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74 Cards in this Set
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shocking
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choquant(e)
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desirable
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désirable
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shame
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la honte
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necessary
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nécessaire
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usual, normal, natural
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normal(e)
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increase
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l'augmentation (f)
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drop, lowering
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la baisse
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the head, boss
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le chef
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crisis
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la crise
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pertaining to economics, economical
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économique
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business
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l'entreprise (f)
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initiative
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l'initiative (f)
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standard of living
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le niveau de vie
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purchasing power
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le pouvoir d'achat
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salary
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le salaire
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situation
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la situation
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unemployment
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le chômage
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unemployed man/ woman
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le chômeur/la chômeuse
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poor person
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le pauvre
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homeless person (people)
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le sans-abri
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benefit, payment
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l'allocation (f)
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health insurance
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les assurances (f pl) maladie
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social security benefits
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la couverture sociale
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retirement pension
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la pension de retraite
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future
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l'avenir (m)
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capable
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capable
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complete, comprehensive
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complet/complète
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more
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davantage
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in fact
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en fait
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government
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le gouvernement
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widespread, frequent
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répandu(e)
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society
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la société
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sufficient
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suffisant(e)
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so many/so much
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tant de
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to doubt
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douter
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to lose hope
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perdre espoir
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to complain
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se plaindre
je me plains tu te plains il se plaint nous nous plaignons vous vous plaignez ils se plaignent je me suis plaint(e) |
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to promise
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promettre
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barbaric
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barbare
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effective
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efficace
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unfair
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injuste
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unless
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inutile
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fair, right
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juste
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scandalous
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scandaleaux/ scandaleuse
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economy
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l'économie (f)
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immigration
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l'immigration (f)
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tax
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l'impôt (m)
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poverty
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la pauvreté
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nuclear power station
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la centrale nucléaire
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overpopulation
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le surpeuplement
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crime
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le crime
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right (prerogative)
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le droit
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intolerance
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l'intolérance (f)
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justice
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la justice
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morality, moral standards
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la morale
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capital punishment
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la peine de mort
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racism
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le racisme
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indifference
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l'indifférence (f)
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political party
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le parti politique
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politician
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le/la politicien(ne)
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politics
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la politique
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drugs
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la drogue
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AIDS
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le SIDA
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violence
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la violence
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secret, illegal
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clandestin(e)
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impression
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li'mpression (f)
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mulitple
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multiple
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result
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le résultat
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no doubt, probably
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sans doute
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to get larger, to increase
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augmenter
(conj. parler) |
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to benfit (from)
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bénéficier (de)
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to fight against
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combattre
(conj. battre) |
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to reduce
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diminuer
(conj. parler) |
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to vote
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voter
(conj. parler) |
