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1
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une analyse

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an analysis

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analyser qch

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to analyse sth

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discuter qch

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to discuss sth

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être équitable, juste

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to be fair

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un commentaire

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a comment

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un commentaire injuste

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an unfair comment

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évident

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obvious

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évidemment, à l’évidence

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obviously

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réel, véritable

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actual

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en fait, effectivement

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actually

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à ce qu’on dit

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allegedly, reportedly

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12
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en gros, au fond

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basically

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13
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absolument

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definitely

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sans aucun doute

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undoubtedly

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15
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On peut penser que…

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Presumably…

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faire allusion à faire qch

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to hint at sth

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une critique, un reproche

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a critiscism

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un critique, un détracteur

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a critic

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critiquer

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criticize

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efficace, qui a un effet

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effective

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21
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efficacement

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effectively

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22
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à la place de, au lieu de…

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instead of…

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«Je pense, j’estime que…»

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‘I reckon that…’

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mauvais; pire; le(a) pire

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bad; worst; the worst

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une polémique

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a controversy

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polémique, controversé

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controversial

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une question très discutée

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a much-debated issue

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une croyance, conviction

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a belief

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un article équilibré

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a balanced article

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«De la même manière,…»

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‘Likewise,…’

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«C’est synonyme de…»

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‘It’s synonymous with…’

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à l’exception de…

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with the exception of…

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sauf qch, qch excepté

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except for sth

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qch est (in)cohérent

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sth is (in)consistent

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choisir, privilégier une idée

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to single out an idea

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qch est intéressant

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sth is interesting

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qch est bizarre, étrange

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sth is weird

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un problème grave

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a serious problem

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pertinent, approprié

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relevant

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pas pertinent, inutile, hors de propos

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irrelevant

41
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la pertinence de qch

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the relevance of sth

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qch n’est pas approprié, bienvenu

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sth is not appropriate

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un article qui a des convictions

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an opinionated article

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être partial, partisan; pas d’objectif

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to be biased

45
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penser à qch, à qn

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to think about sth, sb

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«Cela étant dit, cependant…»

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‘Having said that, however…’

47
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«J’ai le sentiment que…»

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‘I am under the impression that…’

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faire passer une idée, prouver qch

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to make a point

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comprendre, manquer une idée

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to get, to miss a point

50
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aller droit au but

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to come straight to the point

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«On peut avancer que…»

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‘There is a case for saying that…’

52
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«Cela vaut la peine de remarquer que…»

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‘It is worth noting that…’

53
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«Ce qui est frappant, c’est que…»

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‘What is striking is that…’

54
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Avec le recul

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WIth hindsight