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1
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les effleunts

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discharge

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la gaz d’echappement

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exhaust gases

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le plomb

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lead

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L’azote

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nitrogen

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la bombe aérosol

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spray can

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pétrolier

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oil tanker

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un naufrage

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shipwreck

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s’echouer

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to run around

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le mazout

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oil

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le prélévement

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sample

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le déversement

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spillage

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dégager

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to give off

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souiller

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to soil/contaminate

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se diffuser

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to spread

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putrescible

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biodegradable

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les ordures ménagères

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household waste

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un égout

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sewer

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le navire

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ship

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rompre

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to break/upset

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la fonte des calotte glacieres

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melting of ice caps

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la balade

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walk

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un adhérent

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member

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ferroviaire

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to use rail

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puissant

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powerful

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avoir la cote
to be popular
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huiles de schiste
fracking
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un titre de séjour
resident permit
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foulard
headscarf
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paumé
lost
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franaçais de souche
native french
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surgissent
arise
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les plaisanteries
jokes
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le licenciement
dismissal
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mendier
to beg
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Un HLM
social housing
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le seuil
threshold
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impuissant
helpless
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le racket
extortion
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biens
goods/property
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les braquags
robberies
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échouer
to fail
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polémique
controversy
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numérique
digital
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la sûreté
safety
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l'usuraption d'identité
identity theft
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volage
unfaithful
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malin
smart
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le fac
uni
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une stagiaire
trainee
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engager
to employ
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syndicate
trade union
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abaisser
to humiliate
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soupirer
to sigh
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contrarier
to annoy
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enlévement
kidnapping
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pérenniser
to make durable/continue with
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ancré
rooted
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défilé
march
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offusquer
to offend
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enraciné
rooted
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affluer
to flock
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aubaine
good opportunity
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rapatrier
to send back
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un fardeau
burden
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partisan
supporter
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scrutin
ballot
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canton
subdivision within a country
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frange
minority/fringe
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banaliser
to trivialise (less important)
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oser
to dare
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entasser
to pile up
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distraire
to entertain
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une fonctionnaire
civil servant
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le moulage
models/mould
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vénéré
revered/admired
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un fuseau horaire
timezone
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épuration
purge
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livrer à
to indulge in
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alité
bedridden
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œuvre caritative
charity
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un cursus
study path