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tourner qqch/qqn en dérision

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to laugh sth/sb out of court

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rire gras

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a belly laugh

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courtois, bienveillant

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to be gracious

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bracelet, lanière, sangle, courroie

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a strap

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attacher qqn

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to strap sbdy

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aneth

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the dill

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des échasses

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stilts

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du fenouil

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fennel

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a salade de chou cru

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a slaw

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pois chiche

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the chickpeas

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un radis

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a radish

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au vinaigre, mariné

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pickled

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mashed chickpea

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hummus

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le seigle

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the rye

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une noix

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a walnut

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des raisins secs

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currant

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une amande

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an almond

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convoiter

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to covet sth

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inefficacité, irresponsabilité

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fecklessness

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imbibé d’alcool

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to be drunk-sodden

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sot

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~sottish

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a blasted landscape

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a stark landscape

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difficile, extrême

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stark

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tout-seul, solitaire, de lui-même

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single-handed

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se perdre, s'égarer
to lose one's way
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être dépassé
to lose one's grip
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bien attaché, bien fixé, fiable
to be secured
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une rampe
a rail
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une balustrade
a railing
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pull-over
a jumper
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qqn qui double dans une file
a queue jumper
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cavalier de concours hippique
a show jumper
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une bière
an ale
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une bière traditionnelle
a real ale
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ouvert pendant les travaux, statu quo, un jour comme les autres
business as usual
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Broadcasting House
siège de la BBC
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puzzle
a jigsaw
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être franc avec qqn
to level with sbdy
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bouchon, embouteillage, rétrécissement
a bottleneck*
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se dandiner
to waddle
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fringant, sémillant
to be frisky
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en réalité, en fait
realistically
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ça me va, ça me dérange pas
that's fine by me
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scintillant, animé
sparkling
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se fixer qqch comme limite
to draw the line at sth
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lambeau
a shred
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déchiqueter
to shred
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prévisible
foreseeable
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prendre des mesures
to take steps
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ça nous ramène à
it's a throwback to
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mouvement de recul
a throwback
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s'épuiser
to run out
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complétement sec
bone dry
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paresseux comme une couleuvre
a bone idle
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tibia
shinbone
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fémur
tighbone
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arrête de mentir
to cut the bull*
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le fruit de l'imagination de qn
the figment of sb's imagination
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destruction, acte gratuit
a wanton destruction, act
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avoir une longueur d'avance sur
to be a step ahead of sbdy
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être discret
to keep a low-profile
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infâmes
nefarious
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une smoking
a tuxedo
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blessure superficielle
a flesh wound
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ouvrir la marche
to lead the way
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un tantinet
a shade*
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dans le pétrin
in tight spot
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s'expliquer franchement avec qqn
to have it out with sbdy
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filer qqn
to tail sbdy
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exploitable, passage de poursuites judiciaires
actionable
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un projet personnel
a pet project
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KSA
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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affirmation, déclaration, déposition
a statement
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divers
sundry
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tout le monde
all and sundry
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frais divers, articles divers
sundries
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Qu'Est-ce que j'ai pour commencer?
What I have to go on?
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consommation de calories
calorie intake
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effort physique
exertion
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désaveu
disavowal
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éclore
to hatch
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tramer
to hatch sth
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trappe de secours
a escape hatch
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un échappatoire
a escape hatch from (fig)
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un créneau horaire
a time slot
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une fente
a slot
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machine à sous ou distributeur
a slot machine
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un distributeur automatique
a vending machine
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peu connu
little-known
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incontrôlable
out of hand
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sans réfléchir, d'emblée
out of hands
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d'emblée
straightaway
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de première main, en direct
first-hand
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une expérience personnelle
a first-hand experience
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de son plein gré
of one's own volition
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Etat tampon
a buffer state
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frontière entre les Etats des EU
state line
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habileté politique, art de la diplomatie
statecraft
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vraiment, décidément
decidedly
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faire appel à un nouveau joueur, équipe etc
to bring in
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