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annuler

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to cancel

to call off

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la peine capitale

la peine de mort

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capital punishment

the death penalty

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de l’argent liquide

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cash (notes and coins)

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une carte bancaire

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cashcard

creditcart

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une caisse de grand magasin

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a cash desk

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un distributeur automatique

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a cash point

ATM

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jeter

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to cast

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rejeter la responsabilité sur

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to cast the blame on sbdy

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jeter un doute sur

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to cast a doubt on

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jeter une ombre sur

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to cast a shadow on/over

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jeter un regard sur

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to cast one’s eye on

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jeter un regard critique sur

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to cast a critical eye on

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être démoralisé

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to be cast down

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être désinvolte

prendre à la légère

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to be casual about sth

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occasionnel

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casual

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décontracté

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casual

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des victimes (blessés ou mort)

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casulalties

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pourvoir à

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to cater for

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saisonnier/temporaire

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casual

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un traiteur

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a caterer

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l’industrie de la restauration

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the catering trade

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le bétail

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cattle

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la prudence

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caution

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prudent

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cautious

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bon marché
cheap (economical, inexpensive)
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de mauvaise qualité
cheap (common, worthless)
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tricher | escroquer
to cheat
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acclamer | applaudir
to cheer
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un citoyen
a citizen
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la citoyenneté
citizenship
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une ville
a city
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les citadins
city-dwellers
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la mairie
the city hall
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l'ubanisme
city planning
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un fonctionnaire
a civil servant
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un haut fonctionnaire
a top civil servant
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la fonction publique | l'administration
the civil service
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un civil
a civilian
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nettoyer
to clean
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dire ce qqu'on a sur la conscience
to make a clean breast of it
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une femme de ménage
a cleaner | a chairwoman
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nettoyer
to cleanse
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le nettoyage ethnique
ethnic cleansing
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s'accrocher | se cramponner à
to cling to
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s'accrocher à une croyance
to clean to a belief
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fermer définitivement
to close down (a firm, a school)
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au chômage
on the dole
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un indice
a clue
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je n'ai pas la moindre idée
i haven't a clue!
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un établissement d'enseignement supérieur
a college
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rivaliser
to compete with sby for sth
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un concurrent
a competitor
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concurrentiel, compétitif
competitive
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un concours
a competitive examination
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compléter | achever
to complete
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achever un tâche
to complete a task
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un achèvement
a completion
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l'exécution d'un contrat
the completion of a contract
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général | d'ensemble
comprehensive
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cacher | dissimuler
to conceal
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reconnaître | concéder que
to concede that
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mener
to conduct
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lier | relier
to connect | to link
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un vol de correspondane
a connecting flight
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criant | qui saute aux yeux
conspicuous
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ostensiblement
conspicuously
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le mépris
contempt (corn)
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méprisant
contemptious
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lutter contre se disputer combattre
to contend with
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prétendre que
to contend that
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catégoriquement
adamantly
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pot-de-vin
bribe
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un concurrent (sports)
a contender
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un candidat à la présidence
a presidential contender
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une matière à controverse
a controversial
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commode | pratique
convenient
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transporter | transmettre
to convey
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exprimer faire passer communiquer
to convey
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un prisonnier | un détenu
a convict
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déclarer coupable
to convict sby of
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une pierre angulaire
a cornerstone
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un homologue
a counterpart
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un cours
a course
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une ligne de conduite
a course of action
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au cours du temps
in the course of time
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en temps utile
in due course
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laisser les événements suivre leurs cours
to let events run their course
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un tribunal
a court
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intenter un procès
to take sby to court
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une cour de justice
a court of justice
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étouffer une affaire
to cover up (to hush up)
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un reportage
a coverage
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couvrir un événement
to give full coverage to an event

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