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45 Cards in this Set
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to make someone profit from something
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faire profiter qqn de qqch
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to spend
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dépenser
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to come to a decision about
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se prononcer sur
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towards
eg, attitude towards someone/thing |
envers
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towards
eg direction towards somethign |
vers
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invest, deposit
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placer+ argent
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the homeless
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les SDFs
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the thrids world
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le Tiers-Monde
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to invest
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investir
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to stop doing something
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cesser de faire qqch
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to make sure (that)
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s'assurer (que)
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to depend on
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dépendre de
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to worry oneself
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se faire de souci
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the under-priveleged
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les déforisés
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to scorn, mistrust
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mépriser
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the impact, consequence
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la portée
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thanks to
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grâce à
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donations to charities
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les dons aux associations caritatives
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to claim
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prétendre
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to have something (available for use)
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disposer de qqch
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ready to do something
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prêt à faire qqch
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to protect
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protéger
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thanks to
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grâce à
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at the time
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à l'époque
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a gesture
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un geste
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in the process of doing something
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en voie de faire qqch
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the cancellation
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l'annulation
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as soon as
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dès que
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to fail
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faire faillite
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another missed opportunity
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encore une occasion de manquée
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the new millenium
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le nouveau millénaire
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on the right track
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sur la bonne route
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futhermore
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d'autant plus
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raw materials
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les matières premières
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the debt
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la dette
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worthy of praise
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louable
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to resist the temptation to do something
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resister à la tentation de faire qqch
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less efficient
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moins efficace
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toxic wastes
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les déchets toxiques
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poor countries
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les pays pauvres
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consequently
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par conséquent
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to sell, get rid of
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écouler
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what is to be regretted deeply...
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ce qui est à regretter profondément
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western countries
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les pays occidentaux
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to make worse
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aggraver
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