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désosser

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to bone

to take to pieces

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antérieur (adj)

antérieur à

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previous

previous to

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jusque dans

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to

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s’attaquer à

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to take on

tackle

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les premiers de cordée

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leaders

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une cordée

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a group linked by rope (eg climbers)

corded
roped together

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une cime

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peak

top

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réfractaire (adj)

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resistant

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au pas de charge

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hastily

determined and fast

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ISF tax

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impot de solidarité sur la fortune

wealth tax

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APL

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Aide personnalisée au logement

housing assistance

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en moins

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less (money)

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en moins de

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within

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en moins de rien

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in no time at all

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en même temps

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at the same time

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une offrande

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offering

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un quinquennat

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five year term

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rocambolesque (adj)

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fantastic

unbelievable

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prétexter

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to use as an excuse

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une chasuble

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outer cloak worn by priests during mass

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revendiquer

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to demand
protest
claim
claim responsibility for (vt)

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évident (adj)

Ce n’est pas évident.

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evident
obvious

It’s not that simple.

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le sacrifice

faire le sacrifice de qqc

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sacrifice

to sacrifice qqc

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éborgner

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to blind in one eye

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réprimer
to repress | punish (châtier)
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ferrailler ferrailler contra
to clatter to fight against
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la ferraille
scrap (eg metal)
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extraordinaire (adj)
extraordinary
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chapeau l’artiste
hats off | congratulations
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peaufiner
``` to polish (up) refine ```
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se préciser
to become clearer
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porter aux nues
to praise to the skies | extoll
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le commun des français
average French person
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les uns
some
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l’éboueur (m)
dustman
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vilipender
to revile | vilify
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hautement
to a high degree | openly
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passer sous silence
to leave unsaid
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empêtre
to mire | entangle
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tergiverser
to waffle procrastinate prevaricate
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s’infléchir
to bend | sag
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cornélien (adj)
choice between love and honour to be in a no-win situation
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enfler
to swell
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exigu (adj)
tiny | cramped
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le patrimoine
inheritance | heritage
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les acrobaties (f)
stunts | tricks
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une franchise
exemption
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un amendement
amendement
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pérenniser (vt)
to perpetuate
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abonder (en ou de)
to abound with
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la collecte collecte sélective
collection (of money, clothing…) garbage sorting
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marginalement
marginally
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ultérieurement
later | subsequently
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convier qn à faire qc
to incite to do invite inciter qn à faire qc
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gambader
frolic | cavort
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une précaution
precaution
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une disposition
arrangement layout tendency
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mortifère (adj)
mortifying | deadly
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une atteinte à
an attack on
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la tentation
temptation
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comptable de
accountable for
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acculer qn à faire qc acculer contre
to force sb to do st to force back against st
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le LBD
Lanceur de balles de défense | Police who shoot rubber bullets for crowd control
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le désencerclement
crowd dispersal
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le boutoir un coup de boutoir
snout blow
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une braderie
fire sale clearance sale flea market
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solder
to sell at a low price
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la férule
iron rule | autocracy
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FDJ
French online lottery system
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un/une chef de service
department head
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retenir de
to retain | remember
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accoucher (vt, vi)
to give birth | deliver (a baby)
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l’adhésion de l’opinion
weight of public opinion
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ou non
or not
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un prélèvement
sampling | deduction
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à charge de
responsible for
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à la place de
instead of
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la défaillance
failure
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un coquin | une coquine
mischievous person | naughty person
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s’affoler
to panic to hurry (informal) affoler = to terrify sb
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une éventualité
eventuality | possibility
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affûter
to sharpen | grind
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une meule
grindstone round of cheese round loaf of bread
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un outrage
outrage
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passible de
punishable by
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l’ingérence (fj
interference
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l’interférence
interference
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le précédent (nm, adj)
precedent
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un filleul
godchild | godson
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un parrain
godfather
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comme à sa bonne habitude
as is his usual way

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