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dans l’optique de

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with a view to doing sth

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dans l’optique de

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with a view to doing sth

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un repère, une référence

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a benchmark

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accueilli par

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greeted with

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un politique globale

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a blanket policy

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être coincé entre … et …

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to be cornered between … and …

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être plafonné à

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to be capped at

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monter en flèche

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to soar

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n’avoir guère d’autre choix que

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to have little choice but to

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un découvert

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an overdraft

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Entre ça et ça

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what with … and …

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une pierre d’achoppement

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a stumbling block

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être dissuadé par

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to be put off by

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les grandes banques de détail

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high-street banks

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être avantagé dès le départ

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to have a head start

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une aubaine

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a boon

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la progéniture

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offspring

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écrémer

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to cream off

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un partisan de

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a proponent of

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la chasse gardée de

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the preserve of

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un sujet controversé

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a moot point

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un engouement pour

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a craze for something

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être aux antipodes l’un de l’autre

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to be poles apart

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être enclin à

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to be prone to

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être peu disposé à

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to be adverse to

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des méthodes éprouvées

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tried-and-true methods

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une forte baise de

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a sharp decrease in

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devenir monnaie courante

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to become common currency

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poursuivre en justice

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to sue

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le garant de

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the custodian of

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un juge

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a justice

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prendre ses distances par rapport à

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to back away from

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sensé, valable, sérieux

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sound

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correspondre au clivage politique traditionnel

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to fall along party lines

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une procédure, un litige

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litigation (no-win, nof-fee principle)

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être au bord de l’implosion

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to be streched to breaking point

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la surpopulation carcérale

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prison overcrowding

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une refonte, une réforme générale

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an overhaul

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honteux, scandaleux

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shameful

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un délinquant

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an offender

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d’une portée considérable

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far-reaching

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une lourde peine

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a stiff sentence

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une violation des droits de l’homme

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a breach of human rights

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indulgent

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lenient

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en vertu de cet argument

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or so the argument goes

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émoussé

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blunt

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un bracelet électronique

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an electronic tag

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s’attaquer à

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to come to grisps with someting

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des délits

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misdemeanours

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douleur, détresse

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distress

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fait sur mesure

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tailor-made

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le comportement des casseurs

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yobbishness

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expéditif

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expeditious

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faire partie intégrante de

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to be part and parcel of

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désigner qqch comme

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to pinpoint something as

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un seuil

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a threshold

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contourner

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to sidestep

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soutenir, renflouer

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to shore up

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éviter

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to stave off

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une onde de choc

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a shockwave

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faire un pari risqué

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to take a risquy bet

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rebondir

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to bounce back

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un contribuable

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a taxpayer

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villipender

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to castigate

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une expression à la mode

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a buzzword

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quelle que soit la sensibilité politique

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among all shades of opinion

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sans entraves

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unimpeded

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cruel, sans pitié

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ruthless

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faire faillite

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to go bust

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saluer

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to hail

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la racine de tous les maux

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the root of all evils

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résilu, acharné

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die-hard

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une réaction en chaine

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a chain reaction

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des avoirs toxiques

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toxic assets

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le plafonnement des salaires

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salary caps

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monter du doigt

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to name and shame

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le ruisselement

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the trickle-down theory

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à l’état pur

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unadorned

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tourner en dérision

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to deride

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toute une panoplie de

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a whole array of

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se cramponner à

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to hang on to

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les balbutiements de

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the infancy of

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aplanir

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to flatten

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la délocalisation proche

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nearshoring

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des économies d’échelle

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economies of scale

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une OPA

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a tender offer

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le poids de la dette

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the debt load

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dégraisser

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to streamline

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se séparer de

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to spin off

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excessif

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overblown

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fondre

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to melt

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trompeur

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deceptive

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au motif que

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on the grounds that

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un ragoût

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a stew

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être mis en avant, se manifester

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to come to the fore

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se traduire par

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to translate into

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se rassembler

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to cluster

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pratiquer sa religion, vouer un culte à

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to worship

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un trait d’union

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a hyphen

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renforcer, rendre plus strict

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to stiffen

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manier la carotte et le bâton

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to resort to the carrot and stick approach

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un repère, une référence

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a benchmark

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accueilli par

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greeted with

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un politique globale

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a blanket policy

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être coincé entre … et …

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to be cornered between … and …

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être plafonné à

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to be capped at

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monter en flèche

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to soar

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n’avoir guère d’autre choix que

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to have little choice but to

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un découvert

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an overdraft

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Entre ça et ça

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what with … and …

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une pierre d’achoppement

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a stumbling block

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être dissuadé par

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to be put off by

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les grandes banques de détail

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high-street banks

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être avantagé dès le départ

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to have a head start

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une aubaine

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a boon

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la progéniture

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offspring

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écrémer

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to cream off

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un partisan de

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a proponent of

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la chasse gardée de

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the preserve of

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un sujet controversé

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a moot point

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un engouement pour

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a craze for something

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être aux antipodes l’un de l’autre

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to be poles apart

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être enclin à

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to be prone to

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être peu disposé à

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to be adverse to

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des méthodes éprouvées

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tried-and-true methods

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une forte baise de

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a sharp decrease in

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devenir monnaie courante

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to become common currency

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poursuivre en justice

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to sue

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le garant de

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the custodian of

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un juge

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a justice

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prendre ses distances par rapport à

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to back away from

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sensé, valable, sérieux

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sound

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correspondre au clivage politique traditionnel

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to fall along party lines

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une procédure, un litige

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litigation (no-win, nof-fee principle)

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être au bord de l’implosion

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to be streched to breaking point

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la surpopulation carcérale

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prison overcrowding

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une refonte, une réforme générale

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an overhaul

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honteux, scandaleux

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shameful

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un délinquant

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an offender

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d’une portée considérable

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far-reaching

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une lourde peine

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a stiff sentence

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une violation des droits de l’homme

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a breach of human rights

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indulgent

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lenient

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en vertu de cet argument

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or so the argument goes

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émoussé

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blunt

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un bracelet électronique

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an electronic tag

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s’attaquer à

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to come to grisps with someting

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des délits

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misdemeanours

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douleur, détresse

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distress

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fait sur mesure

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tailor-made

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le comportement des casseurs

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yobbishness

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expéditif

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expeditious

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faire partie intégrante de

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to be part and parcel of

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désigner qqch comme

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to pinpoint something as

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un seuil

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a threshold

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contourner

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to sidestep

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soutenir, renflouer

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to shore up

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éviter

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to stave off

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une onde de choc

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a shockwave

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faire un pari risqué

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to take a risquy bet

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rebondir

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to bounce back

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un contribuable

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a taxpayer

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villipender

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to castigate

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une expression à la mode

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a buzzword

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quelle que soit la sensibilité politique

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among all shades of opinion

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sans entraves

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unimpeded

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cruel, sans pitié

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ruthless

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faire faillite

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to go bust

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saluer

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to hail

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la racine de tous les maux

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the root of all evils

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résilu, acharné

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die-hard

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une réaction en chaine

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a chain reaction

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des avoirs toxiques

A

toxic assets

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le plafonnement des salaires

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salary caps

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monter du doigt

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to name and shame

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le ruisselement

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the trickle-down theory

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à l’état pur

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unadorned

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tourner en dérision

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to deride

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toute une panoplie de

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a whole array of

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se cramponner à

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to hang on to

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les balbutiements de

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the infancy of

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aplanir

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to flatten

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la délocalisation proche

A

nearshoring

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des économies d’échelle

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economies of scale

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une OPA

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a tender offer

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le poids de la dette

A

the debt load

187
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dégraisser

A

to streamline

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se séparer de

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to spin off

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excessif

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overblown

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fondre

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to melt

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trompeur

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deceptive

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au motif que

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on the grounds that

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un ragoût

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a stew

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être mis en avant, se manifester

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to come to the fore

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se traduire par

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to translate into

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se rassembler

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to cluster

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pratiquer sa religion, vouer un culte à

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to worship

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un trait d’union

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a hyphen

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renforcer, rendre plus strict

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to stiffen

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manier la carotte et le bâton

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to resort to the carrot and stick approach