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autonomie

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range

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estimer/reconnaitre

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reckon

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bien que / quoique

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albeit / (even) though

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prévision

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forecast

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s’entrechoquer/ faire vibrer

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to rattle/ to get rattled(s’énerver)

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qu’est-ce qui nous attend

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what lies ahead?

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approximativement

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roughly

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puissant/imposant

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mighty

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brutal/violent /rugueux

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rough

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une filiale

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a subsidiary

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se faire supprimer, se faire limoger

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to get the chop / to be made redundant /to lay off

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réduire/contracter

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shrink

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pièce de rechange

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spare parts / spare tyre (roue de secours)

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lutter avec..

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to grapple/ struggle with

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notamment, surtout

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chiefly

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quantité (pas mal de)

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amount (a fair amount of)

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piège, coincé

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trap, trapped

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tension/stress, avoir un effet néfaste sur, soumettre à des efforts

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strain, to put a strain on

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remplir

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to fill

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un fléau

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curse

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accidenté / croiser,rencontrer

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bumpy, to bump into

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attaché sa ceinture

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buckle up

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avoir l’impression de

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to feel as though

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souiller

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to taint

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un fardeau

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burden

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quand même, malgré tout, néanmoins

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nevertheless

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abandonner(système, scheme, policy)/ se bagarrer avec

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to scrap/to get into a scrap with sb (informal)

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mener une guerre

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to wage a war

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être d’une importance capitale

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to be paramount

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consacrer (par la loi), conserver pieusement

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enshrine, enshrined in law

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point décisif

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watershed/turning point

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à partir de ce moment la

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from then on

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facon de penser, état d’esprit

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mindset

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marqué par des divisons entre classe

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class ridden

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disparition (entreprise)

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demise, her political demise

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vagabonder

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roam

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mettre qc en péril, compromettre

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jeopardize

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avoir une grande influence , osciller

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to hold sway (la domination) over sth , to sway

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conséquence

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offshoot

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difficile (sujet) point discutable, point à débat – d’aucuns ont suggérer que

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moot point – it has been mooted that

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parti pris, préjugé

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bias

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être le plus touché par

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to bear the brunt of

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progressif, incessant

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steady

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avancer, avancer à pas de loup

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to creep, he’s a creep

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45
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controversé

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contentious/ bone of contention

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46
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s’immiscer dans

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to meddle in

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47
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indigents, sans ressources

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destitute

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effondrements, crise

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slump

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aumône

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handout

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50
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mépriser

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to despise

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51
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depuis… jusqu’à

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ever since, down to

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52
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prospérer, se complaire dans

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to thrive/ to thrive into

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53
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soutenir

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uphold

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54
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tout comme

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alike

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55
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de la part de, pour le compte de

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on s.o behalf

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impliquer

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entail

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57
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être sous le feu des projecteurs

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to be in the limelight

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58
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supporter, se débrouiller

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to cope with

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59
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le résultat

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the outcome

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la lutte

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struggle, tug of war

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frightening

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effrayant

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misère noire, grande pauvreté

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a squalor

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idleness

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oisiveté

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les personnes âgées

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elderly

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motivations, honoraire

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incentives, to give sb the incentives to do

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terrible/désespéré

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dire

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difficulté

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straits

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encourage, adoptif

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to foster

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position

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a stance

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apaiser

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alleviate

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tollé, réaction violente

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outcry, backlash

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considérer

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deem

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solide, rude, acharné rash

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rugged

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se débrouiller (tout seul)

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fend for (oneself)

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défaillant, affecté

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impaired

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76
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défauts, faiblesses , points faibles

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shortcomings

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77
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que cela puisse paraitre

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though it may seem

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78
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abroger

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repeal

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être en proie à, plaie, peste

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plagued

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80
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although

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bien que

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81
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en avoir marre de,

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to be fed up with

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82
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de l’étranger, général, le sentiment général est que

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abroad, the feeling abroad is that

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faire du mal

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to do harm

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cruel

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harsh

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85
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correctement

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properly

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86
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reporter (ex. a meeting)

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postpone

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promettre

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to pledge

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88
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bien vivant

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alive and kicking

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89
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film d’auteur

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arthouse movie

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conférer à, accorder, octroyer

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bestow on

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sens des affaires

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business acumen

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92
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abêtissement

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dumbing down

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93
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entrer en lice

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enter the fray/ entrer dans la bataille

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94
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tomber dans l’oubli

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fall into oblivion

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95
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mordu de cinéma

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film buff

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96
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battage publicitaire

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hype

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qui dépasse l’imagination, époustouflant

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mind-boggling, it boggles the mind

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donner une. bonne image

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reflect well on

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99
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tordu, cinglé

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screwball

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100
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déconcertant

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unnerving

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inciter, motif

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to spur

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102
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feuille de route

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guidelines, roadmap

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103
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faire l’article de, vanter qqch/ un vendeur à la sauvette

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to tout / a ticket tout

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expérience (vie) / expérience (scientifique)

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experience/experiment experienced staff in the State Department

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surgir, menacer, s’approcher dangereusement

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to loom

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106
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risque, péril

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hazard

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107
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rassembler

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to muster(rasssemblement) / to garner(informations, memories, knowledges) (gather—> général) (something)

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surperviser

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to oversee

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109
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se mettre à, se lancer dans

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wade into, run into, through himself into

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se frayer un chemin

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to elbow one’s way

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accorder, octroyer

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to bestow a medal

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bâillonner

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to gag, to put a gag over sb’s mouth

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enraciné, ancré

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ingrained, anchored, rooted

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114
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recommander, être partisan de

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advocate, to be advocate of

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entraver, freiner, faire obstacle à

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to hinder

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une génération, engendrer

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breed, to breed

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apogée, sommet

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pinnacle (of)

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118
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rabaisser

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belittle

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le pillier de, la base de

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the linchpin of

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120
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mettre l’accent sur

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to emphasize

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121
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mettre une entrave à, réduire, écourter

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to curtail

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plafond de verre

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glass ceiling

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to outpace

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devancer, distancer

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124
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maigre

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scant

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125
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hire

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engager, louer

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to encounter, to acquaintance, to bump into

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heurter, rencontrer, faire connaissance, une connaissance

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127
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the scramble

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la course

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128
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spoils, get a share of the spoils

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avoir une part du gateau, le butin

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to topple

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renverser, faire tomber

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130
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stumbling blocks

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entrave

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131
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wary

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méfiant

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132
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to scrap

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détruire, abandonner, se bagarrer

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to bargain/to deal with

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faire affaire, conclure un marché

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134
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a ditch, to ditch

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un fossé, laisser-tomber

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135
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overstreched

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surmené, surexploité

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to coax s.o/sth to do/into doing sth, to coax sth out of so

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persuader qn de faire qch, réussir a tire qch de qqn,

coax=cajoler

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137
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to row, a row

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ramer/se querelle, une querelle

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138
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reckless

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imprudent, inconscient

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139
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alike

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de la même facon

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140
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foe

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ennemi

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141
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embolden

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enhardir

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to behave

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se conduire/se comporter

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delight, treat

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joie, plaisir

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plant = factory = power station

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centrale, usine

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backlash

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retour de baton

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swallow

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avaler

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flaws

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défauts, failles

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misdemeanour

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incartade, délit

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drag (to, from)

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tirer, trainer à, arracher de

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to dish out

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servir, distribuer

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sortir de la pauvreté

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to break out of the poverty

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attribuer qqch à qqn

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to ascribe sth to s.o

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to cast the blame on

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faire porter la faute sur

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to work out a problem

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résoudre, trouver un solution, élaborer.

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crunch

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le moment critique

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to be on the statute book

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être en vigueur

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a frown, to frown on/upon

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un froncement de sourcil, désapprouver

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to toe the line

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suivre la ligne/ marcher droit

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to tone sth down, to set the tone

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atténuer qqch (imacritique), donner le ton.

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custom

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l’usage, coutume, habitude

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to call the shots/ be shot of

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dicter/faire la loi, être débarrasser de qqn

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to hail sth as sth/as being

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saluer qch comme qch/ comme étant

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unveil

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révéler/dévoiler un modèle

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to quip

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plaisanter, trait d’esprit

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throughout, all over

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dans tout (l’Europe, le pays, le monde entier)

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downsizing

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réduction, restructuration…

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to gamble

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parier passager

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to stall

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stagner

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to pick up

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reprise (économique)

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turnout

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taux de participation

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to streamline //cut back

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rationaliser //dégraisser,

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implement.. The government implemented new trade rules

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mettre en oeuvre, instaurer établir

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to be tantamount to

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équivaloir à

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to prevent from

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empêcher

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a perk, perk up

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un avantage en nature, se ragayardire, se revigorer

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to appal(l)

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consterner

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spark

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déclencher, lancer

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lanceur d’alerte

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whistleblower

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le plafond de verre

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the ceiling glass

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to shatter

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fracasser, faire voler en éclat

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dénoncer

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to speak out, to report

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nuire à/ diminuer (ability, concentration)

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to impair

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laisser filter, laisser dire

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to let on

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soutenir (economy), renforcer, appuyer (argument)

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to uphold, to bolster, to endorse

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un affrontement, une lutte, un bras de fer (fig)

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a showdown, a tug-of-war, a trial of strength

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prolonger

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to extend

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assiégé, assailli, débordé (fig)

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beleaguered, besieged, beset

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surge of

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brusque montée, montée de

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impassive/unruffled

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imperturbable

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to occur , to happen

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se produire, se présenter, s’effectuer (a visit)

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upheaval

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bouleversement, remue-ménage

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murkier

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trouble , maussade (weather)

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in the forefront

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au premier plan

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dismiss

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écarter

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prospect

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espoir

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insofar as

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dans la mesure où

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besides

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d’ailleurs, aussi

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lenient

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indulgent (personne, institutiton…)

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“rolling back the state”

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désengagement de l’état.

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to be liable to do

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risquer de faire

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(to cause/to make) a stir

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faire sensation

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a plight

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détresse

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to aim at

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viser qqch

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to overhaul

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réviser, refaire, restructurer

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to lambast

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rosser, vilipender

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to march

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manifester (pour ou contre)

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stand-alone

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autonome

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bottom-up

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ascendant

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to stir up

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provoquer, attiser, susciter , remuer, réveiller, rassembler

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wily

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rusé

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swift

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rapide

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mayhem

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grabuge, désordre

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to baffle

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confondre, rendre quelqu’un perplexe

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a whim

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un caprice

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backtrack

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faire marche arrière/ rebrousser chemin

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to overhaul

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réviser, restructurer

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to lambast

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rosser, vilipender

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stande-alone

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autonome

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to stir

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tressaillir, bouger, agiter, remuer

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bégayer

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to stutter, to stammer

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marmonner

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to mumble

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to gaze at ≠ to glare at ≠ to glimpse at ≠ to peep

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regarder fixement≠ regarder d’un air courroucer≠regarder du coin de l’oeil≠ regarder à la dérobée

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tiptoe

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sur la pointe des pieds

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to vindicate

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donner raison à, innocenter

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to burnish

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brunir ou redorer, polir

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to scrounge off sb , the scroungers

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vivre au crochet de quelqu’un, les mendiants

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in the throes of/ beset by/ in the grip of / plagued by

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au beau milieu de, en proie à throes=agonie

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to require, to demand

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exiger (que)

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in the meantime

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en attendant, dans l’intervalle

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prolonger

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to extend

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to uphold/to bolster/to endorse

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soutenir, appuyer

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to complete

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s’achever

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a bank holiday

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un jour férié

234
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bygone

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du passé

235
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to devote oneself

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se consacrer à

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to be in cahoots with

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être de mèche avec

237
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befit

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convenir à

238
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Hitherto /up till then

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jusqu’à présent, jusqu’alors

239
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to ply

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exercer un métier

240
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menial jobs

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emplois subalterne, servile

241
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a buttress fig

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soutien

242
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market oriented

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économiquement libéral

243
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to fobs off

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se débarrasser de , rejeter

244
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to relish

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savourer, apprécier (plaisir évident)

245
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foul

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fétide, putride, faute, truqués

246
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to catch sight

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attirer l’attention

247
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to spot

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apercevoir

248
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spare , to spare

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restant, épargner

249
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inquire

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demander, se renseigner

250
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rompre les liens

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to sever the links

251
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transgresser

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infringe

252
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agitation, bouleversent

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upheaval

253
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avoir prise sur

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to have a grip on

254
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entremêler

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intertwine

255
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sans entraves

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unfettered/unshackled/unbridled

256
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contrive to do

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trouver le moyen de faire quelque chose

257
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to repel

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repousser

258
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imprégné de

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steeped in

259
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se présenter, se produire, apparaître, se déclarer

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to occur

260
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brush stroke

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coup de pinceau

261
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to trickle-down (to trickle)

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se propager (couler)

262
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déformer, voiler (la vérité ou en général)

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to warp

263
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identifier, localiser (précisément) mettre le doigt sur

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to pintpoint

264
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regarder d’un mauvais oeil, d’un air renfrogné

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to scowl at

265
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murkier

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trouble

266
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implemented

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exécuter

267
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prospect

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perspective , espoir récent

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doom

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malédiction, désastre

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lenient

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indulgent

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troubles/agitations

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unrest

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griefs /motif de plainte

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grievances (economic grievances)

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hanter (effrayer)informal

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to spook/to haunt

273
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partisan de la ligne dur / pur et dur / jusqu’au boutiste

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hardliner

274
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surmise

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conjecturer

275
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the bulk of

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la majorité de

276
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ternir

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to tarnish

277
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to be stump by (informal)

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être en peine d’expliquer quelque chose/être déconcerter

278
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s’ennuyer de/se tracasser

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bother (vt)

279
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occuper une place importante

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to bulk large in

280
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inured to/accustomed to

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s’habituer à — to inure = s’endurcir

281
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to float/suggest

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flotter/ introduire, émettre/ lancer

282
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a spite (meanness, malice) // to spite

A

la méchanceté // faire du mal

283
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adverse/ unfavorable

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négatif/défavorable/désavantageux

284
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to flaunt/to sport/to display

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exhiber/étaler

285
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a freeloader/scrounger

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un parasite (celui qui perçoit des allocations)

286
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to pool/to put in common

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mettre en commun

287
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to underpin/to prop (up)

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étayer/être à la base de/soutenir

288
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stiff

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raide

289
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the ethos / mindset

A

l’état d’esprit

290
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obvious/blatant/egregious/ conspicuous

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évident/ remarquable/ flagrant

291
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un défaut/un vice

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a flaw

292
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donner un coup de coude/ encourager

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to nudge

293
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un puit sans fond

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a bottomless pit

294
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voie/chemin

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path

295
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bouc émissaire, faire de quelqu’un un bouc émissaire

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scapegoats, to make a scape goat of somebody

296
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épuiser, drainer, purger : épuiser es ressources, lkes fonds de quelque chose

A

to drain :to drain something of its ressources

297
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entraver/handicaper

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to hamper/hinder

298
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déformer, biaiser, fausser

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skew

299
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to censure

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critiquer

300
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to censor

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censurer

301
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censorship

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la censure.

302
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dénoncer les idées de quelqu’un

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to expose someone views

303
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afin de

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so that +sujet+ would

304
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ténébreux

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saturnine

305
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glisser (chute)

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to glide ≠to slip

306
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fatalement

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inevitably ≠ fatally

307
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apercevoir

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to glimpse/to catch sight of / to catch a glimpse of

308
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avoir le visage qui s’éclaire, une lueur dans le regard

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to have a glint, to sparkle one’s eye

309
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bonne jambe

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steady legs.

310
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to pay attention to

A

prêter attention à

311
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s’emparer, se saisir de

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to seize /hold of

312
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as a matter of– as a matter of fact

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selon …. en effet

313
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straight and narrow

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le droit chemin

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condamner à

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doom to

315
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vouer à

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bound to

316
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agir en coulisses

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to act behind the scenes

317
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améliorer son image

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to burnish one’s image

318
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limiter

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to cap

319
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organisme de contrôle

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watchdog

320
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faire paraître des publicités

A

to run ads

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créer une dynamique

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to create momentum

322
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tirer les ficelles

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to pull strings.

323
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to hamper/hinder

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entraver

324
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contourner

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to get round

325
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freiner

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to rein in

326
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pie-in-the-sky promises

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promesses farfelues

327
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to shed light on

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éclaircir

328
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politicien chevronné, aguerri

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seasoned politician

329
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to gain traction

A

gagner du terrain

330
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démystifier

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to debunk

331
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to be on the wane

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s’estomper/ diminuer

332
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to stop the rot

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redresser la situation

333
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to bear a grudge against s.o.

A

avoir de la rancune contre qqn

334
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to sue /on trial

A

intenter un procès

335
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tricky

A

délicat

336
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to overcome

A

surmonter

337
Q

serpentait dans…

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twisted its way/twisted/twined/ twisted and twined @

338
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boredom

A

ennui

339
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patauger/piétiner / s’enliser

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get boggled down / to get stuck / to flounder

340
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to splash about

A

plonger/jouer dans une flaque

341
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to draw up/into

A

s’arrêter (véhicule). entrainer dans

342
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en poste

A

incumbent

343
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répondre aux exigences

A

come up to scratch

344
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to be wary of

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avoir des soupçons sur

345
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tenir compte de

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to pay heed to sth

346
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s’efforcer de faire

A

to strive to do

347
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voila le hic

A

there’s the rub

348
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il y a trois problèmes / doubler triple

A

the problem is threefold / to increase twofold/threefold

349
Q

privé de

A

stripped of

350
Q

le pessimisme ≠ l’optimisme

A

downbeat ≠ upbeat

351
Q

Le président russe a déclaré..

A

the Russian President claimed that…

352
Q

ajouté aux malheurs de…

A

Added to Mrs May’s woes

353
Q

élection législatives capital major

A

general election

354
Q

were reported to have met to discuss…

A

….

355
Q

M. Bolsonaro est en-tête des sondages pour le premier tour…

A

Mr Bolsonaro is leading the polls for the first round of next month’s election…

356
Q

Lula est interdit de participer

A

Lula is banned from standing

357
Q

susciter de l’inquiétude

A

to raise concern

358
Q

l’effort le plus notable/fagrant à ce jour

A

the most conspicuous push yet

359
Q

améliorer le niveau de vie

A

to raise living standards

360
Q

Le gouvernement fédéral a proposé d’assouplir les exigences

A

the federal government proposed easing the requirements on

361
Q

connaître des relations tumultueuses avec

A

to have a rocky relationship with

362
Q

se préparer au pire en attendant

A

to batten down the hatches ahead of

363
Q

brûler, mettre le feu à

A

to torch

364
Q

prendre d’assaut

A

to storm

365
Q

le ministre des finances britanniques

A

Britain’s chancellor of the exchequer

366
Q

Jack Ma a annoncé qu’il démissionnerait du poste de président de Ali baba en septembre 2019

A

Jack Ma announced that he would step down as chairman of Ali baba in septembre 2019

367
Q

tout une série de

A

a spate of

368
Q

il renoncera à ces indemnités de licenciement

A

he will forgo some or all of his severance package.

369
Q

jouer un rôle dans

A

to have a hand in something

370
Q

être mêler/impliqué dans

A

to be embroiled in a battle with

371
Q

renverser la tendance

A

to reverse the trend

372
Q

qui se dit être, se vend comme

A

that touts itself as

373
Q

surveiller, contrôler

A

to monitor

374
Q

infraction aux droits d’auteurs

A

copyright infringement

375
Q

le projet a un long chemin à parcourir avant d’être effectif

A

the proposal is a long way from becoming law.

376
Q

détourner l’attention, parer aux critiques

A

to deflect attention/ to deflect criticism

377
Q

évincer

A

to oust

378
Q

une élection partielle

A

a by-election

379
Q

contourner

A

to bypass

380
Q

La visite en corée du Nord de Mike pompes a été annulée

A

a visit to North Korea by Mike Pompeo was called off

381
Q

accueillir à bras ouvert

A

to roll out the welcome mat for

382
Q

suspendre les paiements // ne pas divulguer

A

to withhold payment// to withhold information from

383
Q

subir un revers

A

to suffer a blow

384
Q

blanchir son nom

A

to clear one’s name

385
Q

renforcer les liens

A

to strengthen ties with

386
Q

intensifier les efforts

A

to stepping up efforts

387
Q

le vote a été truqué

A

the vote was rigged

388
Q

to grill someone about something

A

interroger/cuisiner …

389
Q

rompre les liens

A

to sever/break the links

390
Q

parfaitement assumé// non intimidé // sans retenue

A

an unabashed progressive …

391
Q

tenir le compte de

A

to keep a tally of

392
Q

rendre hommage à quelqu’un

A

to pay someone a tribute

393
Q

certains Républicains s’irritent de

A

some republicans chafed at that

394
Q

soutenu par

A

buoyed by

395
Q

Le PDG de testla a stupéfait les investisseurs quand

A

the chief executive of Tesla stunned investors…

396
Q

un volte-face

A

a U-turn

397
Q

subir un revers

A

to suffer a setback

398
Q

subir des critiques

A

to come under fire

399
Q

subir des pression

A

to come under pressure

400
Q

se séparer de la compagnie

A

to spin off a company

401
Q

déclencher

A

To trigger

402
Q

mettre l’accent sur

A

to emphasize // to emphasize issues important to people of color // to give importance to

403
Q

empêcher, tromper

A

to stave sth off — The country is taking measures to stave off poverty.

404
Q

causer la surprise

A

to cause an upset

405
Q

subir un revers

A

to suffer an upset

406
Q

(donc) ce n’est pas étonnant que [ce n’est guère étonnant que]

A

So it’s no wonder that // it’s small or little wonder that. +@(subj)

407
Q

un stratagème // c’est un stratagème pour attirer l’attention

A

a ploy // it’s a ploy to attract attention

408
Q

comme par hasard // faire comme quelqu’un

A

as if on cue // to take one’s cue from sb // Taking a cue from President Trump, Cruz and Walker are playing explicitly to the base with the national anthem issue.

409
Q

exploiter la terreur

A

to prey on fears

410
Q

provoquer / attiser

A

to stir up // they are stirring up white fright

411
Q

être de bon/mauvaise augure pour

A

to bode well for// would bode well for Democrats in 2020

412
Q

être/constituer une aide précieuse pour quelqu’un

A

to be a great boon to somebody

413
Q

s’articuler sur

A

to hinge on (two main principles)

414
Q

tolérer

A

to Condone

415
Q

être interprété comme

A

to be construed as sth

416
Q

prendre le parti de

A

Supreme Court sides with baker

417
Q

supplanter (une théorie, un modèle )

A

supersede

418
Q

guérir

A

to heal (time heals all wounds)

419
Q

peu, voir par

A

few if any // in Charlottesville on Sunday, where few if any far right demonstrators could be found

420
Q

contraindre

A

to compel // to feel compelled to do // to compel sb’s respect // to compel sb’s attention yet again

421
Q

à nouveau, une fois de plus

A

yet again

422
Q

surgir /être mentionné

A

to crop up

423
Q

faire pression en faveur de

A

to push for

424
Q

persévérer

A

to push forward

425
Q

cerner, pointer le doigt sur

A

to pintpoint // to zero in on sth

426
Q

intervenir en donnant son opinion

A

to weigh in with one’s opinion

427
Q

limited though it may be, this research suggest

A

Aussi limité que ….

428
Q

dissimuler

A

conceal

429
Q

minimiser

A

to play down

430
Q

rompre/sortir de l’impasse

A

to break≠to reach a stalemate

431
Q

(pure)c’était pure coïncidence/chance // par pure méchanceté”

A

sheer it was sheer coincidence // out of sheer malice

432
Q

rendre qn fou / être exalté

A

(frenzy) to be in a state of frenzy // to drive [sb/sth] into a frenzy

433
Q

aboutir à une solution après des discussions //

A

to hash sth out // Tusk said that while proposals hashed out by May and her Cabinet at her Chequers country retreat are a “positive evolution

434
Q

l’heure tourne // passer (temps)

A

Tusk warned that the clock is ticking // to tick away

435
Q

ne pas être entendu, tomber dans l’oreille d’un sourd

A

Calls by the Democrats for the White House to release more document relating to Mr Kavanaugh’s work for George W. Bush fell on deaf hears.

436
Q

râler

A

to grip about

Democratic senators griped about the vetting process.

437
Q

endémique, qui sévit

A

rampant

rampant gun crime and the police’s reaction to it.

438
Q

approuver

A

to countenance

439
Q

reprendre

A

Talks resumed between the two countries.

440
Q

de mauvaise qualité, mal fait

A

shoddy

A shoddy maintenance

441
Q

peser lourd dans/sur (cause à effet)

A

to take a roll in

442
Q

prende des mesures énergiques, sévères // sévir / s’attaquer à / une mesure sévère

A

to crack down (on)

a crack down

443
Q

accuser de / inculper qn de

A

to accuse of / to charge with

444
Q

le déclenchement, une éruption

quand la guerre a éclaté

A

the outbreak

At the outbreak of the war

445
Q

être condamner // rendre un jugement

A

to be sentenced // to give one’s verdict

446
Q

dégringoler, soutenir

A

to plummet, to shore up

to shore up the plummeting peso

447
Q

être dans tous ses états

A

to be in a flap

448
Q

contrecarrer

A

to thwart

449
Q

mar quer une étape importante dans la vie de quelqu’un

A

to be a milestone in somebody’s life

450
Q

irréfléchi

A

consider

451
Q

une allusion. laisser entendre.

A

a hint . to drop hints that

452
Q

dépendre de qch / s’articuler sur qcg

A

to hinge on sth

His confirmation is expected to hinge heavily on Ford’s testimony

453
Q

faire un tas d’histoire pour rien

A

to make a big fuss about nothing

30 years ago they would have insisted that the drunken fumblings of a 17-year-old are a fuss about nothing.

454
Q

tenir a ce que quelqu’un fasse

A

to be keen for

companies are keen for their staff and their customers to think that they buy in to #MeToo.

455
Q

un fouet inciter, attiser

A

a whip. to whip up

it is hysteria whipped up by the left to get at Republicans

456
Q

diffamer

propager des calomnies/ déverser un flot de calomnie sur le compte de.

A

to smear

his defenders smeared her as “a little bit nutty and a little bit slutty”

457
Q

se comporter, porter, entrainer

A

to bear oneself (to behave), to bear, to bear along

458
Q

(s’)affranchir

A

to free oneself

459
Q

Exit l’Anglais diplomatique

A

Outgoes diplomatic English

460
Q

pratique

A

handy, convenient

461
Q

et ainsi de suite

A

and so forth.

462
Q

en solitaire, tout seul

A

single-handed

463
Q

none

A

It was none so easy (not at all), not any/not one

464
Q

une contestation, désaccord

A

a dissent

465
Q

décourager

A

to daunt, a daunting issue

466
Q

déranger

A

to bother, to disturb

467
Q

suivre la piste de

A

to trail

468
Q

provenir de

A

to stem from

469
Q

une incursion dans

A

a foray into

470
Q

permeate

A

imprégner, s’infiltrer dans

471
Q

faire l’analyse de, tenter de comprendre

A

to parse

attempts to parse what the hell happened to the conservative movement

472
Q

behemoth

A

mastodonte

473
Q

avec le recul, rétrospectivement

A

with (the benefit of) hindsight

As I now look back with the clarity of hindsight, I am convinced that

474
Q

admirer la facon de

A

to marvel at how

who marveled at how he went so long without reading the work of the conservative movement’s biggest names

475
Q

prendre de l’importance

A

to get up/to pick up/to gain steam/to gain momentum

476
Q

détourner les yeux, le regard de quelque chose

A

to avert one’s eyes/gaze from sth/so

477
Q

inciter, exhorter

A

to urge

478
Q

apparemment, selon certaines sources

A

reportedly

479
Q

enfreindre (le 5 ème amendement) , contredire

A
to contravene (the fifth) 
 “whose purpose contravenes widely accepted principles of international law and human rights.”
480
Q

trembler, osciller

A

to wobble

481
Q

le résultat, c’est que

A

the upshot is that

482
Q

vanter (de)

A

to boast of

483
Q

goulet d’étranglement

A

bottleneck

484
Q

s’insurger contre

A

rail against/for

485
Q

on this reading

A

considéré ainsi, à cette lecture

On this reading, the gig economy turbocharges insecurity and the erosion of workers’ hard-won rights.

486
Q

flou, confus

A

fuzzy

487
Q

s’accumuler, s’amasser, s’entasser

A

to pile up

488
Q

accabler, surcharger

A

overburden (with work, debts)

489
Q

worthwhile

A

qui en vaille la peine

490
Q

déverser, déchainer, déclencher, lancer contre, lâcher

A

to unleash

seems like something Trump’s GOP might create in a lab to unleash on the eve of the midterms.

491
Q

laisser entendre que

A

to hint that

492
Q

évaluer, estimer

A

to assess
They made the decision to leave their home countries, assessing that the danger of leaving was outstripped by the danger of facing gang death threats or feeding a family on $5 per day

493
Q

demandeurs d’emplois

A

job seekers

494
Q

être dans l’impasse

A

to reach deadlock

495
Q

envisager

A

to contemplate

496
Q

suspendu accrocher // hanter // trainer

A

hang // to hang over // to hang about (roam)

497
Q

avoir un effet néfaste sur // mettre rudement à l’épreuve

A

But his response to it reveals the toll he is taking on American national life

498
Q

entreprendre de faire

A

to proceed to

499
Q

retourner à sa vraie nature

A

to go back to one’s old self

Within hours, on the campaign trail in Indiana and Illinois, he was back to his old self

500
Q

réprimander, gronder

A

to rebuke

501
Q

to take into custody

A

mettre en état d’arrestation

502
Q

travailler à sa propre ruine

A

to cut one’s own throat

503
Q

Faire une action à contre-coeur

A

To hold one’s nose and + action

504
Q

être gâché

A

to be. marred

Campaigning for the mid-terms has been marred by politicians routinely treating each other as rogue

505
Q

être pris de folie

A

to run amok

506
Q

cadors

A

bigwig

507
Q

rivaliser avec/pour

A

vying for/with

508
Q

désireux de

A

eager to do

509
Q

un médiateur, un courtier

A

a broker

510
Q

se perde, être perdu

A

to go astray

511
Q

fuir, dédaigner

A

to shun

512
Q

arriver sur le devant de la scène

A

to come to prominence/to rise to prominence

513
Q

responsabilité, rendre des comptes, répondre a ses actes

A

to be accountable to sb, a movement of accountability, , to make sb accountable to

514
Q

attachant, faire aimer qqn de

A

endearing, to endear sb to

515
Q

mentionner

A

to drag in

516
Q

un relent de, une bouffée de , un air de

A

a whiff of

517
Q

dingue

A

bonkers (fond of)

518
Q

se remuer, rendre qn mal à l’aise

A

to squirm / to make sb squirm

519
Q

mettre quelque chose sous le nez de qn (brusquement)

A

to thrust sth towards/at sb

The Monday incident thrusts the university into an ongoing conversation about “Living While Black”

520
Q

intensifier, renforcer

A

to heighten

521
Q

rapidement

A

apace

522
Q

préférer ne pas faire

A

Be loath to do Seth

523
Q

essentiel

A

bare-bone

It would swap membership of the eu’s single market for the most bare-bones trading relationship possible.

524
Q

avoir le beurre et l’argent du beurre

A

to have one’s cake and eat it

525
Q

remettre en question

A

call into question

526
Q

au bord de la falaise

A

on a cliff edge

527
Q

raviver

A

rekindle

528
Q

coup de sifflet

A

dog whistle politics

529
Q

désirer, aspire à

A

to yearn (for )

530
Q

ouvrir la voie à

A

to usher in
But wearing them, Sandmann and his classmates become a personification of All That Is Wrong With America, proof positive that Trump has ushered in a new dark age in the country

531
Q

être bien installé (in a room or in a job situation)

A

to be ensconced in

with Trump safely ensconced in the White House and Republicans in charge of both the House and Senate

532
Q

a derogatory word

A

un terme péjoratif

533
Q

While lobbying is accessible to all, from trade unions and consumer groups to big corporations, it has never been so true that the more money you have, the louder you can speak.

A

The tobacco industry spent over $28M in lobbying expenditures in 2017
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a 1939 American political comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra. The film is about a newly appointed United States Senator who fights against a corrupt political system

534
Q

the revolving door

A

la valse des cadres, le pantouflage

535
Q

while there is no state interference with religion, religion is invoked in many circumstances in America’s public life

A

536
Q

If money plays such an important role in American values it is not just because Americans are materialistic (idle) ; it’s rather because being rich is a sign of God’s blessing. This is why Americans unashamedly brag about how much money they earn.

A

537
Q

They are losing ground to evangelical and fundamentalist churches

A

538
Q

The Christian fundamentalists if the bible belt have successfully influenced/ (held sway over)national politics since the Moral Majority helped to elect Ronald Reagan in 1980

A

539
Q

To put a damper on sth

A

mettre un bémol à qch

540
Q

Not only is faith under close public scrutiny, but it may also become part of a political doctrine

A

541
Q

Unsurprisingly, election candidates are eager to talk about god or dispel rumors about their religious credentials. JFK felt compelled to reassure voters …

A

..

542
Q

conférer à

A

to vest in

to vest power in citizens rather than elites

543
Q

aspirer à, désirer qch/qn

A

to yearn for

544
Q

s’attirer des ennuis

A

to make a rod of one’s own back

545
Q

to play a role in // to take part in

A

546
Q

to plumb new depth

to plumb the depths of

A

toucher de nouveau fond

toucher le fond de (désespoir…)

547
Q

In 1998, 46 states and the District of Columbia signed on to the largest civil litigation settlement in US history, the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. Stunning in its scope and scale, the agreement forced the four largest tobacco companies to stop advertising to youth, limit lobbying, restrict product placement in media, and fund anti-smoking campaigns. It also required them to pay out more than $206 billion over 25 years.

A

….

548
Q

Combler une lacune, boucher un trou

A

To plug a gap

549
Q

The GND push has thrust climate change into the national conversation,

A

….

550
Q

It refers, in the loosest sense, to a massive program of investments in clean-energy jobs and infrastructure, meant to transform not just the energy sector, but the entire economy. It is meant both to decarbonize the economy and to make it fairer and more just.

A

551
Q

If the goal of education used to be moral improvement, today’s college students have more secular inspirations. They try to attend the most prestigious institutions and study for the most sought after degrees. Their objective is to be able to compete on the global job market.

A

some get a headstay in learning when they are still toddlers. Competition for the top-notch universities run high among American teenagers.

552
Q

2001 : “No child left behind Act” –> federal authorities have set ambitious goals for schools. The act was intended ti ensure that every child fin America acquires basic academic skills need for college level work. Nevertheless the SAT is still condemned for its cultural bias because minority children in general underscore in those standardized tests and are consequently often rejected from better institutions.

A

553
Q

top-notch/top-tier college

A

établissement d’excellence.

554
Q

whizz kid

A

surdoué

555
Q

c’est le bon moment

A

it’s ripe (it’s ripe for an update)

556
Q

In school systems like New York City’s, these sorts of tensions are fueling a serious debate over how to fix an education system where white and Asian students are far more likely to have the resources to succeed compared to their black and Hispanic peers.

A

Put together, the Harvard trial, the college admissions scandal, and the ongoing debate over NYC’s selective schools raise the question of how we should think about “merit” in education. America has always presented itself as a “meritocracy,” where success is solely the result of talent and hard work.

But for far too many, that has never actually been the case.

Meritocracy enshrined in the constitution

557
Q

Since the civil rights movement, student protests have been a powerful driver of social change. More than 60 years later, students of color are continuing to call attention to racial injustice and inequity, fueling a growing youth movement against racism.

A

The protests of the past month come amid a wave of media coverage of racist incidents in schools as well as heightened attention to racial disparities in school admissions.

558
Q

. For example, both groups of students called for their schools to employ more faculty members of color, an issue underscored by the fact that America’s public teaching force remains overwhelmingly white.

A

President Trump is madder than ever about the US-Mexico border. He’s in the midst of a purge of his Department of Homeland Security

559
Q

Raising money used to be a behind-the-scenes part of politics. Now how much campaigns raise — and from whom — is a big part of the political message.

A

560
Q

rigoureux, formel

A

stringent

561
Q

rester à l’écart de qc

A

to steer clear from sth/sb

562
Q

to brighten up

A

égayer

563
Q

to be at each other’s throat

A

se disputer avec véhémence

564
Q

to tear each other apart

A

se diviser l’un l’autre

565
Q

entrepreneur

A

some who seizes business opportunities and applies innovative solutions to uncertain situations Generally speaking , an entrepreneur shows personal initiative, self reliance, risk-taking, competitiveness, drive, opportunistic behaviour, and the ability to learn from mistakes.

566
Q

entrepreneur

A

As a society that encourages risk-taking , individualism and effort over social class, America confers a high social status on entrepreneurs. WASP values of hard work, wealth accumulation, confident self reliance and upward mobility are without doubt conductive to an entrepreunrial culture

567
Q

entrepreneurship as a means to break out of poverty

A

Jerry Ross, CEO of Disneyland : “The way out of poverty is ownership. Let’s teach people to own stuff”

568
Q

entrepreneurs

A

The myth that entrepreneurs are inventors, gamblers, ‘thinkers not doers’ also unfairly minimises the actual amount of planning and hard work that goes into being a successful entrepreneur. Last but not least , the modern entrepreneur finally seems to be losing the image as an academic and social misfit which was the result of certain well-known entrepreneurs having started p successful businesses after dropping out of school or leaving a job.

569
Q

beacon

A

phare

570
Q

buzz word

A

mot à la mode

571
Q

land of opportunity

A

To yearn for their children to….They hoped their children would be able to “work their way up, to climb up the social ladder and the poor immigrant who gets rich thanks to hard work and determination became a stock character in the US psyche.

572
Q

land of opportunity

A

The Frontier tradition : xixth century America must have looked like a boundless continent of wide, open spaces, with plenty of natural resources and opportunities.

573
Q

land opportunity

A

the Us is still a land of opportunity, even though the dream may become a nightmare.

574
Q

Land of opportunity : Andrew Carnegie

A

He started at the bottom of the economic ladder and, through sheer work and determination, he managed to work his way out of poverty.

575
Q

travailler pour sortir de la pauvre

A

to work his way out of poverty

576
Q

assurer son ascension social

A

to work one’s way up

577
Q

Être en désaccord

A

To be at loggerheads