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Article anglais Flashcards

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un article de presse d’un journal,

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A press article from a newspaper

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une photographie/une photo couleur/une photo en noir et blanc,

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A photograph/a color photo/a black and white photo

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une photo de tableau

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a picture of a painting

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un tableau

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A painting

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il vient de/c’est un extrait (d’un roman écrit par Romain Gary)

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It comes from/it is an extract (from a novel written by Romain Gary)

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on peut le voir dans (cette publication)

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It could be seen in (this publication/ this issue)

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il a été publié en (1902, au siècle dernier)

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It was published in (1902, in the last century)

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il a été écrit par (une personnalité célèbre)

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It was written by (a famous personality)

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il a été dessiné/peint par

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It was drawn/painted by

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L’auteur

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The author

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le narrateur

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The narrator

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Le narrateur nous dit que…/ raconte l’histoire de…

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The narrator tell us that…/ relates or recounts the story of…

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Le narrateur décrit / fait le portrait de…

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The narrator describes / portrays

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Le narrateur dépeint / évoque / insiste sur…

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The narrator depicts / evokes or conjures up / stresses or lays the stress on…

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l’auteur critique / expose…

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The author criticizes / expose…

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Le texte est une critique acerbe de,

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The text conveys a sharp criticism of…

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se concentrer sur (l’idée principale)

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To focus on (the main idea)

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s’étendre sur (d’autres points)

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To dwell on (more points)

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mettre l’accent sur (le caractère du personnage principale)

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To emphasize (the personality of the main character)

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un incident

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An incident / an episode

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Une péripétie

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A twist in the plot

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le point culminant (du récit)

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The climax (of the story)

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Une chute

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an anticlimax

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Le dénouement

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The denouement

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éclaircir le mystère

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To unravel the mystery

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le texte traite de (plusieurs thématiques)

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The text deals with (several themes)

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Le texte se divise en trois partie principales

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The text falls into three main parts

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l’histoire est originale / inventive / imaginative / plausible,

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The story is original / inventive / imaginative / plausible

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c’est ennuyeux / banal / sentimental / larmoyant / tiré par les cheveux

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It is boring / banal or commonplace / sentimental / maudlin / far-fetched

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le narrateur capte l’intérêt / l’attention du lecteur,

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The narrator captures the reader’s interest / attention

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le lecteur peut trouver cela intéressant / frappant / convaincant / captivant / fascinant / passionnant / émouvant,

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The reader can find it interesting / striking / convincing / captivating or engrossing / fascinating / exciting / moving or stirring

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le lecteur peut trouver cela ennuyeux / superficiel / peu plausible,

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The reader can find it boring or tedious / superficial / implausible

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son intérêt faiblit

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His interest flags

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un procédé stylistique

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A stylistic device

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une comparaison entre X et Y

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A simile between X and Y

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une métaphore (des conditions de vie ouvrière)

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a metaphor (of working-class living conditions)

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un symbole (de pouvoir)

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a symbol (of power)

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une image (de la banlieue de Londres)

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an image (of London’s suburbs)

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un jeu de mots (comique)

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a (comic) pun

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une image symbolise / représente / représente quelque chose d’autre;

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An image… symbolizes / represents / stands for something else

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cela fait allusion à

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It hints at …

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le style est pompeux / affecté / lourd / simple,

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The style is pompous / affected / heavy / simple or plain

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la description est détaillée / réaliste / sommaire.

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The description is detailed / realistic / sketchy

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à mon avis

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In my opinion / in my view

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dans l’ensemble

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On the whole / by and large

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en un mot

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In a word

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un exemple typique est…

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A typical example is…

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il faut noter / signaler que

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It should be noted / pointed out that…

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il en résulte que

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It follows from this that…

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d’un côté… de l’autre côté

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On the one hand…. on the other hand….

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pour autant que je sache

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For all I know

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Premièrement / en premier lieu / tout d’abord / pour commencer

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First / firstly / to begin with / in the first place

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D’abord, j’aimerais parle de…

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Firstly, I would like to talk about…

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Avant toute chose, je vais décrire…

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First of all, I will describe…

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Deuxièmement / troisièmement / puis / ensuite / en suivant

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Secondly / thirdly / then / next

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En second, je voudrais montrer… troisièmement… puis

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Secondly, I would like to show… thirdly… then

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Pour finir / finalement / enfin

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At last / finally

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Pour finir, je donnerai mon opinion sur…

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At last, I will give my opinion about…

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Pour conclure / en conclusion

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To conclude / in conclusion / as a conclusion

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Pour conclure, je ferai une ouverture sur…

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To conclude, I will make an opening about…

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à première vue

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At first sight

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à la réflexion

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On second thought

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en fait

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Actually

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d’ailleurs, du reste

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For that matter

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bien entendu

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of course

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quoiqu’il en soit

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In any event

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dans la plupart des cas

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In any case / in most cases

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de toute façon,

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Anyway

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en effet,

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Indeed / As a matter of fact

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à cet égard

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In this respect

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en bref / en résumé

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In brief / in short

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pour faire court, en un mot, en bref

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In on word, To put it in a nutshell

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pour résumer

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To sum up / to summarize / in summary

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globalement, je ne pense pas …

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overall, I don’t think that …

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en outre, en plus, de plus,

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Furthermore / moreover / in addition

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qui plus est, par ailleurs,

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Besides

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de la même manière

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Likewise

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aussi

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Also / too

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également

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As well

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par exemple

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For example / for instance

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en particulier

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In particular

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particulièrement

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Particularly

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spécifiquement

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Specifically

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pour illustrer (cet exemple)

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To illustrate (this exemple)

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pour démontrer (ce fait)

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To demonstrate (this fact)

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à cause de

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Because of / due to

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puisque (l’auteur nous démontre)

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Since (the author shows us)

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car (la justice le déplore)

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because (justice deplores it)

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étant donné que

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As / on account of

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grâce à (Pouqu)

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Thanks to (The pouqupouqu)

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par conséquent

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Consequently/ Accordingly / as a result / therefore

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d’où (l’explication de l’auteur)

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Hence (the author’s explanation)

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donc (ce n’était pas nécessaire)

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So (this was not necessary)

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c’est la raison pour laquelle

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That is why

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ainsi

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Thus

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à tel point que

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So much so that

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pour que quelqu’un fasse quelque chose

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For … to do …

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pour (entreprendre ce chemin)

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In order to / To (take this path)

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pour ne pas (suivre cette voie)

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In order not to / Not to (follow this path)

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pour que le gouvernement mette en oeuvre cette politique

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So that the government implements this policy

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tandis que le gouvernement français ne fait rien à ce sujet

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Whereas the French government does nothing about it

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en comparaison

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In comparison

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en revanche

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In contrast

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néanmoins, cependant,

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However

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bien que des efforts aient été déployés

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Although efforts have been made

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de même

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Similarly

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mais,

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But

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pourtant (que la montagne est chiante)

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Yet (how boring the mountains are)

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avec tout

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Withal

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néanmoins

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Nevertheless

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Toutefois, les résultats restent mitigés

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Nonetheless, the results remain mixed

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nonobstant

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Notwithstanding

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malgré des efforts importants

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Despite major efforts

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en dépit de

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In spite of

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si … ou bien

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Whether

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au cas où

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In case of

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à supposer que

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Supposing

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même si

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Even if

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à moins que la volonté du décideur soit autre

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unless the decision-maker wishes otherwise

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sinon

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Or else / otherwise

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sûrement

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Surely

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vraiment

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Truly / genuinely

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sincèrement

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Sincerely

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absolument

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Absolutely

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à juste titre

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Rightfully

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sans aucun doute

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Without doubt

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indubitablement

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Indubitably

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il va sans dire

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Needless to say

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certainement

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Certainly

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dubitable

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Dubitable

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douteux

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Dubious

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plus probable

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More likely

131
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a atteint son apogée

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reached peak

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un nouveau marché central

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a new central bargain

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Elle se languit de sa maison

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She longs for her home

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Là où les frais de scolarité représentent

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Where school fees are a faction of

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Un environnement économique de plus en plus tendu

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An increasingly strained business environnement

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S’essouffle déjà

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Is already petering out

137
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Pékin a réprimé la dissidence à l’intérieur du pays et adopté une position optimiste sur la scène internationale.

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Beijing has clamped down on dissent at home and taken a bullish stance on the world stage

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Aujourd’hui, le principal marchandage entre l’État et la classe moyenne s’est transformé en une offre basée sur la sécurité plutôt que sur la prospérité.

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Now the central bargain between the state and middle class has shifted to an offer based on security rather than prosperity.

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La mobilité sociale s’essouffle

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Social mobility is staling

140
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Une étude a montré que si les fils de paysans ont eu davantage accès à l’éducation, ils n’en sont pas moins devenus des citoyens à part entière.

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A study found that while sons of peasants had increased their access to

141
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La campagne de prospérité commune de Xi a donné lieu à d’importantes mesures de répression à l’encontre des entreprises et des ultra-riches.

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Xi’s common prosperity drive prompted major crackdowns on business and the ultra-rich.

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un manteau pour l’hiver

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a winter coat

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La vie est difficile quand on est un petit chat

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Life is hard when you’re a little cat

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