Chap 9 Flashcards
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attempt (noun)
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tentative (f)
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challenge (noun)
to challenge someone
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défi (m)
lancer un défi à qn
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to claim responsibility for/authorship of
to claim to be the painter of a painting
no one has claimed responsibility for the attack
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revendiquer
revendiquer un tableau
l’attentat n’a pas été revendiqué
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riot (n)
to turn into a riot
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émeute (f)
tourner à l’émeute
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growth
annual/economic/fast growth
sustained sharp growth
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croissance (f)
croissance annuelle/économique/rapide
forte/vive croissance
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to lend
lend their support to this venture
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prêter
prêter leur concours à cette entreprise
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tale, story
fairy tale
to tell (a story)
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conte (m)
conte des fées
conter
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to be supposed to
to be supposed to do
we are supposed to arrive at 7:00
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être censé
être censé faire
nous sommes censé arriver à sept heures
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luck (informal)
he is lucky
stroke of luck
just my luck!
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veine (f)
il a de la veine
coup de veine
c’est bien ma veine!
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road map
city map
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carte routière (f)
un plan
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To snub, to turn one’s nose up st
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Snober
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timid, shy; bitter, savage
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farouche (adj.)
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current (adj.)
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actuel
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empty (of), blank
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vide (de)
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to boast
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fanfaronner
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to jostle, to shake up, to bump into
to bump into/fall all over each other
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bousculer (vt)
se bousculer
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to be at stake, to be the focus
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être l’enjeu (nm)
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disappointment
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déconvenue (f)
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trial (legal)
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procès (m)
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stake
what’s at stake
what’s at stake now is more than the fate of one person
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enjeu (m)
ce que est en jeu
l’enjeu dépasse maintenant le sort d’une seule personne
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ballot, polling place
electoral system
to count the votes
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scrutin (m)
mode de scrutin
dépouiller le scrutin
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male
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mâle (adj, nm)
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female (for animal)
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femelle (adj)
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to give rise to, to arouse, to spark
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susciter (vt)
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disinformation
| to spread disinformation
intox (m)
| faire de l'intox
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sensor
capteur (m)
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fine (noun)
amende (f)
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insignificant, harmless, mild, safe, neutral
anodin/anodine (adj.)
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to hit, to strike; to act counter to e.g. public opinion (vt)
to come up against (problem, refusal)
heurter
| se heurter à
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to start, initiate, enter into
to undermine (someone's reputation)
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entamer (vt)
| entamer la reputation de quelqu'un.
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bend, turning point
tournant (m)
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to undo, untie, loosen
to hold one's arms away from one's body
to break loose, to come undone, to turn one's back on, to stand out
détacher (vt)
détacher les bras du corps
se détacher
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riot
émeute (nf)
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cleaning up, refining, purge
| ethnic cleansing
épuration (nf)
| épuration ethnique
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special effect
optical effects
vote rigging
trucage (nm)
trucages optiques
trucage des scrutins
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to set off (alarm, offensive), to cause, to initiate, to spark
to provoke general laughter
déclencher (vt)
| déclencher un éclat de rire général
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to remain, to live
| he remained deaf to our entreaties
demeurer
| il est demeuré à nos supplications
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to rest or to lean on/against
appuyer sur/contre
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process (noun)
processus (m)
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to be ahead of, to lead
at the moment he is 12 minutes/2000 votes ahead of his opponent.
a thinker who is ahead of his time
devancer
pour l'instant, il devance son rival de 12 minute/2000 voix
un penseur qui a devancé ses contemporains.
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to win
remporter
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to divert, distract, to embezzle, to hijack
détourner
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stalemate, collapse
| a country's slide into war
enlisement (m)
| l'enlisement d'un pays dans la guerre
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to get stuck, bogged down
| the country is being sucked into civil war
s'enliser
| le pays s/enlise dans la guerre civile
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uprising
soulèvement (m)
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to dig, plow
| to dig a hole
creuser
| creuser un trou
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to recommend, to advocate
préconiser
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to deal with, to treat
treat sb like an invalid/a son
to deal with the subject
to call sb a liar
traiter
traiter qn en malade/comme son fils
traiter le sujet
traiter qn de menteur
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to tell (about sth), to warn, to call, to anticipate
tell us when you are coming
call the police
she anticipates their every wish
prévenir
prévenez-nous de votre visite
prévenez la police
elle prévient leurs moindres désirs
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search/to search
| body search
fouille (nf)/fouiller (vt)
| fouille corporelle
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escalation
escalade (f)
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support
| to lean on
appuis (m)/appuyer
| prendre appui sur
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to deny
nier (vt)
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to take over, to seize
s'emparer de
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to take responsibility for
| having taken on the role of aggressor
endosser (vt)
| avoir endossé le rôle d'agresseur
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to slow down
ralentir/se ralentir
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shortage
raréfaction (nf)
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birth, delivery
accouchement (m)
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easy, well-off
| the most well-off colonists left
aisé (adj.)
| les colons les plus aisés quittent
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to catch a glimpse
| to see a glimmer of hope for peace/of recovery
entrevoir (vt)
| entrevoir un espoir de paix/de redressement
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to dismiss (fire), to transfer
limoger
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development, increasing popularity, comeback
| to spread ones wings, to take off (person, region)
essor (m)
| prendre son essor
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sequence, procedure
the procedure for the ceremony
the organization of the working week
déroulement (m)
le déroulement de la cérémonie
le déroulement d'une semaine de travail
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guarantee (n)
guaranteed by
to endorse, to give sb one's approval
aval (m)
bon pour aval
donner son aval à
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dam, barricade, roadblock
barrage (m)
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kidnapping
enlèvement (m)
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to worry, to disturb
inquiéter (vt)/s'inquiéter
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fate
| to worry about the fate of the others
sort (m)
| s'inquiéter du sort des autres
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haste
in great haste
a hastily drawn up report
hâte (f)
en toute hâte
un rapport rédigé à la hâte
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heartbreak, rift
déchirement (m)
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to win (a victory)
remporter (vt)
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to sink
to sink into despair
to sink into civil war
sombrer (vi)
sombrer dans désespoir
sombrer dans la guerre civile
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to settle
solder
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to manage, to run
gérer
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to found, to establish
| he based his theory on Hegel
fonder
| il a fondé son théorie sur Hegel
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demand, claim (n)
| wage demands
revendication (f)
| revendications salariales
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to take on
| I can't take on the cost of his education myself
assumer (vt)
| je ne peux assumer seul les frais de son éducation
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to sadden, upset (vt)
to struggle (vi)
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peiner
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wave (n)
| the wave of attacks
vague (f)
| la vague d'attentats
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to take place
| the demonstration went off without incident
se dérouler
| la manifestation s'est déroulée dans le calme
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loose, vague, fuzzy, hazy (literally or figuratively)
flou (adj)
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painful, aching
douloureux
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to tear, to break up
| to go back on a contract
déchirer
| déchirer un accord
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all of a sudden
subitement (adv.)
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educated (adj.)
instruit
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to repress
réprimer (vt)
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tight, tense, nervous
the straps are not tight enough
you can see he is tense and vulnerable
tendu (adj)
les courroies ne sont pas assez tendues
on le sent tendu, vulnérable
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to subtract, to take away
| to save from death
soustraire (à = from)
| soustraire à mort
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ordeal, test
épreuve (f)
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to harden, to intensify
to take a harder line on
to harden the arteries
quick setting cement
durcir
durcir sa politique en matière de
durcir les artères
ciment qui durcit vite
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search (n)
| to carry out a search of an area
ratissage (m)
| procéder au ratissage d'une région
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ambush, trap
| to walk into an ambush
guet-apens (m)
| tomber dans un guet-apens
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misappropriation, hijacking
perversion of the democratic process
embezzlement of funds
détournement (m)
détournement du processus démocratique
détournement de fonds
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to transport
| to head towards (country, economy e.g.)
acheminer (vt)
| s'acheminer
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to happen
no matter what happens
what will become of democracy
advenir
quoi qu'il advienne
qu'adviendra-t-il de la démocratie?
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to suffer, to subject to
| suffer the effect of
subir
| subir le contrecoup de
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to push back, to stifle, to hold back, to turn back
refouler
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to subdue, to subject sb/sth to, to submit
we are subjected to tax
to put a law to the vote
soumettre qn/qch à
nous sommes soumis à un impôt
soumettre une loi au vote
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to fall dramatically (person, regime), to collapse
| to be distraught with grief
s'effondrer
| s'effondrer de chagrin
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to attack, to assault
to be mugged in the street
to feel threatened by
agresser
se faire agresser dans la rue
se sentir agressé par
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milestone, watershed
to turn a corner, to reach a milestone
to reach the milestone of one’s fortieth
cap (m)
franchir un cap
franchir le cap de la quarantaine
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to make fun of
| they made fun of their friend's accent
railler
| ils ont raillé leur camarade sur son accent
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bathtub
baignoire (f)
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to invade, to overcome, to pervade
overrun with ants
overcome with sleep
to take over the building
envahir (vt)
envahi par les fourmis
envahi par le sommeil
envahir l'immeuble
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decade
décennie (f)
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liable for
| persons liable for income tax
assujetti (adj)
| les personnes assujetties à l'impôt sur le revenu
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fabric, cloth
tissu (m)
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customs, lifestyle, practices
| to become part of everyday life
moeurs (f plural)
| entrer dans les moeurs
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to remain
he remained deaf to our entreaties
nonetheless, the fact remains that ...
demeurer
il est demeuré à nos supplications
il n'en demeurer pas moins que ...
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consideration, regard
without regard for, with regard to sth
to take someone's wishes/age into account
égard (m)
sans égard pour, à l'égard de qch
avoir égard aux souhaits/à l'âge de qn
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clumsiness, tactlessness, awkwardness
forgive my clumsiness
he was tactless to her
mistakes by the government provoked discontent
maladresse (f)
excuse ma maladresse
is a agi avec maladresse envers elle
les maladresses du gouvernement ont provoqué le mécontentement
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well off/badly off
bien loti/mal loti
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to waste away, to fade away, to decline
dépérir (vi)
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wealthy (adj, noun)
possédant (adj., nm)
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to force sth on sb
| to compel sb to do/to make oneself do
astreindre qn à qch
| astreindre qn à faire/s'astreindre à faire
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gap, interval
écart (m)
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to undermine
saper (vt)
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boiling
| to bring to/come to a boil
ébullition (f)
| porter/arriver à ébullition
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disagreement between/over
différend (m) entre/sur
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contribution
cotisation (f)
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to feel/to suffer from
| felt to be an emergency/insult
ressentir/se ressentir
| ressenti comme une urgence/insulte
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to occur, to arise
| should any problem arise
survenir
| s'il survient un problème
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next to, beside
auprès de
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to catch up, to make up
to catch up with the someone
to catch up on one's sleep
rattraper
rattraper son regard sur qn
rattraper du sommeil en retard
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to split (org, group), to break down (problem, question)
to split into two/several parts
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scinder
| scinder en deux/plusieurs parties
