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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10
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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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17
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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

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Earnings

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Seuil de rentabilité

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Break-even point

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Passer un cap

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To turn a corner

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Régulier / constant

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Steady

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Impatient

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Eager / impatient

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Ancien

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Former

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Dans l’ensemble

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Globally / on the whole

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Lent / mou

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Sluggish

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Optimiste

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Bullish / optimist

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34
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Ministére des finances

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Treasury

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35
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Sortir des chaines de montage

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To roll off the assembly lines

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36
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Arracher

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To rip

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Ferraille

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Scrap metal

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38
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Cuivre

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Copper

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39
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Volonté

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Willingness

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Démonter

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To take down

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Pousser doucement / petit à petit

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To nudge

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42
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Matière première

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Commodity

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43
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Principe général

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Rule of thumb

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Remorque

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Trailer

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Semi-remorque

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Rig

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Cablâge

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Wiring

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47
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Sous

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Beneath

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48
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Ligne électrique

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Power line

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S’attaquer à / trouver une solution

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To tackle

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Cicatrice

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Scar

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51
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Perturbateur

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Troublesome

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52
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Fuite

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Leak

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53
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ADN

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DNA

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54
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Videosurveillance

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CCTV (Closed Circuit Television Video)

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55
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Rebut / bout

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Scrap

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56
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Députés

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MP Member of parliament

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57
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Plafonner / limiter

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To cap

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58
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Tasse / visage / gueule

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Mug

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Applati

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Flattened

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60
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Doux / docile

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Meek <> mean

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Attacher / ligoter

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To strap

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62
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Volte-face / revirement de situation

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U-turn

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63
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Apparaitre / se pointer

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To turn-up

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64
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Trainer

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To haul

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65
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Frange / périphérie

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Fringe

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66
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Logements sociaux / HLM

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Councile estate

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67
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Sauver

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To rescue

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Mettre en rogne

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To piss off

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Gros bonnet / personnage important

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Kingpin

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70
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Rauque

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Husky

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71
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Accrocheur / entrainant

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Catchy

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72
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Rester cloitré

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To hole up

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73
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Gêné / embarrassé

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Awkward

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74
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Autodictate

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Self-taught

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Inconscient / ignorant

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Oblivious

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pensionnat

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Boarding school

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Ecole privée

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Prep school

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78
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Batterie

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Drums

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79
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Paroles

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Lyrics

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80
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Echanger

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To swap

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81
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Peine de prison

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Jail term

82
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Tréfle

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Clover

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En bonne santé / florissant

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Thriving / healthy

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Comparer à

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To liken to / to compare with

85
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Allocation familiale

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Child benefit

86
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Membre (corps)

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Limb

87
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Rendre fou

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To craze

88
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Farine

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Flour (<> flower)

89
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Viande séchée

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Jerked meat

90
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Queue de bœuf

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Oxtail

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Domaine / propriété

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Estate

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Arriere-pays

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Outback

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Chalet

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Lodge

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Eleveur

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Cattleman

95
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A vol d’oiseau

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As the crow flies

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Mort / disparition

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Demise

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Plaine

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Prairie

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Percuter

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To collide with

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Ordure

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Litter (i)

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Defunt

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Defunct

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Campement

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Settlement

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Verdure / végétation

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Greenery

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Rude

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Harsh

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Aube <> crépuscule

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Dawn <> Dusk

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Héritage / leg

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Legacy

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Apercu / approche

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Insight

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Piste

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Track

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Esquisser / dessiner

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To sketch

109
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Coup de maitre

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Masterstroke

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Cocu

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Cuckold

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Nichon

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Tit

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Derriere

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Bump

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Zizi

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Willy

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Pasteur

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Vicar

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Hurler / vociférer

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To howl

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Pet

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Fart

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Aversion

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Dislike

118
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Ronchonner

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To gripe

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Décadence / déclin

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Decay

120
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Mauvaise conduite

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Misbehaviour

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Premiere ligne / avant-garde

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Forefront

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Doyen

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Dean

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S’émerveiller

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To marvel

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Emancipation

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Empowerment

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A la forte poitrine

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Busty

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Toilettes

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Loo

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Grossier / vulgaire

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Coarse / rude

128
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Travesti (habillage)

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Cross-dressed

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Tordre / plier

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To bend / bent / bent

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Montagne russe

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Roller coaster

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Ecole maternelle

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Kindergarden (or preschool)

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A faire soi même

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DIY (=do it yourself)

133
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Agitation

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Buzz

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Sorcier

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Wizard

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Voliére

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Owlery

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Agrandir

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To expand

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S’appuyer sur / compter

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To rely on

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Toboggan

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Slide

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Elargir

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To widen

140
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Principe / dogme

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Tenet

141
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Etre sur le point

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To be poised

142
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Faire bouger les choses / améliorer les choses

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To move the needle

143
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Empreinte

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Footprint

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Fidéle

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Faithfull

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Héritage

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Legacy

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Support (financier)

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Backing

147
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Couteux

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Pricey / expensive / costly

148
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Minuscule

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Tiny

149
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Embarrassant / encombrant

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Cumbersome

150
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Usine

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Plant (=ant)

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Tomber en ruine

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To crumble

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Soucoupe

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Saucer (cup)

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Vêtement

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Garment

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Impeccable

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Crisp (English accent)

155
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S’évanouir / disparaitre

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To fade

156
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Volaille

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Poultry

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Piment

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Chili

158
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A certains égards

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In some respects

159
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Diminuer

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To dwindle

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Imposteur

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Pretender

161
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Délocalisation / externalisation

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Outsourcing

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Etre victime d’un coup monté

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To be framed

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Chagrin

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Grief

164
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Surtout

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Above all

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Digne d’intêrét

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Worthwhile

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Marécage

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Bog

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Gallois

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Welsh

168
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Plongeur sous-marin (avec tuba)

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Snorkeller

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Yard (0.91m)

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Yard

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Tranchée

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Trench

171
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Mouvement

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Stroke

172
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Régler un litige

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To settle a claim

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Dessous de table

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Kickback

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Apparition

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Outbreak

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Film

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Flick / movie / film

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Prochain

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Upcoming

177
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PIB

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GDP (Gross Domestic Product)

178
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Réduire à néant

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To blow out of the water

179
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Préjugé

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Prejudice (i)

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Plonger dans le rouge

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To sink / sank / sunk into the red

181
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Trouble / tourmente

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Turmoil

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Orphelinat

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Orphanage

183
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Nez qui coule

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Runny nose

184
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Annoncer / proclamer

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To herald

185
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Livre (poids)

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Pound (=453,6g)

186
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Arriere grand pére

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Great grandfather

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Rester cloitré

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To hole up

188
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Vacarme

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Dim

189
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Frange / périphérie

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Fringe

190
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Récupérer / sauver

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To salvage

191
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Mettre en rogne

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To piss off

192
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Front

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Forehead

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Wagon

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Coach

194
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Abord

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Outskirt

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Coller

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Stick / stock / stock

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Eleveur

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Cattleman

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Baguette

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Wand

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En définitive

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All told

199
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A pied

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On foot

200
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Non solvable

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Insolvent