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énormément de gens

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scores of people

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régler les comptes

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to settle/ even the score

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gagner

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to score a sucess

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escalader un mur tant bien que mal

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to scramble up a wall

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la bousculade pour le pouvor

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to scramble for power

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brouiller

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to scramble (eggs, TV programs)

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un bout de papier

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a scrap of paper

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sélectionner, filtrer

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to screen candidates, applicants

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faire une sélection de candidats

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to shortlist

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être sélectionné

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to be shortlisted

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lésiner

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It would be a mistake to scrimp on one’s education

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économiser sur tout

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to scrimp and save

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examen minutieux, rigoureux

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scrutiny

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pointage des votes

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scrutiny of votes

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surveiller de près

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to scrutinize

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fouiller

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the police searched the evidence

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faire une recherche sur Internet

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to do an Internet search

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un demandeur d’emploi

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job-seeker

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très recherché

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much sought-after

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gêné, intimidé

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self-conscious

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satisfait de soi (moralement)

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self-righteous

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vertueux

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righteous

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vertu, droiture

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righteousness

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vendeur

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salesperson

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un directeur commercial
a sales manager
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en vente
for sale
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en soldes
on sale
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une vente aux enchères
auction sale
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Il a vingt de plus que moi
He's 20 years my senior
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ancienneté
seniority
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une personne du troisième âge
a senior citizen
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sensibiliser
to sensitize
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C'est une expression courante
It's a common phrase
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une série
a series of disasters/ TV (toujours avec un s)
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fixer un but
to set a goal
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retarder
the disaster set space research back a year
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un revers, un tassement (éco)
a setback
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faire exploser
to set off a bomb
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se mettre en route
to set off early in the morning
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entreprendre de faire qch
to set out to do sth
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exposer ses idées
to set out one's ideas
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compenser
profits set off losses
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se contenter de
to settle for
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Ne te contente pas de la deuxième place
Don't settle for second best
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inquiétant, dérangeant
unsettling
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inébranlable
unshakeable
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un gouvernement instable
a shaky government
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être bouleversé
to be shaken up
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peu profond, superficiel
shallow
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confusion, désordre, ruine
shambles
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élaborer un politique
to shape a policy
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prendre forme
to shape up
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fracasser, briser, détruire (santé)
to shatter
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être bouleversé, anéanti par
to be shatter by the news
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se défaire de
to shed one's prejudicies
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supprimer des emplois
to shed jobs
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faire la lumière
to shed light on a subject
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verser une larme
to shed a tear
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un abri bus
a bus shelter
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faire les trois huit
to work in shifts
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de mauvaise qualité
shoddy
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mince, peu convaincant
a filmsy argument
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râpé, usé, pauvre
shabby
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consolider, étayer
to shore up
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un raccourci
a short-cut
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une solution de facilité
an easy way out
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une confrontation
a showdown
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avisé, calculateur
shrewd
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reculer devant l'idée d faire qch
We mustn't shrink from facing the truth
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éviter délibérément
to shun
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distinguer
Martin was singled out as the best student of the year
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déformer, changer de sens
to skew
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de travers
Our plans went askew
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être qualifié pour
to be skilled at doing sth
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ouvriers spécialisés
semi-skilled workers
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saison creuse
slack season
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calomnieux, diffamatoire
slanderous, libelous
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un reportage orienté
a slanted report
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de mauvaise capacité, de mauvaise qualité, sordide
sleazy (bar, goings-on => activité)
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activités irrigulières
sleaziness
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le coté sombre de la politique
the sleazy/ tawdry side of politics
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lent, apathique
sluggish
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vivre à la dure
to slum it/ to live cheaply
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un bidonville
a shantytown
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baisse soudaine, marasme
a slump
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arranger
to smooth up
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lisse
smooth
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suffisant, pédant
a smug smile
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un vice caché
a snag
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un problème ponctuel
a hitch
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jeter un coup d'œil furtif
to sneak a look
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séclipser
to sneak out
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des chaussures de tennis, basket
sneakers
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sécurité sociale
socialized medecine (NHS / Medicare for the poor in the US and Medicaid for the elderly)
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soulager
to soothe (pain, anxiety, worry)
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résoudre un problème
to sort out
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un examen de conscience
a soul-searching examination
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un état d'âme
mood, frame of mind
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une économie saine
a sound economy
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l'ère spatial
the space age

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