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1
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selon l’auteur

A

as the writer says

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il est convenu que

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it is agreed that

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sans fondement

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unfounded, groundless

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4
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mettre un argument en doute

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to question an argument

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peu convaincant

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unconvincing

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discutbale

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debatable, questionable

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mince

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flimsy

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hors sujet

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irrelevant

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trompeur

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misleading

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10
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superficiel

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shallow

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un argument à double tranchant

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a double-edged argument

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12
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un point controversé

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a moot point

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13
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faux

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inaccurate

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14
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il semblerait que

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it would seem that

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ceci pourrait expliquer

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this could explain

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incontestablement

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indisputably

17
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certes

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undoubtedly

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il n’est pas sur que

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it is questionable whether

19
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le moins qu’on puisse dire, c’est que

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the least one can say is that

20
Q

il se peut que le contraire soit vrai

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the very opposite may be true

21
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une supposition injustifiée

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an unjustified assumption

22
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un préjugé, un parti pris

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a prejudice, a bias

23
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je ne comprend pas ce que vous voulez dire

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I don’t see your point

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loin de la verité

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far from the truth