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il y a gros en jeu

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a lot is at stake

a lot hangs on the balance

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midterm elections

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American people vote to elect Congressmen :

  • all the members of the US House of Representatives
  • one third of the US Senator
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consensuel

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consensual / bipartisan / non-polarizing

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influence

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clout

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déclaration radicale

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a bold claim

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économie obsolète, en essor

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moribond industry, thriving industry

fossil fuel

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se rassembler autour

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to rally around

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isolloire

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voting booth

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bastion

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stronghold

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syndicat

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trade union

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to decrease / increase significantly

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to plummet

to skyrocket

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Être au bord de la guerre

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To be on the brink of war

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Être en guerre ouverte

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To engage in open warefare

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faire passer un message

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to convey a message

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un blindé

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armored vehicle

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liberté d’expression

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freedom of speech
one of the cornerstones of democracy
at the core / at the heart of democracy

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qui prend partie

le jeu est truqué

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biased

the game is rigged

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Tweeter est une bonne meilleure de contourner les media

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Tweeter is a good way to bypass the MSM (mainstream media)

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Presidential Records Act

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Everything that the President says must be kept and recorded, passed in 1978.
It’s a double-edged sword for DT.

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séparation des pouvoirs dans les institutions américaines

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checks and balances in American institution
Checks and balances : principle of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share power

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criticizes against media

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independence

urbanite / elitist people

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éviter la question

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to dodge the question

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trump donne le feu vert / cautionne les actions

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trumps green-lights / condones the action of totalitarian leader who are notorious for targeting the media

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il n’y a plus de place pour le dialogue

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there is no longer room for dialogue

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divisive
provocateur
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un défenseur, porte-drapeau de la liberté d'expression
a standard bearer of free speech | a proponent
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communication
publicity
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black men considered as 3/5 of human being
XVIII century : In order to give southern men a significant representation at the level federal, black men where count as 3/5 of a human being
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1st amendement as a double edge sword
doesn't protect people from racial attitudes | yet it was instrumental for (essential to) civil rights movement (use to challenge authority)
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convoiter
to covet
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meuble
furniture
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meubles en kit
flat-pack furniture
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aller à l'assaut de l'Amérique
to launch in America
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la troisième économie d'Asie
the third biggest economic power IN Asia
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la hausse du niveau de vie
the increasing living standards
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une nation de 3 milliards d'habitants
a nation that boasts / counts 3 billion
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enthousiastes
enthusiastic
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vice-directeur
deputy manager
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prix bas
affordable prices
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tenir sa réputation
live up to its reputation
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plateforme
platform
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recevoir des louages
to earn raves | to rave = délirer / être dithyrambique
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searing
chaleur accablante | virulente
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to provoke
provoquer ou exaspérer
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un critique (personne) une critique critiquer
a critic a criticism criticize
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être salué par la critique
to be critically acclaimed
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fantasy
fantasme / rêve | fantaisie = creativity
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travailler dur
to slave away | to toil
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les personnes qui ont principalement voté pour le Brexit sont les personnes agées
the age-group who overwhelmingly voted for Brexit were the older people
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faire cavalier seul après des années à demander l'indépendance
to go it alone after years seeking independence
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à la dérive
adrift
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traiter un problème
to address an issue
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Se terrer
To hole (up)
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Nids-de-poule
Potholes
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Hurler
To howl
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Frotter
To rub
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Sentinelle | Poste de garde
Sentry post
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L’aube | Lever du jour
Dawn
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Brexit vote
economically- struggling (≠thriving) areas may they be rural or not vote for Brexit in England and Wales In Northern Ireland, AngloIrish Protestant population living Eastside voted for Brexit whereas catholic Northern Irish, living close to Republic of Ireland, voted against
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un blocage dans les négociation
a deadlock a stalemate a gridlock in the negotiation
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situation sans issue
a catch-22 situation
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faire allusion à
to hint at | to drop hint
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dégraisser (entreprise)
to streamline
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ses yeux brillaient
there was a sparkle in his eye
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j'aurais préférais ne pas faire | être rétissant
I am loath to do
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aiguiser une compétence
to hone a skill
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être responsable de cet échec
to bare the blame of this mess
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honnête, franche
straightforward
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enrayer l'afflux de migrants
to stem the influx of migrants
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attirer l'attention du public sur
to publicize
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renforcer
to bolster bolster immigration courts bolster sb's ego (donner de l'assurance)
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retard (travail)
backlog | I've got a huge backlog (of work)
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être truffé
to be riddled with | a riddle = une énigme
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faire monter d'un cran
to ratchet up
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trompeur erroné
misleading
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attiser
to stoke
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décret présidentiel
executive order
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qui ne se laisse pas décourager
undeterred
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céder
to back down on
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une position intransigeance
a tough stance
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droit du sol
birthright citizenship | anchor babies => critics
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reconnu coupable
convicted
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redoubler d'effort
to ramp up
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jouer sur la peur
fear mongering | to monger = colporter
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Faire fausse compagnie à qlq
To fail sb
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Fondre en larme
To Burst into tears
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Bouleversé
Upset
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Il n’y a presque plus de familles françaises
There are hardly any Ff left
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Ville étudiante
College town
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comme par magie
as if by magics
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joindre les deux bouts
to make ends meet
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recueillir les fruits
to reap the benefit
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une escroquerie
a sham
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un leurre | attirer qn dans un piège
to lure sb into a trap/
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estimer juger
deem
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restauration
catering
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Plus... plus il a de chances de trouver un emploi
The more likely he is to find job
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Syndiquer
Unionize
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Pauvres/riches
Well-off badly off
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D’autant plus que
All the more as/since
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Les autorités
The powers-that-be | Officials
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Mécontentent
Discontent
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abandonner
To fall by the wayside
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hole-in-the-wall
distributeur de billet | boui-boui gargote
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barette
a pin
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chignon
bun
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rassir
to stale
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sartorial
vestimentaire
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remonter le moral
lift one's spirit
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0-hours contract
in IK the number has tripled between 2005 and 2012, then it has picked especially in fast food and retail (sales representatives) industry
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avoir recours à
to record
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économie des petits boulots
gig economy | balances is disproportionally tilted in favor of the employer
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être en congés
to be on leave
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être emporté par le courant
to be carried away by the streams
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se mettre en sécurité
to find safety
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signes avants-coureurs
telltale signs
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feu de forêt
wildfire
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tueur de masse
active shouter
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sortir par la fenêtre Est
exit through the east-facing classroom
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clôture
fence
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qui ne peut être ouvert que de l'intérieur
that can only be opened from the inside
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être entouré par
to be surrounded WITH
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de 2 mètres de hauteur | de 9 ans
2-meter-high | nine-year-old
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a little bit
somewhat
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informer quelqu'un de sa visite
to notify sb of
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prendre soin les uns des autres, ou si l'on veut, s'observer les uns les autres
to care each other, or rather, to keep an eye on each other
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sentir
smell smelled smelt
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orteille
toes
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s'émerveiller devant
to marvel at
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envahir un pays
to march into
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planter semer
to plant
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noyer
drown
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jonché
strew strewed strewn
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rentrer dans l'eau
wade into
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élevage
livestock farming
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la consommation de viande pourrait baisser de manière constante
meat consumption could steadily decrease
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Berceau
Cradle | Sens figuré et propre
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Être épargné par
To be spared
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Capitalisme sauvage
Unbridled sumerism
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Impitoyable
Ruthless
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être beaucoup médiatisé
to be widely covered
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on dit que les photographes..
photographers are said to
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Elle a beau être idiote, elle a quand même réussi à toucher le pactole
She may be an idiot, she still managed to strike it rich
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études supérieure
further, higher education
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joindre les deux bouts
to eke out a living
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effets néfastes sur la santé
harmful, adverse effets
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to be addicted to
to be hooked on
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se faire opérer
to get surgery
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eaux gazeuses | plate
fizzy drinks | still
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être opposé aux recherches sur les cellules souches
to oppose ø stem-cell researches
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GPA
surrogacy | surrogate mothers
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Tous les psy ne sont pas d'accord pour dire que
Not all the psychologist agree to say
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encombrant
cumbersome
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se proposer de faire
propose to do
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l'entrée d'un immeuble
the entrance of a building
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risquer une question
to venture a question
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le dossier d'une chaise
the back of the chair
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rester indifférent
remain indifferent to
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beaucoup trop chaud
far too hot
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incliner | se pencher
tilt | lean over
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à condition
as long as
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se montrer compréhensif
to show great understanding
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faire connaissance
get acquainted | to get to know
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au contraire
on the contrary | , rather,
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en vouloir a quelqu'un
to blame someone for being