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un désaccord

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a rift

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truquer

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to rig

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une plateforme

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a rig

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une plateforme pétrolière

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an oil rig

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un barrage routier

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a roadblock

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pourrir

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to rot

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détourné

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roundabout

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une manière détournée

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a roundabout way (to do things for ex)

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faire une raffle, rassembler

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to roundup

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une débandade, une débâcle

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a rout

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les décombres

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rubble (uncountable)

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avaliser, approuver sans discussion

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to rubberstamp

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une ornière (sens propre et fig)

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a rut

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une réforme est en train de s’embourber

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this reform is in a rut

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prendre la mer (pour un bateau)

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to sail

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un marin

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a sailor

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calé

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savvy

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des étudiants calés en informatique

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computer-savvy students

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sauver

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to salvage (fig. to try to salvage a reputation for ex)

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scruter, regarder attentivement

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to scan, to examine closely (the horizon, the newspaper)

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une ruée

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a scramble

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une ruée pour le dollar

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a scramble for dollars

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un bout de papier

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a scrap of paper

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des bribes de conversations

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a few scraps of the conversation

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il n'y a pas un brin de vérité dans ce qu'il dit
there isn't a scrap of truth in what he says
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se chamailler | jeter, bazarder
to scrap, to bicker, to squabble | to scrap, to dump
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une voiture envoyée à la casse
a scrapped car
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abandonner un projet
to scrap a project
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une décharge, un cimetière de voitures
a scrapyard
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d'occasion
second-hand
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une voiture d'occasion
a second-hand car
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un égout
sewer
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les eaux usagées
sewage
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une station d'épuration
a sewage works
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miteux, usé
shabby
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des habits miteux
shabby clothes
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un sale tour
a shabby trick action
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peu profond (eau)
shallow water
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une personne superficielle
a shallow person (feelings, arguments etc)
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une pagaille
a shambles (sg)
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un requin
a shark
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coupant, pointu, vif, brusque
sharp
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une remarque pointue
a sharp remark
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une forte augmentation
a sharp rise
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un obus | un coquillage
a shell
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protéger
to shied
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un bouclier
a shield
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un naufrage
shipwreck
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de mauvaise qualité, de la camelote
shoddy
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astucieux, habile
shrewd (politician, decision, move ...)
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éviter, fuir
to shun (publicity, responsibilities, temptations, work)
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timide
shy
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répugner à
to shy away from
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mou
slack
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la saison creuse
the slack season
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un marché stagnant
a slack, a sluggish market
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ralentir, se relâcher
to slacken (off)
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une manche
a sleeve
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réserver une surprise
to have got stmg up one's sleeve
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un tour de passe passe
sleight of hand
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par un tour de passe passe
by sleight of hand
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mince
slender, slim
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une petite chance de réussite
a slim/slender chance of success
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efficace
slick, efficient, skillful
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une opération rondement menée
a slick operation
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une excuse facile
a slick excuse
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avoir réponse à tout
to have slick answers
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un travail pénible
a slog
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négligé, relâché
sloppy
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négligence
sloppiness, carelessness
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une machine à sous
a slot machine
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une forte baisse, une dépression (éco)
a slump (the 1929 slump)
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s'effondrer
to slump
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rusé, fine mouche
sly
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en douce
on the sly
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taper, frapper | avoir un goût de
to smack
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donner la fessée
to smack one's bottom
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la décision du gouvernement sent opportunisme
the government's decision smacks of expediency
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intelligent, futé | élégant
smart
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des machines intelligentes
smart machines
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une décision sensée
a smart move
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une carte à puce
a smart card

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