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Changer de tactique

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To change course

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Misérable

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Wretched

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Être dans une impasse

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To reach a deadlock

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Énorme, démesuréa

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An outsize impact

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Sortir de l’impasse

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To break the deadlock

To break the stalemate

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L’intelligence et la force physique des immigrés

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The brains and brawn of newcomers

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Des passeurs

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Mugglers

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Jouer sur la corde sensible

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To play on heartstrings

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Avoir la place d’honneur dans

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To have pride of place on

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Accorder un traitement prioritaire

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To fast track

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Un Mur

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A fence

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Méfiant

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Wary

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Réduire la compétitivité

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To undercut competition

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Intégré dans la société

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Assimilated

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La base

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The rank-and-file

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En marge de

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In the fringes of

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Sortir de

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