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Lettre S Flashcards

1
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compétences/capacités

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skills

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maternité de substitution

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surogacy

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sensible

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sensitive

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un salaire

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a salary

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se mettre d’accord sur un contrat

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to strike a deal

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venir en aide

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to support

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la famine

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starvation

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rare/rarement

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seldom

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pas de scrupules

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no scruples

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simple

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simple

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l’offre et la demande

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supply and demand

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voir qlq chose d’un bon oeil

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see Something in a favorable light

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voir qlq chose d’un mauvais oeil

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see Something on a favorable light

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abandonner

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to surrender

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crier

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to shout

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alarmiste

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scare-mongering

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enquête d’opinion

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a survey

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étrangler

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to strangle

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lutter

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to struggle

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attiser

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to stoke

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façonner/forger

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to shape

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nettement

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sharply

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attaquer/transpercer

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to skewer

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Etat qui se balance(entre 2 partis)

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a swing state

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attenter un procès à

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to sue

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mobilité sociale

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social mobility

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monter en flèche

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to soar

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rétrécir

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to shrink

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briser

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to shatter

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se vanter

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to show off

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dvpt viable/ dvpt durable

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sustainability

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se retirer/ démissionner/faire marche arrière

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to step down

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affaiblissement/fléchissement

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sag

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prendre du recul

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to step back from

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pour plusieurs raisons

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on several grounds

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une arme d’occasion

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a second-hand gun

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un pic

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a spike

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soutien

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support

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être originaire de

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to stern from
to come from
to originate

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un fléau

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a scourge

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un massacre

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a slaughter

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42
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laique

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secular

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43
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scinder/couper en 2

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to split

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rare/limité

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scarce

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manque/pénurie

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scarcity

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un tas de personnes

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a slew

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demander/solliciter/rechercher

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to seek

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sensiblement/notablement

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substantially

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lutter

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to struggle

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pousser/voir le jour

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to spring up

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financer/subventionner

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to subsidize

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éradiquer

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to stamp out

to eradicate

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radier/rayer

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to strike out

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54
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à court de

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shortage

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55
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faux

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fake

spoof

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une espèce

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a species

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faire naître/ engendrer

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to spawn

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une folie meurtrière

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a shooting spree

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la mainmise

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the stranglehold

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virer/renvoyer

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to sack

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une grève

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a strike

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l’esclavage

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slavery

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une lutte

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a struggle

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mettre en scène

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to stage

to set a scene

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prendre la parole s’exprimer

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to speak out

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un moteur de recherche

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a search engine

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67
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historique de navigation

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browse

search history

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changement

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shift

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souverain

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sovereign

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un enjeu

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a stake

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régler ses comptes

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to square up

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conclure un accord

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to strike a deal

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tsunami

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a sea surge

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saisir

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to seize

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retarder

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to stave off

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développement durable

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sustainable development

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fermeture

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a shutdown

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pente glissante

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a slippery slope

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s’installer

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to settle

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les colons

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settlers

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un détroit

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a strait

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un refuge

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a shelter

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vapeur

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steam

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84
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les qualités/compétences

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skill-set

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85
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renforcer

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to strengthen

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rapide

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swift

quick

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87
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mettre à mal

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to strike at
to challenge
to dispute

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écarter/éluder

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to stave off

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inégalités grandissantes

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soaring inegalities

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bouc émissaire

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a scapegoat

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pression

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strain

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une nuée/un essaim

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a swarm

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fourmiller/grouiller

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to swarm

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inonder

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to swamp

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un marécage

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a swamp

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une demande

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a supply

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escalader

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to scale

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98
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balance/pèse personne

échelle/ dimension

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a scale

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une mère porteuse

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a surrogate

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soumettre

présenter/ envoi

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to submit

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protéger

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to screen

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un écran

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a screen

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court

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short

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raccourcir

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to shorten

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environnant / tout autour

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surrounding

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intensifier

accroître

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to step up something

107
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un atelier clandestin / endroit où on exploite la main d’oeuvre

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a sweatshop

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rebuter

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to shun

109
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un chien errant

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a stray dog

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représenter

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to stand for

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déjouer / contrecarrer

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to thwart

112
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compter sur soi-même

indépendance / autonomie

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self-reliance

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maculer / étaler

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to smear

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une tâche / une trace

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a smear

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obliquer / dévier

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to skew

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se dérouler / s’étirer

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to stretch

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s’étendre sur

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to span

118
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effrayer / faire peur

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to scare somebody

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chiffonner / froisser

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to scrunch

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économiser / épargner

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to save up

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l’épargne

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savings

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il en va de même

A

the same goes

123
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plus tôt

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sooner

124
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Avaler / déglutir

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To swallow

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immédiatement

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straight away

126
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simple / honnête

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straightforward

127
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un atelier clandestin

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a sweatshop

128
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un bouc émissaire

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a scapegoat

129
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résumer

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to sum
to summarize
to encapsulate

130
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pénurie de main d’œuvre qualifiée

A

a skills shortage

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Avoir tout à gagner à

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to stand gain from

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être autonome

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to be self-reliant

133
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mettre le tissu social à l’épreuve

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to strain the fabric of society

134
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prendre pour tête de turc

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to scapegoat

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semblable à

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similar to

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durabilité

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sustainability

137
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expédier par bateau à l’étranger

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to ship overseas

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déferler

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to surge

139
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une vague / envolée/ déferlement

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a surge

140
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planning/ programmation

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scheduling

141
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un emploi du temps / horaire

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schedule

142
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changer / passer(d’une chose à une autre)

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to switch

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une paille

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a straw

144
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agitateurs / mélangeurs ( touillette du café)

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stirrer

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des oiseaux marins

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seabirds

146
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un coton-tige

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a swab

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rester / coller

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to stick

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un brouillard de pollution

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a smog

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rivages / berges

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shorelines

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une cheminée

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a smokestack

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si bien que

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so that

152
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dernier cri

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the state-of-the-art

153
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une roue de secours

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a spare wheel

154
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soumettre / assujettir

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to subjugate

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retirer / priver

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to strip them away

156
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s’efforcer à

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to strive to

157
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se distinguer

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to stand out

to distinguish

158
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se distinguer de la populace

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to stand out from the crowd

159
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en dire long sur

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to speak volumes about

160
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être mauvais perdant

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to be a sore loser

161
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édulcorer

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to sugarcoat

162
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faire passer la pilule

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to sweater the bill

163
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voir comme une mise en garde

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see this example as a cautionnary tale

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une ribambelle de procès

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a slew of lawsuits

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renforcer / consolider

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to strengthen

166
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recherche / désireux

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seeking

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considérablement

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significantly

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chaine d’approvisionnement / de distribution / de logistique

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supply chains

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socialement responsable

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socially-conscious

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s’allier à

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to side with

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mettre sur pied

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to set up

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un charognard

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a scavenger

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mettre en lumière quelque chose

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to shed light on something

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conscience de soi

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self-awareness

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Des progrès ont été fait dans….

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Some progress/advances was made in…

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conserver / stocker

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to store

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déchets / débris

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scraps

178
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étouffant

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shifling

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simple

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straightforward

180
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examen / contrôle

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scrutiny

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immédiatement après l’avoir entendu

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straight after the hearring

182
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intervenir

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to step in

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être coincé / bloqué

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to be stuck

184
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le cours de l’action

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the stock price

185
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diffuser de l’information

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to spread convey

186
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intervenir

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to step in

187
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être coincé / bloqué

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to be stuck

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légèrement

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slightly

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échantillonnage / prélèvement

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sampling

190
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bourse / bourse d’étude

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scholarship

191
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adapté / convenu / approprié

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suited

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souffrir de

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to suffer from

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un escalier

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stairs / staircase

194
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une cage d’escalier

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a stairwell

195
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assermentation / serment

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swearing

196
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jurer

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to swear

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unique / exclusif

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sole

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négligeant

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sloppy

199
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honte / opprobre

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stigma

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une part / une ration

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a serving

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sans sommeil / insomniaque

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sleepless

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fouillant / râtissant

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scouring

203
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à courte portée

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short-range

204
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nombreux / plusieurs

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several

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pulvériser / asperger

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to spray

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dispute / chamaillerie

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squabbling

207
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peu profond / superficiel (conversation) / les bas fonds

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shallow

208
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saisir

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to seize on

209
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une nuée / un essaim

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a swarm

210
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grouiller / fourmiller

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to swarm

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provoquer / déclencher

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to spark

212
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une lueur / une étincelle

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a spark

213
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Contrecarrer

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To stymie

214
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S’empiler / se comparer

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To stack up

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Rayer

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To stripe

216
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Entraver / enchaîner / mettre aux fers

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To shackle

217
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Clairsemé

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Sparser

218
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Dériver

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To shunt

219
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Éviter / esquiver / se soustraire

A

To shirk

220
Q

Uniquement / exclusivement

A

Solely

221
Q

Balayer / râtisser

A

To sweep

222
Q

Sangloter

A

To sob

223
Q

Mettre en place / créer / établir

A

To set up

224
Q

Avaler / accepter

A

To swallow

225
Q

Bombardé

A

Shelled

226
Q

Eternuer

A

To sneeze

227
Q

Mépriser / dédaigner

A

To scorn

228
Q

Avaler / accepter

A

To swallow

229
Q

Bombardé

A

Shelled

230
Q

Éternuer

A

To sneeze

231
Q

Mépriser / dédaigner

A

To scorn

232
Q

Robuste /fidèle / exemplaire

A

Stalwart

233
Q

S’évertuer a

A

To strive to

234
Q

banlieues

A

suburbs / inner cities

235
Q

une cité (plutôt bourgeoise)

A

a suburb

236
Q

intenter un procès

A

to sue

237
Q

cracher (argent) / payer

A

to stump up

238
Q

grogner

A

to snarl

239
Q

hurler

A

to screech

240
Q

répandre / dévoiler

A

to spill

241
Q

virer / piller

A

to sack

242
Q

escroquer

A

to swindle

243
Q

garnement / voyou

A

scamp

244
Q

négligé

A

sloppy

245
Q

étendue / vaste

A

scope

246
Q

échafaud

A

scaffold

247
Q

robuste / vigoureux

A

sturdy

248
Q

S’endormir

A

To sack out

249
Q

Progressif / régulier

A

Steady

250
Q

Frapper / cogner

A

To slug

251
Q

Escroquerie / arnaque

A

Scam

252
Q

Économiser

A

To spin out

253
Q

Tourner / se retourner

A

To spin around

254
Q

Têtu / obstiné

A

Stubborn

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