Vocabulaire 14/15 Flashcards

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stupéfiant/étonnant

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astonishing

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être responsable pour qq’un

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to be accountable to sb

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se porter candidat à

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to apply to do sth

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l’attirance

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appeal

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épouvantable

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appalling

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effectivement

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actually

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irriter/agacer

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to annoy

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profiter de

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to take advantage of

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tentative

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an attempt

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angoisse

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anguish

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avènement

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advent

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approuver/ confirmer/ corroborer

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to bear sth out

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globalement

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broadly

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redevable

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beholden

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s’incliner

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to bow to

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morne, lugubre

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bleak / dreary

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un moyen de pressure

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a bargaining chip

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être lié

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to be bound of

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à la disposition de

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at the beck and call

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l’ennui

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boredom

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idée de dérangement

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to bother

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au nom de

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on behalf of

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payer les frais

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to bear the brunt

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couper les liens

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to cut off links

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savoir des choses
to be cognizant
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s'en sortir
to cope with sth
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contre-poids
counterweight
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désirer fortement
to crave sth
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complaisance
complacent
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forcer
to compel
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parking
car park
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commander (sondages etc)
to commission
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garde
custody
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être mis en garde à vue
to be placed in custody
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obligatoire
compulsory
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désordre
clutter
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prétention, assertion
claim
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se concentrer sur
to center on, to focus on
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combiné
combined
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question pragmatique
down-to-earth question
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considérer, estimer
to deem
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superflu
dispensable
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rétrograder
to downgrade
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hésiter
to dither/ to dillydally
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force de persuasion
deterrent force
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méfiant
distrustful of
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décider de la conduite à tenir
to decide on the course of action
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en dehors de ses capacités
out of his depth/league
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concevoir, imaginer
to devise
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retarder
to delay
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incertain, pas sûr
dubious
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débiteur
debtor
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soutenir
to endorse
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être impatient de
to be eager
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les aspects/évolutions
the economics/demographics
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Perte de temps
Time-consuming, was te of time
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l'insatisfaction
discontent
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la recherche de
the quest for
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préconiser
to advocate
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souiller, ternir, salir
to defile
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épuiser, diminuer
to become depleted (oil reserves would become depleted)
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srupule
scruple
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doutes
misgivings
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imprudent, négligent
reckless
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faire le bilan de
take stock of
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etre pret à faire qqch, etre sur le point de faire qqch
to be poised to do sthg
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bras de fer
tug of war
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se vanter
boast about
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spectaculaire
dramatic
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dramatique
tragic
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un tournant, événement majeur
a milestone
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emboiter le pas
to follow suit
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etre dépendant de
to be dependent ON
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S'assurer de
to secure
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dévoiler, apparaitre au grand jour
to be brought to light
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gisements
deposits
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affecter négativement
to plague
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de façon plus économe, parcimonieuse
sparingly | Mankind needs to use resources more sparingly
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en l'occurrence, il se trouve que
as it happens
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rayonner
flourish
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une augmentation
a pay rise
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consacrer
dedicate to , devote to
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dans les 5 ans
within five years
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les syndicats
the trade unions
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racheter (une entreprise)
to take over
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les ventes en ligne
online sells
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une marque
a brand
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il est à craindre que
it is to be feared that
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détermination
obstinacy, purposefulness, resolution
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huer
to boo
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illustrer parfaitement, être l'exemple de, incarner parfaitement
to epitomize
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émouvant, vibrant
stirring
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simplement, seulement (péjoratif)
merely
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courant dominant, opinion majoritaire
mainstream
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représenter, illustrer
to portray, to depict
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Faire son possible, se battre
To strive for sth
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Digne de confiance
Dependable
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Vertueux
Righteous
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Allocation
Benefits, state handouts
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Faire passer la pilule
To sugar the pill
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Agence pôle emploi
Jobcenter
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Demandeur
Claimants
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Malfaisant, mauvais, mechant
Wicked
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S'immobiliser
To grind to a halt
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Passer commande à, charger qqun de
To commission sb to
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Annoncer
To herald
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Ouvrir la voie à
To usher
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Empiéter sur
To impinge on
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Cest a chacun de faire ses propres choix
It is up to each one to make the choices for themselves
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Faire marche arriere
To back down
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prendre forme
to take shape
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faire les mauvais choix
to make the wrong choices
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revitaliser
revitalize, rejuvenate, regenarate
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semer la pagaille
to cause chaos
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défier
to challenge
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parfait, sans défaut
flawless
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une réaction à retardement
a delayed reaction
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rallier
muster
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coincider avec
to overlap
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soulager, calmer
assuage
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foncer
to hurtle
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se résumer à
to boil down to
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maintenir à distance
to keep at bay
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un original, un hurluberlu
crank
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faire des dégats/ravages
to cause havoc
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s'avérer
to turn out to be
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envelopper
to enfold
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raide
stiff
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voter aux élections
to vote IN elections
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participer à
participate IN
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sortir de
to step out of
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puissant, fort
mighty
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entrer dans le giron de
to fall into the lap of
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retrouver
recover
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attiser les convoitises
to draw the interest, to whet the appetite
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avoir hate de, être motivé à
to be eager/keen to do
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racheter (une entreprise)
purchase
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une révolution s'est opérée
a revolution took place
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la rupture
the breaking point
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redoutable
fearsome
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le lancement
the launchING
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au second semester
IN the second semester
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la vie quotidienne
everyday life
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bafouiller
to mumble
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soupirer
sigh
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hausser les épaules
shrug
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coffre
boot
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verser une larme
to shed a tear
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une cabane, abri de jardin
a shed
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trembler
quiver
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soulever, lancer
to heave
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pousser un soupir
to heave a sigh
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se balancer
to sway
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influencer (opinion, croyance)
to sway sthg
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aiguisé, tranchant
sharp
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tranbloter, oscillier, chanceler, etre bancal
to wobble
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trembler légèrement / trembler violemment
to shiver / to shudder
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rattraper (qqun, qqch)
to go after
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s'adoucir
to soft
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malheureux
miserable
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etre confronté à
to be faced with
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propager
propagate
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d'un point de vue économique
FROM an enconomic point of view
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distancer, être plus rapide que
to outspace
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se contenter
to content
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le bruit, l'agitation (en ville)
bustle
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la vie devient plus chère
the cost of living is rising
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partial
biased
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les gens ont peur que que leur gouvernement en profite
people fear that their government MIGHT take asvantage of it
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surgir
to burst out
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se trainer
to drag oneself (towards...)
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va-et-vient
comings-and-goings
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faible (pour un son)
faint
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prononcer, proférer
to utter
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s'affaler sur
to flop onto
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légèrement, plutot
slightly
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en matière de
in matters of
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en cause
at issue
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avare
stingy