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1
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To reach

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Atteindre

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To become commonplace

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Se banaliser

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Figure

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Le chiffre

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To reveal

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Dévoiler

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Moving in together

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Un emménagement à deux

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Development

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Une évolution

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To spread

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Se répandre

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Automatic

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Systématique

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Living together

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Une union libre

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Trick

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Une astuce

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To experience things

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Éprouver

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To offend

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Froisser

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Action

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Le geste

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To interrupt

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Interrompre

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Pearl

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La perle

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Grudge

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La rancune

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Feelings

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Les ressentis

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To wish

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Souhaiter

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Application (for job/position)

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La candidature

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Member of parliament

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Le/la député(e)

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To elect

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Élire

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Elected member of parliament

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Un(e) élu(e)

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To report/state

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Faire état de

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Label

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Une étiquette

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Law

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La loi

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(Political) mandate

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Le mandat

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To deny

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Nier

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To harm

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Nuire à

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Increased

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Accru

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Unmarried/single

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Célibataire

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Death

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Le décès

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To raise/bring up

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Élever

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Instability

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La précarité

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To put up with/ suffer

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Subir

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Widow(er)

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La veuve/ le veuf

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To grow weaker

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S’affaiblir

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To give way to

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Céder la place à

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Disappointment

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La déception

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(Sudden) enthusiasm

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L’élan (m)

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Proud

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Fier

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Over time

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Au fil du temps

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Embarrassing

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Gênant

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To feel at ease

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Se sentir bien dans sa peau

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To take a long time to

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Tarder à

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To come to mind

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Venir à l’esprit

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46
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To admit/confess

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Avouer

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47
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Disruption

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Le bouleversement

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48
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As such

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Comme tel

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Including

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Y compris

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Smooth progress

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Le bon déroulement

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51
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To face up to

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Faire face à

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52
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Close

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Proche

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53
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Account/testimony

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Le témoignage

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54
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Organisation/adjustment

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Un aménagement

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55
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Tantrum

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Le caprice

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56
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To destabilise

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Déséquilibrer

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Youngster

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Le gamin

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To manage/handle

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Gérer

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Timetable/schedule

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Un horaire

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To be content

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S’y retrouver

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Emotional

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Affectif

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To anchor/fix

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Ancrer

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Loaded/full

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Chargé

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More

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Davantage

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Root

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La racine

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66
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Within

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Au sein de

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67
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Willingly

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Volontiers

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City-dweller

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Le citadin

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(Protective) cocoon

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Le cocon

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Constraint

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La contrainte

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In the know

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Au courant

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Costly

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Coûteux

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To accommodate/put up

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Héberger

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74
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To be ashamed

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Avoir honte

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75
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To enjoy/ benefit from

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Jouir de

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Square metre

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Le mètre carré

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Environment

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Le milieu

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Nest

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Le nid

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Person in their fifties

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La/le quinquagénaire

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Grateful

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Reconnaissant

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Support

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Le soutien

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Dinar (Tunisian currency)

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Le dinar

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Speech

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Le discours

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Electricity bill

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La facture d’électricité

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85
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Training (course)

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La formation

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86
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To tell off

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Gronder

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87
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To worry

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Inquiéter

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Disagreement

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La mésentente

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89
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To do without

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Se priver de

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90
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To mess up/ fail

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Rater

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Reproach

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La remontrance

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92
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To find one’s things

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S’y retrouver

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93
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To dream

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Rêver

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Worried/anxious

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Soucieux

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95
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To glimpse

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Apercevoir

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96
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To stutter

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Bégayer

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Cradle

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Le berceau

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To give someone a headache

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Casser la tête à quelqu’un

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99
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Candle

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La chandelle

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100
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Cuckoo (clock)

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Le coucou

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101
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Lazy person

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Le/la fainéant(e)

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102
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Bother!

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Fichtre!

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103
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Coffee grounds

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Le marc

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Little boy

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Le mioche

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Apart from

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Outre

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106
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Landing

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Le palier

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Bathing

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Balnéaire

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108
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Fascination

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Un engouement

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109
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Le palmarès

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An award

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110
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To unfold

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Se dérouler

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Trade

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Un échange

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To lead

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Emmener

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113
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Loudspeaker

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Une enceinte

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114
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To wonder

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Flâner

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115
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River that runs through Bordeaux

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La Gironde

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116
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Intangible heritage

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Le patrimoine immatériel

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(River)bank

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La rive

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118
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Urban conglomeration

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Une agglomération

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Tourist river boat

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Le bateau-mouche

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120
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At your fingertips

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Au bout des doigts

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121
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Enthralled

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Émerveillé(e)

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Over the course of time

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Au fil du temps

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The opportunity to

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Work (of art)

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Une œuvre

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Rightly

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À raison

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To dream

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Songer

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A workshop

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Un atelier

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To spoil/indulge

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Chouchouter

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Making

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La confection

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Illumination (of texts)

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L’enluminure

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To raise awareness among

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Sensibiliser

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Stone cutting

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La taille de pierre

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Growth

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Un accroissement

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Welcome/reception

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Un accueil

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Rendering commonplace

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La banalisation

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Speaker/person giving a talk

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Le conférencier

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Restriction/quota

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Le contingentement

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Prospects/market opportunity

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Le débouché

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A decade

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La décennie

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A challenge

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Le défi

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Estate agency

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Un immobilier

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Related

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Induit

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Coastal area

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Le littoral

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To lead to

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Mener à

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Loss

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La perte

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Profitable

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Rentable

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Sensitive

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Sensible

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Substitute

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Le succédané

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Over-visiting

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La sur-fréquentation

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Building site

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Le chantier

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Surrounded

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Entouré

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Stage

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Une étape

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Shuttle

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La navette

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Horse drawn carriage

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La calèche

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Sea wall

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La digue

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To take (a route)

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Emprunter

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Gangway

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La passerelle

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Peak

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Le pic

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Arts and crafts / cottage industry

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L’artisanat (m)

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Timber roof

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La charpente

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Lace-making

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La dentellerie

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Touring exhibition

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Une exposition itinérante

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Sticking/fixed

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Figé

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Link

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Le lien

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Root

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La racine

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Know-how

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Le savoir-faire

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Tapestry/upholstery

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La tapisserie

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Living

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Vivant

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Deep

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Approfondi

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Chopsticks

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Les baguettes (fpl)

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Guest

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Le convive

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A collection

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Le corpus

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Culinary

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Culinaire

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More

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Davantage

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Tasting/sampling

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La dégustation

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Enrich itself/oneself

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S’enrichir

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Body language / ritual

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La gestuelle

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Outside of / beyond

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Hors de

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Recording (present participle of inscrire)

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Inscrivant

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Built in

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Intégrant

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Dish

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Le mets

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Spicy bread

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Le pain d’épice

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Amongst

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Parmi

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A recipe

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La recette

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To tighten

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Resserrer

186
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Rug

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Le tapis

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To ensure

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Veiller à

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To climb

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Gravir

189
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To interact

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Interagir

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Approved/certified

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Labellisé

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Fun

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Ludique

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Tool

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Un outil

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To share

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Partager

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Indexed

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Répértorié

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Truthfulness

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La véracité

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To be used to

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Être habitué à

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The man in the street

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Monsieur et madame Tout-le-monde

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An information panel

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Le panneau d’information

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A position

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Le point

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At one’s fingertips

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À portée de main

201
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To be wrong

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Avoir tort

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Sad

A

Triste

203
Q

To suspect

A

Se douter (de)

204
Q

France (alternative word)

A

L’Hexagone (m)

205
Q

To embody

A

Incarner

206
Q

Lever

A

Le levier

207
Q

Market share

A

La part de marché

208
Q

Weight

A

Le poids

209
Q

Surveyed

A

Le sondé

210
Q

To follow on someone’s heels

A

Talonner

211
Q

Learning

A

Un apprentissage

212
Q

Low (in quantity)

A

Faible

213
Q

To be taken in

A

Se faire avoir

214
Q

Illiterate

A

Illettré

215
Q

Connection

A

La liaison

216
Q

To master

A

Maîtriser

217
Q

To feel sorry for

A

Plaindre

218
Q

Brain

A

Le cerveau

219
Q

(Wider) family

A

Un entourage

220
Q

To mention

A

Évoquer

221
Q

To get caught

A

Se faire prendre

222
Q

Harmful

A

Nuisible

223
Q

Namely

A

À savoir

224
Q

In demand

A

Sollicité

225
Q

Release (of product)

A

La sortie

226
Q

There’s the rub

A

C’est là que le bât blesse

227
Q

To flow

A

Couler

228
Q

Distant

A

Éloigné

229
Q

To shape

A

Façonner

230
Q

To wreck

A

Gâcher

231
Q

To flood

A

Inonder

232
Q

Link

A

Le lien

233
Q

Instructions for use

A

Le mode d’emploi

234
Q

Harmful

A

Néfaste

235
Q

Tool

A

Un outil

236
Q

Sharing

A

Le partage

237
Q

To go back (in time)

A

Remonter à

238
Q

To survive

A

Survivre

239
Q

Pushing and shoving

A

La bousculade

240
Q

Beyond

A

Au-delà de

241
Q

Sample

A

Un échantillon

242
Q

Priority education (in a socially disadvantaged area)

A

Une éducation prioritaire

243
Q

Harassment/bullying

A

Le harcèlement

244
Q

To lodge a complaint

A

Porter plainte

245
Q

Nickname

A

Le surnom

246
Q

Affected

A

Atteint

247
Q

To report/tell on

A

Dénoncer

248
Q

To assert

A

Faire valoir

249
Q

To train/educate

A

Former

250
Q

To favour

A

Privilégier

251
Q

To make (with adjective)

A

Rendre

252
Q

Within

A

Au sein de

253
Q

Witness

A

Le témoin

254
Q

To devote

A

Consacrer

255
Q

To fear

A

Craindre

256
Q

Damage

A

Les dégâts (mpl)

257
Q

Staff/workforce

A

Les effectifs (mpl)

258
Q

To get hold of

A

S’emparer de

259
Q

To mention

A

Évoquer

260
Q

To equip

A

Munir

261
Q

To warn

A

Prévenir

262
Q

Network

A

Le réseau

263
Q

Wave

A

La vague

264
Q

To target

A

Viser

265
Q

To be added

A

S’ajouter

266
Q

(Large) extent

A

L’ampleur (f)

267
Q

On air

A

À l’antenne (f)

268
Q

Arabophone

A

Arabic speaking

269
Q

Être censé

A

To be supposed to

270
Q

Distraught

A

Désemparé

271
Q

To broadcast

A

Diffuser

272
Q

Management

A

La direction

273
Q

Possible

A

Éventuel

274
Q

Video stream

A

Le flux vidéo

275
Q

Mail server

A

Le serveur de messagerie

276
Q

To attempt to

A

Tenter de

277
Q

Assessment/appraisal

A

Le bilan

278
Q

To draw up

A

Dresser

279
Q

Meaningful/expressive

A

Éloquent

280
Q

To mention/bring up

A

Évoquer

281
Q

Hip

A

La hanche

282
Q

To dramatise

A

Mettre en scène

283
Q

Moralising

A

Moralisateur

284
Q

To put things into perspective

A

Prendre du recul

285
Q

Salamander

A

Le salamandre

286
Q

To tolerate/bear

A

Supporter

287
Q

To weaken

A

Affaiblir

288
Q

To belong to

A

Appartenir à

289
Q

Supply

A

Un approvisionnement

290
Q

State

A

Un état

291
Q

To compete with

A

Faire concurrence à

292
Q

To threaten

A

Menacer

293
Q

(Communication) node

A

Le nœud

294
Q

Company

A

La société

295
Q

A third

A

Le tiers

296
Q

Factory

A

Une usine

297
Q

To admit

A

Avouer

298
Q

Character (eg. letter or number)

A

Le caractère

299
Q

To devote

A

Consacrer

300
Q

An interview

A

Un entretien

301
Q

To teach

A

Enseigner

302
Q

Clock

A

Une horloge

303
Q

To give up

A

Lâcher

304
Q

To put together

A

Monter

305
Q

Level

A

Le niveau

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