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totalement
totally
contre
against
l'unanimité
the unanimity
un syndicat
a trade union
la police
the police
quand même
all the same ; not really
professionnel
professional
le sujet
the topic; the subject
parce que
because
aujourd'hui
today
c'est tout
that's all
sauf
except
bon
good; tasty
bien sûr
of course
social
social
un modèle
a model
rapprocher
to get closer
mettre
to put (on); to set
la production
the production
jusque
until
une distribution
a distribution
contrôler
to control
moins
less; minus
l'état
the state
grand
tall; big
un nombre
a number
augmenter
to raise; to increase; to turn up (volume)
la matière
the matter; the material
permettre
to allow
planer
to glide; to hover
se retrouver
to meet; to come together
le marché
the market; the deal (business)
parallèle
parallel
important
important; significant
impossible
impossible
peser
to weigh
rentrer
to go back in; to come back in
le commerce
the business
légal
legal
payer
to pay
les impôts
the taxes; the fiscal administration
hors
excluding; outside of
le sol
the floor; the ground
penser
to think
la réalité
the reality
l'effondrement
the collapse
économique
economic
la politique
(the) politics; the policy
la marche
the step (stairs)
exister
to exist
s'effondrer
to collapse
la lutte
the struggle
la mort
(the) death
passer
to come by; to pass
un quartier
a neighborhood
la zone
the area
commercial
commercial
une transaction
a transaction
le courrier
the mail; the post
malheureusement
unfortunately
l'institution
the institution
la ville de
the city of
concerner
to concern
la façon
the way
géographique
geographical
local
local
la facilité
the ease; the facility
l'acheminement
the delivery; the conveyance
ailleurs
somewhere else
la seconde
the second
nous sommes
we're
loin
far
le pays
the country
seul
alone
troisième
third; 3rd
culturel
cultural
surtout ...
above all...
spectaculaire
spectacular
les autres
the others
la France
France

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