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1
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En apparence

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Ostensibly

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Une maladie

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A condition; A disease; A disorder

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3
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Exercice physique

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Workout

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Faire de l’exercice

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To work out; To exercise

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Faire des etirements

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To do stretches

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Feuille de déclaration

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A tax return

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7
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Faire

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To produce; To make for

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8
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Se diriger vers

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To make for; To head for

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9
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Un hebdomadaire

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A weekly

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10
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Un trimestriel

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A quarterly

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11
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Se vanter; Se taguer

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To boast

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12
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L’artisan

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A craftsman

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L’artisanat

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Craft

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14
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Etre avare

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To be stingy; To be mean; To be miserly; To be close-fisted

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15
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Subtilement

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Subtly

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16
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Désirer ardemment

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To pine for; To yearn for; To long for

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Convaincre qq un de faire qq chose

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To get sbdy to do sthg

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18
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Le bien-être

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Wellness; Wellbeing

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19
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Inciter

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To incent; To incentivize

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20
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Une pancarte

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A placard

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21
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Un coupon

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A coupon; A voucher

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22
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Racler

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To scrape

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23
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Set de table

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Tablemat

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24
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Paillasson

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A doormat; A welcomemat

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25
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Une tache

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A stain; A spot

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26
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Repérer

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To spot

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27
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Prendre ses jambes à son cou

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To take to one’s heels

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28
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Le poële

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The stove

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29
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Éteindre un feu

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To put out a fire

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30
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Luire; Briller; Étinceler

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To shine; To glitter; To glow

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31
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Rayonner de fierté

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To glow his pride

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32
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Rayonner de fierté

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To glow his pride

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33
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Charbon de bois

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Charcoal

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34
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Une boite de conserve

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A tin (UK); A can (US)

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35
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Le fer blanc

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Tin

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36
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Les produits en conserve

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Tinned goods

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37
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Une visse

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A screw

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38
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Un tire-bouchon

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A corkscrew

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39
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Visser/Dévisser

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To screw/To unscrew

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40
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Pièces détachées/de rechange Roue de secours

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Spare parts; A spare wheel; A spare tire

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41
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Le temps libre

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Spare time

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42
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Econamiser

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To spare money; To save money

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43
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Épargner qq un/qq chose

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To spare sthg; To spare sbdy (‘s life)

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44
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Ne pas ménager ses efforts

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To spare no effort

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45
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Retenir sa respiration

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To hold one’s breath

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46
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La récession

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The economic slump

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47
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S’effondrer; S’écroulr

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To slump

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48
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Une relation tendue

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A strained relationship

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49
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Se faire une entorce à la cheville

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To strain one’s ankle

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50
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Le stress et préoccupations de la vie urbaine

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The strains and stresses of city life

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51
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Le museau

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The muzzle

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52
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Une chimère

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A pipe dream

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53
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Un informatitien

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A computer scientist; An IT engineer

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54
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Conserver/Garder ses émotions

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To bottle one’s feeling/emotions up

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55
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Se confier à qq un

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To confide in sbdy

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56
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Ne pas s’empécher de faire qq chose

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Can’t help doing sthg

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57
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Contempler

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To gaze sthg

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58
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Jetter un coup d’oeil a qq chose

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To glance at sthg

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59
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Regarder fixement qq chose

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To stare at sthg

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60
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Le marié

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The groom

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61
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Le marié

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The groom

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62
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La marié

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The bridegroom

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63
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Se ponponner

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To groom oneself

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64
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Un palfrenier

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A groom

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65
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Former qq un a un job

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To groom sbdy a post

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66
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Rencontrer des enfants sur internet (pedophilie)

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To groom children on the Internet

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67
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Un parking

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A carpark

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68
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Un lifting

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A facelift

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69
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Un jogging (vêtement)

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A tracksuit

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70
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Des baskets

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Sneakers; Trainers

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71
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Un caddie

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A trolley

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72
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Un prisonnier

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A convict; An inmate

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73
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Mépriser qq un

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To scorn

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74
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Porter; Arborrer

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To sport

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75
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Un travail baclé

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A botched job

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76
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Faire le bilan de qq chose

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To take stock of sthg

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77
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Marge de manoeuvre

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Leeway

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78
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Les méfaits (de la politique)

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(Political) wrongdoing

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79
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Donner son avis personnel

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To weigh in on sthg

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80
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Creuser (figuré et rèel)

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To dig (up); To delve into sthg

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81
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Raconter des histoires

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To spin tales

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82
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Un consieller de communication

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A spin doctor

83
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Remettre en question

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To question

84
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Faire le serment de qq chose

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To take an oath of sthg

85
Q

Une illusion

A

A make-believe

86
Q

Se faire passer pour qq chose/un

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To pass oneself off as sthg/sbdy

87
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Harceler pour qq chose

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To pester sbdy for sthg

88
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Ramper

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To creep (crept; crept) To crawl

89
Q

Un gars bizarre (famillier)

A

A creep

90
Q

Ça me donne la chair de poule

A

It gives me the creeps

91
Q

Se faufiller

A

To creep; To sneak; To crawl

92
Q

Faire l’appel

A

To call the roll

93
Q

Les listes électorales

A

Electoral rolls

94
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Lancer un produit

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To launch a product; To roll out a product

95
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Suivre/Se plier/Se conformer à la ligne (du parti)

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To toe the (party)line

96
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Entrer en vigueur (une loi)

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To come into force

97
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Ça ne me dit rien

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I don t relish the idea of …

98
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Le faire exprès

A

To do sthg on purpose

99
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Répondre

A

To answer; To reply; To retort

100
Q

Demander

A

To ask; To enquire; To inquire

101
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Cracher

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To spit (spat-spat)

102
Q

Boiter

A

To be lame in one’s leg; To be crippled; To limp; To hobble

103
Q

Trahir qq un

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To two-time sbdy; To double cross sbdy; To betray sbdy

104
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Etre infidèle; Tromper qq un

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To cheat on sbdy; To be unfaithful with sbdy

105
Q

Le kiosque

A

The newspaper stall

106
Q

Un exposant

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A stallholder

107
Q

Un stand

A

A supermarketstall

108
Q

Jouer le temps

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To play for time; To stall

109
Q

Avoir des ennui avec qq un

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To fall foul of sbdy

110
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Des moyens deloyaux

A

By foul means

111
Q

Il te manque une case !

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To have a screw loose !

112
Q

Tu as perdu la boule !

A

To have lost one’s marbles !

113
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Un prospectus

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A leaflet; A handout

114
Q

Code de la route

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Highway code

115
Q

Au crépuscule

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At dusk; At twilight

116
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Couler; Tomber

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To sink-sank-sunk

117
Q

Un évier; Un lavabo

A

A sink

118
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S’éloigner

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To recede

119
Q

Un nègre

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A ghost writter

120
Q

Une tombe

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A grave; A tomb

121
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Un cimetière

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A graveyard

122
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Enterrer qq un

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To bury

123
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Un berceau

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A cradle

124
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Un lièvre

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A hare

125
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Un enterrement

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A burial

126
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Il y a anguille sous roche

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To smell a rat

127
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Les Années Folles

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The Roaring Twenties

128
Q

Faire des affaires en or

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To do a roaring trade

129
Q

Se noyer

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To drown

130
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Allumer

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To light-lit-lit

131
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Doré

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Golden; Gilded; Gilt

132
Q

Plaqué or

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Gold plated

133
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Le Siècle des Lumières

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The Enlightenment

134
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Un grossiste

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A merchant

135
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Un commerçant

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A shopkeeper

136
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La sale gueule

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An ugly mug; Ugly faces; Ugly-looking person; Nasty-looking person

137
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Un cendrier

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An ashtray

138
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Ecraser qq chose

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To crush sthg

139
Q

Avoir un accident; Percuter qq chose

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To crash (sthg into sthg)

140
Q

Le krack boursier de 1929

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The 1929 Stock Exchange crash/slump

141
Q

Se gratter

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To scratch

142
Q

Tirer des bouffer sur une cigarette

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To draw on a cigarette; To pull on a cigarette; To puff on a cigarette

143
Q

Débarrasser la table

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To clear the table

144
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Verser qq chose à qq un

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To pour sbdy sthg

145
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Un scarabé

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A beetle

146
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Une rangée de qq chose

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A row of sthg

147
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Une dispute

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An argument; A quarell; A row

148
Q

A la suite

A

In a row

149
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Remuer

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To stir

150
Q

Provoquer/Attiser un débat, des controverses

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To stir up trouble/a debate

151
Q

Provoquer la pagaille

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To stir things up

152
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Faire bouger les choses

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To shake things up

153
Q

Un morceau de sucre

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A lump of sugar

154
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Avoir un chat dans la gorge

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To have a frog in the mouth

155
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Gratter une allumette

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To strike a mat

156
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Vapoter

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To vape exigarettes

157
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Une prairie

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A pasture; A meadow

158
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Assister à qq chose

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To attend sthg

159
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Une ambassade

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An embassy

160
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Etre déterminé à faire qq chose (-)

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To be bent on sthg

161
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Surpeuplé; Surchargé

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Over crowded; Cramped

162
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Moisisure

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Moul

163
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Sordide

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Squalid

164
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(Adj) signifiant qu il y a bcp de qq chose

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… -ridden

165
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Relax

A

Easygoing

166
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Dériver vers qq chose (Pas bateaux)

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To drift; To slide

167
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Se raccrocher a qq chose

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To cling

168
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Épreuves

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Ordeals

169
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Promouvoir; Encourager

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Promote; Foster

170
Q

Un moulin

A

A mill

171
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Apporter de l’eau au moulin

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To add grist to sbdy’s mill

172
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Etre ridicule face à la situation actuelle

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To be preposterous

173
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À peine

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Scarcely; Hardly

174
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Sévère

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Harsly

175
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Etre solidaire

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To show solidarity

176
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Se tenir informé

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To keep abreast of

177
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Faire une bonne action

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To do a deed

178
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Se sentir moralement obligé de faire qq chose

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To feel compelled to do sthg; To feel obliged to do sthg

179
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A tel point que…

A

So much so that…

180
Q

Chiites et Sunnites

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Shiiters and Sunni

181
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A l’inverse

A

Conversely

182
Q

Savoir où qq un se trouve

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To know sbdy’s whereabouts

183
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Avoir des nouvelles de qq un

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To hear from sbdy

184
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Une toile

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A canvas

185
Q

Faire du lèche vitrine

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To go window shopping

186
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Une soucoupe

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A saucer

187
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Un OVNI

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A UFO

188
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Une nappe

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A table cloth; A table spread

189
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Un tabouret

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A stool

190
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Une chaise longue

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A deck chair

191
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Faire une prière (de remerciement)

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To say grace

192
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Une fourgonette

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A van

193
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Un peu plus tard

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Shortly afterwards

194
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En vue de (lieu)

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In site of

195
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Un quai (bateau)

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A quay

196
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Taire qq un

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To hush sbdy

197
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Education permanente; continue

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Lifelong learning

198
Q

Qui équivaut à qq chose; Qui s’élève à qq chose

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To amount to

199
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Etre unique en son genre

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To be one of a kind

200
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Etre similaire

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To be of a kind

201
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Payer qq un en nature

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To pay sbdy in kind

202
Q

Fermer un vêtement avec des boutons

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To do up

203
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Se mettre en colère; S’indigner

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To rail against

204
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Un infirme; Un paralysé

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A cripple

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