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casser, briser

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to break

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enfreindre la loi

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to break the law

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battre un record

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to break a record

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innover, faire œuvre de pionnier

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to break new ground

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atteindre le point de rupture

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to reach breaking-point

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faire sécession, couper les ponts

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to break away from

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un parti dissident, séparatiste

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a breakaway party

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échouer, tomber en panne

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to break down

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une panne (moteur, machine)

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a breakdown

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une dépression nerveuse

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a nervous breakdown

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l’éclatement de la famille

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family breakdown

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entrer par effraction

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to break into

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pénétrer un marché

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to break into a market

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éclater (pour une guerre ou un conflit)

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to break out

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une pause, une rupture

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a break

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faire une pause, se changer les idées, prendre des vacances

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to take a break

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une percée, une découverte capitale

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a breakthrough

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L’informatique

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information technology

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une rupture

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a break-up

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la scission d’un parti politique

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the break-up of a political party

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en pareil cas

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in such a case

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a case

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un cas, une éventualité un procès, une affaire une valise

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selon le cas

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as the case may be

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en tout cas

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in any case

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en l’occurence

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in the case in point

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un exemple frappant

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a case in point

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juger une affaire

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to try a case

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plaider en faveur de

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to make a case for

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une inculpation

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a charge

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être inculpé de viol

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to be on a rape charge

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les accusations portées contre lui…

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the charges made against him

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facturer

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to make a charge for

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être responsable de … diriger

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to be in charge of

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facturer, demander un prix

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to charge

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inculper quelqu’un de

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to charge s.o with

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vérifier / freiner, enrayer

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to check

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rejeter la responsabilité sur qn

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to cast the blame on sb

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jeter une ombre sur

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to cast a shadow on/over

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jeter un regard sur

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to cast one’s eye on

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jeter un regard critique sur

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to cast a critical eye on

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être démoralisé

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to be cast down

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prétendre / revendiquer

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to claim

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s’effondrer

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to collapse

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une chute, un effondrement

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a collapse

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commettre

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to commit

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s’être engagé à, s’employer à

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to be committed to + Ving

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un engagement

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a commitment

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obliger

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to compel

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imposer le respect

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to compel respect

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incontestable, irréfutable

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compelling

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respecter, se plier à

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to comply with, to abide by

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conformité

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compliance

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conformément à

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in compliance with

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être conforme à

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to be compliant with

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une affaire / une entreprise / une inquiétude

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a concern

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une entreprise qui marche bien

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a going concern

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un sujet de grande inquiétude

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a matter of great concern

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consommer

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to consume

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un consommateur

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a consumer

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biens de consommation

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consumer goods

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la société de consommation

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consumer society

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la consommation

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consumption

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s’en sortir, se débrouiller

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to cope

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faire face à un problème, essayer de le résoudre

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to cope with

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une société (commerciale ou industrielle)

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a corporation

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… des entreprises (complément de nom)

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corporate … (adj) Exemple : les bénéfices des entreprises –> Corporate profits

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une exigence

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a demand

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l’offre et la demande

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supply and demand

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priver qn de…

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to deprive s.o of…

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pauvreté, misère

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deprivation

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mériter

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to deserve

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un problème inextricable, un casse-tête

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a conundrum

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un point discutable

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a moot point

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une mise en garde

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a warning

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un sujet d’importance capitale

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a matter of prime importance

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un sujet qui inquiète tout le monde

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a matter of common concern

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une réalité qui est entrée dans les moeurs

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a fact of life

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la presse écrite

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print journalism

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un tableau, un graphique

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a chart

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un taux

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a rate

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un slogan accrocheur

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a catchword, a catchphrase

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une affirmation qui est en dessous de la vérité (une litote) : très fréquent en anglais

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an understatement

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donner un aperçu de…

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to give an insight into…

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mettre en lumière

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to highlight to spotlight

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se concentrer sur

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to focus on

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faire remarquer que

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to point out that

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insister sur

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to dwell on

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éclairer (un problème)

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to shed light on

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souligner

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to stress to underline to emphasize to lay emphasis on to underscore

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impliquer

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to suggest, to imply that

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déduire

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to infer

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jeter l’ancre

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to cast anchor

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maîtriser, contenir

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to put a check on to hold in check to keep in check

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