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(après) une mûre réflexion

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(after) careful consideration

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une question litigieuse, controversée

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a contentious issue

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une idée reçue

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conventional wisdom

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on dit communément que

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conventional wisdom has it that

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des impôts écrasants

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crippling taxes

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l’actualité

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current events

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être fauché comme les blés (familier)

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to be dead broke

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être absolument certain

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to be dead certain about something

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être ivre mort

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to be dead drunk

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être facile comme bonjour (familier)

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to be dead easy

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être étreinté

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to be dead tired

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être pile à l’heure

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to arrive dead on time

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un coup décisif

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a decisive blow

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profondément enraciné

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a deeply ingrained
a deeply entrenched
habit
belief
hatred
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profondément enraciné

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deep-rooted

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résister fortement à

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to be deeply resistant to

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profondément affecté

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deeply affected

deeply concerned

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dans une situation désespérée (financièrement)

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in dire straits

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pauvreté extrême

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dire poverty

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un besoin urgent

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a dire need

a dire necessity

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un effondrement spectaculaire

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a dramatic drop

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un changement spectaculaire

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a dramatic change

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une mesure draconienne

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a drastic measure

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un remède radical

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a drastic remedy

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radicalement différent

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drastically different

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ruisselant

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dripping wet

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énorme

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an egregious error

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une gaffe monumentale

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an egregious blunder

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traiter quelqu’un équitablement

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to give sby a fair deal

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par tous les moyens

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by fair means or foul

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aller bon train

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to go at a fair pace

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il a de bonnes chances de réussir

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he stands a fair chance of success

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de plein fouet

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the car ran fair and square into a tree

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il est honnête

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he is fair and square

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du beau temps

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fair weather

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le temps est au beau fixe

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it’s set fair

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les amis des beaux jours

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fair-weather friends

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blond, blonde

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fair-haired

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il est tout à fait clair

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it is abundantly clear that

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battre à plates coutures

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to beat hollow

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une décision courageuse

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a bold decision

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criant, criante

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a blatant violation, a blatant lie, a blatant justice

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tous les 36 du mois

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one in a blue moon

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44
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avoir le cafard

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to feel blue

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45
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de manière inattendue

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out of the blue

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des placements sûrs, des placements de père de famille

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blue chips (stock exchange)

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une blague salée

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a blue joke

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un avant-proket

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a blue-print

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flambant neuf

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a brand new

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un sujet brûlant

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a burning issue

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de portée capital

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… of cardinal significance

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des conséquences d’une grande portée

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far-reaching consequences

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c’est loin de

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it’s a far cry from

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l’extrême droite/ gauche

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the far-right/ the far left

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tiré par les cheveux

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far-fetched

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clairvoyant, prévoyant

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far-seeing person

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hypermétrope, presbyte

clairvoyant

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far-sighted

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profondément endormi

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fast asleep

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tenir bon

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to stand fast

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la voie de gauche (UK: droite)

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the fast lane of motorway

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une erreur fatale

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a fatal mistake

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un coup fatal

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a fatal blow

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une issue prévisible

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a foregone conclusion

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une affaire florissante

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a going concern

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une prime de départ

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a golden handshake

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une prime d’embauche

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a golden hello

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67
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l’âge d’or

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the golden age

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le juste milieu

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the golden mean, the happy medium

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un jeune loup de Wall Street

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a golden boy

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la poule aux oeufs d’or

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to kill the golden goose

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une décision grave/ sérieuse

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a grave decision

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une baisse croissante

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a growing decline

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un mécontentement croissant

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growing discontent

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74
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rebattu

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a hackneyed subject

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un cliché

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a hackneyed expression

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les rares privilégiés

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the happy few

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le juste milieu

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the golden mean, the happy medium

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un coup dur

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a heavy blow

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de nombreuses victimes

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heavy casualties

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someone who drinks a lot/smoke a lot

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to be a heavy drinker/smoker

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avoir le coeur gros

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to have a heavy heart

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un traffic dense

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heavy traffic

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une priorité à l’ordre du jour

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high on the agenda

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très respecté

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highly respected

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très compétitif

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highly competitive

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un point chaud

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a hot spot

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une guerre ouverte

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a hot war

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un grand favori

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a hot favourite

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le grand favori

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the odds-on favourite

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des nouvelles de dernières heure

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hot news

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du blablabla

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hot air

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un sujet brûlant

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a hot potato (a burning issue)

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à ses talons

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in hot pursuit

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une augmentation croissante

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an increasing rise

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irréparable

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irretrievable damage

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une perte irréparable, irrémédiable

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an irretrievable loss

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une vive impatience

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a keen anticipation

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un vif sens de l’humour

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a keen sense of humour

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attendu avec impatience

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keenly awaited

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une course vivement contestée

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keenly contested (a race)

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un canard boiteux

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a lame duck

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piètre, faible

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a lame excuse, argument

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une victoire fracassante, un raz-de-marée

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a landslide victory

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un personnage important

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a leading figure

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le rôle vedette

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the leading part

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un éditorial

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a leading article

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être à la pointe de la technologie

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to be at the leading edge of technology

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un danger menaçant

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a looming danger

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être dangereusement menaçant

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to loom large

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un coup bas

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a low blow

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à bas niveau

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a low-level discussion

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mal payé

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a low-paid job

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la morte saison

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the low season

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des marchandises de mauvaise qualité

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low quality goods

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adapter un profil bas

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to keep a low profiles

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en grande partie

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a major part/ for the major part

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le succès majeur, l’événement majeur

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a major success, a major event

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un bond considérable

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a marked jump

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un changement sensible

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a marked change

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un contraste frappant

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a marked contrast

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écrasante

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a massive majority

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à très grande échelle

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on a massive scale

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un examen blanc

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a mock examination

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une décision capitale

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a momentous decision

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l’échapper belle

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a narrow escape, to have a narrow escape

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à l’esprit étroit

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narrow-minded

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un sale tour

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a nasty trick

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une sacrée pagaille

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a nasty mess

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un sale caractère

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a nasty temper

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juste à temps, à la dernière seconde

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in the nick of time

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des petits boulots

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odd jobs

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un homme à tout faire

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an odd-jobber

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de temps à autre

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at odd times

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un excentrique

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an oddball

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une majorité écrasante

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an overwhelming majority

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du tac au tac

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a pat answer

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toute prête, toute faite

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a pat explanation/ remark

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propos sans équivoque

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plain talk, plain language, plain words

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une réponse claire

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a plain answer

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la vérité vraie

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the plain truth

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un souci constant

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a prevailing concern

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un exemple type

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a prime example

143
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un problème primordial

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a prime concern, a matter of prime importance

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de première qualité

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of prime quality

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en excellente condition

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to be in prime condition

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Le premier ministre

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the Prime minister

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la press écrite

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print journalism

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un mauvais prétexte (pour faire diversion)

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a red herring

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une règle générale

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a rule of thumb

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à vue de nez

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by rule of thumb

151
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un refuge

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a safe haven

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un bon choix

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a safe bet

153
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il gagnera à coup sûr

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it’s a safe bet that he’ll win

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une zone de sécurité

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a safe area

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un politicien chevronné

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a seasoned politician

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un cadre supérieur

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a senior executive

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haut responsable

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a senior official

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gravement blessé / légèrement blessé

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seriously injured / slightly injured

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un hiver rude/ un hiver doux

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a severe winter/ a mild winter

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une forte augmentation/ chute

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a sharp rise/ a sharp fall

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être rare

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to be in short supply

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un effet secondaire

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a side effect

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un changement, un pas important

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a significant change/ a significant step

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un revenu modeste

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a slender income

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de maigres ressources

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slender means

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une variation faible

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a slight variation

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mince

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a slim victory/ chance/ hope, excuse

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preuves insuffisantes

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slim evidence

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perdre la tête (pour un objet : se détraquer)

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to go haywire

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ne pas ménager ses efforts, se donner du mal

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to go to great lenghts/ to great pains

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se tromper

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to go wrong

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passer inaperçu

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to go unnoticed

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ne pas forcer sur

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to go easy on

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accorder (permission, subsidies, a scholarship, social benefits)

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to grant

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jeter un coup d’oeil

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to have a look

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se reposer

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to have a rest

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essayer

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to have a try

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faire une tentative

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to have a go

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avoir son mot à dire

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to have a say

180
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frapper durement

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to hit hard

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atteindre des niveaux records

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to hit record levels

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prendre la route

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to hit the road

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garder à l’oeil, tenir un oeil sur

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to keep tabs on

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ne pas souffler mot

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to keep mum

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garder une attitude ferme

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to keep a firm stance on / against

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garder secret

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to keep sth in the dark

187
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laisser dans l’ignorance

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to keep someone in the dark

188
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infliger, porter un coup

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to land a blow

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décrocher un travail

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to land a job

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lancer (a campaign, a missile, a new product, a slogan)

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to launch

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rejeter la responsabilité sur

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to lay the blame on

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mettre l’accent sur

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to lay stress/ emphasis on

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ne mener à rien, mener à une impasse

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to lead up a blind alley

to lead to stalemate

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mener qqn en bateau

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to lead someone up the garden path

195
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progresser

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to make headway

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to make an excuse

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[empty]

197
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to make a noise

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[empty]

198
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faire des histoires

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to make a fuss

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trouver des arguments en faveur/contre

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to make case for…/ against

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s’assurer que

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to make sure that

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se faire de l’argent

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to make money, to make a fortune

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réussir

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to make it

203
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être conforme à des normes

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to meet standards

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répondre aux attentes

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to meet expectations

205
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manquer le coche, rater l’occasion

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to miss the boat

to miss the cue

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ne rien comprendre

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to miss the point