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Newspaper vocabulary Flashcards

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thougthful (ex: a thougthful gift)

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Attentionné, réfléchi

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a trial

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un procès

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well-matched

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ressemblant, qui colle le mieux

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unnerved

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enervé, troublé

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a puppet

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un pantin, une poupée

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their real self

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leur vraie personne

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a footage

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une image, une séquence, un enregistrement

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achieved

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réalisé

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to overlay

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recouvrir

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to 3D render

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rendre 3D

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assets

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ressources, atouts

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giveaways

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cadeaux

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to be tongue in cheek

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être ironique (une expression)

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to fly sb

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emmener qqn en avion

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to publicise

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rendre publique, faire connaître

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to prompt

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inciter, engendrer

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whether

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si

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tight rules

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règles strictes

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a release form

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une décharge

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posthumous

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posthume

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to serve

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servir

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plain speaking

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le parler franc

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to upend

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bouleverser

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to forge friendships

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forger des amitiés

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surprising

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surprenant

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à propos de tout ça

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about it all

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a statement

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une déclaration

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scientific bores

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une percée scientifique

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to be pumped

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être enthousiaste, excité

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a passing resemblance

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a slight resemblance

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emblazoned

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blasonné

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a green satin trousers

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un pantalon vert satin

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dubbed

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doublé

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convincingly

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de manière convaincante

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the two cover a lot of ground

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les deux ont couvert de nombreux terrains (ils ont abordé de nombreux sujets)

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a lizard

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un lézard

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infamous

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infâme, horrible

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to descend into

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sombrer dans

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racist swearing

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jurons racistes

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they don’t shy away from controversy

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ils ne craignent pas la controverse

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cheerily

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gaiement

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politely

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poliment

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following up politely with a “ok”

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suivi poliment par un “ok”

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nearly everyone

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presque tout le monde

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via [vayae]

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via

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a live-stream

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un direct

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the most human-like conversational skills

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les compétences de conversation les plus “humaines”

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so far,

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jusque là,

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79% of the 15,000 OR SO votes have gone to Kuki

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79% des quelques 15 000 votes sont allés pour Kuki

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to run smth (a business, a competition)

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diriger qqc (une entreprise, un concours…)

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ad nauseam (adv)

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à n’en plus finir

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to make them better liked

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les rendre mieux aimés

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they are better remembered versus their voice- or text-only counterparts

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ils sont mieux marquants comparés à leur homologues vocaux ou textuels

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counterparts

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homologues

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55
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a culmination

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une cumulation

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56
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Neither was it approached by the organiser

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cela n’a pas NON PLUS été approché (abordé) par l’organisateur

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57
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to lack smth

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manquer de qqc

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to be obsessed over sb

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être obsédé de qqn

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to enthuse

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dire de manière enthousiaste

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at one point

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à un moment donné

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a gambit

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une manoeuvre

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shockingly

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de manière choquante

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formerly

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auparavant, autrefois

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spare time

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temps libre

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65
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to be showcased

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exposé en vitrine

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defunct (adj)/a defunct

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défunt/ un décédé

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to be devised by

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être conçu par

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the tech giants

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les gants technologiques

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handcrafted

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fabriqué à la main

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pleasantly/pleasant

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agréablement/agréable

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to hold his own

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tenir bon

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72
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across a range of industries

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à travers toute une gamme d’industry

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recruitment

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recrutement

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providers

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fournisseurs

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to ensure

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s’assurer

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gradual (adj)

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progressif

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to creep

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to move slowely

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78
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to outsource

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sous traiter

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a reliance

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une dépendance

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fundamental shift

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des changements fondamentaux

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81
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food delivery

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livraison de nourritures

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appetite

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appétit

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online grocery orders

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commandes d’épicerie en ligne

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restaurant takeaway

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plats à emporter au restaurant

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an offset

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un décalage, une compensation

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steep (adj)

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raide

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the firm’s core business

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le coeur de métier de l’entreprise

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a loss

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une perte

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roughly

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grossièrement, approximativement

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to lift restrictions

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lever les restrictions

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stark (ajd)

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rigide, absolu

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ride-hailing

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covoiturage

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to remain

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rester, demeurer

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to lag

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retarder, rester en arrière

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executives

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cadres

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resurgence

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réapparition

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to soften

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adoucir

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you can carry on

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tu peux continuer

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to get over

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surmonter

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the embarrassment hurdle

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l’obstacle de l’embarras

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a hurdle

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un obstacle

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to blush

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rougir

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the knife-edge vote

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le vote tranchant

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to levy

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imposer

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a raft

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un radeau/une série

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to badger

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harcelé

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a lasting fondness

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un penchant durable

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to hold out

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offrir

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a tantalising prospect

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une perspective alléchante

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an embodiment

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une incarnation

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a message rammed home

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un message diffusé

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rancour

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rancoeur

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to seek/sought/sought

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rechercher

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to repair

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réparer

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constraining

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contraignant

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a go-it-alone approach

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une approche autonome

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devoid (adj) of

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dépourvu de

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fridgid (adj)

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froid, frigide, glacé

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to curtail

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réduire

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trickier

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plus délicat, difficile

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outspoken

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franc

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to spark

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déclencher

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a rabid dog

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un chien enragé

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a follow-up

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un suivi

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photo-ops

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séances photos

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to impoverish

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appauvrir

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to struggle

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lutter

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keen (adj)

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enthousiaste

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a downgrade / to downgrade

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une rétrogradation/ rétrograder

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at the helm

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à la barre

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an outcome

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un résultat

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a casualty

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une victime

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to be contingent upon

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être sous reserve de

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eager (adj)

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désireux, avide

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feasibly

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faisable

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an acute sense of hearing

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un sens aigu de l’audition

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payback

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remboursement

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alleged

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présumé

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the seabed

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le fond marin

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a dredger

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un dragueur

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Little wonder he has…

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PAs étonnant qu’il a

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a silver lining

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une lueur d’espoir

143
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a treaty

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un traité

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smooth-sailing

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retour à bord

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to breathe a sigh

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pousser un soupir

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to undermine

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ébranler

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spats

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disputes/bottes(guêtres)

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to rattle

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secouer

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the ethos

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l’éthique

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abrasive

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abrasif/qui montre peu d’intérêts aux autres

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unsubstantiated

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sans fondements

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to say rather optimistically that

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dire de manière plutôt optimiste que

153
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to reel on the edge pf economic collapse

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être au bord de l’effondrement économique

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to withdraw

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se retirer

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hardliners

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extremesites

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the polls

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les urnes

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to unfold

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dévoiler (graduellement)

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to supercharge

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sur alimenter

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to rewire

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recâbler

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to be shelved

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être mis en attente

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to object

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objecter, s’opposer

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moribund

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moribond, sur le point de mourir

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a chapter

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un chapitre

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a small tranche

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une petite tranche

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to release

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relacher, débloquer

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heavy-handed policies

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politiques musclées

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prisoners of conscience

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prisonnier d’opinion

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to meddle

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se mêler

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harsh

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dur, sévère

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unrelenting

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implacable

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to be cut from the same cloth

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être coupé du mm tissu (être pareils)

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drawback

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inconvénient

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to pledge

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s’engager

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to deepen

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appronfodir

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to clinch

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décrocher (la victoire)

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kinship

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parenté

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to endorse

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approuver, signer

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warmth

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chaleur

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a string

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une chaîne

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to be flagged

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être signalé

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smears

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frottis, tâche

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low-hanging fruit

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fruits murs

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a removal

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suppression

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hollow (adj)/noun

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creux

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to incentivise

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inciter

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setbacks

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revers, echec, contretemps

187
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handling

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manipulation, traitement

188
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to recall

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rappeler/se rappeler

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the really hard bit

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le plus dur

190
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resilience

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résistance, elasticité

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to aim

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essayer, avoir pour but de

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to attempt

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tenter

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tailored

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adapté

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a collar

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un collier, un col (pour animaux)

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hissing

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sifflement (chat)

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growling

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grognement

197
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an instance

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un exemple, un cas, une circonstance

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a concern

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préoccupation

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compliant

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conforme

200
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to covert

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se cacher

201
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tusks

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défenses d’éléphant

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poacher

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braconnier

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within line of sight

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en ligne de mire

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to trial

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tester

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pinned

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épinglé

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fundraising

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collecte de fonds

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