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épreuve de vérité

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acide test

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à tous les niveaux

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across the board

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inflexible

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adamant

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s’attaquer à un problème

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to adress a problem

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l’ordre du jour

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the agenda

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être une priorité

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to be at the top of the agenda

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avoir pour but

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to aim to

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la sonnette d’alarme

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alarm bell(s)

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se mettre à dos

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to alienate

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apaiser les craintes

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to allay fears

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évaluer l’étendue des dégâts

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to assess the extent of the damage.

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en fin de compte

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at the end of the day

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supprimer des emplois

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to axe jobs

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un avantage

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an asset

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mettre en veilleuse/faire passer au second plan

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to put on the back turner/on ice/on hold

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avoir l’effet inverse

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to backfire

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une réaction brutale

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a backlash

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faire machine arrière

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to backpedal/packtrack

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coopérer

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to play ball

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prendre le train en marche

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to jump on the bandwagon

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un point de référence

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a benchmark

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beuverie express

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binge drinking

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ouvrir la voie

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to pave the way to/for to blaze a trail for/to

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ruiner les espoirs

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to blicht hopes

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énorme succès

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blockbuster

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projet/ébauche

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a blueprint

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se résumer à

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to boil down to

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en venir aux faits

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brass tacks = facts to get down to brass tacks/the nitty gritty
to get down to brass tacks = en venir aux choses sérieuses.

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en voie d’extinction

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on the brink of extinction.

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corrompre

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to bribe

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négocier un cesser le feu

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to broker a ceasefire

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encaisser le gros du choc/prendre de plein fouet

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to bear the brunt

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rejeter la responsabilité

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to pass the buck

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une percée/ une avancée significative

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a breakthrough

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innover

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to break new ground

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innovant

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ground-breaking

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sonder l’opinion

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to canvass opinion

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limiter les dépenses de santé

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to cap health spending

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to make the most of, tirer profit de

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to cash in on

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des victimes

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casualties

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une situation inextricable/ problème insoluble

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a catch-22 situation

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céder à la pression

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to cave in to pressure

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défendre les pauvres

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to champion the poor

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faire la promotion

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to champion an idea

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organisation caritative

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a charity

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maitriser

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to check/keep in check/hold in check