| l’actualité | currents news |
| actually | réelllement, vraiment |
| couramment | fluently |
| actuellement | now, currently, at present |
| bientôt | presently |
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| accepter de | to agree to |
| accepter quelque chose | to accept something |
| accepter de faire quelque chose | to agree doing something |
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| l’abus | abuse, injustice |
| la violation,le comportment abusif | abuse |
| abuser | to overindulge |
| abusive | excessive, wrongful |
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| l’addition | check, bill |
| l’ajout, l’addition | addition |
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| violer, abuser, maltraiter | to abuse |
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| adhérer à | to join |
| un agenda | diary |
| un anniversaire | birthday |
| l’anniversaire du mariage | anniversary |
| l’ordre du jour | agenda |
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| agréer | to recognize formally |
| alleger | to relieve |
| alléguer | to allege |
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| l’allocation | allowance |
| l’attribution | allocation |
| l’apologie | praise |
| l’excuse | apology |
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| l’assistance | audience |
| l’audience | hearing, viewership, conversation |
| l’entretien | maintenance, interview |
| l’entrevue | interview |
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| l’assistance sociale | social welfare |
| assister | aider |
| assister à | to attend |
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| avertir | to warn |
| l’avertissement | warning |
| la publicité | advertisement |
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| balancer | to throw, to toss, to swing |
| se tenir en équilibre, maintenir en équilibre | to balance |
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| blesser | to hurt |
| bénir | to bless |
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| bénévole | voluntary |
| bienveillant | benevolent |
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| le bénéfice | profit |
| l’avantage | benefit |
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| blanc | blank, white |
| en blanc, vierge | blank |
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| le car | bus |
| la voiture | car |
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| la caution | deposit, guarantee, support |
| la prudence | caution |
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| la conférence, le cours magistral, le discours | a lecture |
| la lecture | reading |
| le colloque | conference |
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| compléter un formulaire | to fill out a form |
| compléter | to complement, to add to |
| achever, terminer | to complete |
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| compréhensif | tolerant, understanding, sympathetic |
| global, général, complet | comprehensive |
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| controller | to check, to supervise, to audit |
| maîtriser, contrôler | to control |
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| la librairie | bookstore |
| le livre de bibliothèque | library book |
| la bibliothèque | library |
| la/le bibliothécaire | librarian |
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| la confidence | secret |
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| confus | vague, ashmed |
| embrouillé, confus | confused |
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| le cours | lesson |
| la course | race |
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| decevoir | to disappoint |
| tromper | to deceive |
| la defiance | mistrust |
| le refus absolu | defiance |
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| designer | to appoint, to nominate |
| concevoir, dessiner | to design |
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| le délai | time limit |
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| la demande | request, claim form |
| l’exigence, la réclamation, la demande | demand |
| demander | to ask for, to require |
| demander, exiger, réclamer | to demand |
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| destiné à | intended to, meant to, designed to |
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| le directeur | head school, director |
| le metteur en scène, l’administrateur, le directeur | director |
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| distraire, amuser | to distract |
| distaire, détourner, déconcentrer | to distract |
| retarder | to delay |
| delayer | to dilute |
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| la devise | motto |
| la devise | foreign currency |
| le procédé | device |
| dévisser | to fall, to unscrew |
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| le problème économique | economic problem |
| l’ordinateur économique | economical / inexpensive /cheap computer |
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| eventuel | possible |
| eventuellement | possibly |
| tôt ou tard | eventually |
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| formel | strict |
| official | formel |
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| dilapider | dissipate |
| disgracieux | ugly |
| honteux | disgraceful |
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| fastidieux | tiresome |
| fastidious | difficile |
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| formidable | great |
| redoutable | formidable |
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| le chiffre | figure |
| la figure | face |
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| l’ intoxication | poissoning |
| l’ivresse | intoxication |
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| éditer | to publish |
| réviser, éditer, monter | to edit |
| effectif | real, effective |
| efficace, en vigueur, effectif | effective |
| l’issue | exit |
| le sujet | issue |
| une expérience | job experience, experience (occurrence), experiment |
| une experience de la vie ou d’un métier | experience |
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| frais | cool, wet, fresh |
| frais, pur, propre | fresh |
| une injure | insult |
| une blessure | injury |
| gentil | kind, good |
| doux, discret | gentle |
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| large | wide, big, broad |
| grand, gros | large |
| misérable | poor |
| malheureux | miserable |
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| le /la ministre de la Justice | Lord Chancellor (UK) |
| le / la ministre de la Justice | Attorney General (USA) |
| le / la ministre de l’Intérieur | Home Secretary (UK) |
| le / la ministre de l’Intérieur | Secretary of Homeland Security (USA) |
| le / la ministre des Finances | Chancellor of the Exchequer (UK) |
| le / la ministre des Finances | Secretary of Treasury (USA) |
| le / la ministre des Affaires étrangères | Foreign Secretary (UK) |
| le / la ministre des Affaires étrangères | Secretary of State (USA |
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| une nappe | a tablecloth |
| une sieste | a nap |
| une notice | instructions, note |
| une annonce, un avis | notice |
| la peine | sadness |
| la douleur | pain |
| une phrase | a sentence |
| une locution | a phrase |
| une pile | a battery |
| un tas | a pile |
| prétendre | to claim |
| faire mine de | to pretend |
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| prévenir quelqu’un | to inform someone about |
| empêcher quelq’un de faire quelque chose | to prevent somebody from doing something |
| éviter un accident | to prevent an accident |
| un procès | a trial |
| un procédé | un process |
| un produit manufacturé | product |
| un produit naturel | produce |
| les marchandises | goods |
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| propre | clean, honest, literal |
| vrai, convenable, respectable | proper |
| proprement | cleanly, honestly |
| correctement, comme il faut | properly |
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| raisin | grape |
| raisin sec | raisin |
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| rapport | link, relationship |
| rapport, reportage | report |
| un standard | a telephone exchange |
| standard | une norme |
| sensible | sensitive, noticeable |
| raisonable | sensible |
| supplier | to beg |
| fournir | to supply |
| succéder | to follow, to succeed to |
| réussir | to succeed |
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| sympathique | nice |
| compatissant | sympathic |
| un trouble | disturbance |
| une difficulté | trouble |
| terrible | terrible, terrific, awful |
| horrible, affreux | terrible |
| trivial | crude, mundane |
| insignificant, banal, simple | trivial |
| timide | shy, indecisive |
| farouche, indécis | timid |
| vicieux | lecherous, vicious, devious |
| une agression violente | a vicious attack |
| haineux, méchant, pervers | vicious |
