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innocenter
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to clear
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grissonnante
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graying
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rescapé
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surviving; survivor
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relayer
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to relieve
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menottes
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handcuffs
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remercier
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to thank
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dresser
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to train; to teach
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la comète
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comet
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renouer
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to get back in touch with; to retie
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se débarrasser
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to break habits
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s’échapper
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to get away from
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tantôt
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sometimes
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un condétenu
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fellow prisoner
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se nourrir
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to feed
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blanchir
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to whiten
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reprendre
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to retake
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ausculter
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to examine (medical)
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geôlier
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jailer
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demeurer
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to live
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un séjour
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a stay
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orphelins
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orphans
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lors
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during
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interpeller
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to question
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franchir
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to cross
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s'appesantir
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to dwell on
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sommer
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to command
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L’Autorité palestinienne
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Palestinian Authority
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recontre
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to meet
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cesse
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cease
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plier
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to submit; to fold
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recourir
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to resort to
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se gangrener
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to become corrupt
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tenter
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to attempt
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preuve
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proof
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bonne volonté
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good will
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gerer
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to administer
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espoir
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to hope
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créer
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to develop
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soutenir
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to support
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parvenir
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to achieve
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le fief
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the territory; stronghold
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promouvoir
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to promote
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remporter
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to win (a seat, title, or victory)
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parier
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to bet
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une approbation
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approval
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début
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start
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pragmatique
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pragmatic
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tels que
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such as
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parmi
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among; amongst
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veiller
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to watch over
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avortement
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abortion
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peine de mort
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death penalty
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puisque
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since
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revêt
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to assume; to have; to take on
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ravir
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to delight; to steal
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assouplir
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to soften up; to limber up
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le couvre-feu
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cease fire
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le témoin
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witness
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assiéger
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to besiege
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il s'agit de
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it's a matter of...question of
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détourner
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to hijack
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la loi islamique
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Islamic Law
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les radicaux islamistes
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radical Islamists
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pacte
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treaty
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la trêve
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truce; respite
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céder
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to give up; to give away
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innombrables
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innumerable
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desquelles
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which
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soumettre
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to submit; to subdue
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infructueuse
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unsuccessful
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la vague
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wave
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soupçonner
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to suspect
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virer
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to fire
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PDG
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CEO
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PME
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CFO
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licencier
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to fire
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la colère
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anger
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lesquel
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which
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les dégats
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damages
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en outre
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besides
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le couteau
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knife
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poignarder
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to stab (with a knife)
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toile
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cloth
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se dérouler
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to take place
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puni
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punishment
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aussitôt
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immediately
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retenir
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to keep; to hold back
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inconnu
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unknown (person, territories)
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poursuivre
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to pursue; to chase
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la lame
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knife blade
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le promoneur
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walker
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chemin de fer
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railroad
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tir
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shooting
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replonger
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to plunge back into something
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déclencher
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to set off; to release
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déchire
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to tear up
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souveraineté
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sovereignty
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prêter
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to lend
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prêter à + inf
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to give rise to
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prevenir
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to warn; to call
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navires
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ships
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affaiblir
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to weaken
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debuter
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to start
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le signe
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sign
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permettre
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to allow
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briser
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to break down
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lendemain
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the follow day
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accaparer
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to corner; to monopolize
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le chantage
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blackmail
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afficher
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to put up; to display; to declare
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pousser
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to push; to move; to grow
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dessiner
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to design
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la incartade
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prank; misdemeanor
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imprévisible
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unpredictable
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craindre
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to fear
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un chercheur
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researcher
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dérapage
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skid; blunder; loss of control
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élargir
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to widen
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l'abordage
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boarding (pirates)
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doper
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to boost
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le brevet
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patent
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recoter
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to harvest
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une onde de choc
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shock wave
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provoquer
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to cause; to provoke
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vigueur
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strength
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amender
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to ammend
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quant
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as for; about; concerning
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devenir
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to become
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se répandre
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to break (news); to leak; to spill out
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déconnecter
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to disconnect
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échouer
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to fail; to miss
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aggraver
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to make worse
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escroquerie
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fraud
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mener
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to carry out
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plaindre
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to complain
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plaignante
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plaintiff
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gigantesque
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huge
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énoncer
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to pronounce; to state; to expound
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épargner
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to save
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gisements
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deposits (oil, etc.)
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susciter
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to spark off; to create
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des puissances émergentes
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the emerging powers
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soucieux
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concerned; worried
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croissance
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growth
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approvisionnement
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supply
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devancer
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to be ahead of; to anticipate; to outstrip
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désormais
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from now on; in the future; from then on
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concurrence
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competition
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une denrée
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a commodity
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la ruée
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rush (gold rush)
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grimper
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to climb
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viser
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to aim
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tirailleurs
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skirmishers
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l'hommage
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tribute
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plaider
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to plead
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manière
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way
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douanières
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Customs Officer
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livrer
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to deliver
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soulèvement
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uprising
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envers
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towards
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malins
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clever
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remarquer
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to point out
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séduire
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to captivate, to charm
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carburant
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fuel
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teneur
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content, level
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disponible
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available
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but
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goal, aim, purpose
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surendetté
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deeply in debt
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une blague
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a joke
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dévoiler
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to unveil, to reveal, to uncover
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divers
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various
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rassembler
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to gather, to unite
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auparavant
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beforehand, previously, before, formerly
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remporter
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to win
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convoiter
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to covet
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tournoi
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tournament
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parcourir
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to travel all over the country, to scan, to glance through
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parmi
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amongst, among
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épreuve
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ordeal, test, athletic event
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paver
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to lay with cobblestones
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surnommer
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to nickname
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enfer
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hell
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événement
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event
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défaire
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to undo, to untie, to be undone
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cinglant
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biting, scathing
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réactionnaire
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reactionary
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recul
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detachment, drop or fall (production), decline (doctrine), pulling back (of an army), AVEC LE... (with hindsight)
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puissamment
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powerfully
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rejeter
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to reject
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majeur
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major
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un défi
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challenge
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un extrait
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excerpt, extract
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extraire
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to extract (minerals), to mine, to quarry, to pull out, to remove
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ceci
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this
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agrafer
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to staple
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dénoncer
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to denounce
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deuil
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mourning, grief
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bilan
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toll, outcome, assessement
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dirigeants
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leadership
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conspiration
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conspiracy
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démission
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resignation
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mortel
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fatal
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affrontement
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confrontation
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ventre
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stomach
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raconter
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to relate, to tell
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bouleverser
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to overwhelm
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une attente
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expectation
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subir
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to suffer
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encourir
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to incur
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monter d'un cran
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to raise a notch
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l'appareil
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plane
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repêcher
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to recover
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la flottille
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flotilla of naval ships
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s'acharner
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to be relentless
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s’abîmer
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to be damaged
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traquer
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to track
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répérer
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to locate, to pinpoint
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une mallette
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briefcase
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tel que
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such as
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remorquer
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to tow
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le navire
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ship
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un bâtiment de guerre
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battleship
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primordial
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essential
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un renfort
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reinforcement
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quant à
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regarding
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susciter
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to create
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commercialisé
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commercialized
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par ailleurs
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furthermore
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decevoir
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to disappoint
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mise en vente
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put on sale
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tandis que
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while
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une gamme
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line of products
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s'affrondrer
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to collapse
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les coûts
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the costs
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assorti
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matched
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principaux concurrents
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main competitors
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concourir
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to compete
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durcir
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to harden
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éventuel
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possible
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traiter
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to treat
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repousser
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to repulse
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les casques vertes
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green helmets (AU protection force)
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en un clin d'oeil
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in a blink of an eye
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démentir
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to deny
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bilan de santé
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health check up
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une fuite
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information leak
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une émeute
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riot
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les péseaux sociaux
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social networks
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coeur de cible
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target audience
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le marieur
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person who marries people (West Africa)
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le gros porteur
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big truck
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apprenti
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apprentice (boy chauffeur in West Africa)
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les tirs de rafale
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burst of fire
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le défint
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the deceased
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enmagasiner
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to store
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être guérison
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to be cured
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prendre la fuite
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to hit and run, attack and run
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lêcher
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to blurt something out
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étoffe
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fabric, material
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franchir
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to cross (difficult time)
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ligoter
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to tie up
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douleurs
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pain, grief
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faire la queue
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to stand in line
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ravager
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to ravage, to devestate
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écraser
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to crush, to flatten
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s'insurger
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to rise up, to protest
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soigner
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to treat, to look after
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la plupart
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most
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fournir
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to supply, to explode
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éclater
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to burst, to explode
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guère
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hardly
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porte-parole
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spokesperson
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cesser
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to stop, to cease
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le Programme alimentaire mondial
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World Food Program
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la cargaison
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cargo
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néanmoins
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nevertheless
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les insurgés
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insurgents
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perturber
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to disrupt
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soulager
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to relieve
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afficher
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to put up, to display
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le tableau d'affichage
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scoreboard, bulletin board, notice board
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avertir
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to be informed
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vider
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to empty
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un requin
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shark
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ruer
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to kick out, to pounce on, to submerge
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une morsure
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a bite
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vraisemblament
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in all likelihood
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ramer
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to bring back
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un littoral
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coast
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déférer
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to handover
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aborder
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to approach
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dérober
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to steal
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sous l'empire de
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under the influence of
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interpeller
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to question
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une rixe
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brawl
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sans domicile fixe
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homeless person
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semer
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to scatter
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avoir des liens
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to have connections
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une fusillade
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gunfire
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gâcher
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to ruin, to waste
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le prêt
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loan
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le rhume
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cold
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l'humeur
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mood
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le niveaux
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level
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la baisse
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drop
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malgré
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in spite of
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en revanche
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on the other hand
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le seuil
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threshold
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prôner
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to advocate
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recueillir
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to collect
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entourer
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to surround
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se déclencher
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to go off
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la riposte
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counter attack
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le moindre
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slightest, the least
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un preuve
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proof
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la haine
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hatred
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ressentir
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to feel (pain, joy)
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un coup defeu
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gunshot
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acte gratuit
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senseless act
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le banc
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bench
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allonger
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to lay down
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également
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also
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porté plainte
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to press charges
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polluer
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to pollute
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le motif
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motive
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un projet de loi
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bill
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un appareil
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apparatus, device
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tenter
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to attempt
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outre
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besides
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désormais
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hencforth
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une échelle
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scale
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gérer
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to manage (budget)
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unempêchement
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obstacle
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tout ira bien
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all will be good
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miser
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to set
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dans la foulée
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on the heels of
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le virement
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transfer
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le compte
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account
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le surendettement
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excessive debt
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la perturbation
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disruption
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la rentrée
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cash
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s'exprimer
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to express
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consacrer
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to be devoted to
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soutenir
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to support
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souligner
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to stress
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à l'issue de
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at the close of
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un chemin
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path
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la rachat
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repurchase
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la voie
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road
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la cession
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transfer
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le constructeur
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manufacturer
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la faillite
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bankruptcy
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partir de zero
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start from scratch
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mener
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to conduct
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l'ampleur
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size
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appuyer
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to support, to backup
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detenir
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to detain
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un meurtrier
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murderer
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une remise de peine
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early release for good behavior
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empêcher
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to avoid
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un procès
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trial
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un P.V. (procès verbal)
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ticket
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la fermeture
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closure
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des attentats
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attacks
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interdire
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to forbid
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raviver
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to revive
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un sympathisant
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sympathizer
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inquiet
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anxious
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un bambin
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little child
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bouger
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to move
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se rendre
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to give up
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avoisinier
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to be near
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arrière
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backward
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se poser
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to land
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une foule
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crowd
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en marge de
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outside of
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constater
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according to
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la frange
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fringe
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rompre
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to break
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encombrante
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bulky
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se ressourcer
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to resource oneself
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grincheux
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grumpy
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surcharger
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to overload
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une guigne
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jinxed
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l'Hexagone
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France
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les casernes
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base
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ligoter
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to tie up
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nier
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to deny
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raconter
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to relate, to tell
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bouleverser
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to overwhelm, to distress
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une inodation
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flood
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un orage
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storm
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un tornade
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tornado
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la désertification
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drying up of the land
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un cyclone
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cyclone
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un feu sauvage
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wild fire
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le gax dioxyde
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cardon dioxide
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la sécheresse
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drought
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un ouragon
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hurricane
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un tremblement de terre
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earthquake
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l'effet de serre
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greenhouse effect
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infrarouge
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infrared
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un camp de ferme
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training camp (military)
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aboutir
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to succeed
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s'apprêter
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to get ready to do
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délivrer
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to free
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investir
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to invest, to seize
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sains et saufs
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safe and sound
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au-delà
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aside
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opérer
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to operate
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les cagoulées
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masks
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lourdement armées
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heavily armed
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véritable rapprochement
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true engagement
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instrument fin
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fine instrument
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permettre
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to permit
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pouvoir politique
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political power
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chef d'état major des armées
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chief of staff of the military
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le terrain
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field
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démultiplier
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to multiply
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agir
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to act
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la profondeur du dispositif adverses
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deep behind enemy lines
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infiltrer
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to infiltrate
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lignes adverses
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enemy lines
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désorganiser
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to disorganize
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développer
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to develop
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jouer sur la surprise
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element of surprise
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l'extraction de ressortissants
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extraction of expatriots
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libérations d'otages
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freeing of hostages
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l'arrestation de criminels de guerre
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arresting of war criminals
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munitions
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ammunition
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la situation est incontrôlable
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broken arrow
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officier qui commande
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commanding officer
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évacuation
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evacuation
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en repli!
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fall back!
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véhicule de transport blindé
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HMMWV
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mort au combat
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KIA
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Rang le plus élevé dans les sous officiers
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SGM
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manquant à l'appel
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MIA
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sous-officier
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NCO
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en attente
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stand by
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hors service
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when something does not work
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rien à signaler
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nothing to signal, everthing is fine
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un quartier général
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general district
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disproportionné
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disproportionate
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fécondité
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fertility
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inquietante
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worrying
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une marge
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margin, leeway
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jouir
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to enjoy the use of
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baisser
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to lower
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tentances
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tendencies
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