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17th Flashcards

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franc, sans ambiguïté, qui ne mache pas ses mots

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outspoken

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exceptionnel / pas encore réglé, impayé

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outstanding

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global

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overall

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une vue d’ensemble

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an overall view

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avant tout

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above all

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surmonter

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to overcome

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être accablé par

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to be overcome by

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découvert bancaire

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overdraft

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reviser complètement, vérifier, réparer (machine), refondre (plan)

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to overhaul

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tirer, traîner, transporter

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to haul

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au dessus (de nos tetes) / frais generaux

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overhead

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se chevaucher, coïncider

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to overlap

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avoir vue sur / negliger, oublier, fermer les yeux sur

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to overlook

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pendant la nuit / du jour au lendemain

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overnight

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l’emporter sur, annuler, casser une decision

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to override

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16
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primordial

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overriding

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surveiller

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to oversee

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surveiller, garder à l’œil sur, diriger

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to supervise

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surveillance /oublie, omission

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oversight

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rattraper, doubler, depasser

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to overtake

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21
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renverser (gvt)

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to overthrow

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22
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heures supplémentaires

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overtime

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emploi à tps partiel / plein tps

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part-time / full-time job

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etre accablé, débordé / etre confus

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to be overwhelmed by

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une victoire ecrasante

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an overwhelmed victory

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devoir

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to owe

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en raison de

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due to / owing to

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posséder

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to own

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proprio

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owner

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le fait detre proprio

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ownership

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31
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reconnaître, avouer son tort

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to own up to sth

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32
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vitesse, pas, allure

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pace

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ne pas se laisser dépasser

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to keep pace with

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34
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arpenter

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to pace up and down

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primordial

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paramount

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36
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se séparer de

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to part with

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37
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quitter qq

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to part from sb

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38
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faire part de, transmettre

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to impart

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39
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protecteur, bienfaiteur, sponsor / client régulier

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patron

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patronage, parrainage / clientèle / le patronat

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patronage

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41
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mécène

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philanthropist

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soutenir, sponsoriser / etre client de / traiter avec condescendance

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to patronize

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43
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patron, chef

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boss

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44
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patron, modele, motif, tendance

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pattern

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45
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pénurie, manque

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paucity

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46
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paie, salaire

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a pay

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47
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feuille de paie

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payslip

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etre sur la liste du personnel

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to be on the payroll/on the roll(s)

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congés payés

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holidays with pay

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masse salariale

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total payroll

51
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rembourser /se venger

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to pay back

52
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rapporter, etre rentable

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to pay off

53
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payoff

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commission, pot de vin

54
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sommet, apogee

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peak

55
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heure de pointe

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peak hours / time

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etre au pt le plus haut

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to peak

57
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pic, pointe

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spike

58
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retraite/pension

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pension

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fonds de retraite

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pension fund

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retraité

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pensioner / retired person

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pension alimentaire

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alimony/child support

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exécuter, accomplir

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to perform

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artiste, acteur, concertiste

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a performer

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avantages en plus du salaire

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perks

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s’animer /se ragaillardir

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to perk up

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point de vue, perspective /recul

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perspective

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garder le sens des proportions

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to keep things in perspective

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perspectives d’avenir

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outlook for the future

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definir, identifier avec précision

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to pin down

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épingler

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to pin

71
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obliger qq à s’engager, à tenir une promesse

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to pin sb down

72
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identifier, cerner la nature, la cause d’une situation, évènement

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to pinpoint

73
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opposer qqch ou qq à /se mesurer à qq

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to pit against

74
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avoir comme adversaire qq de plus fort que soi

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to be pitted against an enemy stronger than oneself

75
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piege, embûche

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pitfall

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piege

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trap

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fosse, trou, mine

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pit

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tourmenter, harceler

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to plague

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fleau, peste

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a plague

80
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clair, évident

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plain

81
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la simple vérité

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the plain truth

82
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installation, usine

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plant

83
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usine sidérurgique

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steel plant

84
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centrale nucléaire

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nuclear plant /power station

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minimiser

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to play down

86
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insister sur, maximiser

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to play up

87
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chercher à se faire bien voir, surtout en jouant sur les besoins ou faiblesses de qq

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to play up to sb

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supplier, implorer, plaider

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to plead

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appel

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a plea

90
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négociation de peine

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plea-bargain

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promettre, s’engager

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to pledge

92
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une promesse

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a pledge /vow

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situation critique, grave

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plight

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stratagème

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ploy

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boucher

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to plug

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brancher

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to plug in

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débrancher, déboucher

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to unplug

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s’acharner

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to plug away at sth

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descendre brusquement, dégringoler

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to plummet

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montrer, indiquer / attirer attention sur le fait que, signaler, rappeler

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to point out

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insister sur qqch

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to make a point of sth

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inutile

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pointless

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ligne d’action, une politique

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a policy

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conduire une politique

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to lead/conduct a policy

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décisionnaires

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policy/ decision makers

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la politique

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politics

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la politique étrangère

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foreign politics

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parti politique

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political party

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politicien

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politician

110
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personnalité politique

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political figure /personality

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politique de consensus

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bipartisan, politics

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systeme bipartite

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two-party system

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vote, scrutin / sondage

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a poll

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aller aux urnes

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to go to the polls

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bureau de vote

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polling place /station

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vote, bulletin de vote

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ballot

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sondage d’opinion

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opinion poll

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sonder l’opinion

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to poll

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sondeur d’opinion

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pollster

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