26 Flashcards

1
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s’associer à qqn, se mettre avec qqn

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to Partner sb

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complice

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Partner in crime

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échangiste

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Partner swapper

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adversaire (box, débat..)

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a sparring-partner

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5
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être franc

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to be square*

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parallèle avec, aligné sur qch

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to square with

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7
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être quitte

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to be square*

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8
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faire concorder

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to square sth with sth

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9
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le grand air

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the open

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10
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rendre accessible

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to open

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11
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s’ouvrir brusquement

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to burst open

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12
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faire péter (bouteille)

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to crack sht open

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13
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to crowbar sht open

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ouvrir qqch avec un pied de biche

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14
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en audience publique

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in open court

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15
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en plein air

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in the open hair

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16
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tomber dans un véritable guêpier

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to open a worms can

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17
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compte courant

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open count

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18
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portes ouvertes

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open house

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19
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la question reste ouverte

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it’s an open question

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20
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être exposé à la critique

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to be open to attack, to criticism

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21
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rater, ne pas avoir, se faire coller

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to flunk*

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22
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cambrousse, au milieu de nulle part

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boonies

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23
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une période de malchanche

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a bad break*

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24
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faire volte-face

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to turn on a dime*

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25
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être légion

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a dime a dozen*

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26
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déballer ce que l’on a sur le cœur

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to get it off one’s chest

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27
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suivre qqn de près (paparazzi)

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to dog sb

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28
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un relais un intermédiaire

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a go-between

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29
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le sandale des notes de frais

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the expenses scandal

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30
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s’avérer

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to prove (to be) + adj

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31
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une victoire à la Pyrrhus (une victoire ayant coûté de lourdes pertes)

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the Pyrrhic victory

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32
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“la vérité finira par triompher”

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the truth will out

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33
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une foi totale en

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an implicit faith/trust in

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34
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mal défini

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ill-defined

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35
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une action sans précédent

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an unprecedented move

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36
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de même

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likewise

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37
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POWs

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Prisoners of War

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38
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une clause, une disposition

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a provision

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39
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mériter le nom de

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to qualify as

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40
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un raccourci

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a byword

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41
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une convention

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a convenant

42
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argumenter

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to contend

43
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étouffer une affaire

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to kill a story

44
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avec le recul

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with the benefit of hindsight

45
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non sans esprit

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wittily

46
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revenir sur sa position

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to back down

47
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dissidence, différence d’opinion

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dissent

48
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renforcer les arguments en faveur de

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to bolster the case for

49
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introduire progressivement

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to phase in

50
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démesuré

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overweening

51
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prendre la fuite

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to abscond

52
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une fausse déclaration

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a fake claim

53
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braquer, se mettre à dos

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to antagonise

54
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faire porter ses espoirs sur

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to pin one’s hopes on

55
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souligner, montrer du doigt

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to pinpoint

56
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coordonnées, références, renseignement

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details

57
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avec malveillance

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malevolently

58
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supprimer

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to expunge

59
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omniprésence

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ubiquity

60
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incivilité

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anti-social behaviour

61
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cruellement (inadapté, inefficace)

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woefully

62
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un compromis, une concession

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a trade-off

63
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financé par la publicité

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ad-supported

64
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effréné

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breakneck

65
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la pauvreté, le besoin

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want

66
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l’oisiveté

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idleness

67
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l’insalubrité

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squalor

68
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les prestations d’assurance maladie

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sickness benefits

69
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une ordonnance

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a prescription

70
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rationnaliser

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to streamline

71
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sous-traiter

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to sub-contract

72
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rivaliser avec qqn

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to vie with sb

73
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réorganiser

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to revamp

74
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passer commande à qqn, déléguer à qqn

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to commission sb

75
Q

le vieillissement de la population

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the greying of the population

76
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ne pas être envisageable

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to be off the table

77
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connaître un retour en force

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to resurface with a vengeance

78
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se sortir de l’exclusion sociale

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to lift oneself out of social exclusion

79
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un raisonnement

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a rationale

80
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ne pas inciter au travail

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to be a disincentive to work

81
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revenu minimum

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income support

82
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retirer qqch progressivement

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to phase out sth

83
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un crédit d’impôts

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a tax credit

84
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connaître les affres de

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to be in the throes of

85
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le capitalisme débridé

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unfettered capitalism

86
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racheter, compenser (un défaut)

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to redeem

87
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un ayant-droit

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an eligible claimant

88
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à court terme

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in the short run

89
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étouffer la croissance

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to stifle growth

90
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un goulot d’étranglement

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a tightening noose

91
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excessivement

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induly

92
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péjorativement

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derogatorily

93
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une dérive vers

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a drift towards sth

94
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être parfaitement en droit de faire qqch

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to have every right to do sth

95
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irresponsable

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reckless

96
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aider qqn à sortir d’une situation difficile

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to steer sb out of dire straits

97
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céder la place à

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to give way to

98
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aider qqn à ne plus dépendre de qqch

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to help sb off sth

99
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s’étendre au point de devenir incontrôlable

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to swell out of control

100
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les urgences

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emergency room (ER)