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Revenge

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Vengeance

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Plea

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Appel

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Appeal

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Appel

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haphazard

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pris au hazard

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hit-or-miss

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aléatoire

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slapdash

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brouillon

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go over

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aller vers

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Come off

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Tomber de

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to collapse

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s’effondrer

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review

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revision

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a stand

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une position

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a stance

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une position

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to erect

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ériger

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an approach

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une approche/proposition

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to preclude

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empêcher

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a ground

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un motif

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a dodge

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une combine

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To implement

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mettre en application

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to enforce

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mettre en vigueur

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impact

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impact

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to involve

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impliquer

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to forestall

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devancer

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to slow down

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ralentir

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an announce

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une annonce

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Thought-out

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bien/mal étudié

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sour (to)

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aigre/ détériorer

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sullen

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renfrogné

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unexpected

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innatendu

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to belittle

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rabaisser

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To diminish

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diminuer

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an Impairment

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un affaiblissement

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to rush of

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se précipiter

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to skirt

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contourner

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admonition

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remontrance

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a clause

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Une proposition

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a shot across the bow

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un coup de semonce

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constitutional monarchy

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monarchie constitutionnelle

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a seat

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un siège

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bailiff

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prévôt

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To appoint

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nommer

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to make up

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composer

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centuries-old disputes

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des disputes qui datent de plusieurs siècles

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to be named after

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prendre son nom de

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to amount

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s’élever à

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to stand at

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s’élever a

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average growth rate

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taux moyens de croissance

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ageing population

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une population vieillisante

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to outnumber

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être en plus grand nombre

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to ascend to the throne

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monter sur le trone

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the latter

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ces derniers

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to set out

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établir

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to be enacted

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être promulgé

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to be binding

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être obligatoire

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to be challenged

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être remis en question

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to derive from

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provenir de

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the former

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ces premiers

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to delay

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retarder

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set number

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un nombre fixe

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to shape

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façonner

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to maintain order

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maintenir l’ordre

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to ensure

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assurer

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regardless

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peu importe

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to hold office

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occuper un poste

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to be eligible to vote

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pouvoir voter

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to put forward

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proposer

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hung-parliament

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parlement sans majorité

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income tax

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impôts sur le revenu

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to date back

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remonter à

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to allocate

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allouer

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thus

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ainsi

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to provide

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fournir

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to initiate bills

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presenter un projet de loi

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to be laid down

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être établi

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without taking into account

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sans prendre en compte

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to stand for

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candidater

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to be vested in

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être le droit de

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an oath

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un serment

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to be founded

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être fondé

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reakthroughs

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des percées

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safety net

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un filet de sécurité

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to be worse off

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sa situation a empiré

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a turn around

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un changement radical

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a background check

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une vérification des antécédents

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to shrink

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rétrécir

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breakdown

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rupture

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to seek

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rechercher

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to ship

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transporter, expédier

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raw materials

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matières premières

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entail

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comporter, impliquer

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array

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déploiement, étalage

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subsidiaries

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succursales

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multiple retailers

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grande distribution

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workforce

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main d’oeuvre

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tax incentives

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incitations fiscales

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Free Marketeering

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libre entreprise

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disease outbreaks

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épidémie

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to boost

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stimuler, accroître

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know-how

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savoir faire

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spread

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répendre, étaler

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tidal wave

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raz de marée

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sustainable development

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développement durable

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gap

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fossé

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at the expense of

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au détriment de

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sweatshops

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ateliers clandestins

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consumer goods

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biens de consommation

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soya beans

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soja

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subsidies

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subventions

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to flood

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inonder

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brand

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marque

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strain

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pression, tension

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output

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production

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per capita

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par personne/par tête

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poverty threshold

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seuil de pauvreté

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expenditures

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dépenses

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shelter

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abri

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Dubbed

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surnommé

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Tax breaks

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évasion fiscale

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to unveil

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dévoiler

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enrollment

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inscription

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proponents

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partisans

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a surge

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une vague

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a survey

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une enquête d’opinion

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to tout

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faire l’article pour…

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Coverage

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Couverture

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a rollout

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un lancement

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undocumented

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sans papier

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to overstay one’s visa

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se maintenir sur le territoire au delà de la validité de son visa

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The outflow

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le flux de sortie

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the inflow

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l’afflux

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skilled

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qualifié

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forecast

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prévoir

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growth

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la croissance

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to stick to

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s’en tenir à

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a reshuffle

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un remaniement

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sustainable

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durable

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an upswing

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une amélioration

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a poll

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un sondage

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to brace

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préparer

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to stand down

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démissionner

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welfare

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aide sociale

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a bishop

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un évêque

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benefits

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allocations

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to commit to

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s’investir dans

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subsidised

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subventionné

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requirements

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exigences

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a bar

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une interdiction

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to fuel

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alimenter

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to label

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étiqueter

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to back

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supporter, soutenir

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to enforce

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mettre en vigueur

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to threaten

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menacer

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unrest

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l’agitation

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turnmoil

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troubles

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a threshold

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un seuil

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to step in

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intervenir

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au dépends de

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stringent

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se retirer

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withdrawal

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interest rates

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tax d’intérêt

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changer

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wide-ranging

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à longue portée

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hurler

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worship

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background check

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convicted

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condamné

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domestic abuses

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violence conjugale

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pending

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enacted

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promulgué

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renverser

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botched

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baclé, foiré

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an inmate

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un détenu

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writhing

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se tordant

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o scramble

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se démener

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to dwindle

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diminuer

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to urge

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presser

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odds

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les chances

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to tick off

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énumérer

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to pledge

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promettre

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to be wed

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être marié

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slain

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assassiné

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fulfill

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réaliser, accomplir

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the mob

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la mafia

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to flood

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inonder

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potholes

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nids de poules

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dread

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crainte, peur

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willingness

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volonté

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a term

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un mandat

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mourning

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deuil

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lancer

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full-scale

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généralisé, total

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to foresee

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prévoir

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fierce

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cruel, violent

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a realm

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royaume, domaine

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to rout out

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mettre en déroute

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a swathe

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une bande

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to encompass

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inclure

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to achieve

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accomplir

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to seize

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saisir

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sway

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une emprise

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to ease

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soulager

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to vow

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promettre

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airstrikes

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frappes aériennes

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a haven

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un abris, refuge

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targeted

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ciblé

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a threat

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une menace

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to warn

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avertir

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to abduct

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kidnapper

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strained

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tendu, plombé

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tight

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ferme

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hardship

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difficultés

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a truce

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une trêve

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to last

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durer

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unlike

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contrairement à

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to supply

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fournir

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a weapon

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une arme

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to overcome

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surmonter

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to strengthen

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renforcer

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the core

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le coeur

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the flood

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inondations

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journey

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voyage

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a hearing

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une audition

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to tackle

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aborder, s’attaquer à

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the repeal

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l’abrogation

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riot

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émeute

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criminal record

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casier judiciaire

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exprimer

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unrest

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agitation

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rallumer

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a lawsuit

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une plainte

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to implement

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appliquer, mettre en oeuvre

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an impeachment

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mise en accusation

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widespread

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étendu

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an outbreak

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éruption

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a drought

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sécheresse

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to fine

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donner une amende

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to waste

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gaspiller

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the appointment

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la nomination

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a failure

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un échec

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a stand

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une position

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stark

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saisissant

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abhorrent

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odieux

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an opinion poll

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un sondage d’opinion

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a landslide

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une victoire écrasante

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the shackles

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les chaines, les menottes

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the unemployement rate

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le taux de chômage

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the trend

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la tendance

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likely

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probablement

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wages

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salaires

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a strike

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une grève

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a demonstration

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une manifestation

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union

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un syndicat

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a civil servant

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un fonctionnaire

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promettre

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bogus

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faux, factice

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the figures

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les chiffres

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to go bust

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faire faillite

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per capita

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par personne

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goods or services

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des biens ou des services

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beads

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perles

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shell

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coquillage

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means of exchange

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moyens d’échanges

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barter

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troc

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trade

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echanger

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to rely on something

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compter sur quelque chose

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notes

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billets

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wages

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salaires

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mortgage

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emprunt immobilier

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outgoings

A

dépenses

277
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currencies

A

devises

278
Q

money supply

A

masse monétaire

279
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spending power

A

pouvoir d’achat

280
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to mirror

A

refléter

281
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loans

A

emprunts

282
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savings

A

épargne

283
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fees

A

frais

284
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branches

A

agences

285
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to tailor

A

adapter

286
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to grant a loan

A

accorder un prêt

287
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overdraft

A

découvert

288
Q

foreign currencies

A

dévises étrangères

289
Q

safes

A

coffres forts

290
Q

shares

A

actions

291
Q

profit-seeking

A

à but lucratif

292
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networks

A

réseaux

293
Q

to lend

A

prêter

294
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régler

A

to settle

295
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clearing system

A

système de compensation

296
Q

borrowers

A

emprunteurs

297
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direct debit

A

virement automatique

298
Q

e-banking

A

banque en ligen

299
Q

huge

A

énorme

300
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means of payment

A

moyens de paiement

301
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bankruptcy

A

failite

302
Q

keystones

A

éléments clés

303
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to set

A

mettre en place

304
Q

real estate

A

immobilier

305
Q

purchases

A

achats

306
Q

mergers

A

fusions

307
Q

withdrawals

A

retraits

308
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cash dispensers

A

distributeurs

309
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microship

A

puce électronique

310
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instalments

A

versements

311
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bills

A

factures

312
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rent

A

loyers

313
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information processing

A

traitement de l’information

314
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to soar

A

augmenter fortement

315
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retirement

A

retraite

316
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deemed

A

considéré

317
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failures

A

échecs

318
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money laundering

A

blanchiment d’argent

319
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to default

A

faire défaut

320
Q

to bail out

A

renflouer

321
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reluctant

A

réticent

322
Q

wealthy

A

riche

323
Q

capital flows

A

flux, mouvements de capitaux

324
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worth

A

valeur

325
Q

stake

A

intéressement

326
Q

shareholders

A

actionnaires

327
Q

to fulfill

A

remplir

328
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purpose

A

but

329
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to rise

A

augmenter

330
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upward trend

A

tendance haussière

331
Q

downward trend

A

tendance baissière

332
Q

momentous

A

considérable

333
Q

outlined

A

résumé

334
Q

an infringement

A

une infraction

335
Q

involved

A

impliqué

336
Q

a lawsuit

A

une action en justice

337
Q

an issue

A

un différend

338
Q

the outcome

A

le résultat

339
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randomly

A

au hasard

340
Q

duty

A

devoir

341
Q

Court of Appel

A

Cours d’appel

342
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to handle

A

traiter

343
Q

a patent

A

un brevet

344
Q

filel

A

déposé

345
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actually

A

en fait

346
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go to trial

A

passer en jugement

347
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appointed

A

nommer

348
Q

headed

A

dirigé

349
Q

death penalty

A

peine de mort

350
Q

overturned

A

renversé

351
Q

reinstated

A

rétabli

352
Q

a poll

A

un sondage

353
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to embody

A

inclure

354
Q

to sentence

A

condamner

355
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unlike

A

contrairement à

356
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fairness

A

justice

357
Q

to seek asylum

A

demander le droit d’asile

358
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tantamount to

A

équivalent à

359
Q

to monitor

A

surveiller

360
Q

to grant

A

accorder

361
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to be drafted

A

être rédigé

362
Q

sole

A

unique

363
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to meddle

A

interférer

364
Q

fealty

A

la fidélité

365
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to abide to the official religion

A

se plier à la religion officielle

366
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a merger

A

une fusion

367
Q

split

A

se diviser

368
Q

noteworthy

A

remarquable

369
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by no means

A

en aucun cas

370
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To take Shelter frome

A

se mettre à l’abris de

371
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to spark off the crisis

A

déclencher la crise

372
Q

tirelessly

A

sans relâche

373
Q

to crave for

A

avoir vraiment envie de

374
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a political manifesto

A

un programme électoral

375
Q

the overall turnout

A

le taux de participation globale

376
Q

to advocate

A

recommander

377
Q

lest

A

de peur de

378
Q

gathering

A

une assemblée

379
Q

pervasive

A

envahissant, omniprésent

380
Q

unease

A

malaise

381
Q

Undertow

A

contre courant

382
Q

likely

A

probable

383
Q

swanped

A

submergé

384
Q

outbreaks

A

éruptions, débordements

385
Q

harm

A

préjudice, blessure, souffrance

386
Q

nightmarish

A

cauchemardesque

387
Q

to condone

A

Cautionner, approuvé

388
Q

grievance

A

grief, sujet de plainte

389
Q

to wilt

A

se flétrir, s’affaiblir

390
Q

to betray

A

trahir

391
Q

climate change

A

changement climatique

392
Q

committed

A

engagé, dévoué

393
Q

to abide

A

respecter, obéir

394
Q

a failure

A

un échec

395
Q

a clear stand

A

une position claire

396
Q

broad

A

large

397
Q

undertaking

A

projet, entreprise

398
Q

targeted

A

ciblé

399
Q

to get rid of

A

se débarrasser de

400
Q

large-scale

A

à grande échelle

401
Q

a threat

A

une menace

402
Q

shaky

A

incertain

403
Q

to dismiss

A

rejeter, ne pas prendre en considération

404
Q

to oust

A

évincer, chasser

405
Q

backed

A

soutenu

406
Q

to rule out

A

éliminer, exclure

407
Q

fading

A

qui s’affaiblit, qui s’estompe

408
Q

to weaken

A

affaiblir, fragiliser

409
Q

to endure

A

perdurer

410
Q

to carry out

A

effectuer

411
Q

to withdraw

A

retirer

412
Q

to bolster

A

renforcer

413
Q

to release

A

publier

414
Q

to stregthen

A

renforcer

415
Q

safe

A

en sécurité

416
Q

peaceful means

A

des moyens pacifiques

417
Q

Free Trade

A

Libre échange

418
Q

organic farming

A

l’agriculture biologique

419
Q

struggling

A

qui a du mal a faire qq chose

420
Q

bold

A

audacieux

421
Q

a demonstration

A

une manifestation

422
Q

a surge

A

une poussée

423
Q

greenhouse gas

A

gaz à effet de serre

424
Q

wary

A

méfiant

425
Q

deeply

A

profondément

426
Q

a poll

A

un sondage

427
Q

might

A

la force

428
Q

to lack

A

manquer

429
Q

reminiscent of

A

qui rappelle qq chose

430
Q

to sow

A

semer

431
Q

to rattle

A

agiter, secouer

432
Q

a squabble

A

une querelle

433
Q

bedrock

A

le socle

434
Q

to shatter

A

voler en éclats

435
Q

nimble

A

agile, vif

436
Q

to wean

A

se sevrer

437
Q

recklessness

A

imprudence

438
Q

lawmakers

A

les législateurs

439
Q

a bout

A

une accès, une crise

440
Q

genuine

A

véritable, réel

441
Q

to occur

A

se produire

442
Q

Rep.

A

Representative : un député

443
Q

security breach

A

pénétration par effraction

444
Q

a felon

A

un criminel

445
Q

inquiry

A

enquête

446
Q

vicinity

A

environs, alentours

447
Q

trigger-happy

A

qui a la gâchette facile

448
Q

ghastly

A

épouvantable

449
Q

to account for

A

constituer

450
Q

the rate

A

le taux

451
Q

to leak

A

divulger

452
Q

to grant

A

accorder

453
Q

to disclose

A

révéler

454
Q

on behalf of

A

au nom de

455
Q

a vindication

A

une justification

456
Q

a tribute

A

un hommage

457
Q

to feature

A

présenter

458
Q

aftermath

A

conséquences

459
Q

to hail

A

acclamer, saluer

460
Q

an outlook

A

perspective, vision

461
Q

a thaw

A

une détente

462
Q

a mob

A

une foule en colère

463
Q

to urge

A

pousser, inciter

464
Q

to devolve

A

décentraliser

465
Q

stark

A

saisissant

466
Q

wellwishers

A

supporters

467
Q

above

A

au dessus

468
Q

like-minded

A

de même sensibilité

469
Q

coverage

A

couverture médiatique

470
Q

grassroots

A

de base

471
Q

underdog

A

personne donné perdante

472
Q

to pledge

A

promettre

473
Q

hedge fouds

A

fonds spéculatifs

474
Q

to shift

A

déplacer

475
Q

to swell

A

gonfler

476
Q

pending

A

en attente

477
Q

the outcome

A

l’issue

478
Q

a hearing

A

une audience

479
Q

to grant

A

accorder

480
Q

citizenship

A

la citoyenneté

481
Q

Somewhat

A

quelque peu

482
Q

liberal

A

progressiste, large d’esprit

483
Q

bipartisan approval

A

accord des deux Partis

484
Q

a bill

A

un projet, une proposition de loi

485
Q

an executive order

A

un décret présidentiel

486
Q

to supersede

A

remplacer

487
Q

agenda

A

programme, intentions

488
Q

comprehensive

A

complet, global

489
Q

to stem

A

juguler, limiter

490
Q

a flood

A

l’arrivée en masse

491
Q

to shell

A

bombarder

492
Q

mortar shells

A

obus de mortiers

493
Q

to billow

A

tourbillonner

494
Q

airstrikes

A

frappes aériennes

495
Q

outbreak

A

explosion, épidémie

496
Q

to countain

A

contenir

497
Q

to play down

A

minimiser

498
Q

to implement

A

mettre en place

499
Q

screening

A

dépistage

500
Q

to premier

A

être présenter en avant première

501
Q

a whistleblower

A

un informateur, un lanceur d’alerte

502
Q

disclosures

A

des révélations

503
Q

to spark

A

déclencher

504
Q

privacy

A

la vie privée

505
Q

to ignite

A

initier, enflammer

506
Q

to sue

A

poursuivre en justice

507
Q

contentious

A

litigieux, discutable

508
Q

an appeal

A

un pourvoi en appel

509
Q

momentum

A

élan

510
Q

approval rating

A

cote de popularité

511
Q

gridlock

A

impasse, blocage

512
Q

hot button issues

A

les sujets sensibles

513
Q

a bullet

A

une balle

514
Q

random

A

aléatoire

515
Q

to purchase

A

acheter

516
Q

in the wake of

A

à la suite de

517
Q

a proponent

A

un partisan, un adepte

518
Q

pros and cons

A

le pour et le contre

519
Q

designed

A

conçu

520
Q

background check

A

recherche sur le passé de qqn

521
Q

non binding

A

non contractuel

522
Q

to urge

A

encourager

523
Q

the political landscape

A

le paysage politique

524
Q

bitter

A

amer

525
Q

to abstain

A

s’asbstenir

526
Q

a lawmaker

A

un legislateur

527
Q

foreign policy

A

la politique étrangère

528
Q

whatever

A

quel que soit

529
Q

readiness

A

l’empressement

530
Q

to blame for

A

accuser

531
Q

political spectrum

A

le paysage politique

532
Q

hammered

A

martelé

533
Q

backdated

A

rétroactif

534
Q

evidence

A

preuvres

535
Q

to lay bare

A

dévoiler

536
Q

asylum seeker

A

demandeur d’asile

537
Q

to discole

A

révéler

538
Q

application

A

demande, candidature

539
Q

to date back

A

remonter à

540
Q

to curb

A

maîtriser, juguler

541
Q

a by election

A

une élection partielle

542
Q

woe

A

l’infortune, le malheur

543
Q

blacklog

A

le retard

544
Q

to hamper

A

freiner, ralentir

545
Q

botched

A

bâclé

546
Q

to demote

A

reléguer

547
Q

to tone down

A

adoucir

548
Q

to placate

A

apaiser, calmer

549
Q

retaliation

A

représailles

550
Q

to vow

A

promettre

551
Q

available

A

disponible

552
Q

to hunt down

A

traquer

553
Q

assets

A

atoux

554
Q

ruthless

A

sans pitié

555
Q

to chide

A

recommander

556
Q

a score

A

une vingtaine

557
Q

an earthquake

A

un tremblement de terre

558
Q

a defector

A

un transfuge

559
Q

to trounce

A

battre à plates coutures

560
Q

a stronghold

A

un bastion

561
Q

complacent

A

complaisant

562
Q

to contemplate

A

envisager, imaginer

563
Q

a trend

A

une tendance

564
Q

a bailout

A

renflouement, sauvetage financier

565
Q

to bypass

A

contourner

566
Q

an executive action

A

un décret présidentiel

567
Q

a bill

A

un projet de loi

568
Q

to overstep

A

dépassera

569
Q

lawlessness

A

illégalité

570
Q

to squander

A

gâcher, dilapider

571
Q

a lawsuit

A

une action en justice

572
Q

to praise

A

faire l’éloge de

573
Q

to be blamed for

A

être accusé de

574
Q

compounded

A

composé

575
Q

distrust

A

la méfiance

576
Q

likelihood

A

la probabilité

577
Q

to curb

A

limiter, modèrer

578
Q

to cripple

A

handicaper

579
Q

a deadline

A

date limite

580
Q

to lift

A

lever

581
Q

an offshoot

A

une ramification

582
Q

to roil

A

agiter, remuer

583
Q

to indict

A

inculper, accuser

584
Q

to press charges

A

porter plainte

585
Q

a case in point

A

un parfait exemple

586
Q

gear

A

l’équipement

587
Q

law enforcement

A

la police

588
Q

to repeal

A

abroger

589
Q

to implement

A

appliquer (loi)

590
Q

to tire

A

se fatiguer

591
Q

slain

A

tué, massacré

592
Q

to ballyhoo

A

faire de la publicité

593
Q

to deflect

A

détourner

594
Q

a retailer

A

magasin, détaillant

595
Q

to vent

A

passer sa colère sur

596
Q

on the brink

A

sur le point

597
Q

an outcome

A

une issue

598
Q

a breach

A

une violation

599
Q

far-reaching

A

radical

600
Q

to countenance

A

consentir, accorder

601
Q

a beggar

A

un mendiant

602
Q

a fraudster

A

un escroc

603
Q

to rule out

A

écarter

604
Q

a cap

A

un plafond, une limite

605
Q

to moot

A

évoquer

606
Q

an incentive

A

une motivation, incitation

607
Q

social housing

A

logements sociaux

608
Q

benefits

A

allocations

609
Q

findings

A

découvertes, résultats

610
Q

burden

A

fardeau

611
Q

franchise

A

le droit de vote

612
Q

blackbenchers

A

députés de base

613
Q

a slump

A

une chute, une baisse

614
Q

to air

A

exprimer

615
Q

to belittle

A

rabaisser

616
Q

the deph

A

la profondeur, l’ampleur

617
Q

dissent

A

la dissidence

618
Q

Sympathy

A

compassion

619
Q

unannounced

A

imprévu

620
Q

an embassy

A

une ambassade

621
Q

a condolence book

A

un livre de condoléance

622
Q

on behalf of

A

de la part de

623
Q

to counteract

A

contrer

624
Q

a blacklash

A

une réaction violente

625
Q

to ease

A

aténuer

626
Q

to release

A

relâcher

627
Q

sweeping

A

radical

628
Q

to seize power

A

prendre le pouvoir

629
Q

enshrined

A

inscrit (dans la loi)

630
Q

to plot

A

préparer, comploter

631
Q

to bow out

A

tirer sa révérence

632
Q

a battlefield

A

un champs de bataille

633
Q

a spike

A

un pic

634
Q

aimed at

A

destiné à

635
Q

a stain

A

une tache

636
Q

to remove

A

enlever

637
Q

inconsistent

A

contradictoire, en contradiction

638
Q

to sully

A

souiller

639
Q

an account

A

un compte, un récit

640
Q

to encounter

A

rencontrer

641
Q

to spark

A

déclencher

642
Q

despite

A

malgré

643
Q

a rally

A

un rassemblement

644
Q

to convey

A

exprimer, traduire

645
Q

a rifle manufacter

A

un fabricant d’armes

646
Q

to file (a suit)

A

déposer plainte

647
Q

to alledge

A

prétendre

648
Q

to unleash

A

déclencher, déchainer

649
Q

path-breaking

A

révolutionnaire

650
Q

outlook

A

perspectives

651
Q

bleak

A

morne

652
Q

sales

A

les ventes

653
Q

earnings

A

profit

654
Q

households

A

foyer

655
Q

steadily

A

régulièrement

656
Q

grassroots

A

de base (les gens de base)

657
Q

a quarter

A

un trimestre

658
Q

spending

A

les dépenses

659
Q

a drop

A

chute, baisse

660
Q

to dip

A

diminuer, baisser

661
Q

a milestone

A

un jalon, qqchose qui date

662
Q

in tribute to

A

en hommage à

663
Q

underlying

A

sous-jacent

664
Q

soliciting to murder

A

incitation au meurtre

665
Q

arson

A

incendie volontaire

666
Q

a bollard

A

une borne (pour bloquer le trafic)

667
Q

to encase

A

enfermer

668
Q

steel

A

l’acier

669
Q

to be screened

A

être controlé

670
Q

feverish

A

fiévreux

671
Q

faeces

A

matières fécales

672
Q

a landlord

A

un propriétaire

673
Q

a tenant

A

un locataire

674
Q

rolled out

A

lancé

675
Q

sham

A

bidon, faux

676
Q

to streamline

A

rationaliser

677
Q

to slash

A

réduire considérablement

678
Q

to rebrand

A

reformuler, changer l’image de

679
Q

to forsake

A

abandonner

680
Q

to trail

A

suivre, être à la traine

681
Q

to deter

A

dissuader, décourager

682
Q

renawable energy

A

énergies renouvelables

683
Q

to reach out

A

tendre la moain