Vocabulary Grp 6 Flashcards

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Un polonais

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A Pole

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Un espagnol

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A Spaniard

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Un suédois

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A Swede

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Deux irlandaises

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Two Irishwomen (R25)

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Les japonais

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The Japanese (R25)

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Les Britanniques

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The British (R25)

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Les allemands

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The Germans (R25)

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Il veut continuer ce qui est bien naturel

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He wants to continue / which is quite natural (R26)

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Je ne l’aime pas non plus

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I don’t like it either

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Laisser tomber

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To let down

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Laisser entrer

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To let in

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Lacher / laisser échapper

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To let off

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Défendre / promouvoir / prôner

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To champion

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Inconvénient

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Downside / drawback

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Annonce / petite annonce

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Advert

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Plan de relance

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Stimulus programme

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Réduire considérablement

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To slash

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Grêle / maigre / faible

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Puny

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Mine d’or / manne financiére

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Money-spinner

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Exclure

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To rule out

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Projet de loi

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Bill

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Coivoiturage

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Carpooler

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Principalement

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Primarily

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Ainsi / se faisant

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Thereby

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Bénéfices
Earnings
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Seuil de rentabilité
Break-even point
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Passer un cap
To turn a corner
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Régulier / constant
Steady
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Impatient
Eager / impatient
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Ancien
Former
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Dans l'ensemble
Globally / on the whole
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Lent / mou
Sluggish
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Optimiste
Bullish / optimist
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Ministére des finances
Treasury
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Sortir des chaines de montage
To roll off the assembly lines
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Arracher
To rip
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Ferraille
Scrap metal
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Cuivre
Copper
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Volonté
Willingness
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Démonter
To take down
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Pousser doucement / petit à petit
To nudge
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Matière première
Commodity
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Principe général
Rule of thumb
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Remorque
Trailer
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Semi-remorque
Rig
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Cablâge
Wiring
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Sous
Beneath
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Ligne électrique
Power line
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S'attaquer à / trouver une solution
To tackle
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Cicatrice
Scar
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Perturbateur
Troublesome
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Fuite
Leak
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ADN
DNA
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Videosurveillance
CCTV (Closed Circuit Television Video)
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Rebut / bout
Scrap
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Députés
MP Member of parliament
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Plafonner / limiter
To cap
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Tasse / visage / gueule
Mug
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Applati
Flattened
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Doux / docile
Meek <> mean
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Attacher / ligoter
To strap
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Volte-face / revirement de situation
U-turn
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Apparaitre / se pointer
To turn-up
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Trainer
To haul
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Frange / périphérie
Fringe
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Logements sociaux / HLM
Councile estate
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Sauver
To rescue
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Mettre en rogne
To piss off
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Gros bonnet / personnage important
Kingpin
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Rauque
Husky
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Accrocheur / entrainant
Catchy
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Rester cloitré
To hole up
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Gêné / embarrassé
Awkward
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Autodictate
Self-taught
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Inconscient / ignorant
Oblivious
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pensionnat
Boarding school
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Ecole privée
Prep school
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Batterie
Drums
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Paroles
Lyrics
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Echanger
To swap
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Peine de prison
Jail term
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Tréfle
Clover
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En bonne santé / florissant
Thriving / healthy
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Comparer à
To liken to / to compare with
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Allocation familiale
Child benefit
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Membre (corps)
Limb
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Rendre fou
To craze
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Farine
Flour (<> flower)
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Viande séchée
Jerked meat
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Queue de bœuf
Oxtail
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Domaine / propriété
Estate
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Arriere-pays
Outback
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Chalet
Lodge
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Eleveur
Cattleman
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A vol d'oiseau
As the crow flies
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Mort / disparition
Demise
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Plaine
Prairie
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Percuter
To collide with
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Ordure
Litter (i)
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Defunt
Defunct
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Campement
Settlement
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Verdure / végétation
Greenery
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Rude
Harsh
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Aube <> crépuscule
Dawn <> Dusk
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Héritage / leg
Legacy
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Apercu / approche
Insight
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Piste
Track
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Esquisser / dessiner
To sketch
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Coup de maitre
Masterstroke
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Cocu
Cuckold
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Nichon
Tit
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Derriere
Bump
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Zizi
Willy
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Pasteur
Vicar
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Hurler / vociférer
To howl
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Pet
Fart
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Aversion
Dislike
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Ronchonner
To gripe
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Décadence / déclin
Decay
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Mauvaise conduite
Misbehaviour
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Premiere ligne / avant-garde
Forefront
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Doyen
Dean
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S'émerveiller
To marvel
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Emancipation
Empowerment
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A la forte poitrine
Busty
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Toilettes
Loo
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Grossier / vulgaire
Coarse / rude
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Travesti (habillage)
Cross-dressed
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Tordre / plier
To bend / bent / bent
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Montagne russe
Roller coaster
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Ecole maternelle
Kindergarden (or preschool)
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A faire soi même
DIY (=do it yourself)
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Agitation
Buzz
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Sorcier
Wizard
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Voliére
Owlery
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Agrandir
To expand
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S'appuyer sur / compter
To rely on
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Toboggan
Slide
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Elargir
To widen
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Principe / dogme
Tenet
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Etre sur le point
To be poised
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Faire bouger les choses / améliorer les choses
To move the needle
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Empreinte
Footprint
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Fidéle
Faithfull
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Héritage
Legacy
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Support (financier)
Backing
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Couteux
Pricey / expensive / costly
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Minuscule
Tiny
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Embarrassant / encombrant
Cumbersome
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Usine
Plant (=ant)
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Tomber en ruine
To crumble
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Soucoupe
Saucer (cup)
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Vêtement
Garment
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Impeccable
Crisp (English accent)
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S'évanouir / disparaitre
To fade
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Volaille
Poultry
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Piment
Chili
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A certains égards
In some respects
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Diminuer
To dwindle
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Imposteur
Pretender
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Délocalisation / externalisation
Outsourcing
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Etre victime d'un coup monté
To be framed
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Chagrin
Grief
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Surtout
Above all
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Digne d'intêrét
Worthwhile
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Marécage
Bog
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Gallois
Welsh
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Plongeur sous-marin (avec tuba)
Snorkeller
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Yard (0.91m)
Yard
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Tranchée
Trench
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Mouvement
Stroke
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Régler un litige
To settle a claim
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Dessous de table
Kickback
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Apparition
Outbreak
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Film
Flick / movie / film
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Prochain
Upcoming
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PIB
GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
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Réduire à néant
To blow out of the water
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Préjugé
Prejudice (i)
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Plonger dans le rouge
To sink / sank / sunk into the red
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Trouble / tourmente
Turmoil
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Orphelinat
Orphanage
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Nez qui coule
Runny nose
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Annoncer / proclamer
To herald
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Livre (poids)
Pound (=453,6g)
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Arriere grand pére
Great grandfather
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Rester cloitré
To hole up
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Vacarme
Dim
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Frange / périphérie
Fringe
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Récupérer / sauver
To salvage
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Mettre en rogne
To piss off
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Front
Forehead
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Wagon
Coach
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Abord
Outskirt
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Coller
Stick / stock / stock
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Eleveur
Cattleman
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Baguette
Wand
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En définitive
All told
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A pied
On foot
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Non solvable
Insolvent