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trait d’union

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hyphen

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overtake

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dépasser, submerger qqn

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longest serving

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person in a position for the most amount of time

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self-styled

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autoproclamé, soit-disant

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memorablia

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mémorable

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shrine

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lieu saint, sanctuaire

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not for the faint-hearted

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not suitable for people who are not brave or do not like to take risks

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venomous

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contains poison

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get up close and personal

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be intimate with something

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conservation

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(here) the act of protecting wildlife (faune et flore)

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suitable

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approprié, convenir

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divers

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people who swim underwater as a sport or for work

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sinks

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goes down below the water level, couler sombrer, chuter

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stretches

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extends its reach further (s’étirer, dérouler)

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hit

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frapper, heurter, se cogner contre

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revellers

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people at a party or celebration, fêtards

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donned

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put on (clothes), revêtir, enfiler

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downpours

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heavy rain showers, déluge averse

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crowds

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affluence

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raincoat

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vêtement de pluie

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spin off

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retombée, produits dérivés, dérivé, secondaire

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stardom

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being famous

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hopefuls

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people who want to succeed at something (like get a part in a film)

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dream come true

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something that you wanted for a long time that has now happened

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lead role
rôle principal
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fierce
très fort
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melted
made soft or made into a liquid, fondu
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canvas
thick and strong cotton cloth that artists paint on with oil paints, une toile
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afford
have enough money
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brush
pinceau, brosse, appliquer qqch sur, brosser
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knuckle
articulation du doigt, jointure
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make your flesh creep
you feel frightened or disgusted by something
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arthritis
a disease that causes pain and swelling (enflure, gonflement) in joints of the body
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an old wives’ tale
an old idea or belief that has no scientific support
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rehabilitation
the process of helping somebody get better from an illness or injury
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MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
technology hospitals use to produce an image of the inside of a person’s body
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insight
understanding
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shape
état, forme, modeler, sculpter, former
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withstand
cannot be damaged by something, résister à
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wear and tear
damage as a result of ordinary or everyday use
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mood
humeur, état d'esprit
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tiles
carreaux
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briefcase
mallette
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prévaloir sur
prevail over
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maîtriser, réguler
to curb
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groaned
grogner, se plaindre
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despair
désespoir, se desespérer
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How many euros have been spent on repatriating migrants and to secure european borders since 2000
11+ 1
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Migrants who come from Syria, Eritrea and Afghanistan (countries torn apart by war, dictatorial oppression and religious extremism)
62%
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Nb of migrants who arrived in EU in 2015 compared to the global european population?
less than 0.03%
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passed over
ignored
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allies
people who help or support other people in doing something
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prominent
célèbre, connu/ bien visible
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eminent
éminent, remarquable
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to suit
convenir à, arranger
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to pop down to
to visit somewhere
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stuck-up
superior attitude
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to be gripped by something
to be completely attentive to something
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launched
lancer (une idée)
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truce
trêve
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blown
soufflé par le vent/ raté
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rembourser
repay, pay off
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came into their own
reached a position of dominance
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awkwardness
gêne, malaise
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delve into
plonger dans, fouiller dans,
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delve deeper
approfondir
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largely
en général, en grande partie
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slimmer
thinner
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to enhance
améliorer
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Muzak
musique de fond, musique d'ascenseur
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wise
sage, judicieux
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a dock (docked)
un quai (arriver à quai)
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type a letter
écrire une lettre
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poster une lettre
to mail, to post, to send a letter
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to make a check payable to
faire un chèque au nom de
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therefore
par conséquent, donc
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step down
quitter un poste
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step out
sortir
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step from
quitter (go down from a hire place)
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step trough
passer par
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put off
repousser, retarder (delay, postpone)
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put with
mettre, fixer avec
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put on
enfiler des vêtements
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put trough
mettre en relation avec qqn
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"Représentant notre entreprise, ... a fait ça"
Representing our company, ... made this
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look up
chercher dans un ouvrage de référence
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look by
ignorer, ne pas tenir compte de (to overlook)
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look out
faire attention, être vigilant (to be careful)
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look to
compter sur qqn (to rely upon)
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sign up
s'inscrire
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sign in
se connecter
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sign out
se décinnecter
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sign over
abandonner qqch en faveur de qqn d'autre
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clerk
vendeur
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college degree/ master degree
diplôme d'études supérieurs/ un master
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to be discarded/ to discard sth
être jeter / jeter qqch
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drilling/ To drill
forage, un percement / faire des exercices
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to owe money
devoir de l'argent
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following
suite à
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Nonetheless
Néanmoins
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to stand up to
tenir tête
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stand in for
remplacer
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stand at
se trouver à un endroit
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stand with
s'associer à
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take on
assumer, entreprendre, défier
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take off
partir, décoller
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take out
enlever, ôter
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take from
priver qqn
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postponed
reporté, ajourné
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A drop in quarterly profits
une chute des bénéfices trimestriels

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