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durée de vie moyenne

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average lifespan

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avoir une envergure de

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to span

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Avez vous 10 euros à me prêter?

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Can you spare 10 euros?

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désolé je n’ai pas de temps libre cette semaine

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Sorry, I can’t spare any time this week

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de rechange, en réserve

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spare

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une roue de secours

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a spare wheel

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des pièces détachées

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spare parts

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temps libre

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spare time

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une avalanche (fig)

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a spate

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le berge

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the bank

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le débordement d’un conflit

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the Spillover of a conflict

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un effet secondaire, un dvpt nouveau qui résulte d’u évènement, d’une découverte

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a spin-off

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specialist in communication hired to give a favorable impression of events to journalists and the media

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a spin-doctor

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fragmenter

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to splinter

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une écharde

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a splinter

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spolier

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to despoil

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le butin

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the spoils of war

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donner un sens différent à qch

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to put a different spin on sth

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contrôle intermittent

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spot-checking

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formation sur le tas

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on-the-spot trianing

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Lily s’est étalé sur le canapé

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Lily sprawl out on the sofa

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apercevoir

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to spy

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un commando

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a hit squad

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misère, conditions sordides

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a squalor

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dilapider
to squander
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Vos chiffres ne semblent pas correspondre aux faits
Your figures don't seem to square with facts
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un arrangement équitable
a square deal (to give sb a square deal)
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écraser
to squash
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extorquer qch à qn
to squeeze sth out of sb
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faire entrer de force
to squeeze sth in
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tenter le coup
to take a stab sth
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renversant
staggering
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obtenir un bon emploi
to stake out a good job
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soutenir, être fidèle à
to stand by
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attendre être prêt à agir
to stand by
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une bouchée, une gorgée
a mouthful
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Je ne peux plus admettre cela
I won't stand for this any more!
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remplacer qn
to stand in for
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un remplaçant
a stand-in
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défendre verbalement
to stand up for
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ressortir, se détacher
to stand out
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privé d'amour
love-starved
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publier une déclaration
to issue a statement
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une litote
an understatement
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C'est le moins que l'on puisse dire!
That's an Understatement
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signe extérieur de richesse
status symbol
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sévère, dur
stern
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un travail difficile
a stiff job
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une concurrence intense
a stiff competition
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étouffer, suffoquer
to stifle
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étouffer la créativité
to stifle creativity
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une chaleur étouffante
a stifling heat
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radin, pingre
stingy (with money)
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susciter (polémique)
to stir up
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faire du bruit, faire sensation
to create a stir
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Qui sait ce qui nous attend
Who knows what's in store
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être sous tension
to be Under strain
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être stressé
to be Under stress
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accepter sans sourciller
to take sth in one's stride
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horrifié
horror-stricken
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une grève surprise
a walkout
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une croûte, une escarre
a scab
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un jaune, une personne qui refuse de se mettre en grève
a scab
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la lutte de classes
class struggle
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gaver
to stuff
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être plein à craquer
to be stuffed with
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renversant
stunning
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stupéfier
to stun
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assigner à comparaître
to subpoena
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dans la proche banlieue, la couronne
on the outskirts of the city
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un habitant de la banlieue
a suburbanite
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un procès
a suit
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intenter un procès
to file suit agaisnt sb
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suivre le mouvement
to follow suit
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évoquer des souvenirs
to summon up memories
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appeler, convoquer
to summon sb to court
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un partisan
a supporter
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aider, encourager
to be supportive, caring
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supprimer des privilèges
to take away privileges
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supposer
to surmise
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un substitut, un remplaçant
a suroggate
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une mère porteuse
a surrogate mother
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les environs
the surroundings of Prague
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subir, souffrir
to sustain damage, injury
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se balancer, faire osciller
to sway
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une balançoire
a swing
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un juron
a swearword
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escroquer
to swindle
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une escroquerie
a swindler
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pollué, contaminé, frelaté
tainted (drugs)
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terni, sali (réputation)
The system is tainted with corruption
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prise de pouvoir
political seizure
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exploiter, utiliser
to tap (to tap resources, funds
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les politiques utilisent les peurs des gens
politicians tap into people's fears
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mise sur écoute
wire tapping
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se réduire petit à petit
to taper off
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un groupe de travail, d'étude
a working party
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prendre qn à partie, réprimander qn
to take someone to task
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un locataire
a tenant
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une location
a rental

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