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1
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Les deux points de vue ne sont pas inconciliables

A

The two points of view are not irreconcilable

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Peser le pour et le contre

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To weight up the prons and cons

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Par rapport à

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In comparison to/with

With regard to

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De meme

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In the same way
Likewise
Similarly

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D’un côté… ,de l’autre…

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On the one hand…, on the other

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Malgré

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In spite of

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Néanmoins, pourtant

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Nevertheless
However
(But) still
Yet

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A la différence de

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Unlike

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Au contraire

Contrairement à

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On the contrary

Contrary to

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Je déduis de

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I gather from

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Je peux en déduire que

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I can infer/deduce that

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A condition que

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Provided that
As long as
On condition that

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Émettre des réserves sur qqc

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Have reservations about sth

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Peut être

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Perhaps

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Il est evident que

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It’s obvious that

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Il est très probable/peu probable que

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It is likely/unlikely that

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De touts évidence, sans aucun doute

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Obviously
Undoubtedly
Clearly
Undeniably 
Definitely 
Certainly
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Evident, flagrant

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Blatant

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Avoir conscience/ne pas avoir conscience que

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Be aware/unaware that

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La moindre idée

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The slightest/faintest/foggiest idea

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21
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Tout compte fait

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All in all

Altogether

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Tout bien considéré

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All things considered

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Avec le recul

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In retrospect

With (the benefit of) hindsight

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En resume

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In short

To sum up

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Pour simplifier

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To make things simpler

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En fait, à vrai dire

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As a matter of fact
In actual fact
Actually

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C’est à dire

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That is to say

Namely

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Pour commencer, je dirais que

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To begin with/to start with, I’ll say that

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Tout d’abord

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First of all

Firstly

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30
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Afin d’examiner cette idée, nous devons tout d’abord considérer

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In order to discuss this point, we first have to consider

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31
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Cela me mènera à mon dernier argument concernant

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This will lead me to the final point concerning

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Le sujet pose de nombreux problèmes, parmi lesquels

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The matter under discussion raises many issues, among which

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33
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Par exemple

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For instance

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Cet article soulève le problème de

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This article raises the question of

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Ce texte éclaire un sujet brûlant

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This text sheds a burning issue

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36
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Se concentrer sur

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To focus on

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37
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Condamner # supporter

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Condemn # support

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38
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En conclusion

Pour conclure

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In conclusion

To conclude

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39
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Mettre qqc en valeur

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Enhance sth

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40
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Ce texte parle de

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This text deals with

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41
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Avant tout autre chose

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First and foremost

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D’autre part, par ailleurs, en outre

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Besides, moreover, furthermore, in addition (to)

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En dernier ressort

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In the last resort

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Un probleme brûlant/contemporain/d’actualité/controversé

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A burning/contemporary/topical/controversial issue

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D’importantes conséquences

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Far-reaching consequences

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Un changement significatif

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A significant change

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47
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Un facteur décisif

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A decisive factor

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48
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(Im)partial

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(Un)biased

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Banal

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Commonplace

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Convaincant

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Convincing

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Trompeur

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Misleading

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Pertinent

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Relevant

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53
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Frappant

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Striking

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54
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En désaccord

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At odds

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Plus exactement

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Besser gesagt

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Selon moi

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On my opinion

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57
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imminent, prochain

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impending

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58
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être imminent

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impend

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59
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au-dessus de

plus haut que, supérieur

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above

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60
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à flot

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afloat

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cadre, objectifs
champ (d’une recherche)
portée, étendue

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scope

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62
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parcourir des yeux

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to scope sth

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63
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sans défence

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defenceless

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64
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bilan annuel

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annual balance sheet
annual accounts
annual report

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lugubre, sombre, triste

mauvais

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dismal

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lent, mou, calme

endormi (personne)

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sluggish

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courageux, audacieux, téméraire

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bold

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terre-à-terre

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down-to-earth

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large, immense, vaste

général

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broad

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enclin à (faire) qqc

sujet à qqc (maladie)

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prone to sth

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insupportable, insoutenable

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unbearable

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lors de

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during, while

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lié/associé à

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associated/linked with sth/sb

linked to sb/sth (caused by, due to)

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A venir, prochain

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Forthcoming

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75
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le candidat favori

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the front-runner

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une personnalité politique

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a political figure

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de façon étrange (pas usuel, habituel)

particulièrement (de manière unique)

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peculiarly

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les indécis

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those who have/had not made up theirs minds (yet)

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syndicat

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trade union

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80
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toucher le fond

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to hit rock-bottom

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81
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tomber sur, recontrer par hasard, croiser

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to come across

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ancien

ex: un ancien prisonnier

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former

ex: a former prisoner

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un de mes anciens amis

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a former friend of mine

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84
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apprendre à jouer de la guitare

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to learn HOW to play THE guitar

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85
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rester à la maison

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to stay AT home

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86
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le ministre des affaires étrangères britannique

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the British Foreign Secretary

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87
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je ne me sens pas bien

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I’m not feeling very well

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88
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tes dernières leçons

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your latest lessons

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89
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perdre du temps

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to waste time

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90
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dans la mesure où

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insofar as

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91
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de telle sorte que/si bien que

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so that

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à peine … que

ex: ils avaient à peine quitter la ville qu’il se mit à pleuvoir

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hardly … when
ex: hardly had they left the city vhen it started to rain
no sooner … than
ex: no sooner had they left the city than it started to rain

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il est (grand) temps que

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it’s (high) time + preterit

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c’est la première fois que

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it’s the first time + present perfect

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95
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tu ferais mieux de

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you had better +BV

96
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je préférerais +BV

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I would rather +BV (+ than si comparaison)

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je préférerais que

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I would rather + sujet + preterit

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dans l’avion

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ON the place

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à l’aéroport

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AT the airport

100
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respecter les normes européennes

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to abide BY European standards

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être candidat pour les prochaines élections

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to run for the forthcoming elections

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ne pas prendre de rique

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not to take any risk

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tenir qqn au courant

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to keep sb informed/up to date

to keep sb posted/in the loop

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frapper à la porte

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to knock at the door

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postuler

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to apply for a job

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avoir des difficultés à se faire comprendre

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to have troubles making oneself understood

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faire entrer qqn

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to show sb in

108
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faire visiter qqc à qqn

faire visiter qqn

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to show sb (a)round sth

to show sb (a)round

109
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être garer correctement

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to be parked properly

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se faire comprendre

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to make oneself understood

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rester en contact avec

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to keep in touch with

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d’autant plus que

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all the more so as

113
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presque tous les endroits du monde

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almost all places IN the world

114
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rester au soleil

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to stay IN the sun

115
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être débordé de travail

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to be snowed under with work

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s’il en reste

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if there are/is some left

117
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tu peux remplacer par qql fraises

A

you can put some strawberries instead

118
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avoir l’habitude de

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be used to +ING

119
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cette école privée anglaise

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this English PUBLIC school

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il ne reste pas beaucoup de places dans le bus

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there are not so many seats left in the bus

121
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il souhaiterait avoir …

A

he wishes he had …

122
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voyager dans le monde entier

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to travel all over the world

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ni … ni …

A

neither … nor …

124
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soit … soit …

A

either … or …

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j’ai n’ai pas le temps

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I don’t have any time

126
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à la montagne

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IN the mountain

127
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sévèrement critiqué

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highly criticized

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au pied de

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at the foot of

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au vestiaire

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in the cloakroom

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une augmentation d’allocation-chômage

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a rise in unemployment benefit

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les pauvres ont du mal à joindre les deux bouts

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the poor have trouble making ends meet

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une région viticole

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a wine-producing area

133
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être de mauvaise humeur

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to be bad-tempered

134
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quand à sa soeur

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as for his/her sister

135
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une comparaison tirée par les cheveux

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a far-fetched comparison

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marcher le long d’un large pont en bois

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to walk ALONG a wide wooden bridge

137
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le moins cher

A

the least expensive

138
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prendre du poids

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to put weight on

139
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de la confiture maison, c’est un régal

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home-made jam is a treat

140
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chez moi

A

at my place

141
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si tu envisages de rester à la maison

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if you are planning to stay at home

142
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prendre un plat à emporter

A

to have a take-away

143
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TGV

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high speed train

144
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comme toujours

A

as always

145
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comme d’habitude

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as usual

146
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comme règle générale

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as a rule

147
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comme avant

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as before

148
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au tribunal

A

in court

149
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rattraper le travail

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to catch up on the work

150
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conseiller ses clients à la fois sur les avantages et les inconvénients des derniers appareils

A

to advise his customers about the advantages as well as the drawbacks of the latest appliances

151
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être au cœur du succès d’Apple

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to be crucial to Apple’s success

152
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les chiffres d’affaires de l’entreprise ne cesse de baisser

A

the firm’s turnover has kept decreasing

153
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représenter le parti démocratique du Tennessee

A

to stand for Tennessee’s Democratic Party

154
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avoir lieu

A

to take place

155
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résider dans

A

to lie in (lay, lain)

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risquer de (être probable)

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to be likely to

157
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celle de

A

that of

158
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trembler de peur

A

to shutter with fear

159
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remonter la rue en courant

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to run up the street

160
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avoir du mal à

A

to have trouble +ing

161
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immédiatement, tout de suite, sans tarder

en même temps, à la fois

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at once

162
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devenir fou, folle

A

go mad

163
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plan de relance

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economic recovery plan

164
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se voir attribuer un prix

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to be awarded a prize

165
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plusieurs de ses discours

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several of his speeches

166
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il ne m’en reste plus du tout

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I have none left at all

167
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le passage à l’euro

A

the changeover to the euro

168
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levé et habillé

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up and dressed

169
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nous ne pouvons nous en prendre qu’à nous-mêm

A

we have only ourselves to blame

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ne progresser que de 1%

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to go up only 1%

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les autorités compétentes

A

the authorities concerned

172
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si bien que

A

wich meant that

173
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rencontrer de plus en plus d’obstacles

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to be confronted with a growing number of obstacles

174
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changer d’emploi

A

change jobs

175
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exigeant

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demanding

176
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ému

A

moved

177
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faire des bénéfices

A

make a profit

178
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ne pas avoir coutume d’être en retard

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not be in the habit of being late

179
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cela fait trois ans qu’elle travaille à Paris

A

she has been working in Paris for three years

180
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aller faire les courses

A

go shopping

181
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pratique

A

convenient

182
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quels que soient les résultats

A

wathever the results may be

183
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avoir peur de

A

afraid OF

184
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deux fois moins cher que les autres

A

half the price of the others

185
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une voiture qui consomme peu

A

a fuel-efficient car

186
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agréable

A

pleasant

187
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concitoyen

A

fellow-citizen

188
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à l’heure

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on time

189
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les résultats économiques de l’année écoulée

A

the past year’s economic results

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Q

l’économie de pays

A

the country’s economy

191
Q

quoi qu’on en dise

A

whatever they may say

192
Q

Banque centrale américaine

A

the Federal Reserve

193
Q

leurs salaires étant de plus en plus élevés

A

since their salaries keep on rising

194
Q

je regrette que +subj

ex: je regrette que tu ne maies pas écouté

A

I wish +past perfect

ex: I wish you had listened to me

195
Q

partir à la retraire

A

to retire

196
Q

une augmentation de salaire de 3%

A

a 3% wage-rise

197
Q

cadres moyens

A

middle-ranking execturives

198
Q

questions épineuses

A

thorny issues

199
Q

Etats endettés

A

indebted states

200
Q

faire faillite

A

to go bankrupt

201
Q

dommage

A

it’s a pity

202
Q

qu’il m’appelle à mon retour

A

let him call me when I get back

203
Q

un pays anglophone

A

an English-speaking country

204
Q

pendant longtemps

A

for a long time

205
Q

si intelligente qu’elle soit

A

however intelligent she may be

206
Q

à l’avenir

A

in future

207
Q

leur façon de raisonner

A

their way of reasonning

208
Q

s’attaquer à la montée du chômage

A

to tackle rising unemployment

209
Q

vivre un calvaire

A

to go through an ordeal

210
Q

surprise d’entendre que

A

amazed at hearing that

211
Q

bondé

A

over-crowded

212
Q

politique éducative

A

education policy

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Q

ils n’ont QU’à attendre

A

let them wait

214
Q

des divergences sont apparues

A

differences of opinion were brought to light

215
Q

indépendant

A

independEnt

216
Q

combien les enjeux sont importants

A

how high the stakes are

217
Q

la législation sur les armes à feu risque d’être modifié

A

gun law stants to be / may be reformed

218
Q

accéder à un poste à responsabilité

A

land to top jobs / high-level positions

219
Q

son mandat

A

his term in office

220
Q

relancer l’économie

A

to jumb-start/kick-start the economy

221
Q

une augmentation

A

a pay rise / a raise

222
Q

fatiguant

A

tiring

223
Q

ses intérêts

A

his/her/its vested interests

224
Q

dans les cinq ans

A

in five year’s time

225
Q

amer, amèr

A

bitter

226
Q

volontiers

A

gadly

227
Q

faible déception

A

mild dissapointment

228
Q

continuer sa course

A

to run on

229
Q

figé

A

frozen

230
Q

écarter d’un haussement d’épaule

A

to shrug away

231
Q

s’endetter pour investir

A

to leverage

232
Q

non-paiement

A

default

233
Q

sauvetage

A

bail-out

234
Q

s’exaspérer

A

to chafe

235
Q

il s’accrocha de toutes s’efforce à cet instant

A

he clung hard to that instance

236
Q

les premiers signes avant coureurs du printemps

A

a first hing of spring

237
Q

embuscade

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ambush

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