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1
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exiger

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to call for sth

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inutilité

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uselessness

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contraindre

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to compel say do sth

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faire faire qch à qqn

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to gets by to do sth

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mandatory

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obligatoire (officiel)

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unavoidable, insescapable

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inévitable

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avoir envie de qch

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to long for sth

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un désir, une aspiration

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a longing

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to yearn, to crave for sth

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avoir très envie de qch

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a yearning, a craving

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un désir ardent

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willingly

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volontiers

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la volonté

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willpower

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entêté

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wilful, stubborn

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dogged

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opiniâtre

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obstination

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obstinacy

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avoir pour but de

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to aim at doing sth

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aimless

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sans but

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qui a un but

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purposeful

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wavering

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hésitant

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s’en tenir à quelque chose

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to stick to sth

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to settle sth

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arranger qqch

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to devise

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élaborer

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une ébauche

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a sketch

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24
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to stress a necessity

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souligner la nécessité de

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par nécessité

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out of necessity.

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par manque de

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for want of

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prendre ses désirs pour la réalité

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to indulge in wishful thinking

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espérer envers et contre tout

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to hope against hope

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a faint/ a fleeting hope

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un espoir passager

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être bien décidé à faire qch

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to be intent on doing something

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être indécis, partagé

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to be in two minds

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savoir comment s’y prendre

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to know how to go about sth

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to think / see fit to do sth

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juger bon de faire qqchose

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proficient

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compétent

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far-seeing

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prévoyant

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malin

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sharp

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perspicace

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shrewd

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stiff

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difficile

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un problème innatendu

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a hitch, a snag

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intricate

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confus, complexe

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embrouillé

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involved / entangled

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éprouvant

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trying

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empêcher

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to hamper

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faire obstacle

un obstacle

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to hinder

a hindrance

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gêner, entraver

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to impede

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un empêchement

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an impediment

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a stumbling block

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un obstacle

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défavorable

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adverse

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délicat

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awkward

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ardu, fatigant

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strenuous

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être mal parti

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to be in a fix

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contrecarrer

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to thwart

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qqn de déterminé

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a trier

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s’efforcer

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to Endeavour

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a strain

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une tension

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s’évertuer à faire qq chose

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to strive to do sth

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to contrive

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inventer, trouver le moyen

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to do one’s utmost

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faire de son mieux

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purposeful

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qui a un but précis

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entreprendre quelque chose

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to set about doing sth

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to rule sth out

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éliminer une hypothèse

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a cancellation

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un annulation

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qui a fait ses preuves

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tried-and-tested

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rencontrer un obstacle

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to meet with an obstacle

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se heurter à

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to come up against

66
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to hamper, to hinder progress

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freiner les progrès

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une tentative avorté/ infructueuse

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an abortive/ fruitless attempt

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a feeble attempt

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une tentative désespérée

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a bold attempt

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une tentative audacieuse

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the onset, the outset

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le début

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to attend

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s’occuper de qch

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to undertake sth

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entreprendre qch

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se mettre à qch

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to take sth up

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to go in for sth

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s’adonner à qch

75
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to take over from sby

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prendre le relais de qqn

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a deed

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un acte

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engaged in sth/ in doing sth

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occupé à qch/ à faire qch

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inlassablement

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tirelessly

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to carry sth out

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accomplir qch

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to resort to sth

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recourir à qch

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makeshift

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de fortune/ improvisé

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a device

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un procédé

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handy for sth

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facile à utiliser/ pratique

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to make the most of sth

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tirer le meilleur parti possible de qch

85
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to cope with sth

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faire face à qch

86
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to make the best of sth

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se contenter de qch

87
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se dispenser de qch

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to dispense with sth

88
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to make do with sth

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se débrouiller avec qch

89
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to avoid doing sth
avoidable/ unavoidable
unavoidably

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éviter de faire qch
évitable / inévitable
inévitablement

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to shun sth

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éviter qch

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to jeopardize sth

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compromettre qch

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to err, to be mistaken

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se tromper

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a setback

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un revers

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un exploit

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a feat

95
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to triumph over sth

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triompher de qch

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to overcome

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surmonter/ vaincre

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smooth/ smoothly

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aisé/ sans heurts

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commencer sous peu

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to begin shortly

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être prévu pour commencer à

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to be due to begin at

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to be bound to fail

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être voué à l’échec

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