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ce qui est requis

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requirements

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requérir

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to require

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efficace (chose), l’efficacité

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effective, effectiveness

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efficace (personne),avec efficacité

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efficient, efficiently

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compétent

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proficient / competent

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capable, capacité

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able, ability

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le savoir faire, habile

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skill, skilful

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le savoir faire

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know-how

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formé, entrainé

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trained

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accompli

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accomplished

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bon en qqc

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good at sth

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habile malin

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clever

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expérimenté

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experienced

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doué, talentueux

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gifted, talented

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autoriser, habiliter

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to empower sby to do sth

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permettre

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to enable, to allow

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prevoyant, perspicace

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far-seeing, far-sighted

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malin

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sharp

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perspicace

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shrewd

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adéquat

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proper

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qui convient, approprié

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apt, suitable, appropriate

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difficile (pas difficult ni hard)

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stiff

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un problème inattendu

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a hitch, a snag

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compliqué, pas facile

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tricky, tough

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confus, complexe

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intricate

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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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un danger (pas danger)

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a hazard

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risqué

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risky

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empêcher

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to prevent sby from doing / to hamper

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faire obtsacle

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to hinder

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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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un obstacle

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a hindrance, a stumbling block

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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 fatiguant

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streneous

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être mal parti

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to be in a fix

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déroutant

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puzzling, perplexing

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contrecarrer, contrarier

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to thwart

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non qualifié

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unqualified, unskilled

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incapacité

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inability

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maladroit

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clumsy, awkward

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inapte pour

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unfit for

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inexperimenté

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inexperienced

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inadéquat

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unsuitable

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inefficacité

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inefficiency

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tentatives, tenter

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attempts, to attempt

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qqn de déterminé

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a trier

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un essai, une épreuve

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a trial

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essayer (pas try)

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to have a go

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s’efforcer

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to endeavour

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un effort soutenu

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an endeavour

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une tension

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a strain

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s’évertuer à faire qqc

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to strive to do sth

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inventer, trouver un moyen

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to contrive

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faire de son mieux

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to do one’s utmost

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chercher

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to look for

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rechercher

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to seek to do sth

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viser, un but

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to aim, an aim

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un objectif

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a purpose

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qui a un but précis

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purposeful

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entreprendre

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to undertake sth

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entreprendre de faire qqc

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to set about doing sth, to set out/off to do sth

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lancer (un projet)

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to initiate

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éliminer une hypothèse

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to rule sth out

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annuler qqc

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to cancel sth

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une annulation

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a cancellation

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hautement qualifié

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highly qualified

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pleinement qualifié

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fully qualified

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techniquement qualifié

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technically qualified

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une habileté remarquable

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remarkable skill

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une qualité remarquable

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an outstanding quality

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qualité médiocre

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poor quality

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améliorer la qualité

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to improve quality

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affecter la qualité

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to affect quality

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une méthode efficace

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an effective method

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une méthode innovante

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an innovative method

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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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meet an obstacle

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trouver difficile de faire quelque chose

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to find it difficult to do sth

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avoir du mal à faire quelque chose

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to have difficulty in doing sth

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se heurter à

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to come up against

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supprimer un obstacle

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to remove an obstacle

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empecher qqn de faire qqc

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to prevent sby from doing sth

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empêcher qqn de continuer

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to stop sby from doing sth

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prévenir, mettre en garde

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to warn sby against sth

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freiner les progrès

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to hamper progress

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sans aucune experience

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totally inexperienced

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se reveler inefficace

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to prove ineffective

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une tentative avortée/vaine/infructueuse

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an abortive, vain, fruitless attempt

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une tentative audacieuse

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a bold attempt

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une tentative sans conviction, desespérée

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a feeble, desperate attempt

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du premier coup

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at the first attempt

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