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to feel like
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avoir envie de
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to really want; to insist on
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tenir à
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to intend, plan on, count on, expect
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compter
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news (press or TV)
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les actualités/ les informations
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serial; soap opera
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un feuilleton
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to turn on the TV
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allumer la télé
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to turn down the volume
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baisser le son
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to turn up the volume
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augmenter/monter le son
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talk show
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une causerie
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channel
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une chaîne
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competition
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la concurrence
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debate
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un débat
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to broadcast
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diffuser/transmettre
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screen
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l'écran
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broadcat, TV show
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une émission
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to turn off the TV
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éteindre la télé
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test
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contrôle
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to become confused
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s'embrouiller
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game show
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un jeu télévisé
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TV news
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le journal télévisé
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to put on channel 3,6, etc.
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mettre la 3, 6, etc.
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TV set
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le poste de télévision
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program listing
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un programme
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to miss
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rater
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rerun
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un rediffusion
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series
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une série
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TV commercial
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un spot publicitaire
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remot control
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un télécommande
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TV viewer
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un téléspecteur/ téléspectrice
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cable TV
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La télévision par câble
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to come to or reach a compromise
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aboutir a un compromis
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to have remorse
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avoir des remords
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to win an argument
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avoir gain de cause
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to change one's mind
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changer d'avis
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to persuade someone to do something
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convaincre quelque'un de faire quelque chose
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to make up one's mind to do something
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se decider (a faire quelque chose)
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to forbid (someone to do something); to defend
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defendre quelque'un de faire quelque chose
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an argument
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une dispute
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to try hard, try one's best
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s'efforcer de
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open mind
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l'esprit ouvert
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to annoy
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agacer
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to bore
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barber
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fear
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la crainte
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disappointment
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la deception
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disappointed
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decu(e)
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disgust , distaste
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le degout
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to bother
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embeter
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to have had enough
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en avoir assez
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to be fed up
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en avoir marre
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bored, annoyed, bothered
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ennuye(e)
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boring, tedious, annoying, irritating
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ennuyeux (ennuyeuse)
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fantastic
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genial(e)
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thank goodness
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heureusement
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worried, anxious
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inquiet (inquiete)
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to worry
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s'inquieter
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worry, anxiety
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l'inquietude
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unbearable, intolerable
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insupportable
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that was a narrow escape!
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On a eu chaud!
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relief
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le soulagement
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to put up with
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supporter
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radio or TV announcer
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un animateur/une animatrice
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member of (listening) audience
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un auditeur/une auditrice
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(TV, Radio) station
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une station
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subscription
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un abonnement
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to subscribe to
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etre abonne(e) a
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announcement, notification
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une annonces
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classified ads
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les petites annonces
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to cancel
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annuler
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bi monthly publication
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un bi-mensuel
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weekly publication
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un hebdomadaire
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newspaper
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un journal
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reader
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un lecteur/une lectrice
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magazine
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un magazine
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monthly publication
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un mensuel
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printed news, news in general
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Les nouvelles
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issue
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un numero
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advertisement
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une publicite
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daily publication
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un quotidien
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newspaper report, live news or sports commentary
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un reportage
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magazine (of sophisticated nature)
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une revue
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heading, item, column
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une rubrique
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circulation
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le tirage
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indecisive, undecided (about)
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indecis(e) (sur)
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to forbid (someone to do something)
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interdire (a quelqu'un de faire quelque chose)
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will you please (do something)
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je te/vous prie (de faire quelque chose)
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point of view
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le point de vue
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to make a decision
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prendre une decision
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to give up
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renoncer
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stubborn
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tetu(e)
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by the way
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au fait
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actually
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en fait/en realite
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election campaign
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une campagne electorale
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debate
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un debat
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to appoint
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designer
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to discuss
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discuter (de)
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voter
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un electeur/une electrice
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to elect
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elire (p.p. elu)
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to run (for president)
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etre candidat(e) (a la presidence)
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to register (to vote)
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se faire inscrire
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fight, struggle (against)
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la lutte (contre)
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term of office
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un mandat
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foreign policy
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la politique etrangere
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internal policy
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la politique interieure
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issue
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un probleme/une question
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platform
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un programme electoral
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to run again
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se representer
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to support
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soutenir
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to vote
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voter
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army
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l'armee (f)
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to attack
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attaquer
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attack
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un attentat
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to give up, to give in
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ceder (a)
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fighting
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les combats (mp)
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conflict
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le conflict
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forces
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les forces (fp)
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front, front lines
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le front
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insane
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insense(e)
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to free
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liberer
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to deliver
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livrer
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the dead
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les morts (mp)
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negotiation
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la negociation
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peace
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la paix
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death penalty
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la peine de mort
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talks, negotiations
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les pourparlers
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to take hostage
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prendre en otage
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terrorism
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le terrorisme
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to kill
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tuer
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to get used to
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s'accoutumer a
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to attract
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attirer
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neat, nice great
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chouette
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designed, planned
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concu(e) (from concevoir)
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to convince
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convaincre
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made of glass
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en verre
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to spoil
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gacher
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shameful
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honteux (honteuse)
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intolerable, unbearable
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insupportable
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ugly
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laid(e)
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ugly, ghastly
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moche
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work (of art)
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une oeuvre
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exciting
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passionnant(e)
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remarkable/spectacular
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remarquable/spectaculaire
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to renovate
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renover
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successful, well executed
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reussi(e)
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super
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super
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to do away with
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supprimer
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to increase
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accroitre
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welcome
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l'accueil
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welcoming, friendly
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accueillant(e)
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to get worse
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s'aggraver
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the suburbs
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la banlieue
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to hurt
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blesser
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scapegoat,fall guy
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un bouc Emissaire
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unemployment
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le chomage
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unemployed person
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un chomeur/une chomeuse
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Increasing, growing
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croissant(e)
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to enlighten
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eclairer
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to worsen
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empirer
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newly arrived immigrant
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un(e) immigrant(e)
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and immigrant well established in the foreign country
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un(e) immigre(e)
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fire
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un incendie
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from the maghreb (north africa)
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maghrebin(e)
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demonstration, protest
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une manifestation
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labor
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la main-d'oeuvre
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threat
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une menace
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slums
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les quartiers defavorises
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to spread
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rEpandre
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to beat someone black and blue
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rouer quelqu'un de coups
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xenophobia
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la xenophobie
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