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aveugle

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blind

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fermer les yeux sur quelque chose

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to turn a blind eye to

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avoir une confiance aveugle dans

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to have blind faith in

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conduire dans une impasse

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to lead up a blind alley

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embarquer

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to board (a ship/ a plane)

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une planche

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a board

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un comité, un conseil, un organisme officiel

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a board

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le conseil d’administration

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the board of directors

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un jury d’examen

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a board of examiners

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à bord

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on board

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un internat

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a boarding school

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un pensionnaire

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a boarder

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tomber à l’eau

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to go by the board

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échouer

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to go by the board

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se vanter

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to boast about/of

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une bombe

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a bomb

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un attentat à la bombe

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a bomb attack

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poser une bombe

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to plant a bomb

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une bombe à retardement (propre et figuré)

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a time-bomb

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prospérer

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to boom

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être en plein essor

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to boom

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une économie en dent de scie

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a boom-bust economy

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une frontière

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a border

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avoisiner

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to border on

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être proche de, friser (fig)
to border on
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le fond, le bas
the bottom
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se renverser (2)
to go bottom up | to capsize
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toucher son niveau le plus bas
to bottom out
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l'essentiel
the bottom line
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de fond en comble
from top to bottom
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démolir un argument
to knock the bottom out of an argument
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des prix "sacrifiés"
Rock-bottom prices
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assimiler à... (2)
to bracket with | to bracket together
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les manipulations génétiques
genetic engineering
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une parenthèse
a bracket
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entre parenthèses
in brackets
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une tranche
a bracket
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la tranche des gros revenus
the upper-income bracket
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la tranche d'âge
age-bracket
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des limites
bounds
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ne connaît pas de limites
their cruelty knows no bounds
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être tenu de..
to be bound to
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être sûr de
to be bound to
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illimité
boundless
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sans frontières
boundless
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ennuyeux
boring
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se préparer pour une épreuve
to brace oneself for
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étendre ses activités
to branch out
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se diversifier
to branch out
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aller vers de nouveaux débouchés
to branch out
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une succursale
a branch
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une agence
a branch
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une marque (2)
a brand | a trademark
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une image de marque
a brand image
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des produits de marque
branded goods
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marquer le bétail
to brand
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cataloguer comme (fig)
to brand
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un soutien de famille
a breadwinner
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un pot-de-vin
a bribe
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corruption
bribery
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élever un enfant
to bring up
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le bord
the brink
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le gros de
the bulk
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la majeure partie de
the bulk
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un poids, un fardeau
a burden
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soutenir quelqu'un
to back up (somebody)
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confirmer
to bear out
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corroborer
to bear out
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ne pas se laisser décourager
to bear up
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courage !
Bear up!
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porter sur
to bear upon
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se rapporter à
to bear upon
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avoir trait à
to bear upon
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exploser
to blow up
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gonfler
to blow up
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se détacher, se libérer
to break away
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enfoncer
to break down
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craquer nerveusement
to break down
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déprimer
to break down
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tomber en panne
to break down
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se désagréger
to break down
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entrer par effraction
to break in
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un voleur
a buglar
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détacher
to break off
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rompre
to break off

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