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1
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éclairer

A

shed light on

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un moyen de transport

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a mean of transport

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participer à un rassemblement

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to attend a rally

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raviver/attiser (le feu)

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to stoke the fire

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ouragan

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hurricane

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s’accrocher a qqchose/qqun

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cling to smth

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faire appel à

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to call on

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Je suis obsédé par l’argent

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I’m obsessed with money

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Elle n’avait rien d’une personne romantique

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She was not much of a romantic person

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10
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provoquer des troubles

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spark unrest

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Se sentir mal à l’aise

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To feel ill-at-ease / awkward

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12
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analphabétisme

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illiteracy

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13
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sans pitié

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ruthless

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14
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Envoyer un colis a qqun

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Send somebody a parcel

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15
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régler le problème des arrangements

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to sort out the arrangements

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16
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tenir quelqu’un pour responsable

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hold someone to account

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Tu aurais intérêt à accepter cette proposition

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You would be well advised to accept that offer.

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18
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un soulèvement

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an uprising

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19
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Une tête brûlée

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A hot head

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20
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certes/d’accord..

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granted

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21
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mariage pour tous

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marriage equality

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22
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des adolescents bloqués/coincés

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stranded teens

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23
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élevage de sélection

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selective breeding

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faire un parallèle

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to draw a parallel

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25
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incessant

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unremitting

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être exclu

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To be dismissed

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27
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j’ai fait des recherches

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i made some research (TOUJOURS SINGULIER)

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28
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évènement majeur, point de repère

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a landmark

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29
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qui s’emporte facilement

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quick-tempered

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30
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discréditer/briser/tordre le cou à

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debunk a myth

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31
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faire une analogie

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to draw an analogy

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32
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projet, engagement

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undertaking

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33
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OS convivial

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user-friendly OS

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34
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pencher/déformer un avis

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skew people’s opinion

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35
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enthousiasme

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eagerness

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36
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être supprimé au montage

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to be edited out

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donner/prêter de l’autorité a leur voix

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to lend authority to their voices

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38
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Identity politics

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Also called identitarian politics

Refers to political positions based on the interests and perspectives of social groups with which people identify.

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39
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une tentative, un raid

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a foray

40
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susciter de la compassion

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to arouse sympathy

41
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dérouter

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baffle (it baffles me)

42
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un bon côté

A

a silver lining

43
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Ils ne sont ni bons ni mauvais

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They are neither good nor bad

44
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un caprice

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a tantrum

45
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une pente glissante

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a slippery slope

46
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Surpasser quelqu’un

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To trump someone

47
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refuser un visa a qqun

A

deny sb a visa

48
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un marginal

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a maverick

49
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un émeutier

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a rioter

50
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s’accrocher au pouvoir

A

to cling to power

51
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décerner un prix a qqun

A

award somebody a prize

52
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travail/labeur

A

toil

53
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S’il avait vécu

A

Had he lived

54
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humide

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damp

55
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former la moitié de la population

A

make up half of the population

56
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visiter qqn

A

pay a visit

57
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jeter un coup d’oeil

A

have a glance

58
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faire la une

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to grab headlines

59
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totalitaire

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totalitarian

60
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sélectionner méticuleusement de arguments

A

cherry-picked arguments

61
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sensible

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sensitive

62
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un excès de colère

A

a fit of anger

63
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transgénique

A

transgenic

64
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Se méfier de tout

A

Distrust everything

65
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un actionnaire

A

a shareholder

66
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cynisme

A

cynicism

67
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freiner, ralentir un processus

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to hamper a process

68
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émacié (maigre)

A

emaciated

69
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un génie

A

a mastermind

70
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avoir l’intention de

A

to intend to

71
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renverser un dictateur

A

to overthrow a dictator

72
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conférer, accorder

A

bestowing

73
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Président de la cour suprême

A

Chief Justice

74
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une crise

A

an outburst

75
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Tarif d’un moyen de transport

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Fare ( GER : fahren = voyager)

76
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s’emparer du pouvoir

A

to seize power

77
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Avoir un coeur de pierre

A

To be cold hearted

78
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cul de sac

A

dead end

79
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mettre en pièce

A

unpick

80
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Main d’œuvre

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Labour force/workforce

81
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rassembler des évidences irréfutables

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to round up compelling evidences

82
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un tableur

A

a spreadsheet

83
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mal diriger/gérer

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to misrule/mismanage

84
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représenter (au sens de proportion)

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account for

85
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la plus grande valeur/atout/avantage

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toe most valuable asset

86
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être content d’une situation

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to be happy with one situation

87
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représenter une femme

A

depict a woman

88
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inégalité des sexes

A

gender disparity

89
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un atout

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A trump (card)

90
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position/point de vue

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stance

91
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une action (bourse)

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a share

92
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plein d’esprit

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witty

93
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la censure

A

censorship

94
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un renseignement

A

a piece of information

95
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un pot-de-vin

A

a bribe

96
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pencher en faveur de

A

skew in favour of

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