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décalage temporel
vivre dans le passé
revenir en arrière ou être en retard
ne pas changer avec son temps

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time warp
to live in a time warp
to be stuck/caught in a time warp
To not move with the times

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rassis (nourriture)/ usé (idée/ personne)

perdre de sa fraîcheur / lasser (histoire)

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stale

to get stale

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suffisant/ complaisant/ content de soi

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complacent (adv: complacently/ nm: complacency)

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un marché du travaille en pleine ubérisation

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uberising labour market

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chaudron / situation délicate

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cauldron

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tituber/ vaciller (ou embardée pour un véhicule)
laisser qqn en plan
tituber d’une crise à une autre

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to lurch
to leave someone in the lurch
to lurch from crisis to crisis

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douloureusement/ amèrement

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sorely

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Pour preuve

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for proof

as proof of

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Cleptocratie (Etat avec corruption)

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kleptocracy

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besogne ou travail acharné/ dur labeur

utilisé pour parler de pénibilité au travail

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a drudgery

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implacable/ impitoyable/ incessant

sans relâche/ avec acharnement

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relentless

relentlessly

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vigoureusement

être vigoureusement opposé

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stridently

to be stridently opposed

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révolte

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uprising

upheaval (sout.)

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Sortie de l’Angleterre du l’UE

Sortie de la Grèce de l’UE

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Brexit or the withdrawal of the UK from the EU

Grexit

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rallier les eurosceptiques

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to win over eurosceptics
to seek sby’s approval to do sthg
to bring sby round to one’s views

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avoir de l’emprise sur qqn
être sous l’emprise de

Avoir la mainmise sur qqc

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to hold sway over sby
to be under the sway of stg

To have a stranglehold/chokehold on

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s’aligner (sur la politique du parti)

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to toe the party line

to abide by/ to meet the standards

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être sous le joug de
se libérer du joug de
lier des gens/ des choses
être un fardeau pour quelqu’un

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to be under the yoke of
to throw off the yoke of (free oneself from a burden)
to yoke ppl/thgs together
to be a yoke around one’s neck

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être inscrit/ être enterriné dans un traité

conserver précieusement (fig)

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to be enshrined in a treaty

to enshrine stg (to be hold as sacred/ to apotheosize/ to consecrate/ to cherish)

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Présenter des exigences irréalistes/ chimériques/ donquichottesques/ idéalistes

s’obstiner à lutter contre des moulins à vents

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To issue unrealistic/ quixotic/ chivalrous/ ivory-tower/ unreachable/ unworkable demands

to persist in a quixotic endeavor

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précipiter qqc

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to hasten/ expedite (to speed up) stg

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Un Europhile dévoué/ fidèle / loyal

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to be a staunch/ steadfast/ stalwart Europhile

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confrontation

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showdown (confrontation)

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Nationalisme

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Nationalism
Chauvinism
Jingoism (EN)/ Englandism

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Irréfléchi/ sans vision à long terme

éclairé/ ouvert

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myopic/ shortsighted/ nearsighted/ narrow-minded

Enlightened/ broad or open-minded

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en vouloir à qqn pr qqc

avoir du ressentiment pour qqc/ en vouloir à l’Europe

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to resent sby for stg ou for doing stg/ to hold stg against sby/ to feel aggrieved at sby about stg

to resent stg/ to resent Europe

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rancune
jalouser/ envier/ en vouloir à qqn/ nourrir de la rancune pour qqn (revanche)
Je ne vous en tiendrai pas rigueur

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grudge
to begrudge sby/ to bear sby a grudge/ to hold a grudge against sby
I’ll not begrudge you a scrap or two

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paperasserie

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red tape/ paper shuffling/ obstructive bureaucratic routine

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détourner une conversation pour son propre intérêt/ prendre en otage une conversation

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to hijack a conversation

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torpiller (provoquer l’échec de quelque chose)

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to torpedo (jeopardize/ imperil/ scupper)

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entreprise (sens effort)

essayer de, s’ingénier à

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endeavor
to endeavor to
to do one’s utmost to do shtg

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marteler (v.) marteau (n.)
under the hammer adv figurative (for sale at auction) aux enchères adv
élaborer (difficilement) après maintes discussions un accord
réussir à élaborer

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hammer
under the hammer (for sale at auction)
to hammer out an agreement (to work hard to negotiate)

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To make obscure, confuse, indistinct

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To cloud

To cloud an issue

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se débarrasser de ses chaînes

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to throw of the shackles of +fact/noum/V+ing
Freed from the shackles of
to loosen the shackles of

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Plan de redressement

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Turnaround plan

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Tournoyer 
Être dans tous ses états
Aborder qqch sous un nouvel angle
Tirer à pile ou face
Créer/convertir (entreprise)
Faire traîner en longueur/faire durer
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Spin (spun spun)
To be in a spin
To put a new spin on stg (change the presentation of an idea)
To flip a coin(flip)
To spin off (stg)
To spin (stg) out
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Donner la frousse/ effrayer/ hanter

fantôme

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To spook

A spook

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De reference (prix/point)

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Benchmark (crude prices/ gas/ copper prices)

A new benchmark is to be set

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Au milieu de/ parmi/ à la suite de (opposition)

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Amid (surrounded by/ against a background of)

The directors met amid growing pressure

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Avoir recours à qqc/ recourir à (péj)

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to have resort to (stg)
to resort to (turn to in desperation)

Frustrated youth may resort to more violent means

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Accumuler de la poussière

tomber dans l’oubli

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To gather dust (continuous) (to not be used for a ​long ​time)

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pourriture/mal
le mal qui ronge le système
arrêter le mal/la gangrène
les choses ont commencé à se gâter quand…

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the rot (v: to rot)
the rot in the system
to stop the rot
the rot set in when

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réparer les pots casser (fig)/ passer la serpillère

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to mop up (to handle consequences/ to clean floors)

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c’est-à-dire

se ressaisir/ reprendre ses esprits

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that is to say

gather your wits (to make an ​effort to ​become ​calm and ​think more ​clearly)

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plafond/limite

sortir de ses gonds

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ceiling (upper limit: to set a ceiling in the number of shareholders)
to hit the ceiling

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être au coude à coude

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to be neck and neck/ to be in a dead heat

Ben Carson, neck and neck with Trump

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être en passe de + inf

être prêt pour qqc

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to be on track to
to be poised to (poised = confident or self-possessed or on the point of-)
to be poised for stg

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pronostic

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prognosis (med/fig: forecast/ outlook)

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soutenir/ renforcer

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to bolster up (boost/ shore up [eco])

Conversely ==> to sabotage the economy

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infondé

s’avérer sans fondement

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unfounded (groundless)
to prove (to be) groundless
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réagir avec mépris

mépriser qn

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to react with contempt
to hold sb in contempt

Voters hold politicians in contempt

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nerf/ courage ou audace (fig)
toucher un point sensible
s’évertue à faire

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nerve (fig. courage, confidence or impudence, cheek)
to hit a raw nerve
to strain every nerve to do

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sans mentionner

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not to mention

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pilule

rouver la pilule dure à avaler

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pill
to find it a bitter pill to swallow
a bitter pill (unpleasant)

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alimenter/ entretenir (fig)

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to stoke (enthusiasm, interest, anger)
The migrant crisis has stoked anti-migrant Eurosceptic parties.
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behind or out of touch with current trends or developments.

–> être en retard

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to be behind the curve

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le président actuel

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the incumbent president (in office)

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néanmoins

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even so (nevertheless)

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prendre une raclée (informal)

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to be trounced (team/competitor)

How will the ex-junta react to being trounced

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excéder, dépasser, être supérieur à (personne ou demande et offre)

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to outstrip

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frénésie

(aussi beuverie/ gueuleton) –> se bourrer de nourriture

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binge (overindulgence/ spree)

to have a binge

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revigorer (une économie qui chancelle)

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to reinvigorate a flaggng economy

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escroquer qqn de 10 livres (de l’argent à qqn)

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to trick sby out of £10 (money)
to scam sby out of (one’s money)
to defraud sby of $10

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d’une ampleur sans précédent

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on an unprecedented scale

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cautionner/ fermer les yeux sur qqc/ tolérer (approuver tacitement)

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to condone stg (to tolerate/ to make allowance for)

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acclamer/ saluer

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hail/ praise [sth] vtr (acknowledge positively)

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rongé par la culpabilité

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guilt-ridden

guilt-laden

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animal errant
balle perdue
errer/ entrer par hasard (s’éloigner du sujet)

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stray animal
a stray bullet
to stray/ to stray into

Anyone who strayed into their gunsights

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en puissance/ potentiel (adj)

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would-be (desirous of being/ aspiring)

The would-be Muslim radicals

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étreinte/ soutien (idéologie fig.)
s’engager dans/ adopter (religion)
relever le défi de l’Europe

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embrace (to hold sby in a warm embrace)
to embrace (to adopt/ espouse)
to embrace the challenge of Europe

To drive them into the black-robed embrace of the Caliphate

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jurer de (se jurer de)/ faire voeu de

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to vow to do/ to cross one’s heart to do

He vowed to destroy IS

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fissure

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crevice (crack/split/ gap between rocks)

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ruée/ escalader ou mélanger (vtr)

dans l’escalade à/ la course à

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to scramble [rush] or to scramble stg (eggs)

in the scramble for

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laisser des traces (lit: chemin, piste)

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to leave a trail

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sous réserve de vérifications (surveillance/ scrutateur)

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subject to scrutiny (investigation)

A legal framework subject to political and judicial scrutiny

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seulement jusqu’à un certain point/ dans une certaine mesure
cela prouve ce que je viens de dire
aller droit au fait

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but only up to a point
this proves my point
to come straight to the point

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contrarier/ contrecarrer un plan

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to thwart a plan/ [forestall/ prevent]

Some raids led to another plot being thwarted

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être complètement perdu/ ne plus avoir pied

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to be out of one’s depth

Some other states seem to be out of their depth

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saper (minorer)

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undermine/ drag down

Schengen drags intelligence down towards the level of the weakest

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cette mesure aurait déjà du être prise

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this measure is long overdue

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impliquer/ exiger/ entraîner (chgt)

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to entail (that + BV)/ stg

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tout au long/ jusqu’au bout

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all the way

IS propaganda chiefs would back him all the way

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se fondre ensemble/ se mélanger

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to blend (together) [vi]

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largement/ profondément biaisé/ défectueux

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to be deeply flawed

The logic of turning away refugees is deeply flawed

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contrôler/ surveiller

suivre qqn

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to monitor stg/sby

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mépriser

Les Européens les méprisent dans leur ensemble

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to despise sby for doing/ fo stg [to have contempt for]

Europeans despise them all

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être une voie vers

Cela pourrait tout aussi bien favoriser le terrorisme

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to be a pathway to (gateway)

That could be a pathway to terrorism, too

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En dernier recours

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As a last resort

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renaître de ses cendres

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to rise from the ashes

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des enseignement qui donne à réfléchir

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sobering lessons (eye-opening)

Those conflicts do indeed hold sobering lessons

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déloger (un ennemi)/ faire bouger

Les déloger en vaudrait la peine

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to dislodge sby

Dislodging it would be worthwhile

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résister

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withstand (withstood-whithstood), resist

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flétrir (fig. s’atrophier)

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to wither (away)
to wither by itself
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recouvrir qqc de

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to overlay stg with

This is overlaid by the clash between regional powers

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ni les Irakiens ni les Syriens

Les irakiens ou les Syriens

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Neither the Iraqis nor the Syrians

Either the Iraqis or the Syrians

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parler au nom de nombreuses personnes

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to speak for many

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appel/ charme/ intérêt/ attrait (plan)
Cette approche a un attrait superficiel

attraire à

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appeal
That approach has a superficial appeal

to appeal to

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berger
guider, conduire une alliance

Les dirigeants occidentaux ont tout intérêt à guider une telle alliance

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shepherd
to shepherd an alliance

Western leaders have an incentive to shepherd such an alliance.
The Nobel peace prize was presented to four civil-society groups that shepherded in the new constitution of 2014.

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lancer/ déclencher (guerre, attaque)

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to unleash [trigger/ launch] an attack

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à brève échéance

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in the short run

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Hélas

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Alas

Alas, judging by last week’s meeting

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Tout autant/ d’autant plus

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all the more

All the more reason to act now

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Chaque maillon (de la chaîne)

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Every link in the chain

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être pleinement conscient de qqc (attentif/soucieux)

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To be deeply mindful of stg (give stg thought/awareness)

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une quinzaine (de jours)

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a fortnight

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venir avec des engagements/promesses

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to bring along pledges

Governments have brought along an untidy mess of climate pledges

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être fondu (rassemblé, soudé) au sein d’un accord

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to be welded into an agreement

These pledges must somehow be welded into an agreement

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être dissous dans l’agressivité verbale

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to be dissolved in acrimony (to disband) [assembly]

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député britannique

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backbencher

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s’opposer à qqn

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to oppose sby/sthg/ doing sthg

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des problèmes de plus en plus importants

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mounting tensions/problems/pressure/troubles

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tour décisif (élection)

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run-off (deciding round)

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taux de participation (élections)

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the turnout (for the election)

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être sidéré

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to be flummoxed [informal] (confused)

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être en faute

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to be at fault

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se sentir obligé de faire qqc

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to feel compelled to do stg

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se délecter à regarder qqc

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to feast one’s eyes on sth

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s’accélérer, gagner en importance

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to gather pace

to gather momentum/ gain momentum

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avoir du mal à s’en sortir

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to struggle to cope

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authentique adj/ de bonne foi loc adv

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bona fide

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vérifier⇒, examiner de près, examiner minutieusement vtr
corriger⇒ vtr
approuver⇒ vtr

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vet [sth] vtr (review and approve)

Some countries are vetted by the Vienna-based Democracy Ranking Association

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Avoir un effet notable
Entamer (l’économie)
Faire un trou dans (les finances)

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Make a dent in stg

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n. couverture ou couche/ adj. global, général (politique) ou excessif
une interdiction généralisée sur
avoir une approche globale (uniforme, péjoratif, qui ne prend pas en compte les spécificités)

A

blanket
a blanket ban on sthg
to have a blanket approach on sthg (don’t want to take any risk)

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partager le même point de vue (adv) sur qqc

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to be eye to eye on sthg

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rendre aveugle (mettre des oeillères) qqn sur qqc
être rendu aveugle (borné) par ses propres croyances/ être biaisé par ses propre croyances
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to blinker sby on sthg (to make narrow-minded about sthg)
to be blinkered by one beliefs
to have a blinkered approach to an issue

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un changement de paradigme

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a paradigm shift
a sea change
a radical overhaul

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évaluer les risques engendrés par

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to assess the risk entailed by

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manipuler/ trafiquer/ altérer

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to tamper with (nature/ accounts)

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faussé par

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skewed by

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déclencher un débat

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to spark off a debate

to trigger a debate

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Entrer dans l’histoire

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To make history

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Se coaliser/ mettre en place une coalition (pour faire/ contre)

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To gang up (to do/against)

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participer à

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to take part in

to participate in

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des plus + adj

pour le moins + adj

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a most + adj [very, highly]
a most sensitive issue
adj … , to say the least

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être passible d’une procédure disciplinaire

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to be liable to (disciplinary action/ a fine/ 5 years’ imprisonment)

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Expression avec least
ça coûte au moins 5£/ au bas mot 5£
Ce n’est pas grave du tout / pour le moins du monde
Personne ne parrut surpris, surtout pas John
Tous les pays, en particulier les EU, sont responsables du réchauffement climatique

A

It costs £5 at least / at the very least
It doesn’t matter in the least
Nobody seemed surprised, least of all John
All countries, not least the USA, are responsible for global warming

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produit dérivé/ effet secondaire

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a by-product

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rempart/ bastillon

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a bulwark of sthg

a stronghold of shtg

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une ville animée

en plein activité/ animation

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a bustling city

to bustle with life/ activity

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répondre aux besoins des individus

traiteur

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to cater to/for sby's needs [fulfill]
a caterer (to cater for weddings
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Grogner

Émettre un grognement de plaisir/douleur

A

To grunt

To grunt with pleasure/pain

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Haleter

Souffler

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To pant

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Expirer (pers)

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To exhale

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Groupe d’assistance

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Outreach group

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Ça vaut la peine d’essayer

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It’s worth a try

It’s worth trying

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Etre sur la touche (fig)

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To be on the sidelines

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Aigu
Profond
Vif/fin

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Acute

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148
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Grief

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Grievance

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Grincement (voix)

Râpeux (voix)

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Rasp

Rasping (vouce)

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Bâillon

Bâillonner/museler qqc (la presse)

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Gag (censorship)

To put a gag on sthg (The press)

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Établir un contact avec qqn

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To reach out to sby

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152
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Fanatiques

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Zealots

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Prophétiser (que/ sur)

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To prophesy (that/about)

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Total, massif (surveillance)

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Wholesale

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155
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Pierre angulaire

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Cornerstone

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156
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lancer l’anathème sur qqn/qqc (maudire)

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to heap imprecations upon

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Regarder les choses au travers du prisme de..

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To view things through the lens of

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Etre en contradiction avec

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To conflict with

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159
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Explicite

Sans equivoque

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Unequivocal, unambiguous (unequivocally)

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Mettre qqc en lambeaux

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To tear stg to ribbons/ to rip sth to shreds

Ribbon=ruban

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Une querelle

Se quereller

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A feud
To feud/ to quarrel with (quarrelsome)
To be in a feud

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Gémir/ pleurnicher

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To whimper

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Gémir, grogner (douleur, dégout)

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To groan (in pain, disgust)

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se lancer dans une diatribe

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to launch into a diatribe (against)

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sanctifier

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to sanctify (venerate)
to hallow
Hallowed be thy name (que ton nom soit sanctifié)

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salutaire (rédempteur ou bénéfique)

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salutary

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fasciner l’auditoire par son éloquence

envoûté

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to hold the audience spellbound with one’s eloquence
spellbound, bewitched

Ms Mathlouthi sang before another spellbound audience

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être envoûté lit, fig

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to be bewitched, to be spellbound

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intangibilité des frontières

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inviolability of the borders

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réprimer (révolte)

fraude

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to suppress

to crack don on

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affrontements (armés)

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(armed) clashes

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conforter qn dans une opinion

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to confirm sb in his/her opinion

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veiller à ce que

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to make sure that, to see to it that

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dégénérer

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to degenerate

to spill over into

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tomber dans [jargon, slang, coma]

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to lapse into (drift)

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tomber en désuétude

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to lapse (expire) [right, patent, act, law]

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démonstration de force/courage

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display of strength /courage

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Pierre d’achoppement

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Stumbling block

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Creaking

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Grincement (porte)

Craquement (bois)

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hésiter à faire qch

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to have second thoughts about doing sth exp.

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Avoir de l’avance

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To have a head start

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alouette

se lever au chant du coq (aux aurores)

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lark

to be/get up with the lark

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affirmer que

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to aver that + ind

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ineptie

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inanity

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ostentatoire/ remarquable

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conspicuous

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sur prétexte que, en raison de

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on the ground that

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vigoureux

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strenuous

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nourrir, veiller au développement de

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to nurture

to be nurtured by

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il était inflexible

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he would not budge an inch

to be unyielding, adamant

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être bourré de/ rempli de

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to be bulging with

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flirter avec (idéologie)
faire qqc en amateur
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to dabble in sth

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épisode

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episode

instalment

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inmanquable, indéniable

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inescapable

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habile, astucieux, plein d’astuce
être porté à croire que
deviner juste

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shrewd
to have a shrewd idea that
to make a shrewd guess

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en faisant cela, par là même

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in so doing (by these actions)

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rebattu, usagé

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well-worn (overused, cliché)

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maîtrise

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mastery
grasp
to have a good grasp of a subject

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piller

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to plunder

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Q

une bonne partie

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a fair chunk

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apparemment

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seemingly

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transmettre, donner

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to impart sth to sb

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magie

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wizardry

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être intimement lié

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to interlock

interlocking

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élaborer, mettre qch au point/ planifier

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to map out
to plan
to frame a plan/policy

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retombées (favorables) ou dérivés de (produits)

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spin-offs/ spillovers

to have spin-offs for

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combler le vide de

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to fill the void of

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courageux (informel)

avoir du cran

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plucky

to be plucky

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se réconforter dans l’idée que

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to take comfort in the idea of/that

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exploiter les pulsions humaines

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to tap human urges

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à cet égard

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in this respect

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compétent

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proficient (to be proficient in or at doing)

proficiently

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un tour d’écrou

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a turn of the screw

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viser qch/qn

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to take aim at sth/sb

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malmener, maltraiter

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to manhandle

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homme de main (sbire)

ou un cinglé

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a goon (a henchman)

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entre-temps

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in the interim

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ondulation

au fig. avoir des répercussion dans le monde/sur l’économie

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ripple

to send ripples (across the globe/ through the economy)

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demande de renseignement/ investigation

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inquiry

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faire la folie de s’offrir

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to splash out on

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important, très en vue, éminent

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prominent (person)

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être dans les limbes

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to be/remain in limbo

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rétrograder, dévaloriser

fig. baisser, être sur le déclin

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to downgrade sth (to)

to be on the downgrade

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asphyxier (croissance, projet)

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to throttle

China’s view of “internet sovereignty”, Balkanises the web and throttles free speech

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la Chine continentale

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the Chinese mainland

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grossier

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boorish

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inhabituel

ce n’est pas son genre de faire ça

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uncharacteristic

it was uncharacteristic of him to do that

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remporter un succès foudroyant dans le monde

Mil prendre une ville d’assaut

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to take the world by storm

to take a town by storm

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esquisser [layout, plan]

fig ébaucher [policy, plan, agenda]

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sketch out [sth], sketch [sth] out

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faire paraître [qn/qch] tout petit [person, object etc]

éclipser [achievement, issue]

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to dwarf sth (make appear small, insignificant)

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conduire escorter

ouvrir la voie à [era, negotiations]
introduire [scheme, reforms]

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To usher sb (in/out)

usher in [sth]

Inflation ushered in a period in which both income and wealth were distributed in relatively egalitarian fashion

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Traiter avec condescendance

Ne prends pas cet air supérieur avec moi

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To patronize

Don’t patronize me

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Etre déplacé (remarque)

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To be out of Line

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Rationaliser, dégraisser

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To streamline (make more efficient)

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Subtilement

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Subtly

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Etre intimidé par qqn, avoir peur de qqn (mêle d’admiration ou terreur)

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To be in awe of sb

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Reluquer, lorgner sur qqn/qqc

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To ogle (to stare at lustfully)

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Etre mieux classé que

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To outrank sb

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Assistant juridique

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Paralegal

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Combines, magouilles

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Shenanigans (mischievious activity)

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Gratuitement, bénévolement (formule latine)

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Pro bono

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Faire qqc contraint et forcé (jur)

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To do sth under duress

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Petit sourire en coin

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Smirk

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sceller/confirmer qqc
apposer son cachet/ conclure
un document scellé

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to set a seal on sth
to set one’s sel on
a sealed file/record

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sous serment

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under oath, on oath GB

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il n’est qu’un pion sur l’échiquier

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he’s just a pawn (in their hands)

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Jur (of act, law) portée

être du ressort de qn/qch

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purview

to be within the purview of sb/sth

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sterling reputation

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réputation remarquable

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en un clin d’oeil

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in the blink of an eye

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en dessous (adv), dessous (n), d’en dessous (adj)

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underneath

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facturable

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billable

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plier (v), pli (n)

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to fold sth

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tâche (à réaliser dans une entreprise)

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an order of business

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arrêté municipal

règlement intérieur

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bylaw (of local authority)

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viser qch

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to set one’s sights on sth

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organiser [meeting], convoquer [group]

se réunir

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to convene sthg

to convene

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inonder (v), marécage (n)

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to swamp, a swamp

to be swamped with/by

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laisser tomber, abandonner

un fossé

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to ditch

a ditch

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zèle, diligence dans ou à faire qch

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diligence (in or in doing)

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démanteler (organisation)

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to bust sth (drugs ring)

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ne quitte pas la balle des yeux

fig. reste vigilant

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keep eye on the ball (to remain alert to the events occurring around oneself)

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une haie ou (finance) protection contre
planter une haie autour de ou (finance) se protéger contre
se couvrir

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an hedge
to hedge
to hedge one’s bets

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vaisseau amiral

vedette, fleuron (n. produit, entreprise)

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a flagship

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offre publique d’achat,OPA

lancer une offre publique d’achat

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takeover bid

to make a takeover bid

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devoir/droit d’ingérence

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duty/right to interfere

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droit à la légitime défense

agir en état de légitime défense

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right of self-defence

to act in self-defence

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devenir cramoisi

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to go ou blush crimson/ to redden

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retors, détourné, tortueux

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devious (sly for a person) (road)

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mandat
justifier, garantir (transitif)
parier (intransitif)

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a warrant, to issue a warrant (établir un mandat)
to warrant sthg
to warant

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futilités

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trivia

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vtr paralyser [initiative, activity, economy]

coincer ‹informal› [person]

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to hamstring sth

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une punaise (animal)

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bedbug

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(postpone) mettre [qch] en suspens [plan, project]

(store on shelf) mettre [qch] sur les rayons [library, book, product]

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to shelve sth

to put a project on hold

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(informally) répondre de [person]
témoigner de [fact]
(officially) se porter garant de [person, fact]

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vouch for [sb/sth]

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lit, fig désamorcer

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to defuse (a controversy)

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point essentiel

l’essentiel

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a crux

the crux of the matter

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diffamatoire

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libellous

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tactique de la terre brûlée

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scorched earth policy

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préalable ou prioritaire (adj)

avant qch/de faire

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prior

prior to sth/to doing

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locataire

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tenant

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fougueux/ bagarreur

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feisty

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qualifications ou pièce d’identité

s’affirmer comme un écrivain

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credentials

to establish one’s credentials as a writer

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minimiser, atténuer

circonstances atténuantes

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to mitigate sth

mitigating circumstances ou factors

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gronder (pour avoir fait)

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to scold sb for doing

to tell sb off

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s’extasier devant qn/qch

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to gush over sb/sth

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être ramené à la dure réalité

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to come down to earth with a bump

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repartir à zéro

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to start again with a clean slate

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c’est contraire à tous mes principes

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this goes against every fiber of my being

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s’étendre sur, s’attarder sur

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dwell on [sth] (talk about) , (think about) [person, mind]

WW: dwelt

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déchiqueter

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to shred (shredded)

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éluder les questions de/ donner des réponses évasives

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to stonewall (sb)

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portrait

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portrayal

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être fier de/ se vanter de

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to take pride in

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attaquer de côté

prendre de court, prendre par surprise

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side [sb] (sport: tackle sideways on or figurative)

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frivole

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frivolous

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fracasser, briser qqc
être bouleversé par qch
voler en éclats vi.

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to shatter sth
to be shattered by sth
to shatter

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perdre/retrouver son calme

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to lose/regain one’s composure

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découvrir le fin fond d’un mystère/d’une affaire

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to get to the bottom of a mystery/of a matter

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être plein de ressentiment

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to harbour a grudge

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hors norme

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off the charts (Extrodinarily out of the norm; beyond expectation; top of the line)

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ennemi

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foe

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insaisissable (pers), hors d’atteinte (victoire), evanescent (mémoire)

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elusive

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avoir quelque chose en réserve

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to have something up one’s sleeve

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fonction

une fonction de quatre ans

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tenure (period of office)

a four-year tenure

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assigner qn à comparaître

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to serve a subpoena on sb

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Q

désapprouver, critiquer [behaviour, activity, attitude]

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frown on ou upon [sth]

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Jur faire un faux serment

(morally) se parjurer

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to perjure oneself

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appât

lancer des chiens contre [bear, badger]

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bait

to bait sb (set dogs on)

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vannes

fig laisser entrer le flot (to, for sb/sth de qn/qch)

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floodgates

to open the floodgates

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monter sur ses grands chevaux

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to get on one’s high horse

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briser [opposition, rival]

imposer un projet de loi/un projet à [Parliament, committee]

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to steamroller sth

to steamroller a bill/a plan through

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fig être le protégé or l’oint fml de qn

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to be sb’s anointed heir

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souiller, entacher

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to taint (to smear)

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faire la queue (for pour)

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to stand in/ wait in line

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plagier

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to plagiarize

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tas, pile

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a stack

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résilier (contrat), abroger (loi), retirer (déclaration)

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to rescind sth

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arrête de faire du cinéma ‹informal› !, arrête de te donner en spectacle!

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cut out the histrionics!

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sous ma tutelle

sous ma surveillance

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under my tutelage

on my watch

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se prononcer sur la motion

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to rule on the motion

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statuer contre

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to rule against

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convenir (que)
se joindre à qn pour condamner
contribuer à faire

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to concur that
to concur with sb in condemning
to concur to do

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rapporter, fournir, donner

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to yield

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Q

un subordonné (péj)

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an underling

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hésiter à faire qch

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to flinch from doing sth

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Q

[family, tribe, language] apparenté, [activity] semblable

âme soeur

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kindred

kindred soul/spirit

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se convaincre à tort que

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to deceive oneself into believing that

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Q

bouger qqn, faire changer d’avis à qn (fig)

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to budge sb

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barbare (adj)

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barbaric

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approfondi

minutieux/-ieuse

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thorough

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Q

en dessous

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beneath

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fâcheux, inconvenant

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untoward

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inconscient

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oblivious

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ne pas être conscient dew

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to be oblivious of/to

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rejeter [decision, proposal]

réprimer [rebellion]

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to quash sth/ to quell sth

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étouffer [person, debate, yawn, opposition, revolt, impulse]

briser [business]

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to stifle sth

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dissimuler à [object, building, fact, emotion]

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to conceal from

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les apparences sont parfois trompeuses, il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences

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appearances can be deceptive

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Q

vilipender

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to besmirch
to revile

The Saudis are seeking not only to thwart Houthi rebels, whose Iranian backing they revile. They are trying to force a return to the status quo.

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dépasser les bornes

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to overstep the mark ou line

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forcer qn à faire

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to strong-arm sb into doing

to be strong-armed into doing/ to be arm-twisted into

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picoter (physiquement)

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to tingle (vi)

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sur le point de faire qch

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on the cusp of doing sth

on the verge of doing sth

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déchiqueter (doc)

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to shred sth

shredded

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Q

‹very informal› extorquer qch à qn

A

(extort) to screw sth out of sb

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Q

laisse

tenir la bride haute à qn

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leash (for dog)

to keep sb on a short ou tight leash

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Q

négliger le fait que, ne pas voir que

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to overlook the fact

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347
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intenter or faire un procès à

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to file a suit against

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348
Q

tout miser/parier sur qch

A

to gamble everything on sth

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349
Q

avoir d’autre chats à fouetter

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to have bigger fish to fry

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Q

vicariously

vivre par l’intermédiaire de qn

A

par personne interposée, indirectement

to live vicariously through sb

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351
Q

monter X contre Y

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to drive a wedge between X and Y

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Q

aggraver qch

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to compound [difficulty, error, offence, problem, damage, anxiety] (by par; by doing en faisant)

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déclarer par écrit sous serment (that que)

A

to swear an affidavit

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354
Q

tendre une embuscade à

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to ambush sb

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355
Q

conclure un accord/entente

A

to cut a deal

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356
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si besoin est

A

if need be

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357
Q

harceler qn pour qu’il/qu’elle fasse

A

to badger sb to do
badgering
(badger= un blaireau)

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358
Q

acculé au pied du mur

A

to be backed into a corner

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359
Q

lutte pour le pouvoir

lutte des classes

A 
power struggle
class struggle
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360
Q

impitoyable

A

ruthless

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361
Q

se sentir ballonné

A

to feel bloated

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362
Q

épargner qqn des détails
épargner la vie de qn
avoir une pensée pour qn

A

to spare sb details
to spare sb’s life
to spare a thought for sb

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se passer de qn pour [job, task]

je ne peux pas me passer de lui aujourd’hui

A

I can’t spare him today

to spare sb for

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364
Q

faire tout son possible

se donner du mal

A

to spare no effort

to spare no pains

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365
Q

un remaniement ministériel

A

a Cabinet reshuffle

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366
Q

vaniteux

A

conceited

cocky

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367
Q

remédier à

A

to remedy

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368
Q

to revolve around (be focused on)

A

être axé sur

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369
Q

points faibles, défauts

A

shortcomings

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370
Q

(physically) châtier liter

(verbally) admonester liter

A

to chastise sb

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Q

être tiré d’affaire

A

to be off the hook (to get sb off the hook)

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372
Q

faire pencher la balance (en faveur de qqn, qqc)

A

to tip the balance ou scales (in favour of)

373
Q

évincer (from de; as comme)

forcer [qn] à démissionner

A

to oust from/as (person)

to oust sb [government]

374
Q

être une source d’irritation pour qn

A

to be a thorn in sb’s flesh ou side

375
Q

regarder qn de haut

A

to lord it over sb ‹informal›

376
Q

parabole

A

parable

377
Q

pot-de-vin
soudoyer [police, person in authority] (with avec; to do de faire)
corruption

A

a bribe
to bribe sb/ to buy off sb
bribery

378
Q

vaciller (résolution, courage)

D’aucune façon nous ne manquons de fermeté dans notre engagement auprès du peuple soudanais en ce moment critique.

A

to waver (wobble, weaken) [person, stare, look]

We do not in any way waver in our commitment to the people of Sudan at this critical hour.

379
Q

garder [dignity, control, identity, support]

conserver [trophy, property]

A

to retain sth

380
Q

s’insinuer dans

soutirer qch de qn

A

to weasel one’s way into

to weasel sth out of sb

381
Q

lit, fig être pris entre deux feux

A

to be ou get caught in the crossfire

382
Q

calomnier, diffamer

A

to slander vtr (to smear)

a slander, a slur

383
Q

incartade ou délit

A

misdemeanour

384
Q

valse

A

waltz

385
Q

soumettre, mater (peuple, rébellion, nation)

A

to subdue

PiS politicians refer to the court as a bastion of the previous Civic Platform government that must be subdued

386
Q

descendre dans la rue pour manifester contre

A

to take to the streets in protest

Liberals and centrists have taken to the streets in protest.

387
Q

sous l’égide de qn/qch

A

under the aegis/umbrella of sb/sth

388
Q

proposer, avancer

A

to propound sth (put forward)

389
Q

rendre qn perplexe

être stupéfait, perplexe

A

to bemuse sby

to be bemused (bewildered, confused, puzzled)

390
Q

pour couronner le tout

A

to crown it all/ to top it all off

A new monthly child benefit crowns the government’s list of election promises

391
Q

fig hérisser qn

A

to make sb’s hackles rise
to raise hackles

But his party’s interference with the constitutional tribunal has raised hackles in Brussels

392
Q

empêcher qn/qch de faire

A

to preclude sb/sth (from) doing (prevent)

393
Q

bébé (qui fait ses premiers pas)

A

toddler

394
Q

fondé sur des ouï-dire or on-dit

A

based on hearsay

395
Q

abhorrer qqc

A

to abhor sth

396
Q

faire venir, convoquer

sommer qn de faire qch

A

to summon sb in or to somwh

to summon sb to do sth

397
Q

être en conflit, être en contradiction

A

to be at odds (in dispute)

398
Q

passer outre, faire fi, dépasser vtr

A

move past vtr (stop being hindered by: troubles, pain, etc)

399
Q

fente, entrebâillement

c’est le défaut de sa cuirasse

A

a chink

it’s the chink in his armour

400
Q

provoquer

pousser qn à faire qch

A

to goad sb fig. (provoke)

to goad sb into doing sth

401
Q

prise de contrôle (fin.)

prise de pouvoir (pol.)

A

a takeover

402
Q

se tenir à l’écart de qch/qn

conduire, guider, diriger

A 
to steer clear of sth/sb
to steer (country, person, conversation)

But the world’s democracies were correct in judging that what they were seeing in 2011 was something broader, more potent and more difficult to steer than a set of national crises that happened to coincide.

403
Q

bétail

A

livestock, cattle

404
Q

de façon commode, opportunément

ironique : comme par hasard

A

conveninently

405
Q

apprivoiser

A 
to tame (animal)
to win (sb) over (enfant, personne)

A government with the power needed to tame the military-backed “deep state”.

406
Q

comploter (vtr ou vi)

A

to plot against/ to do sth

407
Q

agir de concert avec (connivence)

être de mèche avec

A

to collude with sb

408
Q

détourner (des fonds de)

A

to embezzle (funds from), to siphon

409
Q

lit, fig apporter qch à qn sur un plateau d’argent

A

to hand sb sth on a (silver) platter

410
Q

tourner autour du pot

A

to beat about the bush

411
Q

entrave à

A

impediment to, hindrance to

Terrorism hindered both economic progress and deeper political reform.

412
Q

rester or être distant

se tenir à l’écart de

A

to remain ou stand aloof

413
Q

pour ainsi dire

A

so to speak

414
Q

mesquin (pers)

A

petty(-minded)

415
Q

admonester qqn

A

to berate sb (for)

416
Q

une sorte de, un semblant

A

noumn + of sorts

417
Q

entamer qqc, mettre qqc en marche, déclencher (un processus)

A

to set sth in motion

418
Q

c’est un coup monté!

A

I’ve been framed!

419
Q

être scandalisé/horrifié par

A

to be appalled at or by

420
Q

a

A

to displace sth onto sb

421
Q

pension alimentaire

A

alimony

422
Q

réfuter

réfutation

A

to refute, to rebut sth

rebuttal

423
Q

désespoir

par désespoir

A

despair

out of despair

424
Q

endémique (fig. éco)

endémique (maladie)

A

rampant

endemic

425
Q 
aller vers (fig)
l'économie s'est restabilisée
A

to be on course for
the economy is back on course

Only hard choices can put Brazil back on course

426
Q

provenir de (situation, déséquilibre)

A

to stem from (originate)

427
Q

(se) gonfler (augmenter)

A

to swell

The fiscal deficit swelled from 2% of GDP in 2010 to 10% in 2015.

428
Q

réduire qch de (eco)

A

to trim sth by

He trimmed discretionary spending by a record 70 billion reals

429
Q

tiède, peu enthousiaste

A

lukewarm

Ms Rousseff gave her finance minister only lukewarm support

430
Q

seuil

franchir un seuil

A

a threshold
to cross a threshold

The threshold for a party to enter the lower house of Congress is low

431
Q

vouloir à tout prix faire qqc

A

to be bent on doing sth (be determined)

The opposition is bent on impeaching Ms Rousseff

432
Q

fig (steal) débaucher [staff, players] (from de)
s’approprier [idea, information] (from de)

Braconner (vi)

A

to poach (vtr)

to poach (vi)

433
Q

priver (of de)

être privé de

A

to deprive sb

to be deprived of

434
Q

passer qch sur qn

s’en prendre à qn

A

to take sth out on sb [anger, frustration]

to take it out on sb

435
Q

trouver/exploiter une lacune

combler les vides (juridiques, grande ouverte)

A

to find/exploit a loophole
(loophole = meurtrière)
to close a (legal, gaping) loophole

436
Q

laisser passer [pleasure, benefit, chance, opportunity, bargain]

A

miss out on [sth]

437
Q

complètement, totalement

A

utterly, altogether

438
Q

sujets très sensibles aux EU

A

the culture wars

abortion, creationism, same sex marriage, gun ownership, death penalty

439
Q

exposer brièvement, donner un apeçu

A

to outline sth

440
Q

archives

A

archives [aï]

441
Q

bref extrait d’une interview enregistrée

A

sound bite

442
Q

mettre en place des mesures unilatéralement (président)

A

to take executive action
to issue an executive order

Obama to take executive action on guns

443
Q

gouverner par décret (péj)

A

to govern by decree

444
Q

contrôler le statut, examiner qqn pour

A

to screen sb for sth

445
Q

être dans une pire situation loc adv

A

to be worse off (informal), less fortunate

446
Q

situation délicate, malheur

A

predicament

The Arab world is worse off than ever, but its people understand their predicament better

447
Q

s’incliner devant qqn/qqc

A

to bow to

448
Q

exprimer qch

A

to give voice to sth

She gave voice to the aspirations of hundreds of thousands of her compatriots.

449
Q

saisissant, âpre

A

stark

Sadly, that outcome remains a stark anomaly

450
Q

distant

rester/ être distant

A

aloof

to remain/ stand aloof

451
Q

effrayant, redoutable

effrayé

A

fearsome, (frightening, dreadful)

fearful

452
Q

redevable

A

beholden

The Algerians and Sudanese have emerged from civil wars to find themselves still beholden to opaque and predatory army- backed cliques.

453
Q

frapper, secouer qqn,qqc (malheur)

A

to buffet

Countries that prop it up are too spooked by the chaos buffeting its borders to talk much of political reform.

454
Q

une perspective maussade

A

a bleak outlook

Arabs have rarely lived in bleaker times

455
Q

copinage

A

cronyism

In short, Cronies are carving up the economy

456
Q

réduire considérablement (prix)

A

to slash sth

The wealthy Gulf states have seen their incomes slashed by collapsing oil prices

457
Q

source (fig), puit

A

a well (wellhead)

The wells of despair are overflowing.

458
Q

lugubre,

A

dismal

The administration of justice is still dismal

459
Q

chagrin (lit), malheur (hum)

A

woe

The Arab spring seems therefore to have
brought nothing but woe

460
Q

renverser qch (fig et prop)

A

to topple

Bashar al-Assad was just another domino waiting to topple

461
Q

risque de basculement

A

toppling hazard

462
Q

singer qqn, manière

A

to ape sb

It has become fashionable in some circles to ape Russia and Iran in blaming this failure on supposedly “naive” Western policymakers

463
Q

avec du recul, rétrospectivement

A

with (the benefit of) hindsight

464
Q

contredire une prédiction

A

to be belie a prediction

Such hindsight belies the actual experience of seeing an entire region whirl into sudden, synchronised motion

465
Q

tournoyer, tourbillonner ou faire tournoyer

A

to whirl

466
Q

réduire des espoirs à néant

A

to bring hope to he ground

467
Q

se métastaser en

A

to metastasize into (spread)

The war has long since metastasised into a monumental free-for-all involving dozens of belligerents

468
Q

mêlée générale

A

free-for-all

469
Q

le coeur du problème

A

the core of the issue

But it remains at its core a fight between aggrieved citizens and a narrowly based elite

470
Q

meneur du troupeau, chef de file

A

the bellwether

Egypt has long been seen as the region’s bellwether

471
Q

branlant, peu stable (projet, régime)

A

shaky

Like Turkey in the 2000s, it might become shaky and flawed

472
Q

mettre en désordre, mélanger

A

to mix up, to jumble up

473
Q

estropier, mutiler

A

to maim sb

The police is responsible for killing and maiming hundreds in the clashes of 2011

474
Q

supercherie, imposture (ou imposteur)

A

a sham

475
Q

dédain

A

a disdain, a contempt

Their disdain proved further justified when the government abruptly aborted the elections

476
Q

démesuré

A

overweening

477
Q

grotesque

A

farcical, ludicrous, grotesque

478
Q

incompétent

A

incompetent, inept

479
Q

bienfaiteur

A

benefactor

480
Q

soutenir (firme, monnaie, régime, personne)

A

to prop up

481
Q

Chapeau à toi !

A

I tip my hat to you !

Tip my hat to the new constitution

482
Q

en grande pompe

A

with great pomp

483
Q

(péj.) s’immiscer dans [affairs]

A

to meddle in

Stop meddling !

484
Q

forme générale

A

overall shape

They could not put their finger on the way that, say, a compliant judiciary fitted in to the overall shape of things.

485
Q

placage (bois), vernis (surface)

A

a veneer

IS “state” is in many ways a far nastier reproduction of previous autocratic regimes, overlaid with a brutal “Islamic” veneer that most Muslims find repulsive.

486
Q

tenir compte de qch/qn

A

to pay heed to sth

The missing ingredients in this formula are obvious: a basic respect for human rights and for diversity, systems of accountability, a method of lawmaking that pays heed to the will and interest of the public interest

487
Q

caprice

A

a whim

488
Q

fourre-tout

A

a grab bag (miscellaneous things), a hotchpotch

489
Q

friable, fragile

A

brittle

490
Q

composantes fondamentales

A

building blocks

491
Q

se faire l’avocat du diable

A

to play the devil’s advocate

492
Q

énigme

A

a conundrum

an enigma

493
Q

devinette

A

a riddle

494
Q

sanctuaire

A

a sanctum

a shrine

495
Q

sanctuariser

A

to turn into a sanctuary

496
Q

dire qch à brûle-pourpoint (sans détour)

apparaître/se passer à l’improviste

A

to say sth out of the blue

to appear/happen out of the blue

497
Q

couper l’herbe sous le pied à qn

A

to pull the rug out from under sb’s feet

498
Q

donner un second souffle à [party, company, movement]

A

to give a new lease of life to

499
Q

suffisant

A

smug

500
Q

matelas

A

mattress

501
Q

se racheter (réparer des dommages)

A

to redeem oneself

to make amends

502
Q

présages

A

portents

503
Q

en profusion

A

aplenty

504
Q

qui ne présage rien de bon

A

omniously

505
Q

restrictions des dépenses

A

retrenchment

506
Q

dépendre de (techn/éco)

A

to hinge on

to depend on/ to be dependent on

507
Q

décrypter

A

to parse out (to interpret, to decipher)

508
Q

inexploré/ inconnu

A

uncharted

509
Q

être en terrain inconnu

A

to sail in uncharted waters

510
Q

augurer

A

to augur

to herald

511
Q

être enclin à

A

to be prone to do or to doing

512
Q

si cela s’avérait nécessaire

A

should that prove necessary

513
Q

crise de colère

A

a tantrum

514
Q

risquer sa vie

A

to dice with death

515
Q

qch est improbable/probable

A

the odds are against/in favour of sth

516
Q

jeter l’opprobre sur qqn/qqc

A

to heap opprobrium on sth/sb

517
Q

être équivalent à

A

to be tantamount to

518
Q

un couvent

A

convent

519
Q

indiquer un manque de prévoyance

A

to show a lack of foresight

520
Q

jubiler (avec arrogance) à l’idée que

Les ennemis du prolétariat se réjouissait de la traîtrise des partis socialistes

A

to gloat over sth

The enemies of the proletariat gloated over the treachery of the socialist parties

521
Q

entrer d’un pas lourd

A

to stomp in

522
Q

un sort (une malédiction)

A

a jinx
a spell
a curse

523
Q

frissonner

A

to shudder/ to shiver

524
Q

il lui est venu à l’esprit que

A

it crossed his mind that

525
Q

chevalet

A

easel

526
Q

un argument irréfutable

A

a compelling argument

527
Q

le sort en est jeté

A

the die is cast

528
Q

estimez moi sceptique à ce sujet

A

count me skeptical on that

529
Q

cuisinière

A

stove

530
Q

marmonner

A

to mutter

531
Q

décimer

A

to decimate

532
Q

pratique des mères porteuses

A

surrogate motherhood

533
Q

bonne volonté

A

goodwill

534
Q

tout sauf ça

rien d’autre que ça

A

anything but that

nothing but that

535
Q

étalon

A

stallion

536
Q

j’ai perdu le fil de ma pensée

A

i’ve lost the train of my thought

537
Q

les intestins/ les profondeurs au fig

A

the bowels

538
Q

american pro-gun lobbys

A

NRA

The Gun Owners of America (harsher)

539
Q

étriller qqn

A

to lambast sb

540
Q

rejeter (une loi par la vote)

A

vote down bills/laws/motion

541
Q

The other name of the Republican Party

A

Te Grand Old Party (GOP)

542
Q

se vanter de

A

to boast about sth/doing sth

543
Q

fanfaronner

A

to brag/ to boast

544
Q

être élu

A

to be returned

545
Q

obligatoire

A

mandatory

546
Q

devenir insensible (à la violence engendrée par les armes)

A

to become numb (to gun violence)/ to be desensitised

547
Q

mettre des gens dans un même panier

A

to lump people together

548
Q

number of guns in circulation in the US

A

200M guns

549
Q

il faut compter avec

A

that has to be reckoned with

550
Q

être sur le qui-vive

A

to be on the alert/ on the look out

551
Q

les écueils

A

the pitfalls

552
Q

je prendrai le risque

A

i’ll take my chances

553
Q

propension

A

propensity (to/for)

554
Q

mal attraper une balle

A

to fumble sth

555
Q

aiguiser, affûter qch

A

to hone sth

to sharpen sth

556
Q

revigorer qch (idiom)

Le faible prix de l’énergie devrait être un coup de fouet pour l’économie

A

to give sth a shot in the arm/ a fillip to

Low energy prices ought to be a shot in the arm for the economy

557
Q

lâcher des monstres en liberté

A

to set monsters loose

558
Q

une hausse

A 
a surge (in)
an increase
559
Q

la règle général

En règle général, une chute du prix du pétrole dynamise la croissance

A

The rule of thumb

The rule of thumb is that a fall in oil prices boosts growth

560
Q

cruellement

A

grievously, cruelly, desperately

561
Q

noyer

A

to drown

The world is drowning in oil

562
Q

à plein régime

A

at full tilt

563
Q

amer

Ce sont des ennemis farouches

A

bitter

they are bitter enemies

564
Q

le bon côté de qqch

A

the silver lining

565
Q

maintenir à flot

Le pétrole bon marché a maintenue à flot l’économie mondiale parce que les consommateurs dépensaient beaucoup plus

A

to buoy (up)

Cheap oil has buoyed the world economy because consumers spent much more

566
Q

une toile de fond

A

a backdrop

567
Q

se dérouler sur fond de guerre

A

to take place against a backdrop of war

568
Q

être voué à l’échec

A

to be doomed to failure

569
Q

bourgeonner

Une dictature s’est incroyablement transformée en une démocratie mure

A

to bud into

A dictatorship has budded amazingly into a mature democracy,

570
Q

N’en rien faire, serait

A

Not to do so, would be

571
Q

érudit (adj)

A

donnish

572
Q

être en lambeaux

A

to be in tatters

573
Q

atteindre des limites (butoirs)

A

to hit the buffers

The KMT’s once-mighty machine, built on cash and cronyism, has hit the buffers

574
Q

une tâche herculéenne

A

an Herculean task

575
Q

rompre un équilibre

A

to upset the balance

576
Q

détroit

A

a strait

577
Q

truquer

A

to fudge (or rig a market/ an election)

578
Q

devise

A

watchword, mantra, motto

579
Q

anticonformiste, marginal (n et adj.)

A

maverick

580
Q

faire table rase

A

to wipe the slate clean

581
Q

Grossir le trait, tableau

A

To overstate the point, case

582
Q

porofit inattendu

A

a windfall profit

583
Q

une aubaine

A

a godsend, windfall

584
Q

manifestement

A

patently, obviously

585
Q

solide comme le roc

A

rock solid

586
Q

monter qqn contre qqn

A

to pit sb against sb/sth

587
Q

éblouir qqn par

A

to dazzle sb with

588
Q

évoquer ses souvenirs de (vi)

A

to reminisce

589
Q

faire la paix

A

to bury the hatchet

590
Q

fig plier qn à sa volonté

A

to bend sb to one’s will

591
Q

contourner le règlement

A

to bend the rules

592
Q

se porter garant/ risquer sa peau

A

to put oneself on the line (for sb)

593
Q

ça frise le ridicule

A

it is verging on the ridiculous

594
Q

empressement (hâte)

L’enthousiasme des Allemands et Suédois à accueillir autant de réfugiés s’est progressivement estompé

A

eagerness

German and Swedish eagerness to welcome so many refugees has gradually been worn down

595
Q

imprégné de

A

imbued with

596
Q

exagéré, pompeux

A

overblown

597
Q

un fossé culturel

A

a cultural gulf

598
Q

s’aventurer dans

A

to venture into

599
Q

hasarder l’opinion selon laquelle

A

to venture the opinion that

600
Q

ne pas avoir les pieds sur terre (adv)

A

to be otherworldly

601
Q

être réduit en décombres par des explosions

A

to be blasted to rubble

602
Q

se sentir mal à l’aise

Les Allemands devrait passé outre leurs nausées concernant la surveillance

A

to have a queasy feeling (about sth)

Germans should overcome their queasiness about surveillance

603
Q

se moquer de la loi

Les demandeurs d’asile qui se moquent de la loi devraient encourir de la prison

A

to flout the law

Asylum-seekers who flout the law should face prison

604
Q

foncièrement égoïste

A

selfish to the core

605
Q

(adj) qui fuit, qui prend l’eau

A

leaky

606
Q

tranche d’âge/de revenus/d’impôts

A

age/income/tax bracket

607
Q

entre parenthèses or crochets

A

in brackets

608
Q

de travers

Les déséquilibres du sex ratio des migrants posent-ils à l’Europe un problème d’homme ?

A

lopsided

Are lopsided migrant sex ratios giving Europe a man problem?

609
Q

demandeur d’asile

A

asylum seeker/ asylum claimant

610
Q

préoccupant (source de soucis)

A

worrisome

611
Q

ça mène tout droit à la catastrophe

A

it’s a recipe for disaster

612
Q

recette de cuisine

A

a recipe

613
Q

faire l’amalgame entre

A

to conflate (sth with sth)

614
Q

les pressions

A

strains

615
Q

songer, l’air songeur (vi)

A

to muse

616
Q

Faire l’éloge de/ chanter les louanges de (qn/qch)

Peu sont ceux qui sont en clin à chanter les louange (faire l’éloge) des technocrates chinois

A

to sing sb’s/sth’s praises

Few are so ready to sing the praises of
China’s technocrats

617
Q

être largement au-dessus/ supérieur

A

to be well over (the speed limit/age/ duration)

618
Q

à un allure foudroyante

A

at a blistering pace/ speed

619
Q

faire du yo-yo, osciller (vi)

Les actions oscillant nourrissaient les peurs parmi les investisseurs

A

to seesaw

Seesawing stocks feed fears among investors

620
Q

jeu de bascule (tape-cul)

A

the seesaw

621
Q

un marché haussier

A

a bullish market

622
Q

foncer tête baisser sur qch

A

to go at sth like a bull at a gate

623
Q

indexer (eco)

A

to peg sth

624
Q

une pelle

A

a shovel

625
Q

propulser qn au pouvoir

A

to propel sb into power

626
Q

tenir la vedette

A

to be in the limelight

627
Q

la suprématie du droit (Etat de droit)

A

the rule of law

628
Q

des mesures de répressions contre

A

a clampdown on (a crackdown on)

629
Q

prendre qqn à contre-pied

Une brusque dévaluation prendrait les spéculateurs à contre-pied (déstabiliserait)

A

to wrong-foot sb

A sharp devaluation would wrong-foot speculators

630
Q

semer la pagaille

A

to cause mayhem

631
Q

irréfléchi

Sans prendre en considération le fait que ses hôtes soient puissants, chétifs ou des parias

A

heedless

Heedless of whether his hosts are powerful,
puny or pariahs

632
Q

faire un grand battage autour

A

to ballyhoo

Mr Xi’s much ballyhooed “new Silk Route”, aimed at linking China and Europe

633
Q

impartial

A

even-handed

634
Q

tenir à faire qch

A

to be keen to do/ on doing

635
Q

la contestation, dissension (pol)

A

dissent [/dassent/] (à ne pas confondre avec: decent)

636
Q

prendre parti (vi)

A

to take sides

637
Q

il est communément admis qu’il existe quelques désaccords entre nous mais cela ne revient pas à dire que nous sommes aux antipodes

A

it is acknowlegded that there is some dissent between us but that’s not tantamount to saying we’re poles apart

638
Q

les bras lui en sont tombés

stupéfiant

A

his jaw dropped

jaw-dropping

639
Q

être au comble de la frénésie

A

to reach fever pitch

640
Q

être aux prises avec qqn (au sujet de)

A

to tussle with sb (over)

641
Q

grincheux

A

crotchety (grumpy, grouchy)

642
Q

retourner (mettre la tête en bas)

A

upend

643
Q

être dans les cordes (dos au mur)

A

to be on the ropes

644
Q

être sous l’emprise de qch/qn (litér)

A

to be in thrall to sb

645
Q

d’après les instituts de sondage

A

according to the pollsters

646
Q

être piqué au vif

En tant que seule superpuissance, les EU ont été piqué au vif avec l’essor de la Chine et la diffusion du jihadisme

A

to smart

As the sole superpower, America has smarted at the rise of China and the spread of jihadism

647
Q

non entravé/ sans entraves (adj)

A

untrammelled, unfettered

648
Q

un régime politique

A

a polity

649
Q

sourire avec mépris (railler)

A

to sneer (a sb)

650
Q

d’où

A

hence (for this reason, before noun)

651
Q

un semeur de discorde

A

a firebrand (a trouble maker)

652
Q

hypnotiser

A

to mesmerize

653
Q

pour l’heure

Dorénavant

A

As of now (+ bilan)

As of now (prst/future)

654
Q

mettre qqn au pilori

A

to pillory

655
Q

élever des autels à la gloire de [money, fame]

A

to worship at the altar of

656
Q

autel

A

altar

657
Q

ressembler étrangement à qch/qn

A

to bear an uncanny resemblance to sth/sb

658
Q

se ressembler comme deux gouttes d’eau

A

to be as like as two peas in a pod

659
Q

obscène, impudique

A

lewd

660
Q

supplanter, remplacer

A

supersede (a belief, an agreement)

661
Q

délit d’initié

A

insider trading

662
Q

la balle est dans ton camp

A

ball is in your court

663
Q

faire la une

A

to hit the headlines

664
Q

contrarier qqn, éveiller l’hostilité de qn

A

to antagonize sb (with sb by doing sth)

665
Q

démagogie

A

grandstanding

666
Q

pour ne rien arranger

A

to make matters worse

667
Q

en fait

A

as a matter of fact

668
Q

gouffre

A

abyss, chasm [kasm]

669
Q

être dans le colimateur

A

to be in the crosshairs

670
Q

renfermer (résumer, contenir)

Le terme le plus approprié, pour résumer les positions de M. Sanders, est “social-démocrate”

A

to encapsulte

The better term encapsulating Mr Sanders’ positions is “social democrat”

671
Q

des moqueries

A

jibes (to jibe at)

672
Q

catégoriquement

s’opposer catégoriquement à qch

A

flatly

to be flatly opposed to

673
Q

désavouer, renier

A

to disavow

674
Q

être lourd de conséquences

A

to be fraught with consequences

675
Q

étiqueter (propre ou figuré)

M. Sanders s’appose une étiquette politique accablante

A

to label/ to tag

Mr Sanders tags himself with a fraught political label

676
Q

corollaire

A

corollary

677
Q

comprendre

A

to fathom out (to understand)

678
Q

intriguant, fascinant

A

intriguing, spellbinding, bewitching

679
Q

prendre la tête

A

to forge into the lead

680
Q

en toute déférence (sauf votre respect)

A

with all due respect

681
Q

terrible

dans une situation désespérée

A

dire

in dire straits

682
Q

ennemi juré

grand rival

A

arch-enemy

arch rival

683
Q

faire enrager qn, mettre qn en fureur

A

to incense sb

684
Q

imperméable, immunisé à

Le président russe est insensible aux maux qui frappent les dirigeants normaux

A

to be impervious to

Russia’s president is impervious to the woes that afflict normal leaders

685
Q

droiture

A

righteousness

686
Q

rattraper qqn

A

to catch up with

687
Q

adouber qn

aussi surnommé

A

to dub sb knight

also dubbed

688
Q

La génération Y

A

millennials/ Me Generation/ digital natives/ Gen Yers/ Net Geners

689
Q

un stéréotype (syn)

A

preconceptions/ preconceived idea

hackneyed idea

690
Q

chasser

A

to dispel (a concern)

691
Q

démystifier un mythe

A

to debunk a myth

692
Q

un des avantages à devenir vieux

A

one of the perks of getting old

693
Q

RSE (Responsabilité sociale de l’Entreprise)

A

CSR (Corporate social responsibility)

694
Q

Vision du travail (habitudes)

A

Work ethic/ Work outlook (working habits)

695
Q

Ways to talk about wrong stereotypes?

A

Theay are (wrongly) believed/ said/ thought to be

They are supposed…/ Their so-called

Contrary to popular myth/belief

It’s an enduring/ pernicious myth

It’s often pointed out that

696
Q

un open-space

A

a open-plan office (sans cloisons)

697
Q

rivaliser avec

qui a l’esprit de compétition

A

to vy with sb

vying (competitive)

698
Q

contribution/ production

A

input/ output

699
Q

être péoccupé

A

to be exercised

to be worried

700
Q

Que ce soit eux ou eux, ils…

A

Be they …, be they …, they…

701
Q

remède de charlatan, poudre de perlin-pinpin

avaler des invraisemblances

A

snake oil

to swallow snake oil

702
Q

par pour bébé

A

playpen

703
Q

une bonne âme (péj)

A

a do-gooder (do-goodery)

704
Q

jeune loup

A

high-flier

705
Q

apprendre les ficelles du métier

A

to learn the ropes/ to learn th tricks of the trade

706
Q

remuant

A

fidgety

707
Q

ne jurer que par

A

to swear by

708
Q

docile

A

biddable/ tractable

709
Q

Dans la mesure où

A

Insofar as

710
Q

généralisation à l’emporte-pièce (trop général)

A

sweeping generalization

711
Q

gratifiant

A

rewarding

712
Q

dont la plupart

A

most of which/ most of whom

713
Q

A part ça, au-delà de ça

A

Apart from that

714
Q

la loi de la jungle (darwin)

A

the survival of the fittest

715
Q

l’emporter sur qch

A

to prevail over

716
Q

le moteur de

A

the driving-force (behind)

717
Q

avoir intérêt à faire qch

A

to have an incentive to do sth

718
Q

indemme

A

unscathed

719
Q

Il n’y a aucune chance que ça arrive (idiom, avec earth)

A

No way on God’s green earth is that going to happen.

720
Q

boursouflé

A

puffy

721
Q

vif d’esprit

A

quick-witted

722
Q

égo gargantuesque

A

gargantuan ego

723
Q

M. Trump est à la fonction publique ce que le catch professionnel est au sport

A

Mr Trump is to public service what professional wrestling is to sport

724
Q

détaché du réel, fuyant la réalité (adj)

A

escapist

725
Q

un coup de coude, de poing / un pic (fig)

A

a dig (n)

726
Q

le favori (pol)

A

the front-runner

727
Q

dérober qch

A

to purloin sth

728
Q

céder aux exigences de (personne) vi

flatter vi

A

to pander to (people’s fears)

729
Q

un mendiant

A

a beggar

730
Q

étancher qch

Pour étancher l’afflux de “violeurs” il voudrait construire un “magnifique mur”

A

to staunch (staunch, stanch)

To stanch the influx of “rapists” he would build a “beautiful wall”

731
Q

plein de suffisance (litt)

A

vainglorious

732
Q

détester

A

to loathe

733
Q

supplier qn de faire

A

to beseech sb to do

734
Q

courtiser, flatter (électeurs, entreprises)

A

to woo

735
Q

bouc émissaire

A

scapegoat, Aunt Sally

736
Q

répertoire

A

an address book

a contact list

737
Q

de la plus haute importance

A

of the utmost importance

738
Q

j’ai quelque chose de prévu

A

I have something arranged

739
Q

improvisation

A

ad-libbing (improvisation)/ to ad-lib

740
Q

mécontent

A

disgruntled

741
Q

froisser

A

to crumple, to crease (vtr)

742
Q

ensemencer

A

to seed (vtr)

743
Q

crachoter

A

to splutter

744
Q

d’autrefois (adj)

A

erstwhile

745
Q

se chamailler

A

to squabble (with)

746
Q

incitation à la violence

A

rabble-rousing

747
Q

soulever (réveiller) l’opinion publique contre

A

to rouse public opinion against

748
Q

approbation, appui

A

endorsement (to endorse)

749
Q

hymne national

A

national anthem

750
Q

portefeuille d’actions

A

portfolio of shares

751
Q

bombe à retardement

A

time-bomb

752
Q

être rabat-joie

A

to be a killjoy

753
Q

turbulences, désarroi

A

turmoil (in times of turmoil) [market, political]

754
Q

se tracasser

A

to fret (that)

755
Q

maintenir qch/qn à distance

A

to keep sth at bay

756
Q

traverser des épreuves

difficultés économiques

A

to suffer hardship (ordeal)

economic hardship

757
Q

va-t-en-querre (adj)

A

war-mongering

758
Q

montrer le bien-fondé de, donner raison à

A

to vindicate (vt)

759
Q

l’audimat

A

viewership

760
Q

être le lieu d’un(e manifestation/ concert)

A

to be the venue for

761
Q

se faire voler la vedette par

A

to be upstaged by

762
Q

précurseur

A

a trailblazer

763
Q

à la suite de

A

in the aftermath of

764
Q

le fond de l’affaire

A

the bottom line

765
Q

s’imposer comme le leader, sortir grand vainqeur

A

to come out on top

766
Q

être monnaie courrante

A

to enjoy wide currency

767
Q

sans objections

A

without demur

768
Q

tête de proue (ou péj: fantoche, personnage sans réelle importance)

A

a figurehead

769
Q

une conclusion courue d’avance

A

a foregone conclusion

770
Q

à venir (adj)

A

forthcoming

he is to become the winner of the forthcoming election

771
Q

une politique donnant-donnant

A

a give-and-take policy

772
Q

donner le feu vert

A

to give (sb) the go-ahead

773
Q

retour à la case départ

A

(it’s) back to the drawing-board

774
Q

autoritaire

A

heavy-handed

775
Q

imminent

A

impending

776
Q

prendre le train en marche

A

to jump on the bandwagon

777
Q

le ressort moteur

A

the mainspring (pivotal element)

778
Q

pilier (fig)

A

the mainstay (major element)

779
Q

échafauder (crimes) vtr.

A

to mastermind sth

780
Q

être précoccupant

A

to be a matter of concern

781
Q

faire long feu (échouer)

A

to misfire (fail)

782
Q

être à côté de la plaque, loin du compte

A

to be wide of the mark

783
Q

blanchiment d’argent sal

A

money-laundering

784
Q

il incombe à qn de faire qch

A

the onus is on sb to do sth

785
Q

primordial

A

overriding

786
Q

faire le jeu de

A

to play into the hands of

787
Q

peaux (fourrure)

A

pelts

788
Q

phare

A

lighthouse

789
Q

Dieu tout-puissant

A

God-almighty

790
Q

contraindre qqn à faire qqc

A

to coerce sb into doing sth

791
Q

essuyer un revers

A

to suffer a setback

792
Q

minimiser qch

A

to soft-pedal sth

793
Q

entrer ou sortir d’un pas désinvolte

A

to waltz into/out of sth

794
Q

de fausse modestie (adj)

A

coy

795
Q

il n’y a pas de quoi triompher

A

there’s no need to gloat

796
Q

éminence grise

A

a power broker

797
Q

présumé (adj)

A

putative

798
Q

officieux

A

unofficial, off the record

799
Q

réintégration (réadmission au travail)

A

reinstatement (of)

800
Q

caracoler en tête des sondages

A

to ride high in the polls

801
Q

entériner qch sans discuter (péj) (litt: tamponner)

A

to rubber-stamp sth

802
Q

vivier (positif)/ (négatif)

A

seedbed/ hotbed

803
Q

contretemps

A

setback

804
Q

ne pas prendre parti

A

to sit on the fence

805
Q

travail de défrichage (de base)

A

spadework/ groundwork

There’s a lot of spadework to be done before the scheme can be implemented

806
Q

faire disparaître en douce, subtiliser

A

Spirit away / off / out (vt)

807
Q

attirer l’attention sur

A

to spotlight (vt)

808
Q

éradiquer

A

to stamp out (vt)

809
Q

affronter les tribunaux

A

to stand trial

810
Q

tour de passe-passe, combine

A

wangling, a stunt

811
Q

un voeux pieux

A

wishful thinking, tall order

812
Q

compromis

A

a compromise, a halfway house between, a trade-off

813
Q

point de vue privilégié

A

vantage point

She spoke from the vantage point of her long professional experience

814
Q

une tactique, un subterfuge

A

a gambit (sacrifice of a royal pawn)

815
Q

n’être qu’un pion sur l’échéquier

A

to be a mere pawn

816
Q

uniformément, également

A

evenly (split, distributed, matched)

817
Q

renoncer à

A

to forgo (vt)

With the Brexit, Britons would be forgoing clout

818
Q

automutilisation

A

self-harm (act of)

819
Q

se découpler

A

to uncouple (vt)

820
Q

affaiblir

A

to enfeeble (vt)

821
Q

désenchaîné

A

unshackled

822
Q

idolâtrer

A

to idolize

823
Q

mettre qch en commun

A

to pool (vt)

824
Q

théoriquement, hypothétiquement

A

notionally

825
Q

entravé par

A

constrained by

826
Q

qui se fait entendre

A

vocal

827
Q

replié sur soi

A

inward-looking (navel-gazing)

828
Q

ténu, précaire

A

tenuous

829
Q

en cours

A

under way

830
Q

inapte

A

unfit

831
Q

tout sauf

A

all but (adj)

832
Q

personnage

A

persona

833
Q

une poignée

A

a handful (of)

834
Q

confrontation

A

a face-off (between Clinton and Trump)

835
Q

accusation

A

an indictement

836
Q

laisser entendre que… (à)

A

to hint that… (to)

837
Q

faire des sous-entendus

A

to hint (vi)

838
Q

faire allusion à

A

to hint at (sth)

839
Q

d’aucune façon, loin d’être

A

by no means

840
Q

se faire battre à plates coutures

A

to get a shellacking

841
Q

narine

A

nostril

842
Q

aguerri

A

seasoned

843
Q

stupédier

A

to transfix (vt)

844
Q

tendances doctrinaires, bigoterie

A

bigotry

845
Q

battre son plein

A

be in full swing (well underway)

846
Q

leurre

A

a decoy

847
Q

porter le chapeau pour qn

A

to take the fall for sb

848
Q

garde-robe

A

wardrobe

849
Q

se ranger du côté de qn/qch

se regrouper contre qn/qch

A

to line up with sb/sth

to line up against sb/sth

850
Q

lancer un projet

A

to ramp sth up

851
Q

accueillir qn

A

to greet sb (with..)

852
Q

gagner de justesse

A

to squeak by

853
Q

chercher à obtenir qch

A

to angle for sth

854
Q

s’enrôler

A

to enlist (mil)

855
Q

dispositifs

A

machinery (fig)

856
Q

un bond

A

a leap

857
Q

candidat parachuté

A

a carpetbagger

858
Q

un tremplin, une rampe de lancement ‘(pers)

A

a stepping stone

859
Q

faire diversion (écran de fumée)

A

to create/throw up a smokescreen

860
Q

concede

A

en politique: reconnaître une défaite électorale

861
Q

une boîte (entreprise)

A

an outfit (tech outfit)

862
Q

parler/critiquer sans détour

A

to be outspoken in one’s remarks/criticism

863
Q

relier les points, faire le lien

A

to connect the dots

864
Q

traiter une demande d’asile

A

to process an asylum request

865
Q

matelas

A

mattress

866
Q

bosselé

A

lumpy

867
Q

dénicher

A

to unearth, to dredge sth up

868
Q

bloquer, faire patienter (négociations, personnes)

A

to stal sth

869
Q

se mettre en rogne

A

to go into conniptions

870
Q

manque de rigueur, débraillé

A

sloppiness

871
Q

détraqué

A

unhinged

872
Q

mettre qn à jour

A

to catch sb up on sth

873
Q

plume

A

feather

874
Q

saluer

A

to greet sb

875
Q

First you must learn to pull an oar. Only then can you take the helm

A

Tu dois d’abord apprendre à ramer. Et ensuite seulement peux-tu prendre les commandes

876
Q

allée (bus, avion, magasin)

A

an aisle

877
Q

faire de l’obstruction parlementaire

A

to filibuster

878
Q

point mort

A

stand still (to come to a standstill in negociations)

879
Q

pulvériser

A

to pulverize

880
Q

coquin, chenapan

A

a rascal

881
Q

un tollé

A

outcry

882
Q

annuler qch

A

to call sth off

883
Q

boues d’épuration

A

sewage sludge

884
Q

être en conformité

A

to be in alignment

885
Q

une vague de soutien pour/ d’hostilité contre

A

a groundswell of opinion for/against

886
Q

revenir sur une promesse

A

to backtrack on a promise

887
Q

assourdir

A

to deafen sb

888
Q

enthousiasmer qn

A

to enthuse sb

889
Q

revenir à la case départ

A

to go back to square one

890
Q

pas fair play

A

unsportsmanlike

891
Q

des têtes vont tomber

A

heads will roll

892
Q

négocier (vt), agir en médiateur (vi)

A

to broker (to broker a deal)

893
Q

endiguer

A

to dam sth up

894
Q

il a un côté enfantin

A

he has a childish side to him

895
Q

rayer, barrer qch

A

to cross sth out

896
Q

avoir l’impudence de faire

A

to have the gall to do

897
Q

un crotège de véhicules

A

a motorcade

898
Q

ce n’est qu’un astuce pour gagner/ stratagème (péj)

A

that’s just gamesmanship

899
Q

un rondin

A

a log

900
Q

adhérence

A

traction

901
Q

vif, aux couleurs vives

A

vivid

902
Q

draft (n)

A

ébauche ou service militaire

903
Q

séparation (wife), aliénation

A

estrangement

904
Q

raccommoder de vieilles blessures

A

to mend old wounds

905
Q

dérangé (pers)

A

deranged

906
Q

se pavaner, sorti allègrement

A

to prance, to prance in

907
Q

shipment

A

cargaison ou expédition

908
Q

sans relâche

A

tirelessly

909
Q

diminuer l’impact de

A

to smooth out the impact of sth

910
Q

faciliter

A

to smooth sth, to make easier

911
Q

mettre qch en doute

A

to query sth

912
Q

faire bouger, remuer

A

to stir sth

913
Q

corroboration

A

corroboration, verification

914
Q

rotule

A

kneecap

915
Q

plaque de plâtre (mur)

A

drywall

916
Q

fouetter

A

to whip (anima)l, to flog (pers)

917
Q

frétiller (malaise)

A

to squirm

918
Q

frère ou soeur

A

sibling

919
Q

aspirer à, désirer

A

to yearn for sth/sb

920
Q

se préparer à

A

to gird oneself (to gird one’s loins = revêtir son armure)

921
Q

se fixer des objectifs trop ambitieux

A

to overreach

922
Q

à huis clos

A

behind closed doors

923
Q

éhonté (pers), flagrant (exemple)

A

blatant

924
Q

attaché, ficelé

A

tied

925
Q

purement et simplemnt

A

plain and simple

926
Q

retombées politiques

A

political fallout

927
Q

dilapider, gaspiller

A

to squander sth

928
Q

guider une nation

A

to steer a nation

929
Q

camisole de force

A

straitjacket

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