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déclarer

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to state / to declare

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une déclaration

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a declaration, a statement

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annoncer, une annonce

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to anNounce, an anNoucement

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affirmer

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to assert / to affirm

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une affirmation

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an assertion, an affirmation

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proclamer, une proclamation

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to proclaim, a proclamation

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prétendre, maintenir

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to claim, to maintain

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informer qqn de qqc

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to inform sby of sth

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mettre qqn au courant de qqc

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to acquaint sby with sth

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faire remarquer qqc a qqn

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to point out sth to sby

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mentionner qqc a qqn

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to mention sth to sby

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faire allusion a qqc

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to allude to sth

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insinuer qqc (pas insinuate)

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to hint at sth

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une insinuation

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a hint, an innuendo

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insinuer

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to insinuate that

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constater, observer

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to observe

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faire référence à qqc

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to refer to sth

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noter que / remarquer que

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to note that

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assurer qqn de qqc

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to assure sby of sth

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attester que

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to attest that

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insister sur qqc

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to insist on sth

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tenir à faire qqc

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to insist on doing sth

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l’insistance, insistant

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insistence, insistent

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mettre l’accent sur qqc

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to stress / to emphasize sth

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l’accent

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stress, emphasis

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souligner

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underline

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réitérer

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to reiterate

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exagérer

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to exaggerate, to overstate

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un euphémisme, une litote

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an understatement

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modéré

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moderate

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catégorique

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emphatic / categorical

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interroger qqn sur qqc

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to question sby about sth

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demander qqc à qqn

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to ask sby sth

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répondre qch

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to answer / reply sth

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une énigme / dérouter

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a puzzle, to puzzle

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déroutant

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puzzling

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l’ambiguité / ambigu

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ambiguity / ambigous

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expliquer qqc a qqn

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to explain sth to sby

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expliquer (être la raison de)

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to account for sth

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rendre compte de/raconter

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to give an account of sth

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définir, une definition

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to define, a definition

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élucider

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to elucidate

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une élucidation

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an elucidation

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clarifier qqc

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to clarify sth

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des éclaircissements

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clarification

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préciser

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to specify

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justifier, une justification

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to justify, a justification

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démontrer qqc

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to demonstrate sth

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inexplicable

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inexplicable, unaccountable

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sans fondement

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groundless

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dépendre de

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to depend on

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accepter qqc

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to agree to sth

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être d’accord avec qqn *2

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to agree with sby, to go along with sby

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être d’accord sur qqc

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to agree about/on sth

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être convenu

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to be agreed

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l’accord, un accord

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agreement

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accepter qqc, l’acceptation

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to accept something, acceptance

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consentir à qqc

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to consent to sth

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le consentement

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consent

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consentir (pas consent)

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to assent to sth

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l’assentissement

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assent

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acquiescer

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to acquiescence

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approuver qqc

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to approve of sth

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l’approbation

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approval

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se conformer à, se soumettre à

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to comply

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accommodant

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compliant

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l’acquiescement, la conformité

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compliance

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signaler qqc a qqn

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to bring sth to sby’s attention, to call sby’s attention to sth

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attirer l’attention de qqn sur qqc

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to draw sby’s attention to sth

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supplier qqn de faire qqc

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to beg sby to do sth

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enjoindre à qqn de faire qqc

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to entreat sby to do sth

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implorer qqn de faire qqc

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to implore sby to do sth

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demander de l’aide

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an appeal for help

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poser une question a qqn

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to put a question to sby

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chercher une explication

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to seek an explanation

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exiger une explication

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to demand an explanation

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fournir une explication

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to provide an explanation

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une description précise

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an accurate description

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une description fidèle

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a true description

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une description détaillée

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a detailed description

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une description de 1ere main

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a first-hand description

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un compte rendu impartial/partial

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an unbiased/biased (or one-sided) account

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se faire comprendre

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to get across / to make oneself understood

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arriver à un accord

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to come to/to reach an agreement

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faire passer ses idées

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to get one’s ideas across

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arriver à un accord avec qqn au sujet de

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to come to/to reach/an agreement with sby over sth

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un refus catégorique

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a flat refusal

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ne pas être disposé à faire qqc

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to be unwilling to do sth

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se montrer réticent à faire qqc

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to be reluctant to do sth

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