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1
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Dozen of sth

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Des dizaines de quelque chose

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Overwhelming

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Écrasante

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Following

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A la suite de

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to call for

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Demander

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Nothing but

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Rien que

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to praise

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Encenser

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Currently

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Actuellement

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Indeed

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En effet

Effectivement

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to point out sth

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Signaler

Indiquer

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So-called

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Prétendu

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to aim at + V-ING

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viser

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actually

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en fait

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tendency

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tendance

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to turn sth into sth

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transformer qqch en qqch

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to appear to be

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sembler être

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to deny

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nier

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When it comes to

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En ce qui concerne

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to set a target

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fixer un objectif

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By 2018

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D’ici 2018

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Though

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Cependant
Pourtant
Toutefois

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However

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Cependant

Toutefois

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to scale back

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réduire

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to tip the scales

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faire pencher la balance

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Contrary to popular belief

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contrairement à la croyance populaire, aux idées reçues

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How come gender inequalities have not disappeared?

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Comment se fait-il que les inégalités entre les hommes et les femmes n’aient pas disparu?

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In a bid to

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dans l’espoir de
dans le souci de
dans le but de
pour tenter de

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to stem from

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provenir de

découler de

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hampered by

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entravé par

freiné par

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to take to the streets

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descendre dans la rue

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to manage to

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réussir à

parvenir à

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attempted by

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tenté par

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to come to grips with sth

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s’attaquer à qqch

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according to the journalist

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selon le journaliste

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attempts

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tentatives

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to shed light on

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faire la lumière sur
éclaircir
clarifier

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relied on

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invoqué

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damage

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dégât

dommage

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38
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to spare

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épargner
éviter
conserver

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casualties

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accidents
victimes
blessés

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to suffer from

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souffrir de

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hurdles

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obstacles
difficultés
barrières

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to prevail

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prévaloir

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43
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to bolster

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renforcer

soutenir

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44
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stakes

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enjeux

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45
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to boast

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se vanter

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to foster

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favoriser

encourager

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47
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be set aside

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être mis de côté

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48
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to strike a blow to personal freedom

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Porter atteinte à la liberté individuelle

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49
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to go from rags to riches

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Gravir les échelons

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for the sake of

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Au nom de

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an infringement of private life

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Une enfreinte à la vie privée

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52
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to turn out to be

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s’avérer

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53
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to cope with

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faire face à

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54
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raise an issue

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soulever une question

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55
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address something

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résoudre quelque chose

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56
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prompted by

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motivé par

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57
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set

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fixer

définir

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58
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unlikely

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peu probable

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59
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to embody

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incarner

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60
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towards

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vis-à-vis

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61
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it is commonly argued

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Il est communément soutenu

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62
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for the greater good

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pour le plus grand bien

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63
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at the core of

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au cœur de

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it is necessary to

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il est nécessaire de (faire qqch)

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65
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regardless of

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sans tenir compte de

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66
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as long as

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tant que + indicatif

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67
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a case in point

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un bon exemple

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68
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nonetheless

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néanmoins

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69
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highlight

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souligner

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70
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lead to

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mener à

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71
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justifiable

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justifiable

légitime

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72
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at stake

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en jeu

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73
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as a whole

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dans l’ensemble

globalement

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mainly

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principalement
avant tout
surtout

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75
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involve

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impliquer

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76
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overhaul

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révision
remaniement
refonte

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overhaul

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remanier

restructurer

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78
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advocate

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préconiser
recommander
prôner

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advocate for sth

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militer pour qqch

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80
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flow

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couler

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81
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inefficiency

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inefficacité

manque d’efficacité

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82
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occur

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se produire

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83
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despite the fact that

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en dépit du fait que

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84
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bring about

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amener

entraîner

85
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Barking up the wrong tree

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faire fausse route
se tromper de cible
aller dans la mauvaise direction

86
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From the journalist’s point of view

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Du point de vue du journaliste

87
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underline

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souligner

88
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insist on

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insister sur

89
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renewal

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renouvellement

renouveau

90
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mostly

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surtout
principalement
essentiellement

91
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account for

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expliquer

92
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the point is that

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le fait est que

93
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Il y a

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There is ou there are exprime la présence ou l’absence de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose .
There is + singulier. Ex: There is a little bird.
There are + pluriel. Ex: There are two bad boys.
Cette construction existe à tous les temps :
Il suffit de mettre « be » au temps qui convient. There is a dog
There was a cat
There has been a horse
There will be a lion
There would be a fish

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to add

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ajouter

95
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to acknowledge

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reconnaître

96
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to admit

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admettre

97
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to advocate

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préconiser

98
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to argue

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soutenir

99
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to assert

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affirmer

100
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to assume

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supposer

101
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to claim

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affirmer

102
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to criticise

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critiquer

reprocher

103
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To buck the trend

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Renverser la tendance

104
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to turn words into action.

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Passer à l’acte

Traduire des paroles en actes

105
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It is appalling

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C’est révoltant

106
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to gain/lose momentum

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prendre/perdre de l’ampleur

107
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to make headway

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progresser

aller/de l’avant

108
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to gain ground

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s’imposer progressivement

prendre du terrain

109
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to spread like wild fire

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se répandre comme une traînée de poudre

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to be on the wane

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décroître

s’émousser

111
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to take a tumble

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s’écrouler

112
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to run out of steam

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s’essoufler

113
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to address a problem

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s’attaquer à un problème

114
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to act as an eye-opener

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être révélateur d’un problème

115
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to be a double-edged sword

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être une arme à double tranchant

116
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to be a blessing in disguise

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être un mal pour un bien

117
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in the wake of

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à la suite de

118
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to follow suit

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faire de même

119
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to come out of the blue

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sortir de nulle part

120
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to implement a policy

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appliquer une politique

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to enforce a law

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faire appliquer une loi

122
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the seamy side

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la face cachée/l’envers

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What is at stake

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ce qui est en jeu

124
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Resort

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Avoir recours à

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Hazardous

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Dangereux

126
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Either…or

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Soit…soit…

127
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The Britons

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Les Britanniques

128
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Most Americans

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La plupart des Américains

129
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throw in the towel

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Baisser les bras

130
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to wreak havoc on

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faire des ravages

131
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to be in the throes of

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être en proie à

132
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to undergo hardship

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être en difficulté

133
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to loom

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menacer

se profiler à l’horizon

134
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to pave the way for

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ouvrir la voie à

135
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to blow the whistle on

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dénoncer

136
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to paper over a problem

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dissimuler un problème

137
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to turn a blind eye on a problem

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fermer les yeux sur un problème

138
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to frown upon a decision

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désapprouver une décision

139
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to take steps

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prendre des mesures

140
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to crack down on a phenomenon

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sévir contre un problème

141
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to match words with action

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passer à l’acte

142
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to remain wishful thinking

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rester un vœu pieux

143
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to take a tool on

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nuire à

144
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to call sth into question

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remettre quelque chose en question

145
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to undergo hardships

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rencontrer des difficultés

146
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to be a looming danger

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être un danger menaçant

147
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to be sth to be reckoned with

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être quelque chose dont il faut tenir compte

148
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to find a happy medium

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trouver un juste milieu

149
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to criticize sth

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critiquer quelque chose

150
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Overcome

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Vaincre

Surmonter

151
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Provide sth

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Fournir

152
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Garner sth

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Récolter qq chose

153
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Empower sb

A

Valoriser qq

Responsabiliser qq

154
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Take back control

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Reprendre en main

Reprendre le contrôle

155
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Chuck away

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Jeter

156
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under threat

at risk

A

Menacé

En danger

157
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Uphold

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Faire respecter

Protéger

158
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Tinker

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Bricoler

159
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goods and services

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biens et services

160
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over the past few years

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au cours de ces dernières années (à utiliser avec un present perfect)

161
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the better-off

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les plus aisés

162
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embrace

A

adopter

adhérer

163
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be about to

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être sur le point de

s’apprêter à

164
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fight back

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riposter

se défendre

165
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the advent of

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l’avènement de

166
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to the extent

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dans la mesure

167
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wisdom

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sagesse

168
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To talk someone into + Bving

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Convaincre qqn de faire qqch

169
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To have oneself heard

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Se faire entendre

170
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by so doing

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ce faisant

171
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concern

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préoccupation

inquiétude

172
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They had better

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Elles feraient mieux

173
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ensure

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garantir

assurer

174
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the question raised is that of

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la question posée est celle de

175
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abuse

A

abuser

176
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dodge

A

échapper

esquiver

177
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garner

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recueillir

engranger

178
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suffice it to

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il suffit de

179
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like many other

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comme beaucoup d’autres

180
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endure

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endurer

181
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take advantage of

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profiter de

182
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most of the time

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la plupart du temps

183
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whereby

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par lequel
moyennant quoi
en vertu duquel

184
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therefore

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donc

par conséquent

185
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they have come a long way

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ils/elles ont fait du chemin

186
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flux

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fluctuation

mutation

187
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over the last couple of years + present perfect

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au cours des dernières années

188
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irretrievably

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irrémédiablement

189
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empowerment

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émancipation

autonomisation

190
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seemingly

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en apparence

191
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thanks to

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grâce à

192
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the ease with which

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la facilité avec laquelle

193
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plenty of

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beaucoup de

194
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far from

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loin de

195
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scale

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ampleur

196
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the balance of power

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l’équilibre des pouvoirs

197
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for now

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pour l’instant

pour le moment

198
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shift the balance

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faire pencher la balance
modifier les rapports
déplacer les équilibres

199
Q

Arouse

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Susciter

200
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surge

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poussée

201
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innumerable

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innombrable

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genuine

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véritable

203
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increases

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hausses

poussées

204
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leading

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de premier plan

205
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tear up

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déchirer

206
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culprit

A

coupable

207
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stonewalling

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obstruction

blocage

208
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It’s time + prétérit modal

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il serait grand temps de….
Rappelons que le prétérit modal ne décrit pas une action passée mais le mode irréel. Les phrases à ce mode indiquent que l’action n’est pas la réalité dans le présent, mais peut le devenir dans le futur. C’est l’irréel du présent.
- It’s time he understood that he is responsible for his future. = Il serait temps qu’il comprenne qu’il est responsable de son avenir. (= pour le moment, il ne le comprend pas => prétérit modal.)

209
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stonewall

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faire de l’obstruction

ne pas coopérer

English Fiches Civilisation (6 decks)

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