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1
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être en proie à qqch

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to be a prey to sth

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2
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faire de son mieux

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to do one’s utmost

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3
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voir la vérité en face

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to face facts

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4
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être très à la mode

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to be all the rage

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5
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être de mauvaise foi

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to be ill faith

to be bad faith

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6
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éprouver du ressentiment

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to resent sth

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7
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être un expert de

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to be an expert at sth

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dissuader qqun de faire qqch

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to deter sb from doing sth

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9
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être susceptible de faire qqch

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to be slated to do sth
to be liable to do sth
to be likely to do sth

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10
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aller à l’encontre de

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to run counter to

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11
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prendre le pouvoir

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to come into office

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12
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être de fan de

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to be down with

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13
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avoir des difficultés à faire qqch

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to have difficulties doing sth

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14
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faire qqch en douce

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to act on the sly

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15
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être rusé

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to be cunning

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16
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être sidéré par qqch

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to be appalled at

to be aghast at

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17
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snobber qqun

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to snub sb

to cold-shoulder sb

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18
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reprocher qqch à qqun

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to reproach sb for doing sth

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19
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avoir une emprise sur qqch

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to have a grip on sth

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20
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faire face à

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to cope with

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21
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se mêler de qqch

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to meddle with sth

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22
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être au coude à coude

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to be neck and neck

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23
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être sur le point de

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to be on the edge of

24
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s’avérer

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to turn out to be

25
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être à l’ordre du jour

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to be on one’s agenda

26
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se consacrer à

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to devote oneself to doing sth

27
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reprendre sa vie en main

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to get one’s life back

28
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c’est couru d’avance

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it’s shoo-in

29
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faire de la lèche

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to grovel

30
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tu peux toujours parler

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you may talk till you are blue in the face

31
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dégouter qqun de qqch

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to put sb off sth

32
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être nombriliste

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to be navel-gazing

33
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prendre un carton rouge

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to get a red card

34
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être en rade de qqch

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to be short of

35
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Comment cela se fait-il?

A

How come I can?

36
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porter atteinte à la liberté individuelle

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to strike a blow to personal freedom

37
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être de courte durée

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to be short-lived

38
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reprendre le travail

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to resume work

39
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au nom de

A

in the name of

for the sake of

40
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partir de zéro

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to start from scratch

41
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gravir les échelons

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to go from rags to riches

to climb up the social ladder

42
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rejeter la responsabilité sur qqun

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to offload the responsibility onto sb

43
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mener une vie de château

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to live a life of luxury

44
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toucher le fond

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to hit rock bottom

45
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avoir le moral à zéro

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to be down in the mouth

46
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faire croire n’importe quoi à qqun

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to pull the wool over someone’s eyes

47
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prendre des risques

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to go out on a limb

48
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c’est le coup de foudre!

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it’s love at first sight!

49
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c’est l’hôpital qui se fout de la charité

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it’s the pot calling the kettle back

50
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l’argent ne fait pas le bonheur

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money can’t buy happiness

51
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quand on veut on peut

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when there’s a will there’s a way

52
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Paris ne s’est pas fait en un jour

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Rome wasn’t built in a day

53
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Qui ne dit mot consent

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silence is tantamount to consent

54
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d’après le proverbe …

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As the saying goes …

55
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être en piteux état

A

to be in a sorry state

56
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la montée

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the surge in

57
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un changement profond

un tournant décisif

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a watershed