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conclure un accord

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to strike a deal

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décentralisation

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devolution

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le nerf de la guerre

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the sinews of the war

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profiter de, exploiter (financièrement)

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to cash in on sth

to bank in on sth

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soutenir, supporter

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to back
to endorse
to sponsor

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avoir son mot à dire

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to have a (one’s) say in sth

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flamand

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Flemish

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en attente, en suspens

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pending

to pend

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déclencher

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to unleash

to trigger

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dépensier

le caractère dépensier de l’Etat

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profligate

the profligacy of the state

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politique d’austérité

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stringency policy
belt-tightening policy
budget-cutting policy

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la totalité de

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the whole of

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des coûts qui explosent

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spiraling costs

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privé de

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shorn of

stripped of

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un problème contentieux

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a bone of contention

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l’aide humanitaire

aide financière

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aid

aid money, financial aid

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un donateur

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a donor

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personnalité de premier rang

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a senior figure
a key figure
a prominent figure

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somptueux

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lavish

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octroyer de façon très généreuse

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to lavish

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épuiser des ressources

l’épuisement des ressources

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to deplete resources

the depletion of resources/supplies

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se préparer à

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to brace oneself for sth

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diaboliser

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to demonize

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éclipser (faire paraître petit en comparaison)

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to dwarf

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les feux de la rampe

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the limelight

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fusiller du regard

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to glare at someone

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avoir un grief contre

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to bear a grudge against

to hold a grudge against

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un climat de… (ambiance)

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a climate of

an atmosphere of

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être installé à

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to be housed in

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le cortège présidentiel

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the presidential motorcade

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éviter de faire qch

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to avoid doing (BV-ING) sth

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faillir, être presque

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to come close to

to fall short of

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se cotiser

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to chip in

to pool in

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lieu de mémoire

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memorial

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un episode noir de l’histoire américaine

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a dark episode IN American history

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ouvrir les yeux à/sur

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to act as an eye-opener on sth

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écouter aux portes

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to eavesdrop on people

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dénoncer

dénonciateur

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to blow the whistle on sth

a whistleblower

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espion (autre que spy)

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snoop

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une image à deux facettes

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a two-fold image

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un système à deux (plusieurs) vitesses

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a two- (multi-) tier system

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botte de foin

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haystack

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totalitarisme

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totalitarianism

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évaluer

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to assess
to weigh
to balance

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mettre sur écoute

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to bug

to wire

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estimer

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to deem

to reckon

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les retombées sont

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the fall-out is

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approuver qch

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to approve OF sth

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convaincre qn de faire qch

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to talk someone into doing sth

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le berceau de

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the cradle of

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au lendemain de, après

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in the wake of

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céder à qch

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to give in to sth

to yield to sth

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censurer
censure
censeur

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to censor
censorship
a censor

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faire un tollé

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to raise a hue and a cry

to raise a general outcry

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représailles

riposter

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retaliations

to retaliate

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être dépassé

être en vogue, avoir un succès fou

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to be old-hat

to be all the rage

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avoir un effet final négatif

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to come with a sting in the tail

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avoir du mal à décoller

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to have a “sticky floor”

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thésauriser, garder jalousement

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to hoard

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être séparé de

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to be split asunder

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la haute

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the upper crust

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les heureux élus, les privilégiés

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the happy few

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être paralysé (situation)

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to be stymied

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donner des chances supplémentaires, faire la courte échelle

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to give someone a leg up

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percer dans

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to make forays into

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calmer les esprits

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to dampen the spirits

to rein in the spirits

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faire des dégâts

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to wreak havoc in

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sévir, s’attaquer à

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to crack down on

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l’âge d’or de

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the heyday of

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oser faire qch

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to dare do sth

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être digne de

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to be worthy of

to be worth + BV-ing (le passif est compris)

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crucial

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paramount

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viande bleue

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rare meat

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chou

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cabbage

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haricots verts

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green beans

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courgettes

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zucchini

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faire une bourde, gaffe

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to make a blunder

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chou frisé

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kale

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passer la bague au doigt

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to tie the knot

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choufleur

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cauliflower

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grillé

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broiled

grilled

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petits pois

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peas

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potiron

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pumpkin

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progéniture

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offspring

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inégalité, écart

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discrepancy (ies)

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nuancer, modérer

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to qualify

to dampen

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national (d’une ampleur nationale)

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nationwide

across-the-board

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tenir à distance, maîtriser

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to hold in check

to keep at bay

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se méfier de

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to mistrust

to be suspicious of

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au détriment de

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at the expense of

at the cost of

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faire baisser les chiffres du chômage

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to shorten the dole queues

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en général

à vue de nez

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by general standards
overall
the rule of thumb is

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inverser la tendance

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to buck the trend

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le PIB

le PIB/hab

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GDP

GDP per person

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la situation économique

le dynamisme de l’économie

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the momentum of the economy

the buoyancy of the economy

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se porter, s’en tirer

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to fare (bad or well)

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les retraités

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retirees

pensioners

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être prévoyant

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to look ahead

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économe

le sens de l’épargne

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thrifty

thrift

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dépensier

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spendthrift

thriftless

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belliciste

pacifiste

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hawkish

dovish

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les personnes âgées

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the elderly

elderly people

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la reprise économique

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economic recovery

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augmentation de salaire

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a pay rise

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à prévoir

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to be in the pipe line

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un coup de pouce à

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a fillip to

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s’inquiéter à propos de

être agité, anxieux

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to fret about sth

to be fretful

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marasme économique

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the economy is in the doldrums

lean economic times

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malgré

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despite

notwithstanding

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une percée dans le paysage politique

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a breakthrough in the political landscape

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l’exception à la règle

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the exception to the rule

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en y regardant de plus près

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on closer scrutiny

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sur un pied d’égalité

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on a par with

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garantir qch à qn

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to guarantee sth TO so

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s’installer, poser le pied sur

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to set foot on

to settle

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gagner du terrain

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to gain ground

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souhaiter faire qch

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to wish to do sth

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arrondir les fins de mois

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to supplement one’s income

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subvenir aux besoins de qn

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to cater to someone’s needs

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répugner à faire qch

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to be loth to do sth

to loathe to do sth

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dans la dernière ligne droite

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in the run-up to

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annoncer

être annonciateur de

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to herald

to be the herald of

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se remplir les poches de

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to line one’s pockets with

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l’EI

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ISIS

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avion

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aircraft (PAS DE S AU PLURIEL)

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une mesure qui plaît aux foules

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a crowd-pleaser

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une introduction en bourse

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to launch an IPO (Initial Public Offering)

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être estimé à 1000$

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to be valued at $1,000

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l’OTAN

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NATO

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être sur le pavé (sans rien)

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to be down and out

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son homologue

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his counterpart

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les sunnites

les chiites

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Sunnis

Shias

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la Cisjordanie

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the West Bank

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confirmer une décision

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to uphold a decision

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134
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faire de la prison pendant 10 ans

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to serve 10 yrs in jail

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un remaniement ministériel

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a cabinet reshuffle

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être protégé de

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to be shielded from

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dynamiser

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to pep up

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cote de popularité

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approval ratings

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139
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trouver un accord

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to reach an agreement / a settlement / a deal

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140
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marée noire

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oil spill

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enfreindre la loi

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to contravene a law

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avantage, atout

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asset

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être distingué pour

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to be singled out for sth

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exposer ses plans, sa stratégie

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to lay out one’s plans / strategy

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l’opinion publique

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public opinion

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porter un coup à

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to deal a blow to

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faire montre de sa force (politique etc)

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to flex one’s (political etc) muscle(s)

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se montrer mou sur, se ramollir

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to go limp on sth

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très serré

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too close to call

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provisoire

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tentative

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ne pas aller jusqu’à

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to stop short of doing sth

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faire sécession

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to secede

to break away from

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153
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une centrale nucléaire

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a nuclear plant

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constituer une menace pour

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to pose a threat to

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des bombes ont explosé

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bombs have gone off

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son carnet de commandes est plein

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its order book is (already) full

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se prendre une raclée, se faire descendre

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to get a hammering

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en hommage, en référence à

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a nod to someone/sth

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se faire rabrouer, repousser

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to be rebuffed

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qui fait pleurer

faire pleurer

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a tear-jerker

to jerk the tears out of someone(‘s eyes)

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vivre au jour le jour

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to live a hand-to-mouth existence

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un merle

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a blackbird

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un afro-américain

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an African-American

a hyphenated American

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être lésé

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to be wronged

to suffer a wrong

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un recensement

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a census

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166
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une décision

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a ruling

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code électoral

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voting code

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168
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Les progrès se sont arrêtés.

A

Progress has stalled.

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pénalisé

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criminalized

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un problème (angle mort)

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a blind spot

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naissances hors mariage

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out-of-wedlock births

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révision

réviser, moderniser

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overhauling
to overhaul
to revamp

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être dévaforable à qn

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to be skewed against someone

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compromettre

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to blight

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tirer (avec un pistolet)

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to fire (a gun, a bullet)

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refléter

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to mirror

to be a mirror image

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la constitution ethnique de la population

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the racial make-up of the population

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les chances de réussir

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the odds

Their odds are high/low.

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exercer l’autorité / la force

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to wield power / authority

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défendre son territoire

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to stand one’s ground

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181
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réconciliation, apaisement

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healing

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182
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la police

policier

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law enforcement

a law enforcement officer

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piller
pillage
pilleur

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to loot
looting
looter

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se retourner contre

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to backfire at

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185
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s’attaquer à un problème

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to tackle an issue

to address a plight

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186
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prendre soin de

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to take pains to do sth

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187
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améliorer

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to boost

to bolster

188
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être livré / laissé a soi-même

A

to be left to one’s own devices

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mal se comporter

A

to misbehave

190
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semer le désordre

A

to stir chaos

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tendu

des tensions politiques

A

fraught

politically fraught

192
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avec un handicap, désavantagé

A

at a disadvantage

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seulement 6%

A

a mere 6%

194
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La tension est à son comble.

A

Tensions are running high.

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apaiser les esprits, les tensions

A

to soothe the spirits

to soothe tensions

196
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bien au contraire

A

much to the contrary

197
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Cela ne peut que rappeler…

A

It acts as a reminder of…

198
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persistant

A

persistent

deep-rooted

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le décrochage social

A

social outcasts
social outliers
those lagging behind in society

200
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l’intime conviction

A

the gutfeeling

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contrôles

A

checks

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frappes aériennes

A

air strikes

203
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installations

A

facilities

204
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remporter par une victoire écrasante

A

to win by a landslide

to win a landslide victory

205
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Pour tenter de…

A

In a bid to…

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menacé par

A

under threat from…

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susciter, provoquer

A

to stir up (stirring)

208
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s’acheminer vers

A

to head towards + BV-ing

209
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stimuler la croissance

A

to boost growth

210
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Des rumeurs courent dans toute la ville que…

A

The city is abuzz with rumors of…

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une fusion

fusionner avec

A

a merge

to merge with

212
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bloqué, laissé en rade

A

to be left stranded

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une intrigue ou un complot

A

a plot

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un poids lourd

A

a heavyweight

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faire une croix sur qn/qc

A

to write someone/sth off

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le pressing, le teinturier

A

a dry-cleaner

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mettre en avant, faire ressortir

diminuer l’importance de

A

to play up sth

to play down sth

218
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battre son plein

A

to be in full swing

219
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un nouveau texto

A

an incoming text message

220
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de bonne grâce

A

willingly

221
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sans changer d’expression (de façon stratégique, ne rien laisser transparaître)

A

poker-faced

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le clavier du téléphone (les touches)

A

the keys

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d’une voix…

A

in a … voice/tone

224
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être déterminé à

être fermement déterminé à

A

to be set on doing sth

to be dead-set on doing sth

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sur le coup

A

on the spot

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la rue perpendiculaire

A

the cross street

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en vitrine

A

on display

in the window

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rendre visite à qn

A

to pay someone a visit

to call on someone

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remballer, faire ses bagages

A

to pack (it) in

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un jour qui se finit

A

a closed-in day

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installations

A

facilities

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gater, gâcher

A

to mar (marred)

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faire le succès ou l’échec

A

to make or mar

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délocaliser

A
to shift (profits, production) abroad
to relocate (oversees)
to uproot
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supprimer les intermédiaires

A

to cut out the middlemen

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causer des perturbations

A

to cause disruption

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une situation à suspense

à suspense (comme adj)

A

a cliffhanger

cliffhanging

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être à l’origine d’un accord

A

to broker an agreement

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passer (la frontière) en masse

A

to surge across (the border)

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une rançon

A

a ransom

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être prioritaire

A

to be high on the agenda

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déclencher une guerre

A

to spark a war

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être au coude-à-coude

A

to be neck-and-neck

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interférer avec

A

to meddle with

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consolider (le soutien)

A

to shore up (support)

246
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jusqu’au bout

A

down to the wire

247
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se jouer sur le fil, être serré

A

to go/come down the wire

248
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annuler, mettre au rebut

A

to scrap

to put on the scrap heap

249
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Ça a semé la perturbation dans le secteur…..

A

The industry has been thrown into chaos….

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jeter les bases de

A

to lay the ground-work for

251
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il y a une avalanche de

A

to come thick and fast

E.g.: Jokes came thick and fast about…

252
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Pour couronner le tout

A

To cap it all

To cap it off

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échapper aux impôts

A

to escape the taxman

to dodge taxes/the taxman

254
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être piqué au vif par

A

to smart over sth / from sth

255
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corrompre

un pot de vin

A

to bribe

a bribe

256
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se retrouver aux prises avec, se débattre avec

A

to get entangled in

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paralysant

A

crippling

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être en disgrâce, en butte aux soupçons

A

to be under a cloud

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être mis en vente

A

to go on sale

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retourner aux racines

un retour à ses racines

A

to return to one’s roots

a return to one’s roots

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ignoble

A

dastardly

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apprivoiser

A

to tame

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être docile

A

to be tame

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héritage culturel

héritage financier ou matériel

A

legacy

inheritance

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sevrer

A

to wean

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allaitement

A

breast-feeding

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se débarrasser d’une mauvaise habitude

A

to shake off a habit

to wean oneself (or someone) of a bad habit

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un rongeur

A

a rodent

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ronger (rongeurs)

A

to nibble

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salade (le légume)

A

lettuce

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croûte

A

crust

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se rétablir

A

to find one’s balance

273
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au bout du lit

A

at the end of the bed

274
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le guidon du vélo

A

the handle bars

275
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hausse des minimums salariaux

A

welfare hikes

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modèle favorisant l’alternance croissance-déclin

A

boom-and-bust model

277
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paradis fiscal

A

tax haven

278
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éliminer progressivement

A

to phase out

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Ça marche par paires/triplets….

A

It goes in twos/threes…

280
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brodé

A

embroidered

281
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avoir la nostalgie de

A

to pine for

282
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s’approvisionner en

A

to stock up on sth

283
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La plaisanterie court que / on dit en plaisantant que

A

The joke goes that…

284
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marcher à grandes enjambées

A

to lope (several miles)

285
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un ciel nuageux

A

a cloud-studded sky

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puanteur, odeur nauséabonde

A

stench

287
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faire peur, effrayer

A

to spook

[a spook: un spectre]

288
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daim, chevreuil

A

a buck

289
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né d’une mère…

A

born TO a mother….

290
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endiguer

A

to stem

291
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encombrant, massif

A

cumbersome

292
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inventer, concevoir

A

to devise

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comprendre

Je ne comprends rien du tout à ça

A

to make head or tail of

I can’t make head or tail of this

294
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sans le sou

A

penniless

295
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être à cours de

A

to run out of

296
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décerner qch à qn

A

to award someone sth

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se passer, apparaître à l’improviste

A

to happen/appear out of the blue

298
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réprimander qn pour qch

A

to rebuke someone for sth

299
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sans hésiter

A

off the reel

300
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s’éloigner de

A

to steer clear of

301
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dans la course à

A

in races for

302
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revendiquer la responsabilité pour

A

to claim responsibility for

303
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une foule qui se montait à plusieurs centaines

A

a mob numbered in the hundreds

304
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profaner

A

to desecrate

305
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se porter candidat à

A

to make a bid for

306
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faire des morts/blessés

A

to leave people dead/injured

307
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un bastion

A

a stronghold of

308
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augmenter, accélérer

A

to step up

309
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semer le doute sur

A

to cast doubt on

310
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un revers pour

se prendre un revers

A

a setback for

to suffer a setback

311
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avec du recul

A

with (the benefit of) hindsight (haindsaight)

312
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sujet de plaisanteries

A

the butt of many jokes is

313
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cote de confiance

A

trust rating

314
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faire les comptes

A

to keep the books

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être déficitaire

A

to lose money

to be in deficit

316
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la valse des prix

A

a swirl/whirlwind of prices

317
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attendu (avec impatience)

A

(keenly) awaited

318
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continuer à produire

A

to keep production at current levels

319
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le baril de pétrole

A

the oil barrel

320
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handicapé

A

crippled
stunted
hampered

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indépendant (travailleur)

A

freelance

322
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condamné à perpétuité

A

sentenced to life (in prison)

323
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battre de peu

A

to narrowly defeat

324
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cultures OGM

A

GM crops

325
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une interdiction totale

A

a blanket ban

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dégeler

dégel

A

to thaw

a thaw

327
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une rupture de, une pénurie de

A

a shortage of

328
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pousser un soupir (de soulagement)

A

to breathe a sigh (of relief)

329
Q

une histoire abracadabrante, farfelue

A

a shaggy dog story

a non-sensical story

330
Q

déblatérer

A

to blow off

331
Q

C’est mon domaine, mon secteur

Dans quoi vous travaillez ?

A

It’s my line

What’s your line ?

332
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un marginal

A

a drifter

333
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si ça se trouve

A

for all I know

334
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calmer, reprendre en main

A

to tame

to rein in

335
Q

audacieux

A

bold

a bold move

336
Q

au plus tard

A

by (date) at the latest

337
Q

feu qn

feu le président

A

late

the late president

338
Q

un organisme de régulation

A

a regulatory body/watchdog

339
Q

Fini….

A

Gone are the days when… (+would)

340
Q

se mettre au pas, se conformer

A

to fall in line

341
Q

presbyte

myope

A

far-/long-sighted

near-/short-sighted

342
Q

se venger de qn

A

to get back at someone

343
Q

à force de + V, …
A force de fumer il va mourir

Elle s’est endormie en lisant
Il a cuvé

A

cause + oneself + résultat
He’s going to smoke himself dead

She read herself to sleep
He slept himself sober

344
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la loi du talion

A

Lex Talionis

“eye for eye, tooth for tooth”

345
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invoquer

A

to call upon sth

This argument is often called upon as…

346
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la criminalité

A

crime

347
Q

L’erreur est humaine

A

To err is human

348
Q

erreur judiciaire

A

a miscarriage of justice

349
Q

à tel point que

A

so much so that…

350
Q

un détenu

A

an inmate

351
Q

condamner à perpétuité / à mort

A

to sentence so to life / to death

352
Q

la peine de mort

A

the death penalty

capital punishment

353
Q

mettre des bâtons dans les roues

A

to put a wrench in the works of

354
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les jours de…. sont comptés

A

the days of…. are numbered

355
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entendre raison

A

to come to one’s senses

356
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être légal

A

to be on the books

357
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un criminel

un récidiviste

A

an offender

a repeat offender

358
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circonstances atténuantes

A

mitigating circumstances

359
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faire frissonner

A

to send shivers through

360
Q

être impliqué jusqu’au cou dans

A

to be mired in
to be (neck) deep in
to be in deep

361
Q

faire face à

A

to cope with

362
Q

écarter le risque de

A

to stave off the risk of

363
Q

une crise financière

A

a financial meltdown

364
Q

un coup monté par les médias

A

a media sting

365
Q

être piégé

A

to be ensnared

366
Q

les inquiétudes grandissent sur

A

concern is mounting for

367
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toute une série de

A

a slate of

368
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gifler un enfant

A

to smack a child

the smacking of children

369
Q

un plan de sauvetage

A

a bail-out package

370
Q

défenses (éléphant)

A

tusks

371
Q

jouer le jeu

A

to play ball

to play hard ball

372
Q

approuver sans discuter

A

to rubber-stamp (a decision, a measure)

373
Q

accuser qn de

A

to bring charges against sb

374
Q

une figure centrale, un pivot

A

a kingpin

375
Q

pincer

A

to nab (-bed)

376
Q

le continent, continental

la Chine continentale

A

the mainland

the Chinese mainland

377
Q

pénurie de biens

A

a scarcity of goods

378
Q

Bombay

A

Mumbai

379
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indiscipliné, imprudent

A

unruly

380
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respecter la date butoir

A

to meet the deadline

381
Q

avoir un délai a respecter

A

to have to work to a deadline

382
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faire des travaux d’intérêt général

A

to do community service work

383
Q

tomber aux mains de

A

to fall to (sb, a state)

384
Q

être fait dans les règles, être régulier

A

to be above board

385
Q

critiques cinglantes

A

scathing (skeithing) criticism

386
Q

être noyé dans (noyer une affaire)

A

to be drowned out in

387
Q

diriger d’une poigne de fer

A

to rule (the city) with an iron fist

388
Q

être impliqué dans, mêlé à

A

to be embroiled in a scandal

389
Q

étape, manche (trajet, tournée)

A

a leg

390
Q

être à l’étroit

A

to be cramped for room

391
Q

à son tour

A

in its turn

392
Q

se lasser de, être fatigué par

A

to be/grow weary of

393
Q

déposer le bilan

A

to file for bankruptcy

394
Q

a mess =

A

a shambles

395
Q

une marque de voitures

A

a car-make

396
Q

un détroit

A

a strait

397
Q

les chocs pétroliers de 1973

A

the gasoline crises

398
Q

une décision qui fera date

un tournant

A

a landmark ruling

a watershed

399
Q

explicitement, absolument, totalement

A

outright

400
Q

un cran de sécurité (sur une arme par exemple)

A

a safety lock

401
Q

une opération de rachat

racheter

A

a buyback operation

to buy back (from the owner)

402
Q

un bon d’achat

A

a voucher

a gift certificate

403
Q

à la suite de

A

in the wake of

in the aftermath of

404
Q

agressivité

A

aggressiveness

405
Q

On fait valoir que…

soi-disant

A

It is purported to…

purportedly

406
Q

les chiffres (les stats)

A

statistics, figures

407
Q

demander l’asile

demandeur d’asile

A

to seek asylum

an asylum seeker

408
Q

entendre raison

A

to come to one’s senses

409
Q

la société

A

_ society (pas d’article)

410
Q

limiter le rôle de l’Etat

A

to roll back the state

411
Q

se distinguer de

A

to single oneself out from

412
Q

mettre son nez dans les affaires de

A

to poke one’s nose into someone’s business

413
Q

un virage à 180°

A

a U-turn

414
Q

investir beaucoup d’argent dans

A

to plough money into

415
Q

déblatérer sur

A

to jibber-jabber about

416
Q

une solution magique

A

silver-bullet (adj)

-> a silver-bullet substitute for fossil fuels

417
Q

qui ne rejette pas de GES

A

emissions-free (attention au S)

418
Q

diminuer de 10%

A

to fall 10%

to drop by 10%

419
Q

un tournant décisif

A

a “game-changer”

420
Q

J’ai réalisé que

A

It dawned on me that

421
Q

forer (profond)

puits de forage

A

to drill (deep)
to drill for sth
a drilling rig

422
Q

le pétrole brut

A

_ crude (oil)

423
Q

pétrole/gaz de schistes

A

shale oil/gas

424
Q

la cheville ouvrière, le pivot de

une figure pivot, importante

A
the kingpin of
a kingpin (in the mafia for example)
425
Q

peser sur

A

to weigh in on sth

426
Q

Un bon exemple est…

A

A case in point is….

427
Q

devenir critique, atteindre un paroxysme

A

to come to a head

to be running high

428
Q

s’engager à

A

to vow to

429
Q

renverser le cours de l’histoire

A

to turn back the tide of history

430
Q

Ça passe bien/mal (auprès de la population)

A

It goes down well/poorly

431
Q

Evangélistes

A

Evangelicals

432
Q

ça me démange de faire…

A

I am itching to do…

433
Q

s’avérer ___ pour

A

to prove ___ to

434
Q

prêter serment

A

to take one’s oath

435
Q

cellule souche

A

a stem cell

436
Q

jurer sur la Bible

A

to swear on a Bible

437
Q

créationnisme

A

intelligent design

creationism

438
Q
une messe (catho)
un service religieux (autre)
A

a mass

a service

439
Q

décliner

être sur le déclin

A

to wane

to be on the wane

440
Q

une poule mouillée, une chochotte

A

a crybaby
a chicken
a coward
a wimp

441
Q

un paradis pour

A

a haven for

442
Q

la cerise sur le gâteau

A

the jewel of the crown

443
Q

être plus royaliste que le roi

A

to outherod Herod

444
Q

prestations sociales

A

welfare assistance

welfare benefits

445
Q

électoralisme

A

electioneering

446
Q

se porter garant de (financièrement)

A

to vouch for someone

447
Q

humiliant

A

demeaning

448
Q

assumer la facture

A

to foot the bill (for sth)

449
Q

qn qui dénonce

A

a telltale citizen

450
Q

un signe révélateur

A

a telltale sign

It is quite telling of…

451
Q

se dénoncer, se rendre à

A

to turn oneself in to someone

452
Q

être à 8% dans les sondages

A

to poll (to be polling) at 8%

453
Q

les masses fatiguées, pauvres et entassées (cliché sur l’immigration)

A

the tired, poor and huddled masses

454
Q

immigré illégal

A

an undocumented alien

455
Q

régulariser des immigrés

A

to legalize

456
Q

qn qui est fermement opposé à l’immigration

A

a nativist

nativism

457
Q

avoir une position dure sur

A
to take a hard line / a tough stance on
a hardliner (a softliner)
458
Q

considérer que les immigrés ne sont plus les bienvenus

A

to roll up the welcome mat on immigrants

to roll down

459
Q

rétrotransferts

A

remittances

460
Q

pays d’accueil

A

host country

461
Q

un processus de naturalisation

A

a path to citizenship

to set up a path to citizenship

462
Q

almost = ?

A

all but

463
Q

prendre une décision unilatérale

A

to take single-handed action

464
Q

logements sociaux, HLM

A

council flats

465
Q

bénéficier de l’allocation au logement

A

to claim housing benefits

466
Q

allocations

A

benefits

467
Q

un créneau

A

a slot