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1
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moins de guerres (dénombrable)

moins d’eau (indénombrable)

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fewer wars

less water

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au niveau économique
à grande échelle
Sur le long terme

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AT economic level
ON a large scale
IN the long run

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dissuasion nucléaire

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nuclear deterrent

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La guerre a fait beaucoup de dégâts parmi les civils

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the war took a heavy toll on civilians

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faire des victimes/ coûter des vies

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to claim lives

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nos semblables

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our fellow creatures/ beings

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7
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faire la guerre à Daech

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to wage war on ISIS

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être en guerre

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to be at war

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9
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éclater

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to break out

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10
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Ou va le monde ?

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Wither the world ?

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Ou va l’humanité ?

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Where is mankind heading ?

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La menace est imminente

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the threat is looming large

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13
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La guerre ressurgit sous son odieux visage

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war rears its ugly head again

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Violence is rife

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la violence est répandue

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communautarisme

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communitarianism

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se retourner contre qqn/qqc

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to backfire on sby/ stg

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17
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entre ça et ça et ça

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what with this and that and this

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18
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Les perspectives pour l’économie sont roses/ prometteuses

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the outlook for the economy is rosy

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un tournant

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a watershed

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20
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avoir une vision pessimiste de la vie

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to have a pessimistic outlook on life

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21
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cette affirmation est basée sur

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this assertion is based on

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22
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la violence engendre la violence

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violence breeds violence

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23
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meilleur dans sa catégorie

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best-of-breed

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24
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se multiplier

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to proliferate

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25
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nous nous méprenons

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we are mistaken

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nous sommes bien naifs

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we are very gullible

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27
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ce n’est rien de plus qu’un sentiment

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this is nothing more than a sensation

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en aucun cas cela pas être considéré comme une réalité

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In no way should that be considered as a reality

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29
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déclin

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decline
downturn
drop
slump (v aussi/ utiliser pour crise éco)
decay (institutions)
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30
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énumérer

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enumerate
list
itemize

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31
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violent

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violent

abusive

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32
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abusif

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excessive

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33
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publié

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published
released
enacted

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casserole
poêle à fire
bouilloire
ustensiles de cuisine

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a (cooking) pot
a frying pan
a kettle
kitchen ustensils

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étude menée

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study conducted
survey conducted
study undertaken

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36
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de mauvaise qualité

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of poor quality

shoddy

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une merveille
les merveilles (au pluriel) de haute technologie
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a treasure/ jewel/ beauty

the wonders/marvels of high technology

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souveraineté

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sovereignity

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39
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légitimité

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legitimacy

lawfulness

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40
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flux de migrants

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influx/wave/flow of migrants

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41
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  • Entre…–>
  • Quand on veut on peut
  • Comme beaucoup de journaliste voudrait nous faire croire
  • la participation est faible à chaque élection
A
  • what with the Greek debt, the migrant criss,… Europe seems to go to the dogs
  • Where there’s a will there’s a way
  • … as many journalists would have us believe
  • Turnout is low at every election
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42
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to achieve gender equality

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Obtenir l’égalité du genre

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43
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to find common ground

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trouver un terrain d’entente

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44
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saper/ miner

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to undermine

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45
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faire correspondre les actes et la paroles

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to match one’s action to one’s word

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46
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Cela faisait plus de 6 ans que je n’avais pas vu le pays adoré d’où je m’étais enfui

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it had been more than six years since I had last seen the beloved country I had fled.

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47
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Il m’est arrivé quelque chose
Il s’est avéré qu’elle était dehors
Auriez -vous un stylo par hasard?
Comment se fait-il que vous soyez allé là-bas ?

A

Something happened to me
It happened that she was out
Do you happen to have a pen ?
How did you happen to go there ?

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48
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imparfait qui dure
Imparfait qui ne dure pas (habitude/ répétition)
autrefois je faisais ça

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pret + ing
would + BV
I used to +

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49
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avoir envie de

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to feel like + BVing

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50
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organiser une soirée

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to throw/ to hold a party

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51
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date

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mois, ordinal, année

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52
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un enfant attardé

un pays à l’économie désuette

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a backward child

an economically backward country

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53
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vaquer à ses occupations

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to go about one’s business

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54
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J’ai arrêté de fumer

J’ai arrêté pour fumer

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I stopped smoking

I stopped to smoke

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55
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immaculé

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pristine

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56
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A en croire le journaliste

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If the columnist is to be believed

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57
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Ce n’est pas surprenant que

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Unsurprisingly

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58
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A condition/ pour vu que

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Provided

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59
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avec modération

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sparingly

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60
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that of loclas

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ceux des locaux

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61
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sur les lieux

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on the premises

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62
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A l’inverse

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Conversely

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63
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évitement des lieux très touristiques

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shunning touristy places

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64
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De plus

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What’s more

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65
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la clé à

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the key to

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66
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vendre en dessous du prix réel

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to undersell

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67
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être impatient de faire qqc

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to be eager to do stg

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68
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Cela ne réside pas seulement

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It doesn’t only lie in

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69
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En termes économiques

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Economically speaking/ On the economic level

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70
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de même

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by the same token
similarly
likewise

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71
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En général

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Overall

Generally

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72
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loin des sentiers battus

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off the beaten track

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73
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loin de la foule

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far from the madding crowd

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74
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gâcher
ternir
souiller

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to spoil/ to devastate (ruin/ hurt/ arm)
to tarnish
to soil

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75
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chiffre d’affaires

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turnover

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76
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Les Polonais
Danois
Finlandais
Espagnols
Britanniques
Suédois
Grecs
Ecossais
Français
A
The Poles
The Danes (Danish)
The Finns
The Spaniards
The Britons
The Swedes
The Greeks
The Scots
The Frenchmen
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77
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des plus + adj

pour le moins + adj

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a most + adj [very, highly]
a most sensitive issue
adj … , to say the least

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78
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deux actions en parallèles (dans le sens de initiatives)

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Two concurrent/ simultaneous events/initiatives

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79
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pour le moins + adj

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adj…, to say the least

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80
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gethhoisé

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to be ghettoized

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81
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les maux de la société

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social ills

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82
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agir par par générosité

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to act out of generosity/ bounty

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83
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une porte d’entrée/ voie ouverte vers les EU

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a gateway to the USA

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Une ville en délambrement

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a Rust city [USA in the former Manufacturing Belt]

a blighting city

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85
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passer par de rudes épreuves

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to go through terrible ordeals

to suffer many hardships

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laisser passer (plaisir, l’occasion)

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to miss out on sthg

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87
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bounty

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generosity
gift
reward

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88
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versement initial (maison)

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deposit

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89
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apprendre un métier

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to learn a trade

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90
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avoir droit à qqc

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to be entitled to sthg

to have the right to sthg

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contracter un emprunt (immobilier)

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to take out a (mortgage) loan

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employer les grands moyens/ tout faire pour faire qqc

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to go to great lengths to do sthg

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93
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prendre pour acquis/ croire que c’est normal

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to take sthg for granted

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94
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solvable

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creditworthy

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95
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à qui l’on peu faire confiance

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trustworthy

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96
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économe

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thrifty

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97
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s’insérer dans la société

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to fit in society

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98
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décrocher un boulot

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to land a job

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99
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compter ses sous

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to pinch pennies

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100
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transi de peur

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fear-stricken

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101
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heures d’ouverture/ horaires de fermeture (magasin)

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closing time/ opening hours

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102
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teinturerie

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dry-cleaner’s

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103
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esthéticienne

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beautician’s

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104
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boulangerie

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baker’s (bakery)

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105
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papeterie

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stationer’s

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106
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poisonnerie

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fish-monger’s

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107
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cordonnier

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shoerepairer’s

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108
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tabagiste

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tobacconist’s

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109
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boucher

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butcher’s

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110
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coiffeur

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hairdresser’s

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111
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épicerie (légumes)

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grocer’s (green grocer’s)

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112
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magasin de journeaux

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newsagent’s

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113
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calcul (hum)

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number-crunching

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114
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s’arrêter sur le côté (voiture)

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to pull over

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115
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s’arrêter

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to pull up, to draw up

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116
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déboîter (sortir légèrement de sa voie)

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to pull out

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doubler (voiture)

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to overtake

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118
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prendre qn dans sa voiture, déposer qn

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to give sb a lift

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119
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nappe

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tablecloth

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120
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un pot de lait/ cafetière/ théière

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a jug of milk/ a tea pot/ a coffee pot

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121
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mise en page

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layout

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122
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set de table/ dessous-de-plat

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a table mat

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123
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à la vue de/ en voyant

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on seeing

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124
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remue-ménage/tapage

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a fuss

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125
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festin

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a feast/ a spread

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126
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dire le bénédicité

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to say grace

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127
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dire la messe

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to say Mass

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128
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chaise longue

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a deckchair

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129
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Qu’est-ce qui te prend ?

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What has come over you ?

130
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Peu de temps après

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a bit later on/ Shortly afetrwards

131
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fourgon

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a van

132
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Autoroute

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a motorway (GB)/ a Freeway or Interstate highway (US)

133
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une route nationale (US)

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a highway

134
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code de la route

A

highway code

135
Q

route à péage

A

a toll road

136
Q

sinueux, serpentant/ venteux

A

winding [aï]/ windy [i]

137
Q

serpenter

A

to wind

138
Q

remonter sa montre

A

to give one’s watch a wind

139
Q

clôturer un discours

A

to wind up a speech

140
Q

finir par faire qch

A

to wind up doing sth

141
Q

rembobiner

A

to rewind

142
Q

embruns

A

spray

143
Q

brouillard

A

fog

144
Q

brume

A

mist

145
Q

endiguer une vague de pessimisme

A

to stem the tide of pessimism

146
Q

écume

A

foam (foamy)

147
Q

houle

A

swell, tide

148
Q

au crépuscule

A

at dusk/ at twilight/ at sunset

149
Q

à l’aube

A

at dawn [o]/ at sunrise

150
Q

ça sent le brûlé

A

it smells like burning

151
Q

fruits de mer

A

seafood

152
Q

coquillages

A

seashells

153
Q

algue

A

seaweed/ algae

154
Q

éparpiller, parsemer, joncher

A

to strew (strewed/ strewn)

155
Q

être jonché de

A

to be strewn with (adj-strewn)

156
Q

Pas d’ordures par terre !

A

no littering

157
Q

bande

A

strip

158
Q

rayure

A

stripe

159
Q

être déchu de sa nationalité

A

to be striped/ deprived of one’s nationality

160
Q

il se dégarnit

A

his hair is receding

161
Q

graine/ semence

A

seed

162
Q

avoir un bec-de-lièvre

A

to be harelipped

163
Q

lièvre

A

hare

164
Q

fendre

A

to cleave (cleft/ cleft)

165
Q

farfelu ou écervelé

A

harebrained

166
Q

semer le doute dans l’esprit de qn

A

to sow seeds of doubts (sowed/ sown)

167
Q

faire des affaires en or dans

A

to be doing roaring trades in sth

168
Q

vrombissement du moteur

A

the roaring of the engine

169
Q

adopter

A

to embrace

170
Q

se frayer un chemin

A

to wade through sth

171
Q

se noyer (suicide)/ se noyer

A

to drown oneself/ to drown

172
Q

entrer dans l’eau

A

to wade into the water

173
Q

outiside his house

A

devant chez lui

174
Q

mal élevé

A

ill-bread

175
Q

malavisé

A

ill-advised

176
Q

être nostalgique

A

to be wistful (wistfully) about sth

177
Q

être mélancolique

A

to be melancholy about sth

178
Q

être chagriné par

A

to be sorrowful about sth

179
Q

malaise

A

malaise (eco/socio too)/ unease (pers only)

180
Q

au-dessus de ma tête, dans le ciel

A

overhead

181
Q

faire un mouvement de recul, tressaillir, hérisser

A

to cringe

182
Q

instances dirigeantes

A

governing bodies

183
Q

la carrosserie d’une voiture

A

the body(work) of a car

184
Q

vol long-courrier

A

long haul flight

185
Q

journey (en)

A

haul

186
Q

dans l’exercice de ses fonctions

A

in the line of duty

187
Q

scénariste

A

scriptwriter

188
Q

glamour (en)

A

côté paillette et strass, prestige

189
Q

question tag

A

pas vrai, non, hein, je me trompe ?

190
Q

M1 (en)

A

l’autoroute M1 (motorway)

191
Q

faire une dépression nerveuse

A

to have nervous breakdown

192
Q

rupture des négociations

A

breakdown in negociation

193
Q

play up, act up

A

jouer des tours, faire des bêtises

194
Q

minimiser qch

exagérer qch

A

to play sth down/ to soft-pedal sth

to play sth up/ to exagerate sth/ to overplay

195
Q

désespérément souhaité

A

badly needed

196
Q

pianoter sur

A

to tap away on sth (away = idea of length)

197
Q

aches and pains (en)

A

toute sorte de maux et de douleurs

198
Q

fiole

A

phial

199
Q

I’m aching all over

A

j’ai mal partout

200
Q

bière à la pression

A

drafted beer/ beer on tap

201
Q

étui à lunettes

A

a glass case

202
Q

a brass-bound case (en)

A

un boitier cerclé de laiton

203
Q

attacher, relier

A

to bind (bound, bound)

204
Q

qui vient du nord

A

northbound

205
Q

être en partance pour

A

to bound for

206
Q

la corruption règne dans le monde du sport

A

the world of sport is rife/plagued with corruption

207
Q

traquer la corruption

A

to root out corruption

208
Q

être propre à/ inhérent à

A

to be inherent IN sth

209
Q

le coeur même de

A

the very sole of sth

210
Q

dégrader, abâtardir

A

to debase sth (degrade)

211
Q

la dégradation

A

the debasement

212
Q

fair-play, esprit sportif

A

sportsmanship

213
Q

faire preuve de fair-play

A

to show sportsmanship

214
Q

ils ne sont plus fidèles à ces valeurs

A

they are no longer true to these ideals

215
Q

produits dopants

A

performance-enhancing drugs

216
Q

les instances dirigeantes du sport

A

sport governing bodies

217
Q

être à la pointe de

A

to be at the forefront of (research)

218
Q

avoir l’avantage sur qn

A

to have an edge over sb (advantage)

219
Q

match truqué

A

rigged match/ fixed match (match-rigging)

220
Q

se faire graisser la patte pour tricher

A

to bribed into cheating/loosing

221
Q

un salaire indescent

A

an obscene wage

222
Q

être grassement payé

A

to be handsomely paid

223
Q

trafic d’influence

A

influence-peddling

224
Q

la brebis galeuse

A

the bad apple/ the black sheep

225
Q

répondre à un appel d’offre

A

to bid for an offer/ to tender for an offer

226
Q

diviser, partager

A

to split (split-split)

227
Q

diviser pour mieux régner

A

divide and rule

228
Q

ne pas avoir à répondre devant qn

A

to be unaccountable to sb

229
Q

faire un mystère de qc

A

to be secretive about sth

230
Q

parieur

A

a gambler, a better, a punter

231
Q

garder qch pour soi/ détourner

A

to cream sth off (to embezzle if it’s money)

232
Q

enrichissement personnel

A

self-enrichment

233
Q

Inc.

A

SA (incorporated)

234
Q

branches (entreprises)

A

branch, arm

235
Q

vendre au plus offrant

A

to sell sth to the highest bidder

236
Q

vendre qch aux enchères

A

to auction off sth

237
Q

inculper

A

to indict (sb for)/ to accuse (sb of)/ to charge (sb with)

238
Q

intermédiaire (busn)

A

middleman, a go between

239
Q

apaiser, calmer

A

to placate (critics)

240
Q

revenir à

A

to accrue to (advantages)

241
Q

dotation

A

endowment

242
Q

décrier

A

to decry

243
Q

épars, inégal

A

patchy (not widespread), uneven

244
Q

pot-de-vin

A

kickback, bribe

245
Q

exaspérer

A

to gall sb

246
Q

grignoter

A

to snack (on sth)

247
Q

croquer (biscuit, pomme)

A

to crunch

248
Q

ce n’est pas à dédaigner (idiom)

A

it is not to be sneezed at

249
Q

mouchoir

A

handkerchief, tissue

250
Q

avoir la bougeotte ‹informal›

A

to have itchy feet ‹informal›

251
Q

il s’est enroué à force de crier

A

he shouted himself hoarse

252
Q

avoir mal à la gorge

A

to have a sore throat

253
Q

partir de rien

A

to start from scratch

254
Q

to scratch a living

A

avoir du mal à gagner sa vie

255
Q

diffamer qn (oral)

A

to slander sb (a slander)

256
Q

diffamer qn (écrit)

A

to libel sb

257
Q

soupirer de soulagement

A

to sigh with/in relief

258
Q

structures pour nuancer

A

To give sb his due
To his credit,…
On the credit side, (opposed to : on the debit side)

259
Q

notable

A

notable, significant

260
Q

visible

A

noticeable (attracting attention)

261
Q

échec total

A

utter failure

262
Q

archétype, parangon

A

a paragon

263
Q

partisan

A

an advocate

264
Q

incarnation

A

epitome, embodiement

265
Q

poudrière

A

tinderbox

266
Q

léguer

A

to bequeath (sth to sb)

267
Q

couture

A

seam

268
Q

être plein à craquer, sur le point d’exploser

A

to be bursting at the seams

269
Q

se désintégrer

A

to fall apart (at the seams)

270
Q

écharde

A

a splinter

271
Q

faire voler en éclats

A

to splinter sth

272
Q

faire bouger les choses

A

to shake things up

273
Q

rétablir l’équilibre

A

to redress the balance

274
Q

tirer profit de

A

to cash in on sth

275
Q

en face de

A

opposite to

276
Q

avoir de bons/ mauvais antécédents

A

to have a good/poor track record (on foreign affairs)

277
Q

s’attacher

A

to become attached, to bound

278
Q

qui coule de source

A

self-evident

279
Q

digne d’un homme d’Etat

A

statesmanlike

280
Q

tourné vers l’avenir

A

forward-looking

281
Q

on ne saurait trop souligné que

A

It cannot be overemphasized that

282
Q

incontestablement

A

unquestionably

283
Q

sans concession

A

uncompromising

284
Q

prendre une position

A

to take up a stance

285
Q

long overdue

A

long awaited

286
Q

tenace (qui dure)

A

enduring, lasting

287
Q

un héritage légué par

A

a legacy bequeathed by

288
Q

s’en sortir, se porter

A

to fare

289
Q

se stabiliser, stagner

A

to level off, to stand/stay stil, to stagnate

290
Q

boîte de Pandore

A

Pandora box

291
Q

Prométhée

A

Prometheus

292
Q

Hercule

A

Hercules

293
Q

Orphée

A

Orpheus

294
Q

situation désespérée ou détresse

A

plight

295
Q

arriver au pouvoir

A

to sweep to power

296
Q

assailli

A

embattled

297
Q

dédain

A

scorn

298
Q

aller chercher

A

to fetch

299
Q

rame, aviron

A

oar

300
Q

lump n. (3 trad)

A

morceau

Grumeau

motte

301
Q

méprisable

A

despicable

302
Q

se faire poser un lapin

A

to get stood up

303
Q

fléau

A

flail

304
Q

alarmed

A

effrayé ou avec un système d’alarme

305
Q

charlatan (n), bidon (adj)

A

phony

306
Q

envergure (avion)

A

wingspan

307
Q

attitude de croisière

A

cruising altitude

308
Q

accorder à qn toute son attention

A

to give sb one’s undivided attention

309
Q

trousse, paquetage

être paré

A

a kit

to be kitted out

310
Q

tournée électorale

A

a canvass

311
Q

faux-semblants

A

pretence (sg)

312
Q

prendre qn au piège

A

to snare sb

313
Q

ride, pli

A

a wrinkle

314
Q

L’américain moyen pense

A

Main Street thinks that

315
Q

suivre le rythme de

A

to keep pace with (inflation)

316
Q

un monde connecté

A

a wired world

317
Q

the 5th power

A

the internet

318
Q

the 4th power

A

the press

319
Q

Brexit

A

SANS ARTICLE

320
Q

peser lourd

A

to carry weight

321
Q

faire de la langue de bois

A

to use doublespeak

322
Q

Il y a deux aspects aux pb

A

the problem is twofold