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sort (fr.)
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lot, fate
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entre-temps
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meanwhile
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achever
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to finish, conclude, end
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carburant (m)
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fuel
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cacahuètes (fpl)
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peanuts
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vache à lait (f)
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dairy cow/ money spinner
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ligne (transport) (f)
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route, service
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bénéfice (m)
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profit
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austral
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southern
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vinicole
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wine-producing adj.
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autant que
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as many as
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autant de...que...
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as many...as...
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toujours plus
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more and more
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du coup (colloq.)
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thus, hence
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rude (fr.) before noun
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hard, tough, coarse, rough, rocky
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kiffer (argot)
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to like
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amortissement
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deadening (of noise), cushioning (of fall), paying off (loan, debt), depreciation, absorption (of shock)
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en vertu de
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in virtue of
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parvenir
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to gain (power), to get (job), to achieve (balance), to succeed
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parvenir à
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to reach
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parvenir à faire qqch
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to manage to do sth
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faire parvenir qqch à qqun
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to have sth sent to sb/ to get sth to sb
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renommé
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renowned
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fossé (m)
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ditch, moat, gap, rift
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fosse (f)
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pit, grave,sandpit
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combler
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to fill in (hole), to make up for, to satisfy, to fulfil
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la vie m'a comblé
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I've had a wonderful life
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démarrer
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to start up, to pull away (vehicle), to get underway, to get sth off the ground
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peaufiner
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to refine, put the finishing touches to
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être en passe de
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to be about to
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combler qqun
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fill sb with joy/delight
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pépites
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sprinkles
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faille (f)
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fault, flaw
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revendications
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demands, claims
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remise à plat (f)
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overhaul, rethinking
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salaire versé
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net earnings
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mise en examen (f)
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indictment
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remise (f)
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handing over, remission, adjournment (court), shed, discount
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entamer
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to start, to initiate, to enter into, to open up (discussion), to undermine, to eat into
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inaugrer
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to unveil, to launch, to mark the start of
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griffes
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claws
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entraver
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to hinder, impede, restrict, handicap, hobble, shackle
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d'ores et déjà
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already
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herbe (f)
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grass
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pelouse (f)
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lawn
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haut de gamme adj
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upmarket, top of the range
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à terme
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eventually, full-term
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poser les jalons pour
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to prepare the ground for
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jalon (m)
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marker, milestone, flagpole
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abeille (f)
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bee
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jusqu'à
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until, up to
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grimper
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to climb
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cinéaste
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film director
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affichage
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display, posting
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préalablement
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beforehand
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être la cheville ouvrière de
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to play a keen role in
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cheville (f)
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ankle, peg
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cheviller
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to peg
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avoir les chevilles qui enflent
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to get big headed
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être en cheville avec
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to be in cahoots with
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d'ici 2010
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by 2012
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aménagement
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development, planning (town, country), construction, creation, improvement, conversion, equipping, fitting out, adjustment
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évader à
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escape to
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se restaurer
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to eat
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cadres
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executives
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au point mort
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at a standstill
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endosser
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to take on, to put on, to endorse, to back (product)
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se doter
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to aquire (revenue), to create, to set up (service)
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doter qqun de qqch
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to allocate sth to sb, to endow sb with, to equip sb with
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pige (f)
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press monitoring
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jungle (f)
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jungle
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sentir
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to feel (physically i.e. numb feet), to smell, to have a feeling/idea
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se sentir
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to feel (emotionally/unwell)
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se faire sentir
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to be felt
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déversement (des produits chimiques)
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draining off, pouring out, spillage (chemical spills)
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accouchement
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labour, delivery
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survie (f)
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survival
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être en crise
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to be in a crisis
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résumé (m)
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summary
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paume (f)
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palm
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tâche (f)
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task
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tache (f)
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stain
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prendre son essor
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to take off (company), to fly off (bird)
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essor (m)
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development, boom, flight, boost
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de pointe
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state of the art
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en tant que
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in the capaciy of, as
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allouer
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to allocate, to grant
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déboucher sur
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to lead to (debate), to open out onto (road)
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puisque
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since, for, because
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mettre à profit
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to build on
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offensive (f)
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offensive, onslought
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exercise comptable
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financial year
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renouer
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to renew, reunite, retie
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exploitation (fr.)
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exploitation, operation, running
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averie (f)
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problem (nautical), damage
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enjeu (m)
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stake/issue
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en jeu
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at issue, at stake, in play
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réchauffement climatique/ de la planète
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global warming
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épuisement
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exhaustion, depletion, draining, using up
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corbeille (f)
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basket (plastic)
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par le biasis de qqch/qqun
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by means of sth/through so
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de biasis
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slanted/sideways
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offre (f)
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offer/supply
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capteur (m)
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sensor
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lézard (m)
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lizard
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implantation (fr.)
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implantation/establishment
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pierre angulaire (f)
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cornerstone
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site d'enfouissement (m)
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landfil site
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déchet (m)
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waste, scrap
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déchets
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waste material
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récupération
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reclamation, recovery, retrieval
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sensible (fr.)
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sensitive, delicate
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sans faille
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unfailing
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reprendre du poil de la bête
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to get back on ones feet, regain strength, perk up again
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acharner
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to persevere, to go at fiercely
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s'acharner à faire
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to try desperately to do
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s'acharner sur
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to keep going at (violence), to hammer away at, to hound
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s'acharner contre
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to fight against
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acharné
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passionate, fierce, unremitting
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tripoter
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to grope, mess around (fiddle with object, moustache, pick nose)
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passer la barre des 10%
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to go into double figures
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à ce propos
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about it
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là-dessous
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about it
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examen blanc
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mock exam
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débarasser
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to clear out, to clear (table), to rid
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se débarasser son manteau
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to take of ones coat
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année de césure
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gap year
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beurk
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blurgh
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cucul
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chick-flick
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casier (m)
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pigeon-hole, locker
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casier judiciaire
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police record
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membre (m)
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limb
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bataille de boule de neige
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snowball fight
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poil (m)
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hair (animal/ human not head), bristle, pile (carpet)
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à poil
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stark naked
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au poil!
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fine!
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être au poil
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to be just the ticket/ fanstastic (person)
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ça marche au poil (colloq.)
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it works like a dream
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poil à gratter
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itching powder
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être de bon/mauvais poil (colloq.)
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to be in a good/bad mood
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avoir poil dans la main (colloq.)
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to be bone idle
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ne plus avoir un poil de sec
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to be soaked to the skin
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cisjordanie
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West Bank (Palestine)
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rive gauche/droite
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left/ right bank (of river)
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droit (m)
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right (to do sth)
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la droite (f)
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the Right (government)
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faire un tabac
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to be a big hit
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consoeur (f)
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female collegue/counterpart
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bosser (colloq.)
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to work
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sein (m)
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breast, womb
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tirer profit (de)
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to profit from
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équipe (f)
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staff, team
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sortir le grand jeu
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to pull out all the stops
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tribune (f)
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gallery, platform, stand (at stadium)
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direction/ qualities de dirigeant
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leadership
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bricolage
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DIY
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cache-oreiller (m)
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earmuffs
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être conditionné par qqun
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to be spoon-fed by so
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innovateur/trice
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innovative
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maîtrise (f)
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command, control, mastery, Master's degree
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maîtriser
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to control, to get sth under control, to contain sth (fire, illness, laughter), to overcome an opponent/problem
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adversaire
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opponent
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se maîtriser
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to have self-control
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se produire, surgir, survenir
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to arise (problem)
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surgir
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to crop up, to conjure up
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faire surgir la vérité
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to bring the truth to light
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survenir
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to occur, to arise, to arrive unexpectedly
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se produire
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to come about
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classe moyenne
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middle class
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class ouvrière
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working class
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plaquer (au sol)
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to hold s.o. down (restrain)
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rive (f)
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bank (river), shore
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m
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abbrevation mille (from here onwards not in vocab book)
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md
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abbreviation milliard
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coentreprise
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joint venture
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supplanter
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to supplant, override
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le paysage politique
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the political scene
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disposer de
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to have
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scrutin (m)
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ballot
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précis, exact, juste
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accurate
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audacieux/euse
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daring, courageous, innovative
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marque déposée
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trade mark
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ça m'est égal
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It doesn't matter
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clarifier
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to clarify
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paramètres (par défaut) (mpl)
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(default) settings
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réglage (m)
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regulating, setting, tuning, adjusting
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effacement
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deletion
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bulletin (m)
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newsletter
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poser, atterrir
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to land (plane)
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poser
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to put down, to put in palce, to plant (bomb), to establish
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avoir une incidence sur
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to have an effect on (price/salary)
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affecter
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to have consequences for future, environment, career - to affect, to take on, to appoint, to post (in other country), to allocate
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toucher
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to affect population, region
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emouvoir
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to affect emotionally
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naguère (literary)
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some time ago
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assez longtemps
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long enough
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assez de temps
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enough time
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échantillon (f)
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sample
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valorisation
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promotion, development, rise in value, evaluation
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par le biais de
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by/through means of
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renoncer
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to renounce, give up, relenquish
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commanditer
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to finance, to sponsor, to be behind
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mesuré
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measured, moderate
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activité adj
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business
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société (f)
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firm/business
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condamné
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sentenced, fined
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lamelle (f)
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small strip, slither, gill (fish)
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en tant que
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as
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se retrouver, se rejoindre
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to meet up (emphasis on place/time)
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rencontrer
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to meet so by chance, run into, bump into
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se voir
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to meet each other
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agence (f)
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agency, bureau, branch
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trop de
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too much
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rappel (m)
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reminder
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site (m)
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website
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directeur (company), administrateur (one of board), responsable (of project/investigation)
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director
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primordial
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essential, vital
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quelque fois, de temps en temps
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from time to time
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pagaille (f) (colloq)
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mess
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bordel (m)
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brothel, mess
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en pagaille
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in a mess
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chutes de neige
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snowfall
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piste (d'aviation) (f)
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runway
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parterre (m)
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flowerbed, panel (of judges), stalls at theatre
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bénévole (m/f)
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volunteer
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être bénévole, se porter volontaire pour
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to volunteer
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incitation
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incentive
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susciter
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to spark off, arouse, give rise to, create (problems)
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mieux à même
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best able to, most appropriate to
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salaire d'embauche
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starting salary
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sur le fil du rasoir
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on razor's edge (critical situation)
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muet comme une tombe
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quiet as the grave
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couffin (m)
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moses basket
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du toc, kitsch, moche, laid
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ugly, tacky
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du toc
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junk, fake
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tu vois, j'avais raison, et du toc!
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You see, I was right, so there!
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tenue (f)
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dress, clothing
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être en tenue décontracté
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wear casual clothes
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en tenue
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uniformed
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péter un plomb
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to lose it!
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péter le feu
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to be full of beans
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péter la santé
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to be bursting with health
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réveillon de Noël
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Christmas Eve
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tenter
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to attempt, to tempt, to try ones luck
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report à
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adjournment, postponement until
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dégrivage
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de-icing
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dégrivrant
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deicer
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se congeler
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to freeze for food
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congélateur
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freezer
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geler
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to freeze
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collant
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sticky
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gluant
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slimy
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se figer
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to become motionless
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tendu(e)
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tense adj
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sous la houlette de
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under the leadership of
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houlette
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trowel
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pelle
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spade, shovel
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pique (m)
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spade in cards
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reposer sur (technology, experts), dépendre de, compter sur qqun pour faire
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rely on
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allant de...
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ranging from...
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avoir un sens
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to make sense
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dizaines
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dozens
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intempéries
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bad weather
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incidence (f)
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impact
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suivre
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monitor
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approche (f)
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approach
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pertinant
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important
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important
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important, considerable, sizeable, large, lengthy, major
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problèmes techniques
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technical problems
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mot de passe (m)
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password
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rien de spécial (like for anything to add?)
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not really
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regrouper
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to group together, to merge
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Liban (m)
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Lebanon
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FIV
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IVF
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Bangladais
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Bangladesh
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réclamer
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to ask for, call for, beg, claim, demand
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friand de qqch
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fond of sth
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hausser le ton
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to raise the tone
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or
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and yet
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décharger (qqun de qqch)
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to unload, to relieve a person of sth
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pour autant
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at the same time
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pour autant que
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insofar as
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bénefices d'exploitation
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operational profits
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élan (m)
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impetus, momentus, enthusiasm, run up to (jump); elk
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mieux vaut tard que jamais
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better late than never
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bonne affaire
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good deal
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bon plan
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deal
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courtage (m)
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commission, brokerage
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affrètement
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chartering
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abuser de qqch
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to abuse sth
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desespoir (m)
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desperation
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prendre les devants
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lead the way, take the necessary steps forward, make the first move
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à fond
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totally, wholeheartedly
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empreinte carbone (f)
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carbon footprint
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bilan carbone
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carbon credits
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montrer du doigt
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to point the finger
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Qu'on se le dise!
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Spread the word, let it be known!
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chasse (f) au gaspillage
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stamping out waste
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victorieux
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victorious
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laisser présager à
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to suggest (to)
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grouiller de
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to be swarming with
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précipitation
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haste
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procéder à
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to carry out, to undertake
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durcir
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to harden
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se durcir
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to become harsher
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analystes-conseils
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deal maker?
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enquête était réalisée auprés de...
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survey carried out on...
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enquête (f)
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survey
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renfort (m)
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reinforcement
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hoarse
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rauque
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se réserver pour
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to save oneself for
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révéler
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to reveal
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référer à
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to refer to sth
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previsible
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predictable
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squelette (m)
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skeleton
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