23/09 - WTW Flashcards

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Une scission

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A split in

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Être accueilli avec prudence

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To be given a cautious welcome

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Faire sécession

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To break away from

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Un desaccord, une division

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A rift

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À la suite de

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In the wake of

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Des nappes phréatiques

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Aquifers

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Dans sa tentative de

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In his bid to

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Le maire sortant

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The outgoing mayor

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Déclencher des manifestations

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To spark protests

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La peine de mort

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The death penalty

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S’engager à, promettre

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To vow to

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Le vol de propriété intellectuelle

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The theft of intellectual property

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Espionner

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To spy on

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TVA

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VAT

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Pour calmer les opposants

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As a soap to opponents

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Contre toute attente

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Against the odds

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Débourser

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To fork out

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Une marée noire

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An oil spill

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Traiter les demandes de dédomagement

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To handle compensation claims

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Des méfaits

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Wrongdoing

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Un sauvetage

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A bail-out

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Subier une transformation (relookage)

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To be rebranded

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Etre faussé par

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To be skewed by

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Dégringoler

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To tumble

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Un cheval de Troie

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A Trojan horse

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Mener quelqu’un en bateau

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To take somebody for a ride