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être en conflit/contradiction avec

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to be att odds with

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to improve (syn)

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to polish

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prendre un coup d’autant plus dur

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to take an even harder knock

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commoners

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roturiers

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decorum

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bienséance

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to come back to (syn)

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to revert to

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7
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en décalage avec

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out of step with

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8
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to creep in

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faire son entrée

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surpassé

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trumped by

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10
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mystérieux, énigmatique

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secretive

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qui n’a pas de comptes à rendre

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non-accountable

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12
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sommet

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apex

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13
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la justice fait son entrée

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justice is ushered in

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14
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faire sa part du travail

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to pull one’s wieght

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deference

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considération, déférence, respect

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toujours si intrinsèquement liés

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are still so wedded that

17
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annoncer

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to herald

18
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appelons un chat un chat

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let’s call a spade a spade

19
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to forfeit smth

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renoncer à

20
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épreuves

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ordeals/hardships/trials

21
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to make people extremely happy (syn)

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to send people into raptures

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flagornerie

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sycophancy

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flagorneur

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sycophantic

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monsieur tout le monde

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the man in the street