finishing high school Flashcards

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rater

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to fail

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chargé

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busy

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court

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short

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recalé

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unsuccessful

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déçu

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disappointed

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soit …

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either / or

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se réorienter

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retrain

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c’est-à-dire

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in other words

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ça y est

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that’s it

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une mention

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distinction

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maîtriser

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to master

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atteindre

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to reach

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vécu

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lived (experience)

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prendre soin de

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to take care of

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s’épuiser

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to wear yourself out

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rattrapage

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exam retake

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redoubler

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to repeat a school year

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s’orienter vers

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to choose a direction

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maïeutique

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midwifery

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kinésithérapie

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physiotherapy

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scinder

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to split

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reconnu

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well-known

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au sein de

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within

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dossier

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grades

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a l'air
to seem
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concours
exam
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se reposer
to rest
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se détendre
to relax
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formé
trained
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fac
university
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emploi du temps
schedule
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encadrée
supervised
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boulot
summer job
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postuler
to apply
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envisager de
to plan
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pas mal
quite a bit of
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filière
pathway
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intégrer
to get into
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décrocher un emploi
to land a job
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gérer
to manage
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dense
intense
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se laisser submerger par
to get overwhelmed
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la voie
career path
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suivre
to pursue
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un conseiller d'orientation
career advisor
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être bien coté
to have a good reputation
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les frais
fees
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valoir la peine ou le coup
worth it
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le stage
internship
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réduit
reduced
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être à la portée de
to be within reach of
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bondé
overcrowded
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le contrôle de présence
attendance check
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un taux d'échec
ratio of failure
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dispenser des cours
to provide courses
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une formation en alternance
work-linked training course (apprenticeship)
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rémunérer
to pay
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indispensable
compulsory
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sauf que
except that
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prêt
ready
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les débouchés
job prospects
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un centre de loisirs
summer camp
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l'animation
youth centre
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passer un entretien
to have an interview
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s'initier
to take up
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s'initier
to take up
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une formation
schooling or training
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pas forcément
not necessarily
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détailler
to explain in detail
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approfondir
to go into in depth
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un professeur référent
teacher to contact
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réagir
to react
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une entreprise
business
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familial
family
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chef
boss
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en alternance
on a work-study basis
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réussite
success
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entourage
family
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au jour le jour
from day to day
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boîte
company or nightclub
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allier
to mix
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exiger
to demand
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contrainte
pressure
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contrainte
pressure
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chemin
pathway
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actuellement
currently
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se faire un sang d'encre
to be very worried
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cursus
study course
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compétence
skill
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chômage
unemployment
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contrat à durée déterminée
temporary contract
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contrat à durée indéterminée
permanent contract
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embaucher
to hire
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voire
even
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lien
link
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consciencieux
thorough
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échouer
to fail
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licencier
to fire
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délaisser
to neglect
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fournir
to provide
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soutenu
sustained
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effectif
number
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coûteux
expensive
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exercer
to practice
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compris
understood
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précaire
risky
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l'orientation
course choice
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entretien
maintenance
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enseignement
education
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assumer
to take on
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diplômé
graduate
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faire appel
to appeal
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prise en charge
to finance
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séduire
attract
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réticent
reluctant
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débutant
beginner
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la vie active
work life
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raccourcir
to shorten
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soirée
party
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en dents de scie
volatile
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en dents de scie
volatile
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délaisser
to neglect
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croix
cross
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finir par
to end up
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tellement
so much
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être à bout
to be wound up
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commander
to order
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détendu
relaxed
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épreuve
test
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null en
hopeless at
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un câlin
a hug
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une autre paire de manches
a whole different ballgame
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la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vase
the final straw
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se décontracter
to release tension
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laisser tomber
to give up on
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pointu
in depth
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tant pis
too bad or oh well
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dos
back
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coin de verdure
natural space
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se dérouler
to take place
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réfectoire
canteen
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au cours de
during
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accorder
to agree or to grant
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muni de
having
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en gros
in a nutshell
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censé
supposed
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pas tout à fait
not quite
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preuve
proof
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attentes
expectations
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bachotage
cramming
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dépenser
to spend
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davantage
more
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rien de tel
nothing like it
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se fixer
to set yourself
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contrôle
test
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lorsque
as soon as
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remonter
to go up by
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se tenir à
to stick to
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il s'agit
it's about
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s'accorder
to give yourself
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assimiler
to assimilate
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s'effectuer
to be done
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quoi qu'il arrive
whatever happens
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s'imposer
to be essential
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intitulé
title
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fiches de révisions
revision sheets
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impasser
skip over
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échéance
due date
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le cerveau
brain
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accueil
reception
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vœux
wish
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chômer
do nothing
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permis
licence
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année sabbatique
gap year
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tout autant
just as much
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curriculum vitæ
résumé (CV)
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à la recherche de
looking for
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à but non lucratif
not for profit
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tout en
while
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livreur
delivery person
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caissier
cashier
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partout
everywhere
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renseigner
to inform
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se munir de
to bring
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qui ne tente rien n'a rien
nothing ventured nothing gained
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annonce
advertisement
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panneau d'affichage
noticeboard
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immeuble
building
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ailleurs
elsewhere
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tenter
to try or to tempt
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lancement
launch
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inoubliable
unforgettable
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étoffer
to fill out
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savourer
savour
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bancal
shaky
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année de césure ou année sabbatique
gap year
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entendre parler de
to hear about
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entendre dire que
to hear that
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du tout
at all
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lassant
boring
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disponible
available
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pas
step
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s'atteler à
to tackle
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songer à
to think of
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doué
talented
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habile
skilled
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recherché
sought after
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reconnaître
to recognize
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bien que
although
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manque
lack
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bourse
scholarship
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prêt bancaire
bank loan
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comblé
fulfilled
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passer avant
to take precedence over
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pertinence
relevance
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ainsi que
as well as
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quel que soit
regardless of
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tout ce que
whatever
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d'emblée
straightaway
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il n'y a pas de mal
there is no harm done
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culpabiliser
to feel guilty
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façonner
to shape
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faire réfléchir
to make you think
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rassurant
reassuring
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convaincant
convincing
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souci
worry or problem
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blague
joke