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1
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le début

A

the onset / the outset

2
Q

s’occuper de qqch

A

to attend / to see to sth

3
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entreprendre qqch

A

to undertake sth

4
Q

entreprendre de faire qqch

A

to set about doing sth

5
Q

se mettre à qqch

A

to take sth up

6
Q

prendre le relais de qqn

A

to take over from sby

7
Q

un acte

A

a deed / an action

8
Q

occupé à faire qqch

A

engaged in sth / in doing sth

9
Q

inlassablement

A

tirelessly

10
Q

accomplir qqch

A

to carry st out

11
Q

recourir à qqch

A

to resort to sth

12
Q

improvisé

A

makeshift

13
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un truc, un procédé

A

a trick, a device

14
Q

facile à utiliser, pratique

A

handy for sth

15
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tirer le meilleur parti de qqch

A

to make the most of sth

16
Q

un fiasco, un bide

A

a fiasco, a washout

17
Q

un exploit

A

a feat

18
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être voué à l’échec

A

to be bound to fail

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