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Des factions dissidentes

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Splinter groups

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Des haricots verts

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French beams

String beams

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Des échardes

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Splinters

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Décider

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To call a shot

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Être sèverement critiqué

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To come under fire, criticism

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Être au banc des accusés

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To be in the dock for

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La boîte vocale

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The voicemail

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Une connaissance

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An acquaintance

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Le chargé de com

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The spin doctor

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C’est que de la com

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That’s all spin

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Sinistre

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Grim

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Être avéré

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To be proved correct

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Paranoïaque

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Paranoid

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Un voyou

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A thug

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Porter réclamation

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To lodge a complaint with

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Le fossoyeur, la faucheuse

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The grim reaper

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Un casse tête

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A headache

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Une pente glissante vers

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A splippery slope to

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L’ingérance de l’Etat

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State meddling

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S’imiscer

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To creep

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Une bataille perdue d’avance

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A losing battle

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Être en désaccord sur

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To be at odds over

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De franches excuses

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Upfront apologies

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Être dans la confidence, être au courant

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To be privy to

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Une arme de dissuasion

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A deterrent

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Le talon

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The heel