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225 Cards in this Set
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un arret d'autobus
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bus stop
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une baliue
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suburb; outskirts
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une caserne de pompiers
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fire station
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le centre-ville
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city/town center; downtown
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un cinema
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cinema; movie theater
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un commissariat de police
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police station
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un edifice
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building
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un gratte-ciel
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skyscraper
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un hotel de ville
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city/town hall
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un jardin public
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public garden
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une logement/une habitaation
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housing
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un musee
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museum
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le palais de justice
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courthouse
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une place
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square, plaza
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la prefecture de police
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police headquarters
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un quartier
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neighborhood
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une station de metro
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subway station
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la circulation
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traffic
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les clous
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crosswalk
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un croisement
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intersection
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un embouteillage
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traffic jam
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un feu (tricolore)
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traffic light
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un panneau
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road sign
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un panneau d'affichage
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billboard
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un point
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bridge
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un rond-point
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rotary; roundabout
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une rue
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street
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les transports en commun
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public transportation
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un trottoi
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sidewalk
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une voie
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lane; road; track
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descendre
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to go down; to get off
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donner des indications
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to give directions
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etre perdu(e)
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to be lost
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monter (dans une voiture, dans un train)
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to get (in a car, on a train)
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se trouver
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to be located (found)
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un agent de police
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police officer
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un(e) citadin(e)
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city-/town-dweller
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un(e) citoyen(ne)
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citizen
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un(e) colocataire
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roommate, co-tenant
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un(e) conducteur/conductrice
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driver
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un(e) etranger/etrangere
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foreigner; stranger
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le maire
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mayor
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un(e) passager/passagere
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passenger
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un(e) pieton(ne)
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pedestrian
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les travaux
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construction
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l'urbanisme
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city/town planning
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la vie nocturne
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nightlife
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ameliorer
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to improve
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s'amuser
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to have fun
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construire
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to build
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empecher (de)
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to stop; to keep from (doing something)
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s'ennuyer
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to get bored
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s'entretenir (avec)
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to talk, to converse
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passer (devant)
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to go past
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peupler
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to populate
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rouler (en voiture)
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to drive
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vivre
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to love
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(peu/tres) peuple(e)
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(sparsely/densely) populated
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anime(e)
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lively
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bruyant(e)
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noisy
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inattendu(e)
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unexpected
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plein(e)
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full
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prive(e)
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private
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quotidien(ne)
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daily
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sur(e)/en securite
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safe
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vide
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empty
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un lien
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connection
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un marche'
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deal
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une rame de me'tro
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subway train
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un sketch
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skit
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une voie
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means; channel
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un wagon
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subway car
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duper
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to trick
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se me'fier de
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to be distrustful/wary of
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se plaindre
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to complain
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se rassurer
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to reassure oneself
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re'ite'rer
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to reiterate
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rejoindre
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to join
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solliciter
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to solicit
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de'bile
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moronic
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gene'(e)
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embarrassed
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insensible
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insensitive
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une ambiance
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atmospher
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la batterie
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drums
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une de'file'
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parade
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une fanfare
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marching band
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une fete foraine
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carnival
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un feau d'artifice
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fireworks display
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une foire
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fair
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une manifestation
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demonstration
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le soutien
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support
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un violon
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violin
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s'etendre
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to spread
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rassembler
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to gather
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se reunir
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to get together
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unir
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to unite
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une cinematheque
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film library
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une contestation
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a protest
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un cri
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a shout, a cry
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l'espoir
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hope
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une greve (sur le tas)
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a (sit-in) strike
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O.R.T.F.
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Office de la Radio et de la Television francaises
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un orateur
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speaker, orator
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le passe'
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past
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un pre'avis
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notice
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la ve'rite'
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truth
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cloiter
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to cloister, to enclose
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greffer
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to transplant; to graft
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protester
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to protest
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mensonger/mensongere
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lying; deceptive
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une greve (sur le tas)
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a (sit-in) strike
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O.R.T.F.
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Office de la Radio et de la Television francaises
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un orateur
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speaker, orator
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le passe'
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past
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un pre'avis
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notice
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la ve'rite'
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truth
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cloiter
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to cloister, to enclose
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greffer
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to transplant; to graft
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protester
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to protest
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mensonger/mensongere
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lying; deceptive
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use'(e)
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worn out
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afin de
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in order to
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l'actuality'
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current events
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la censure
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censorship
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un evenement
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event
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un message/spot publicitaire; une publicite (un pub)
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advertisment
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les moyens de communication; les medias
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media
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la publicite' (la pub)
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advertising
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un reportage
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news report
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un site web/Internet
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web/Internet site
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une station de radio
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radio station
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s'informer (par les medias)
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to keep oneself informed (through the media)
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naviguer/surfer sur Internet/le web
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to search the web
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actualise'(e)
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updated
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en direct
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live
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frappant(e)/marquant(e)
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striking
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influent(e)
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influential
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(im)partial(e)
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(im)partial; (un)biased
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un(e) animateur/animatrice de radio
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radio presenter
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un auditeur/auditrice
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(radio) listener
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un critique de cinema
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film critic
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un e'diteur/une editrice
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publisher
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un(e) envoye'(e) spe'cial(e)
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correspondent
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un journaliste
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journalist
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un photorapher
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photographer
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un realisateur/une realisatrice
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director
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un redacteur/une redactrice
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editor
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un reporter
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reporter (male or female)
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un te'le'spectateur/une te'le'spectatrice
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television viewer
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une vedette (de cine'ma)
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(movie) star (male or female)
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une bande originale
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sound track
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une chaine
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network
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un clip video; un videoclip
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music video
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un divertissement
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entertainment
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un documentaire
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documentary
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l'e'cran
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screen
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les effets speciaux
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special effects
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un entretien/une interview
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interview
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un feuilliton
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soap opera; series
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une premiere
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premiere
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les sous-titres
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subtitles
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divertir
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to entertain
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enregistrer
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to record
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retransmettre
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to broadcast
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sortir un film
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to release a movie
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un chronique
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column
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la couverture
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cover
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un extrait
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excerpt
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les fiats divers
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news items
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un hebdomadaire
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weekly magazine
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un journal
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newspaper
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la liberte de la presse
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freedom of the press
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un mensuel
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monthly magazine
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les nouvelles locales/internationales
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local/international news
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la page sportive
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sports page
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la presse a sensation
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tabloid(s)
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la rubrique socie'te'
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lifestyle section
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un gros titre
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headline
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une bague
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ring
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un comedien
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actor
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le comportement
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behavior
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un cours d'art dramatique
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drama cours
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un defaut
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flaw
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un role
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part, role
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s'attendre a quelque cose
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to expect something
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avoir le trac
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to have stage fright
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se comporter
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to behave, act
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emouvoir
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to move
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exprimer
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to express
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seduire
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to seduce, to captivate
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tourner
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to shoot (a film)
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egocentrique
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egocentric
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un controverse
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controversy
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une enquete
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investigation
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la foule
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the masses
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une lutte
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fight
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un(e) militant(e)
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activist
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une politique
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policy
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une prise de conscience
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realization
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le reboisement
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reforestation
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un reseau
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network
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une voix
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voice
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aborder
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to tackle; to approach
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atteindre
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to reach
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attirer l'attention(sur)
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to draw attention to
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de'clencher
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to cause
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s'engager
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to get involved
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prendre des mesures pour
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to take action to
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soulever
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to raise
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l'audace
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boldness
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l'avenir
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future
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chacun
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each one
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un cuisse
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thigh
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une nouveaute'
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development
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constater
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to notice, to ascertain
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se de'placer
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to travel; to move
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e'voluer
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to evolve
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mettre au point
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to develop
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paraitre
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to seem, to appear
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pre'voir
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to predict
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attendrissant
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endearing
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lointain
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distant
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a travers
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throughout
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autrefois
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in the past
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par rapport a
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compared to
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