect

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collectioner

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to command, order

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commander

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to compose, arrange, consist of, make up

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composer

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to advise

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conseiller

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to tear

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déchirer

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to take off (plane)

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décoller

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to decorate, honour

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décorer

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to live (not vivre or habiter)

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demeurer

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to fail

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échouer

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to prevent, avoid

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empêcher

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to delight

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enchanter

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to surround; boarder; circle

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entourer

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to wrap, cover

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envelopper

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to sneeze

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êternuer

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to do/ make; manufacture

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fabriquer

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to celebrate

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fêter

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to rub

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frotter

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to waste; squander

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gaspiller

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to spoil, worsen, rot

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gâter

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to scold

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gronder

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to swear

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jurer

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to chew; mutter (in literary texts)

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mâcher

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to mix

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mêler

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to order, arrange, organise

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ordonner

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to remove; take off

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ôter

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to skate, slip; burnish

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patiner

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to fish

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pêcher

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to lend, loan

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prêter

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to pick up, collect

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ramasser

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to thank

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remercier

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to bring back

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remporter

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to return

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rentrer

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to review, iron

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repasser

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to greet, acknowledge; give regards

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saluer

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to stay, lie, dwell

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séjourner

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to whistle

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siffler

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to mow, shave, cut

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tondre

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to break (off), terminate

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rompre

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to park, stand, be stationed

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stationner

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to watch, survey, monitor

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surveiller

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to soak, dip; marinate

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tremper

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to deceive, cheat, mislead, trick

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tromper

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to ring, sound

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sonner

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infidelity; fraud; trickery/ dishonesty

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la tromperie

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95
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work placement/ experience; training course

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un stage

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social skills; interpersonal skills; life-management

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le savoir-être

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97
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know how; craft

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le savoir-faire

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manners/ etiquette

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le savoir-vivre

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to bring together; unite; form a group

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fédérer

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to write

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rédiger

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101
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a cover letter

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une lettre de motivation

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striking/ powerful/ hard-hitting

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percuant(e)

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to collie with; crash into; bump into

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percuter

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to sap; undermine (figurative)

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saper

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to suspect; (have) doubts

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soupçonner

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to mine; eat away at; undermine

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miner

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to diverge; differ; split up

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diverger

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legitimacy, validity, merit

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bien-fondé

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by way of; as

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en guise de

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as proof

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en guise de preuve

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on the way

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en passe

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anyway; still; all the same

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quand même

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to break through; pierce; burst

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percer

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to make a leap; soar; bound

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faire un bond

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workflow

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le flux de travail

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possible

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envisageable

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immediately, staraight away, as soon as

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sitôt

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a job opening; prospect; job prospect

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un débouché

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to fill a post; to provide w/

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pourvoir ; pourvoir (qqn) de (qqch)

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to reserve; intend; address

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destiner [qch] à [qch]

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accurate

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précis(e)

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to be annoyed w/; angry w/

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en vouloir à

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to feel bad; terrible; could kick yourself

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s’en vouloir

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to be annoyed with yourself about [sth]; be annoyed with yourself for doing

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s’en vouloir de

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to be highly motivated; a go-getter

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en vouloir

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to be in a hurry

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s’emparesser

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headache; hassle

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prise de tête

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(air) vent

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une prise d’air

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shot; camera angle

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une prise de vue

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stance, stand, attitude

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une prise de position

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dematerialisation; changing to a paperless system

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la dématérialisation

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to put in place; set up; implement

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mettre en place

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to plunge, dive

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plonger

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instability; insecurity/ lack of security

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la précarité

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to promise to be; proclaim yourself to be

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s’annoncer

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especially; particularly/ in particular; mainly

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surtout

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at the same time; simultaneously; concurrently

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en parallèle

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bargain; steal

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une aubaine

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given; in view of/ in light of

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vu

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to pour; shed; deposit

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verser

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to pay a salary/ wage

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verser un salaire à

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except; bar/ save

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sauf

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fateful/ fatal

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fatidique

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extension; renewal; replacement

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un renouvellement

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petitioning; applicant’s; who wants something

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requérant

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to move; travel

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se déplacer

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administrative centre

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une préfecture

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to save up; set aside; spare

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épargner

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walk; process; step

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la démarche

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delivery receipt

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un accusé de réception

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to drop off; leave

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déposer

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reception; greeting; landing

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la réception

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to sort out; resolve; adjust

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régulariser

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to surrender

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se rendre à

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to visit several times

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se rendre à plusieurs reprises

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to collect/ gather; note; receive

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recueillir

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to shout out to; stop; question; arrest

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interpeller

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to dismiss; fire

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licencier

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in no time (at all)

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en moins de rien

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nothing less

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rien de moins

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to date; so far; not..yet

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à ce jour

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security/ caretaking/ childcare

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gardiennage (m)

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to get a move on; hurry up

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presser le pas

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in order

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en règle

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(advanced) notice; (prior) warning

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préavis

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compensation/ damages/ allowance

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indemnité (f)

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to touch, reach, adjoin

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toucher

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to have a stop over

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avoir une escale

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to apologise for

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s’excuser

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to take a bad turn

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prendre une mauvaise tournure

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to land; find its way

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atterrir

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to sleep in

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faire la grasse-matinée

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to be in a position to do; be able to do

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être en mesure de

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loss of your bearings

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perte de repères

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benefit; allowance

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allocation (f)

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certificate/ certification; proof; confirmation

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une attestation

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anxiety/ dread/ fear

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angoisse (f)

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to grow back/ again ; repel; reject

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repousser

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to conceive; cause; bring about

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engendrer

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annoyed; irritated

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dépité

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hardly, barely, scarcely

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à peine

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to cope; get by, get through

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s’en sortir

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to grow; emerge greater

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s’en sortir grandi

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to arrive; come; reach; get to; approach

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arriver

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to insure; assure; promise; handle

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assurer

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eventually, in the end, over time

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à terme

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to renew; freshen up; extend; repeat

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renouveler

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to stand; remain; stay; keep

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se tenir

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to germinate; sprout; take seed

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germer

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renowned; acclaimed; reputable

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réputé(e)

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to warn; caution; put on his/ her guard

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mettre en garde

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attentive, sympathetic, watchful/ keen

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attentif(-ive)

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glimpse; insight; overview

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un aperçu

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in year 13/ final year of A levels

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en terminale

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aim in life/ ambition

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ambition (f)

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mobility, movement, instability

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la mobilité

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affordable, reasonable; accessible; within reach, approachable

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abordable

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to keep (hold of); store; preserve

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conserver

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to apply for

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postuler à

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to require; need; call for

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requérir

201
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outfit/ clothes; uniform; running

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tenue (f)

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registration; enrolment; writing

A

inscription (f)

203
Q

to adjust/ regulate; settle/ resolve; to pay

A

régler

204
Q

to move; shift; reschedule

A

déplacer

205
Q

in; within

A

au sein de

206
Q

to cost; be worth; be valued at

A

valoir

207
Q

get closer together; come closer together; merger

A

le rapprochement

208
Q

in bold

A

en caractères gras

209
Q

due to; as, since; given that; indeed

A

en effet

210
Q

to grow; educate yourself/ improve your knowledge

A

se cultiver

211
Q

passion, enthousiam; infatuation, appetite

A

engouement (m)

212
Q

a bench / shoal

A

un banc

213
Q

lighthouse; beacon; flagship

A

phrase (m)

214
Q

to arrange; place; prompt

A

disposer

215
Q

to have at your disposal; manage

A

disposer de

216
Q

corner, bend; turning point; swing

A

tournant (m)

217
Q

to be performed; be decided; play out

A

se jouer

218
Q

to become widespread

A

se généraliser

219
Q

to peel; go through; dissect

A

éplucher

220
Q

package, measures, device

A

dispositif (m)

221
Q

assesment; check up; track record

A

bilan (m)

222
Q

holder/ possessor/ bearer

A

détenteur(-trice)

223
Q

late/ belatedly

A

tardivement

224
Q

start (up); beginning; moving off

A

le démarrage

225
Q

to struggle

A

être à la peine

226
Q

except (for); apart from

A

hormis

227
Q

to put things into perspective; get some perspective

A

relativiser

228
Q

to calibrate; grade

A

calibrer

229
Q

to prove to be; turn out to be

A

s’avérer

230
Q

to focus/ bring into focus; develop

A

mettre au point

231
Q

legal

A

juridique

232
Q

total, sum. amount; rising

A

montant (m)

233
Q

patron, sponsor; benefactor

A

le/ la mécène

234
Q

for the moment/ time being; at the present time

A

pour l’heure

235
Q

attention; care; prudence

A

la prudence

236
Q

resale, reselling

A

revente (f)

237
Q

unequivocal/ quite clear/ categorical

A

catégorique

238
Q

to care/ worry about

A

se soucier de

239
Q

effectiveness; efficiency

A

efficacité

240
Q

debatable/ up for debate ; questionable

A

discutable

241
Q

abundance of; host of; wealth og

A

un luxe de

242
Q

unnecessary, superfluous

A

superflu

243
Q

introduction; beginner’s guide; initiation

A

initiation (f)

244
Q

to make more accessible; generalise

A

démocratiser

245
Q

to make an assessment; take stock

A

faire un bilan

246
Q

deep down; at heart; at bottom; fundamentally/ essentially

A

au fond

247
Q

at the bottom of; deep in/ within; at the end of

A

au fond de

248
Q

(but) only just; it was a close call

A

s’en être fallu de peu

249
Q

score/ sheet music; partition/ division

A

une partition

250
Q

fully/ completely/ totally

A

à plein

251
Q

disadvantaged (area) ; underprivileged (people)

A

défavorisé

252
Q

accompany/ care/ support

A

accompagnement (m)

253
Q

absolutely, quite, completely

A

tout à fait

254
Q

through/ across/ by way of

A

à travers

255
Q

to put an upper limit on; cap; reach its maximum height; put in a ceiling in

A

plafonner

256
Q

movement; (business) trip

A

le déplacement

257
Q

to the end; until the end ; all the way through

A

jusqu’au bout

258
Q

resourceful; clever; crafty

A

débrouillard

259
Q

carshare/ carpool

A

covoiturage (m)

260
Q

to be a matter/ question of; concerning; be (about)

A

s’agir de

261
Q

to widen; increase; make bigger

A

élargir

262
Q

(the) lesser/ lower/ least

A

(le) moindre

263
Q

to save yourself; spare yourself

A

s’éviter

264
Q

disappointment, disillusion

A

la déception

265
Q

to come out; appear; come into being

A

apparaître

266
Q

to cough

A

tousser

267
Q

to comb

A

peigner

268
Q

green house/ glass house

A

serre (f)

269
Q

assembly; lifting; editing

A

montage (m)

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