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“Repose en paix”

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Rest In Peace

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talentueux

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talented

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accueillir les jeux olympiques

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to host the Olympic Games

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un moins que rien

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un underdog

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une nouvelle

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a short story

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un roman

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a nobel

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un élève médiocre

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an undistinguished pupil

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vital

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vital [ai]

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un bouclier

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a shield

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un rassemblement

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a rally

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voter à mains levées

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to vote by show of hand

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descendre dans la rue (pour manifester)

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to take to the streets

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être la risé de (2)

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to be the buff of

to be the laughing stock

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14
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expression d’un journal pour dire le peu de charisme de quelqu’un

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“the charisma of an unbuttered toast”

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pour dire qu’on s’acharne sur qqun

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  • -bashing
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16
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emboiter le pas à, suivre

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to follow someone’s lead

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17
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tirage

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circulation

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exemplaires

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copies

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19
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faire beaucoup de chiffre

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to run at healthy profit

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20
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profitabilité, rentabilité (2)

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money-making

profitability

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se moquer de

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to ignore

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22
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ignorer

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to pay no heed to

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23
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“pas besoin d’en rajouter”

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“no need to rub it in”

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assomer, mettre KO

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to Knock-Out

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25
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Un KO

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a Knock-Out

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au fond

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basically

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27
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une connasse (2)

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a bitch

a stupid cow

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une greluche (AE & BE)

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a bird (BE)
a chick (AE)
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casser (couple) (2)

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to break up

to split

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30
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couper les liens (2)

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to sever links

to cut links

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31
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Pièce la plus noire de Shakespear

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Titus Andronicus

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32
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“cela met leur couple à rude épreuve”

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“it put a strain on their relationship

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33
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une séparation amicale (2)

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an amicable separation

a consensual separation

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34
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plaquer (quelqu’un)

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to dump

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35
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larguer (quelqu’un)

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to ditch

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36
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une maison close

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a maison closer

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37
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un compte de fées

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a fairy tale

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un roturier

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a commoner

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39
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la roturerie

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the common stock

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40
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être enceinte (2)

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to be pregnant

to be expecting a baby

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41
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être né hors mariage

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to be born out of wedlock

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42
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un syndiqué

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a unionist

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43
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membre du parti *

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member of the * party

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44
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une cible idéale

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a fair game

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45
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quelqu’un qui se rend

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a surrender

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46
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une débandade

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a scurry

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47
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pas de taille à lutter contre *

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no match for *

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48
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tirer profit d’une faiblesse

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to capitalize on a weakness

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49
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Pologne

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Poland

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50
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Brésil

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Brasil

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51
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“au menu /à l’ordre du jour”

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“on the agenda”

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52
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une pieuvre

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an octopus

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53
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poursuivre en diffamation

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to sue for libel

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54
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une poursuite en diffamation

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a libel suit

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55
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poursuivre * en justice

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to bring an action against *

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56
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les contribuables

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taxpers

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57
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le palais de l’Elysée

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the Elysée Palace

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58
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empreinter qqchose à qqun

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to borrow smthg from someone

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59
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joindre les deux bouts

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to make ends meet

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60
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avoir du mal à joindre les deux bouts

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to find it hard to make ends meet

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un droit à la vie privée

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a right to privacy

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62
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regler un problème

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to settle a problem

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63
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trouver à arrangement à l’amiable

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to find an out-of-the-court-settlement

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tromper son compagnon

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to cheat on one’s companion

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65
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tout s’écroule, tout s’effondre

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“everything is collapsing

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être trahi

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to be betrayed

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67
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une trahison

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a betrayal

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une épreuve

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a hardship

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douloureux

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painful

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70
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surmonter

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to overcome

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71
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souffrance

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suffering

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72
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être profondément humilié

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to be humiliated to the core

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73
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le roi / champion de la gougeaterie

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the king of boorishness

the champion of boorishness

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un jour férié

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a bank holiday

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75
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un gourmet

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a boor

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gougeat

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boorish

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77
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“le moins qu’on puisse dire, c’est qu’il n’y a pas la moindre élégance à cela” (2)

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“The least one may say is that there isn’t the sightest/faintest élegance in that.”

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78
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ça passe vite (2)

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it passes by

it passes quickly

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79
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doux

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smooth

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80
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un beau parleur, un embobineur

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a smooth operator

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81
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le grande soeur

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the elder sister

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82
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bébé (genre?)

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baby, n

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83
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une fusillade entre * et *

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a shooting between * and *

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84
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un pouvoir militaire

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a junta

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85
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une démocratie

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a democracy

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86
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fantaisie, imagination

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fantasy

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87
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un fieffé menteur

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a barefaced liar

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88
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manifestants

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protesters

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89
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(nom anglais pour les média)

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the 4th estate

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90
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la presse à scandal (4)

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the gutter press
the yellow press
the popular press
the tabloids

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journalisme de bas étage

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junk journalism

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journalisme de qualité

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brash journalism

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93
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scandaleux

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scandalous

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94
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mettre son nez dasn les affaires des autres

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to poke one’s nose into people’s private lives

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95
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intimité, vie privée

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privacy

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96
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violation de la déonthologie

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a breach of ethics

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97
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déterrer qqchose (2)

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to dig (dug, dug) smthg out
to unearth something
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98
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faire taire

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to hush

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99
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être étouffé (pour une affaire) (2)

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to be hushed up

to be covered

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100
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à sensation

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lurid

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101
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porter plainte, poursuivre en justice

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to file suit

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102
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effet pervers

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perverse effect

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103
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risqué

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risqué

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104
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hasardeux, risqué

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hazardous

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105
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placarts (2)

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closets

cupboards

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106
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“maintenir hors de portée des enfants”

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“keep out of the reach of children”

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proche, à porté de main (3)

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ready to hand
handy
within easy reach

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Les Rocheuses

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the Rockey Montains

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109
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révélé, découvert, laissé voir

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revealed

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affaires (bonnes)

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bargains

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milliard

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billion

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un vendeur d’art

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an art dealer

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113
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un truc, une astuce

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a gimmick

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114
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vente aux enchères

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auction sales

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115
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jusqu’à présent

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so far + pperfect

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116
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des faux, des copies, des contrefaçons

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forgeries

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117
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flouté, estompé, rendu vague, pas clair

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blurred

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118
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Berlin

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Berlin

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cocaine

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cocaine

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120
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agence, burreau

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agency

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121
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contrebandiers

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smugglers

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122
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blanchiement d’argent

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money laundering

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123
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c’est le premier depuis

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it’s been the first on since

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124
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Moscou

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Moscow

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125
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les autorités, le gouvernement

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authorities

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126
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bourreau

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executioner

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127
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bourreau d’enfant (2)

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child beater

child batterer

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prédateur sexuel

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sexual predator

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129
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une pension

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a guest-house

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130
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une rue cossue (où les loyers sont chers)

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a moneyed street

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une rue affluente, où il y a beaucoup de passage

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an affluent street

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132
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miteux, douteux, terne (couleur)

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dingy

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133
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minable, nul

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crummy

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134
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foyer d’enfants

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a community center

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135
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une famille désunie (2)

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a broken home

a dislocated home

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136
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des parents absents

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absentee parents

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137
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donné à la DASS, à une famille d’accueil

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given to foster care

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138
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mené à la baguette

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bossed about

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139
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devenir délinquants à l’age adulte

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to mature into adult offenders

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140
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relaché sous caution (3)

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released on bail
set free on bail
let go go bail

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“c’est morne, triste, ennuyeux”

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“it’s dreary

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nier tout en bloc

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to deny something all outright

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légaliser l’herbe

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to legalize pot

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effet/vertu psychotrope (2)

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psychotropic effect

psychotropic virtue

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cookies

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cookies

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biscuits

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biscuits

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pates de fruit

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fruit jellie

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truffes

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truffles

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sucettes (2)

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lollipops

lollies

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bares au chocolat

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chocolate bars

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fermer définitivement

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to close down

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être engagé

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to be commited

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au long terme, à la longue

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in the long run

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faire la queue

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to queue up

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la ranqueur

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resentment

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insatisfaction

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dissatisfaction

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propriétaire foncier

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landowners

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promettre

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to promise

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copremettre

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to compromise

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au détriment de

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at the expense of

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la retraite

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retirement

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le retrait (des troupes)

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withdrawal

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injuste

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unfair

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disparaître

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to disappear

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passer 10 ans

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to spend 10 years

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QG

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headquarters

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une tendance

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a tendency

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Britanique

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British

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afluer vers

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to flock to

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la lie de l’humanité

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the scum of the earth

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“ce dernier”

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“the later”

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pour cause d’ouverture d’esprit (a été arrêté)

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on ground of open-mindeness

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tonnerre d’applaudissement

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thunderous applause

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considéré comme un traitre

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regarded as a traitor

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coupable de trahison

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guilty of betrayal

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une chique/chiffe molle

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a real wimp

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dernier

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last

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dernier en date

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lastest

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familles d’adoption

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foster families

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cela s’élève à (argent)

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it amounts to

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tortionnaire, bourreau

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torturer

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un présentateur (3)

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an announcer
a presenter
an anchorman

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une langue de vipère (2)

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a venomous tongue

a spiteful tongue

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ragots (mal intentionnés)

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ill intentioned gossips

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machine à sous

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slot machine

fruit machine

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“les jeux sont faits”

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“make your bets”

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“rien ne va plus”

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“no more bets”

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employers du casino (2)

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croupies

dealers

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une escroquerie (2)

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a swindle

a rip off

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fraude

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fraud

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pratique frauduleuses

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fraudulent practices

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une pièce sans fenêtre

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a windowless room

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La menace de l’execution plane au dessus de sa tête (2)

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the threat of execution hangs over his head

the threat of execution planes over his head

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une rançon

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a ransom

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répondre aux exigeances (des terroristes)

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to meet the demands

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un sursis à une execution

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a stay of execution

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un sursi/une grâce de dernière minute

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a last-minute reprieve

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pression

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pressure

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lobbying

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lobbying

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forcer la main à quelqu’un

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to twist sb’s arm

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du “forçage de main”

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arm-twisting

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provenir de, résulter de

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to result from

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exposition des faits

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opening statement

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un appart de * m2

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an * square-metter-flat

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pour une broutille/une bagatelle

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for a trifle

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l’affaire sera portée en justice

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the case will be taken to law

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engager des procédures (3)

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to take proceedings
to undertake proceedings
to iniciate proceedings

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engager, embocher (2)

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to retain

to hire

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prendre un avocat

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to retain a lawyer

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faire la lumière sur les faits

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to elicit the facts

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l’issue

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the outcome

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un procés

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a trial

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des crèches (2)

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day-care centers
child-care centers
day nurseries

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être viré (2)

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to be fired

to be dismissed

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l’occident

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Western contries

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les paroles

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the lyrics

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sortir (un film, livre…)

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to release

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ciller

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to blink an eyelid

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sans ciller

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without blinking an eyelid

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le match

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the game

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des revendications

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claims

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un psychanalyste

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a psychoanalyst

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une décharge

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a rubbish dump

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une rumeur dit que (2)

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it is rumoured that…

rumour has it that

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être à la hauteur

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to be up to the task

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un remaniement ministeriel

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a cabinet reshuffle

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la bande de Gaza

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the Gaza strip

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la Palestine

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Palestine

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une prise d’otages (2)

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a hostage taking

a hostaging

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être pris en otage (4)

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to be taken ostage
to be abducted
to be kidnapped
to be snatched from one’s home

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l’équipe qui kidnappe

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a kidnap gang

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les yeux bandés

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blindfolded

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un minus, un idiot

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a morron

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une limousine

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a limo

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chercher à être réélu

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to be seeking re-election

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raffoler

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to dot on

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donner un discours

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to deliver a speech

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extrème droite

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Ultra-Right

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un homme à dos de cheval

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a man on horseback

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magnat

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tycoon

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un bonnet d’âne

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a dunce’s cap

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un bonnet de bain

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a swimming cap

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un bonnet de nuit

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a night cap

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un bonnet Phrygien (2)

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a Prygian cap

a cap of liberty

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le bonnet rouge

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the red cap

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voir rouge

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to see red

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être à découvert (2)

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to be in the red

to be overdrawn

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rouge comme… une bethrave

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a beetroot

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rouge comme… un homard

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a lobster

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rouge comme… un coquelicot

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a poppy

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rouge comme… un pivoine

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a poeny

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rouge comme… une langoustine, une écrevisse

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a crayfish

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rouge comme… une écrevisse

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a crawfish

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c’est bonnet blanc et blanc bonnet (2)

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it’s all much of a muchness

its’s six of one and half a dozen of the order

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plonger

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to dive

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un scaphandre (2)

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a diving gears

a frogman suits

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au nom de, se revendiquant de (2)

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in the name of

on behalf of

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c’est un terrain de prédilection des terriristes

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it’s a terrorist hunting ground

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un ennemis “vicieux”

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a vicious foe

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un ennemis (2)

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an enemy

a foe

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revendiquer (qqchose) (3)

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to claim the credit for
to claim responsibility for
to take credit for

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ne pas trouver ses mots

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to be at a loss for words

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une donation

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a donation

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tourner le dos (à qqun)

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to turn one’s back on somebody

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profiter de

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to take advantage of

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sensibiliser à

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to make people sensitive to

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sensé, raisonnable

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sensible

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être ancré

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to be embedded

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reclu

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secluded

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le déclenchement

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the outbreak

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s’assurer

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to ensure

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discuter de *

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to discuss *

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les hommes politiques

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politicians

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les pavés

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the cobblestones

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recourir à

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to resort to

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anéanti

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dashed

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un paysan

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a peasant

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sans précédent

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unprecedented

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fournir (2)

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to provide

to supply

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des clefs

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clues

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être addict à (2)

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to be addicted to

to be hooked on

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avoir la fibre militaire

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to be a born soldier

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un jeu de cache cache

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an hide and seek game

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baptisé (2)

A

baptized

christened

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285
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être doué avec les chiffres

A

to be good at figures

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286
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agriculture intensive (2)

A

intensive agriculture

intensive farming

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287
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porc

A

pork

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288
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viande

A

meat

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289
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sans gout, insipide

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tasteless

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sans saveur, insipide

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flavourless

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291
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volaille (2)

A

fowl

poultry

292
Q

poulet

A

chicken

293
Q

pintade

A

guinea-flow

294
Q

Turkie

A

Turkey

295
Q

roumanie (3)

A

Rumania
Roumania
Romania

296
Q

la salaire minimum

A

the minimum wage

297
Q

deux fois plus

A

twice as much

298
Q

ça va de pire en pire

A

it’s going from bad to worse

299
Q

la lèpre

A

leprosy

300
Q

la plaie des temps modernes

A

leprosy of modern life

301
Q

tué au flingue (2)

A

shot dead

gunned down

302
Q

de sang froid

A

in cold blood

303
Q

un meurtre de sang froid

A

a cold blooded murder

304
Q

lachement

A

cowardly

305
Q

lache, faible, invertébré

A

spineless

306
Q

l’oeuvre de

A

the work of

307
Q

un cargo

A

a freighter

308
Q

“l’addition va être salée”

A

“the bill will be steep”

309
Q

raide, escarpé

A

steep

310
Q

le mécontentement

A

discontent

311
Q

mécontent

A

discontented

312
Q

profitable

A

profitable

313
Q

le foie

A

the liver

314
Q

des militants

A

activists

315
Q

être contesté

A

to be disputed

316
Q

incontesté

A

undisputed

317
Q

les ancêtres

A

the forefathers

318
Q

it’s been 2 week since I ***** here

A

it’s been 2 years since I WAS here

319
Q

un internat

A

a boarding school

320
Q

un orphelin

A

an orphan

321
Q

le loyer

A

ther rent

322
Q

dépenses des ménages

A

household expenditure

323
Q

un fléau

A

a plague

324
Q

un bénévole

A

a volunteer

325
Q

en augmentation

A

on the increase

326
Q

commencer à zéro

A

to start from scratch

327
Q

obligatoire

A

compulsory

328
Q

casi= la fermeture

A

the shut down

329
Q

un fonctionnaire

A

a civil servant

330
Q

durer

A

to last

331
Q

une “mélée” politique

A

a political fray

332
Q

une chamaillerie

A

a squabble

333
Q

un spectacle lamentable

A

a degrading circus

334
Q

être expulsé

A

to be expelled

335
Q

un deserteur

A

a deserter

336
Q

faire son service miliitaire

A

to do one’s military service

337
Q

vivre en dessous du seuil de pauvreté

A

to live below the poverty line

338
Q

corrompu jusqu’à la moelle

A

corrupt to the core

339
Q

les retraités

A

retired people

340
Q

la Bretagne

A

Brittany

341
Q

fermer (définitivement)

A

to close down

342
Q

un abattoir

A

a slaughter-house

343
Q

recruter

A

to recruit

344
Q

brillant (pour un mec) (2)

A

brillant

bright

345
Q

tricher

A

to cheat

346
Q

se bagarrer (2)

A

to scuffle

to brawl

347
Q

se faire un chemin jusqu’au sommet (louche, illégal) (BE & AE)

A

to maneuver (BE)/maneuvre (AE) one’s way to the top

348
Q

c’est moralement mais pas politiquement, légalement, condamnable (2)

A

it is morally but not politically reprehensible/blameworthy

349
Q

condamner (moral)

A

to condemn

350
Q

condamner (judiciaire)

A

to sentence

351
Q

une épreuve de force

A

a showdown

352
Q

être paralysé par les conflits internes

A

to be cripple by internal strife

353
Q

déchiré par les conflits (2)

A

strife-ridden

strife-torn

354
Q

une duperie

A

a jockeying

355
Q

duperie/manipulation/manoeuvre poliique

A

political jockeying

356
Q

une lutte feutrée

A

a closed door struggle

357
Q

des moutons

A

sheep

358
Q

un agneau

A

a lamb

359
Q

une brebie

A

an ewe

360
Q

être menacé, être en danger (4)

A

to be threatened
to be under threat
to be in danger
to be in jeopardy

361
Q

couler (bateau)

A

to sink (sank sunk)

362
Q

se noyer

A

to drown

363
Q

se noyer volontairement

A

to drown oneself

364
Q

les pauv gens sur les bateaux

A

boat people

365
Q

tenter sa chance

A

to try one’s luck

366
Q

“je quitte tout ce que j’ai”

A

I leave all that I have

367
Q

ne pas avoir de papiers

A

to be undocumented

368
Q

des faux papier(2)

A

false papers

bogus documents

369
Q

un passeur

A

a smuggler

370
Q

une danse macabre

A

a dance of death

371
Q

un cercueil

A

a coffin

372
Q

des étrangers clandestins

A

illegal aliens

373
Q

étrangers en situation irrégulière

A

visa abusers

374
Q

entrer qqpart

A

to enter * somewhere

375
Q

illégalement

A

illegally

376
Q

se faufiller illégalement dans le UK (2)

A

to sneak into the UK

to slip across the border into Englad

377
Q

une meute

A

a pack

378
Q

être en tête, à la tête

A

to lead the pack

379
Q

un parti d’extrême droite

A

a far-right party

380
Q

gagner en influence

A

to grow in influence

381
Q

gagner en ampleur

A

to grow in scope

382
Q

la lune de miel

A

the honey-moon

383
Q

l’état de grâce (en politique)

A

the honey-moon

384
Q

réussir à faire qqchose (2)

A

to succeed in doing something

to manage to do something

385
Q

un point de rassemblement, de ralliement

A

a rallying-point

386
Q

elle est dans les bonnes grâces des gens

A

she is in the public’s approval

387
Q

être couvert d’éloges

A

to be lionized

388
Q

“tous pourris”

A

“all rotten

389
Q

discuter de *

A

to discuss *

390
Q

l’Arabie Saoudite

A

Saudi Arabia

391
Q

les talibans

A

the taliban

392
Q

la politique

A

politics

393
Q

une politique de *

A

a policy of *

394
Q

un produit

A

a product

395
Q

produire

A

to produce

396
Q

découvrir

A

to discover

397
Q

une découverte

A

a discovery

398
Q

un détail

A

a retail

399
Q

hésiter

A

to inherit

400
Q

le taux de chômage

A

the unemployement rate

401
Q

Stoneheng

A

Stoneheng

402
Q

une zone

A

an area

403
Q

un banquet, un festin

A

a feast

404
Q

le Maroc

A

Morocco

405
Q

sans tenir compte de

A

regardless of

406
Q

un enfant unique

A

an only child

407
Q

fidèle à

A

faithful to

408
Q

en outre

A

besides

409
Q

un pélerin

A

a pilgrim

410
Q

jusqu’à présent

A

so far

411
Q

réduire

A

to cut down

412
Q

un glissement de terrain

A

a landslide

413
Q

une cargaison

A

a cargo

414
Q

un cargo (2)

A

a cargo-boat

a cargo-ship

415
Q

un avion-cargo

A

a cargo-plane

416
Q

loin de

A

far from

417
Q

le bateau (genre)

A

the boat, f

418
Q

violer

A

to rape

419
Q

être muet

A

to be mute

420
Q

un domestique

A

a house servant

421
Q

les bonnes manières

A

“good manners”

422
Q

un nègre des champs

A

a field negro

423
Q

acquérir des compétences

A

to acquire skills

424
Q

entrer quelque part

A

to enter somewhere

425
Q

la fin des années 40

A

the late 40’s

426
Q

le début des années 40

A

the early 40’s

427
Q

un arrêté

A

a ruliny

428
Q

boire comme un trou

A

to drink like a fish

429
Q

être ivre (2)

A

to be drunk

to be inebriated

430
Q

son plus grand succé fut de gérer …

A

his greatest success was in dealing with

431
Q

son plus grand échec

A

his worst failure

432
Q

inicier, commencer (=start)

A

to initiate (the civil right act)

433
Q

les états du sud

A

the Southern States

434
Q

une capuche (d’un sweet)

A

a hood

435
Q

la croix chrétienne

A

the christian cross

436
Q

WASP

A

White Anglo Saxon Protestant

437
Q

proner

A

to advocate

438
Q

défenseur

A

an advocate

439
Q

être invité à quelque chose

A

to be invited to something

440
Q

laissez moi

A

let me…

441
Q

liens diplomatiques

A

diplomatic ties

442
Q

le revenu

A

the income

443
Q

le maire

A

the mayor

444
Q

lacher les chiens

A

to unleash dogs

445
Q

une dépression nerveuse

A

a nervous breakdown

446
Q

des mères porteuses

A

surrogate motters

447
Q

une fausse couche

A

a miscarriage

448
Q

attiré par

A

attracked to

449
Q

exigeant

A

demanding

450
Q

saignant (cuisson)

A

rare

451
Q

it’s the first time it (to happend)

A

it’s the first time it has happened

452
Q

déclassement, perte de statut social (4)

A

a drop in social standing
a fall in social standing
a downgrading
a loss of status

453
Q

la dégringolade

A

the plunge

454
Q

le majordome

A

the butler

455
Q

les critiques

A

the critics

456
Q

parler en bien de quelqu’un

A

to speak highly of someone

457
Q

jouer le rôle de *

A

to play the part of *

458
Q

déchirant (une histoire)

A

harrowing

459
Q

être né dans une plantation de cotton

A

to be born on a cotton plantation

460
Q

le sud profond (des USA)

A

the Deep South

461
Q

les 13 états d’origine

A

the 13 original states

462
Q

Georgetown

A

Georgetown

463
Q

porter un nom en souvenir de *

A

to be named after *

464
Q

la capital

A

the Capital city

465
Q

un état du cotton

A

a cotton state

466
Q

produits textiles et papier

A

paper and textile products

467
Q

un bail, le temps durant lequel on occupe un poste

A

a tenure

468
Q

une fiction historique

A

a historical fiction

469
Q

une fiction (film)

A

a drama film

470
Q

inspiré par / de

A

inspired by (ex : a true story…)

471
Q

un terroriste

A

a torrorist

472
Q

se retrancher

A

to entrench oneself

473
Q

l’axe du mal

A

the Axis of Evil (Regan)

474
Q

“elle fut élue au 1er tour”

A

she was elected outright

475
Q

“victoire aux urnes!”

A

“Victory at the polls”

476
Q

elle est sortie première (élections)

A

she came out first

477
Q

elle a “arraché” les élection

A

sh snatched the elections

478
Q

arracher

A

to snatch

479
Q

intelligent, doué… (2)

A

smart

brainy

480
Q

le chômage

A

the unemployment

481
Q

un corps d’élite (une unité d’élite)

A

an elite corps

482
Q

un transexuel

A

a trans(s)exual

483
Q

un tabou

A

a taboo

484
Q

mettre quelque chose en danger

A

to endanger something

485
Q

pathologique (2)

A

pathologic(al)

486
Q

une maladie

A

a disease

487
Q

dénoncer

A

to denounce

488
Q

rejeté

A

rejected

489
Q

cacher les faits

A

to cloak the fact

490
Q

vivre au grand jour

A

to live outside the closet (=placart)

491
Q

un pépé, une lopette (5)

A 
a fag
a faggot
a fruit
a fairy
a pansy
492
Q

gay (3)

A

gay
queer
bent

493
Q

un dealer

A

a dope pusher

a drug peddler

494
Q

un fournisseur de drogues

A

a drug supplier

495
Q

un négociant (drogues)

A

a drug runner

496
Q

un grossiste (drogue)

A

a drug wholesaler

497
Q

un marchant de drogue

A

a drug merchant

498
Q

un seigneur de la drogue

A

a drug lord

499
Q

un caîde de la drogue

A

a drug overboss

500
Q

les chefs des cartels

A

cartel chieftains

501
Q

un bijoutier

A

a jeweller

502
Q

déclencher

A

to trigger

503
Q

la gâchette, le détonateur

A

the trigger

504
Q

débat animé, enflammé à propos de *

A

a fierce debate around *

505
Q

auto-défense

A

self-defence

506
Q

attaques à main armée

A

assaults with deadly weapons

507
Q

de plus en plus d’agressions

A

more and more muggins

508
Q

coups et blessures

A

assault and battery

509
Q

des malfaiteurs à l’arme blanche

A

slashers

510
Q

une prise d’otages (2)

A

an hostage taking

a seizure of hostages

511
Q

être retenu contre sa volonté

A

to be kept against one’s will

512
Q

capitalisme

A

capitalism

513
Q

le monde occidental

A

the wester world

514
Q

le gouvernement

A

the government

515
Q

des étrangers

A

foreigners

516
Q

le tourisme

A

tourism

517
Q

lourdement armé

A

heavily armed

518
Q

piégé

A

trapped

519
Q

piéger

A

to trap

520
Q

en jeu

A

at stake

521
Q

négocier avec

A

to negotiate with

522
Q

pactiser avec le diable

A

to collude with the devil

523
Q

se moucher

A

to blow one’s nose

524
Q

activiste, militant

A

activist

525
Q

porte parole, représentant

A

spokesman

526
Q

être impliqué dans

A

to be involved in

527
Q

être engagé

A

to be committed

528
Q

une gaffe

A

a blunder

529
Q

une déclaration

A

a statement

530
Q

un hommage à

A

a tribute to

531
Q

zone

A

area

532
Q

époque

A

era

533
Q

le virus du sida

A

the HIV virus

534
Q

des fuites

A

leaks

535
Q

ils attendent depuis 10 minutes

A

thez have been waiting for 10

536
Q

il attendaient depuis 10 minutes

A

they had been waiting for 10

537
Q

infidèle, déloyal

A

unfaithful

538
Q

une saisie

A

a seizure

539
Q

résoudre

A

to solve

540
Q

classe moyenne supérieure

A

the upper middle class

541
Q

en dessous

A

underneath

542
Q

la piste de la cocaine

A

the cocaine trail

543
Q

une filière de la cocaine

A

a cocaine channel

544
Q

trafic de drogues (2)

A

drug trade

traffic in drugs

545
Q

une saisie record

A

a record-breaking seizure

546
Q

faire la transaction

A

to conduct the dealing

547
Q

un douanier

A

a customs officer

548
Q

le menu frotin

A

the small fry

549
Q

le “gros poisson” (2)

A

the big fish

the big wigs

550
Q

l’ouragan s’est abattu sur de grandes étendues

A

the hurrican bashed through large areas

551
Q

heurter de plein fouet

A

to sideswipe

552
Q

appeler au boïcot de

A

to appeal to the boycott of

553
Q

se suicider

A

to commit suicide

554
Q

anonymement

A

anonymously

555
Q

un filtre

A

a filter

556
Q

un écran

A

a screen

557
Q

se défouler

A

to let off steam

558
Q

évacuer ses frustrations

évacuer ses tensions

A

to work off one’s frustrations

to work off one’s tnsion

559
Q

harcèlement ininterrompu, constant (2)

A

uninterrrupted harassment

unbroken harassment

560
Q

traquer (pour un chasseur)

A

to stalk

561
Q

rompre son contrat

une rupture de contrat

A

to break off one’s contract

a break of contract

562
Q

couper tous les liens

A

to sever all ties

563
Q

une nouvelle manie, lubie

A

a new fad

564
Q

un bracelet anti-calories

A

a jawbone

565
Q

“elle lave les crimes de son mari à coup de soupes populaires”

A

“She clears/exonerate her husband’s crime through soup kitchens”

566
Q

un groupe de punk (2)

A

a punk group

a punk band

567
Q

au milieu des années 70

A

in the mid seventies

568
Q

un manque de respect

A

a lack of respect

569
Q

manquer

A

to lack

570
Q

offenser, choquer

A

to offend

571
Q

être offensé, choqué, par

A

to be offended by

572
Q

un comportement impoli, grossier

A

a rude behaviour

573
Q

anarchie

A

anarchy

574
Q

une fusillade

A

a shoot-out

575
Q

relancer le débat

A

to reopen the debate

576
Q

armes à feu

A

firearms

577
Q

éloigner

A

to remote

578
Q

un magna des médias

A

a media mogul

579
Q

faux

A

fake

580
Q

blanchiment d’argent

A

money(-)laundering

581
Q

poignarder

A

to stab

582
Q

l’insomnie

A

sleeplessness

583
Q

la guerre contre la terreur

A

the war on terror

584
Q

une cible

A

a target

585
Q

coupable

A

culpit

586
Q

d’où

A

hence

587
Q

catastrophe naturelle

A

natural catastrophe

588
Q

artificiel

A

man-made

589
Q

catastrophique

A

catastrophic

590
Q

désastreux

A

disastrous

591
Q

calamiteux

A

calamitous

592
Q

gigantesque

A

gigantic

593
Q

énorme, immense

A

huge

594
Q

formidable, très grand

A

tremendous

595
Q

de grande ampleur

A

large scale

596
Q

généralisé ( ex : maladie)

A

full-blown

597
Q

les forces rebelles de la nature

A

the unruly forces of Nature

598
Q

un caprice de la nature (2)

A

a whim of Nature

a quirk of Nature

599
Q

un caprice

A

a quirk

600
Q

un ouragan

A

a hurricane

601
Q

un fort coup de vent

A

a galeluxurieux

602
Q

luxurieux

A

luxurious

603
Q

bijouteries

A

jeweller’s shops

604
Q

un hold up (2)

A

a hold-up / holdup

a stick-up / stickup

605
Q

des voleurs (2)

A

thieves

burglars

606
Q

un délinquant, un malfaiteur

A

a criminal

607
Q

être en fuite

A

to be on the run

608
Q

un coffre fort

A

a safe

609
Q

une chambre forte

A

a vault

610
Q

organiser un évenement (2)

A

to host an event

to hold an event

611
Q

le pays organisateur

A

the host contry

612
Q

d’affilé

A

in a row

613
Q

intéressant

A

interesting

614
Q

traiter de, faire face à

A

to deal with

615
Q

s’attaquer au problème

A

to tackle the problem

616
Q

étonnant, stupéfiant

A

astounding

617
Q

le trottoir (AE &BE)

A 
the pavement (BE)
the sidewalk (AE)
618
Q

générer

A

to generate

619
Q

descendre qqun (au flingue)

A

to shoot someone down

620
Q

en rapport, relatif aux armes

A

gun-related

621
Q

contrôle, régulation des armes à feu

A

gun control

622
Q

loby des armes aux US

A

National Rifle Association

623
Q

finalement

A

eventually

624
Q

interview

A

interview

625
Q

convaincre

A

to convince

626
Q

persuader

A

to persuade

627
Q

opinion pulique

A

public opinion

628
Q

secrétaire d’état

A

secretary of state

629
Q

diffuser (campagne politique)

A

to broadcast compaign

630
Q

aborder le problème de la guerre

A

to tuch on the issue of war

631
Q

tenir l’audience

A

to hold the audience

632
Q

fasciner l’audience

A

to fascinate the audience

633
Q

hypnotiser l’audience

A

to mesmerize the audience

634
Q

bon à faire quelque chose

A

good at doing something

635
Q

le leader charismatique

A

the charismatic leader

636
Q

photogénique à la télé

A

telegenic

637
Q

un bon “communiquant”

A

a great communicator

638
Q

un “performeur” expérimenté

A

a seasoned performer

639
Q

expérimenter

A

to season

640
Q

un pupitre

A

a lectern

641
Q

un plouc

A

a rednec

642
Q

un gros US man /woman de base

A

a couch potatoe

643
Q

bien fondé

A

rightfulness

644
Q

suggestion

A

suggestion

645
Q

proposition

A

proposal

646
Q

un non-sens

A

a nonsens

647
Q

un sauveur

A

a saviour

648
Q

un semi marathon

A

a half-a-marathon race

649
Q

être bourré

A

to be drunk

650
Q

speed dating

A

speed dating

651
Q

politique de dénatalisation (2)

A

a policy of denatalizing

a policy of denatalization

652
Q

faible taux de fécondité

A

low fecundity rate

653
Q

reverser la tendance, renverser les moteurs

A

to reverse engines

654
Q

parrainer, financer

A

to sponsor

655
Q

un célibataire endurci

A

a confirmed bachelor

656
Q

une vieille fille

A

a spinster

657
Q

aborder (un sujet)

A

to tackle

658
Q

faire avec

A

to deal with

659
Q

rentrer chez soi (soldat)

A

to be discharged

660
Q

déchet

A

garbage

661
Q

l’étendue (du désastre)

A

the extent

662
Q

la semaine dernière

A

last week (et pas “the last week”)

663
Q

faire la guerre

A

to make war

664
Q

condamné à mort

A

sentenced to death

665
Q

un compromis

A

a compromise

666
Q

fournir une dote

A

to provide a dowry

667
Q

lancer (un produit)

A

to launch

668
Q

Iraq

A

Iraq

669
Q

des données

A

data

670
Q

un adversaire

A

an opponent

671
Q

émergeant (pays)

A

emerging

672
Q

“à l’antène”

A

“on the air”

673
Q

la TV (3)

A

the TV
the idiot box
the goggle box

674
Q

le contre coup (2)

A

the aftereffect

the aftershock

675
Q

un choc (2)

A

a shock

a blow

676
Q

un sale coup

A

a nasty blow

677
Q

crouler sous le coup/choc

A

to be reeling under the blow

678
Q

trahison

A

betrayal

679
Q

traitrise

A

treachery

680
Q

retourner sa veste

A

to change one’s colours

681
Q

défection

A

defection

682
Q

“retrait” d’un support

A

withdrawal of support

683
Q

l’indéfectible allier

A

the unshakeable ally

684
Q

Suède

A

Sweden

685
Q

un sommet

A

a summit

686
Q

le congrès

A

the Congress

687
Q

le sénat

A

the senate

688
Q

la chambre des représentants

A

the house of representatives

689
Q

un mal nécessaire

A

a necessary evil

690
Q

attendre l’ordre (pour tirer)

A

to hold fire

691
Q

clouer au sol

A

to pin down

692
Q

un marché aux puces

A

a flea market

693
Q

à l’air libre

A

open-air

694
Q

particuliers

A

private individuals

695
Q

marchants d’occasions

A

secondhand dealers

696
Q

antiquaires

A

antique dealers

697
Q

vendre qqchose pour une bouchée de pain

A

to sell something for a song

698
Q

bonnes affaires

A

good bargains

699
Q

négocier le prix (2)

A

to haggle over the price

to bargain about the price

700
Q

une foire aux manèges

A

a fun fair

701
Q

attaques chimiques

A

chemical attacks

702
Q

intervenir (2)

A

to intervene

to step in

703
Q

prendre des sanction contre

A

to take sanctions against

704
Q

intervention armée

A

armed intervention

705
Q

déclenchement d’une guerre

A

outbreak of a war

706
Q

coalition

A

coalition

707
Q

allié

A

ally (allies)

708
Q

participer à une guerre (2)

A

to take part in a war

to participate in a war

709
Q

s’impliquer dans une guerre

A

to get involved in a war

710
Q

lancer les hostilités

A

to engage in hostilities

711
Q

prendre les armes

A

to take up arms

712
Q

aller à la guerre

A

to go to war

713
Q

être en guerre contre

A

to be at war with

714
Q

riposter

A

to retaliate

715
Q

une riposte

A

an act of retaliation

716
Q

arme de destruction massive

A

a massive destruction weapon

717
Q

conduire une riposte massive

A

to lead massive retaliation

718
Q

une attaque de représaile

A

a reprisal attack

719
Q

être en quarantaine

A

to be in quarantine

720
Q

mettre quelqu’un en quarantaine

A

to put somebody under a quarantine

721
Q

envoyer des troupes (3)

A

send / deploy / array troops / soldiers

722
Q

obtenir le feu vert

A

to get the go-ahead

723
Q

“le gendarme du monde”

A

the gendarme of the world

724
Q

parlement anglais

A

house of commons

725
Q

un bourbier

A

a quagmire

726
Q

renverser

A

to overthrow

727
Q

être traumatisé

A

to be traumatized

Anglais Oral (12 decks)

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