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loin des yeux, loin du coeur

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out of sight, out of mind

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ne pas tenir en place

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to have ants in one’s pant, to have itchy feet

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avoir le pied marin

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to find one’s sea legs

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au regard de la loi, au yeux de la loi

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in the sight of the law

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le coup de foudre

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love at first sight

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faire du tourisme

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to go sightseeing

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avoir quelqu’un dans le collimateur, dans sa ligne de mire

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to have sthg/sbdy in one’s sights

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quand on veut on peut

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where there is a will there is a way

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comme beaucoup de journalistes aimeraient nous le faire croire

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as many journalist would have us believe

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lier le geste à la parole

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to match one’s actions to one’s words

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être responsable

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to be in charge of, to be responsible for

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une pomme de discorde

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a bone of contention

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avoir la main-mise sur qqch

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to have a stranglehold on sthg

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être sous le joug de

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to be under the yoke of

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viser ; avoir pour but de

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to aim at + vb-ing / to aim to + vb

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être destiné à

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to be meant/intended for

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avoir pour but de

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to be targeted/aimed for

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lancer un plan

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to launch a plan

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donner les grandes lignes d’un plan

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to outline a plan

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révéler un plan

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to unveil a plan

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mettre en oeuvre

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to implement

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abandonner une politique

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to scrap a policy

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ajourner une politique

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to shelve a policy

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contrecarrer un plan

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to thwart a plan

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torpiller

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to torpedo

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faire échouer un plan

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to scuttle a plan

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c’est en fait comparable à

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it’s actually on a par with

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faire valoir un argument

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to make a point

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en témoigne le fait que

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witness the fact that

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n’en être qu’à ses balbutiements

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to be still in its infancy

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l’accusation principale

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the overarching accusation

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on ne surestimera jamais assez

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can’t be overemphasized

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s’en remettre à

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to leave it up to

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34
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le moindre

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the slightest

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35
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c’est de loin

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It is by far

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36
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peser le pour et le contre

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To weigh up the pros and cons

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37
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rayer qqch de la carte

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to wipe sthg off the map

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38
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à en croire le journaliste

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If the columnist is to be believed

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sévir

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to crack down on sthg

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lancer une offensive contre

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to launch a crackdown on

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la dernière en date

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the latest in

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régler un différent

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to settle a dispute / an argument

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c’est réglé

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It’s all settled

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44
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régler qqch à l’amiable

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To settle sthg out of court

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compenser

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to offset

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être soutenu par

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to be supported / backed by

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mettre la barre trop haut

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to set one’s sights/expectations too high

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vaquer à ses occupations

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to go about one’s business

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en échange de

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in exchange for / in return to

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à condition que, pourvu que

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provided

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avoir un intérêt direct / une position intéressée

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to have a vested/financial interest

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en général

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over all

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53
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PNB

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GDP (gross domestic product)

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54
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prendre ses désirs pour des réalités

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it’s wishful thinking

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55
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loin des sentiers battus

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off the beaten track

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le constat d’une enquête réalisée par

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the main finding of a study carried out by

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quelle dommage, quelle déception

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what’s a pity, what’s a letdown

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déclarer être du même avis

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to admit to being of the same opinion

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il en va de même pour

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the same goes for

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revoir ses priorités

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to reconsider one’s priorities

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61
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cet argument ne tient pas la route

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this argument doesn’t hold up

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62
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un jour sur deux

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every other day

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de temps en temps

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every now and then, from time to time

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se fondre dans la masse

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to merge into the background

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65
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en vouloir à qqn

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to bear somebody a grudge

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il n’y a aucun intérêt à, cela ne vaut pas la peine de

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there’s no point in + vb-ing

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67
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rétrospectivement

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looking back on it

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éveiller l’intérêt de qqn, interpeler les gens

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to engage people

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susciter, inciter à, initier

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to prompt

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70
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fini le temps où

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gone are the days of

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être informé, être au courant

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to be up to date on

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72
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en être à ses débuts

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to be in its early stage

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73
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des opinions mitigées, divergentes

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split opinions

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74
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hommes d’affaires, bureaucrates

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the men in suits

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75
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nuire à

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to undermine

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promettre

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to pledge

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être l’exemple le plus récent de

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to be the last word in

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être reconnu, connaitre le succès

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to come into its own

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un refus ferme/catégorique de se soumettre à la masse

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a steadfast refusal to bid for the masses

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un changement, un volte-face politique

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a u-turn policy

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un sujet de grande préoccupation

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a matter of great concern

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trouver un terrain d’entente

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to find common ground

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profondément enraciné, ancré

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deeply rooted, deeply engrained

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agrandir le fossé

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to widen the gap

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85
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ouvrir la voie à

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to pave the way for

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être au point mort

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to be at a standstill

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dans le sillage de

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in the wake of

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faire monter les enchères

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to raise the stakes

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être en jeu

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to be at stake

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90
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une question non-prioritaire

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a back-burner issue

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être sur le point de

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to be on the brink of doing sthg

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en voie d’extinction

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at brink of extinction

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être à l’ordre du jour

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to be high on the agenda

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le fond du problème

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the bottom line

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avoir carte blanche

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to be given a free hand

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un dilemme

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a quandary, a dilemma

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le principal obstacle

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the main hurdle

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une carte maitresse

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a trump card

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un atout

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an asset

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un exemple parfait

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a case in point

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101
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un effet secondaire

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a side effect

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entre

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what with (> what with the rising unemployment and the inflation)

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une perspective

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an outlook

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104
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une répercussion

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a knock-on effect

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105
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être médiatisé

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to be hyped, to be given great media coverage, to be publicized

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manifester un intérêt de pure forme

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to pay lip service to sthg

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être dans l’impasse

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to reach a stalemate, a deadlock

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pâtir de

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to bear the brunt of

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109
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venir à bout d’un problème

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to come to grips with a problem

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résoudre un problème

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to tackle a problem

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une étape très importante

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a turning point, a milestone, a landmark

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un cadre (sens figuré)

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a framework

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113
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être à la traine

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to lag behind

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114
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se débrouiller dans qq chose

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to get by in

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115
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satisfaire des exigences de qualité

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to comply with quality requirements

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être engagé

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to be committed to

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avoir des intentions cachées

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to have a hidden agenda

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118
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avoir des motifs sous-jacents

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to have underlying motives

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119
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entraver

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to hinder sbdy from doing sthg

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120
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une entrave à qqch

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a hindrance to sthg

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gêner, entraver, mettre des obstacles

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to hamper

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122
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un accord gagnant-gagnant

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a win-win agreement

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parler de tout et de rien

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to talk about nothing much

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124
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des conséquences d’une grandes portées

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far reaching consequences

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125
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tout repose sur

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it all hinges on

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126
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être à côté de la question

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to be beside the point

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127
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une situation difficile

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a predicament

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entrer en vigueur

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to come into effect

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un évènement décisif

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a watershed event

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un bouleversement

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a upheaval

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l’enjeu est de taille

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the stakes are high

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132
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mettre en péril, menacer

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to jeopardize

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un danger menaçant

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a looming danger

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134
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être totalement opposé

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to be pole apart

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135
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pour autant que je sache

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for all I know

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136
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faire l’éloge de

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to praise sthg/sbdy

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137
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exprimer la pensée de beaucoup de gens

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to speak for many

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défendre la cause de

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to make the case for

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obtenir gain de cause, parvenir à ses fins

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to prevail

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se démarquer, sortir du lot

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to stand out

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faire le serment de, promettre

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to vow

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si c’était le cas

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were it the case

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une contradiction

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a disjuncture

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faire tout son possible

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to pull out all the stops

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reprocher à qqn de

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to reproach sbdy with doing sthg

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comment se fait-il que

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how come

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prendre des mesures draconiennes

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to take drastic steps

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relever le défi

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to take up the challenge

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s’attaquer à un problème

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to face a problem

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jouer avec la nature

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to tamper with nature

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une tache redoutable

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a daunting task

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l’idée que … commence à faire son chemin

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It is starting to sink in that

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s’enorgueillir d’être

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to pride oneself on being

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avoir le moral à zéro

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to be felling down in the dumps

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une attitude de gagneur

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a can-do attitude

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joindre les deux bouts

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to make ends meet

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la capacité de rebondir

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the ability to start anew

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repartir à zéro

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to start from scratch / to start afresh

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conditionner les gens afin qu’ils achètent

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to brainwash people into buying

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jouer sur la crédulité des gens

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to play on people’s gullibility

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donner un nouveau souffle à

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to reinvigorate

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être déphasé par rapport à

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to be out of kilter with

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préserver l’héritage du passé

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to preserve the legacy of the past

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s’adapter au monde en perpétuel changement

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to adapt to an ever-changing world

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récolter les fruits de ses efforts

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to reap the benefits of one’s efforts

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gagner par n’importe quel moyen

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to win by fair means or foul

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inculquer certaines valeurs à

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to instil certain values into

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prendre le taureau par les cornes

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to grasp the nettle

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respecter les règles du jeu

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to play by the rules

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ce n’est pas pour demain

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it’s not around the corner

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a encore de beaux jour devants soi

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there are still good times ahead for

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être synonyme de

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to be synonymous with

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ouvrir de nombreuses possibilités

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to open up many opportunities

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voir le bon côté des choses

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to look on the bride side

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nager dans le bonheur

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to be blissfully happy

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relativiser

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to keep things in perspective

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décroitre progressivement

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to dwindle

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se mettre à faire qqch

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to take to doing sthg

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se plonger dans

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to bury oneself in

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mourir de rire

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to burst out laughing

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avoir une crise de toux

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to have a fit of coughing

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avoir une crise de pleurs

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to have a fit of crying

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ne pas pouvoir s’empêcher de faire qqch

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can’t help doing sthg

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sans se poser de question, sans arrières pensées

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without a second thought

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une épreuve de force

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a showdown

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imposer une interdiction totale

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to impose a blanket ban on sthg

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jouir d’un monopole sur

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to enjoy a monopoly on sthg

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un sujet des plus sensibles

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a most sensitive issue

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agir

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to take action, to act

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lancer un débat

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to trigger / to spark off a debate

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pour le moment

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for the time being, for the moment

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participer

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to take part in, to participate

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pour le moins qu’on puisse dire

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to say the least

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être passible d’une amende

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to be liable to a fine

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être soumis à une procédure disciplinaire

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to face disciplinary action

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se frayer un chemin dans la foule

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to push ones way to the crowd

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197
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monsieur tout-le-monde

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the man in the street

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être épuisé

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to be worn out, to be exhausted

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causer, entraîner

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to bring about (> unemployment brought about the fall of the government)

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se ranger aux idées de qqn

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to come round to someone’s view

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201
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les affaires marchent bien

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business is brisk !

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s’efforcer de, se donner du mal pour

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to go to great lengths to do sthg

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faire qqch par compassion

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to do sthg out of compassion

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mettre les faits en perspective

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to put things into perspective

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contourner la loi

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to circumvent a rule

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renforcer, durcir une politique

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to tighten up a policy

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renforcer les contrôles frontaliers

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to tighten up border controls

208
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stimuler l’économie

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to kick-start / stimulate the economy

209
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être voué à

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to be bound to

210
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considérer qqch comme

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to deem sthg as

211
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soulager, atténuer

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to alleviate

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les préjugés ont la vie dure

A

old prejudices die hard

213
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faire mieux que

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to outperform

214
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une question d’actualité

A

a topical issue

215
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faire la une

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to hit the headlines

216
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jamais je n’aurai imaginé

A

never would i have imagined

217
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au nom de

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for the sake of

218
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si jamais ils devaient recourir à

A

if they were to resort to

219
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donner la chair de poule

A

to give someone the creeps

220
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se plier à la ligne du parti

A

to toe the party line

221
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épargner la vie de qqn

A

to spare sbdy’s life

222
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avoir une penser pour qqn

A

to spare a thought for sbdy

223
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épargner les détails

A

to spare the details

224
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Qui aime bien, châtie bien.

A

Spare the rod, spoil the child.

225
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faire qqch exprès

A

to do sthg on purpose

226
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être le portrait craché de

A

to be the spitting image of sbdy

227
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un argument bancal

A

a lame argument

228
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pourquoi diable ?

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why on earth ?

229
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par les temps qui courent

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in this day and age

230
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avoir des démêlés avec la justice

A

to fall foul of the law

231
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faire des progrès majeurs

A

to make enormous strides

232
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empiéter sur, bafouer le droit de qqn

A

to trample on sbdy’s right

233
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être étonné

A

to be astonished at sthg

234
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c’était moi qui

A

I was the one who

235
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comment se fait-il que

A

how come / what makes

236
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finir par

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to end up + vb-ing

237
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s’immiscer dans la vie de qqn

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to pry into sbdy’s life

238
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se saisir de, s’emparer de

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to grab

239
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aller de pair avec

A

to go hand in hand with

240
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chercher ses mots

A

to grope for words

241
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dans la mesure où

A

insofar as

242
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un jour ou l’autre

A

some day or other

243
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avoir le regard qui s’éclaire, qui brille

A

to have a glint / to have a sparkle in one’s eye

244
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bien aimer

A

to be fond of

245
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malgré moi

A

in spite of myself

246
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quoi que ce soit

A

anything at all

247
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faire l’amalgame entre, mettre dans le même sac

A

to lump people together

248
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prendre ses jambes à son cou

A

to take to one’s heels

249
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éteindre un feu

A

to put out a fire

250
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rayonner de fierté

A

to glow with pride

251
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vivre dans la cambrousse

A

to live in the sticks

252
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aller à contre-courant

A

to go against the tide / to go against the stream

253
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tendre l’oreille

A

to strain one’s ears

254
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lire les lignes de la main

A

to read sbdy’s palm

255
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avoir qqn dans la poche

A

to have sbdy in the palm of one’s hand

256
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avoir deux mains gauches

A

to be all thumbs

257
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prendre le dessus sur qqn

A

to take the upper hand on sbdy

258
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être basculé, bouleversé

A

to be turned upside down

259
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avoir le cran de faire qqch

A

to have a cheek to do sthg

260
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être infondé

A

to be ill founded

261
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avoir des idées reçues

A

to hold preconceptions / misconceptions about

262
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chasser une idée reçue

A

to dispel a misconception

263
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démystifier

A

to debunk a myth

264
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contrairement à l’opinion commune

A

contrary to popular belief/myth

265
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avoir une plus grande marge de manoeuvre

A

to have more leeway

266
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seize the day

A

cueille le jour, carpe diem

267
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un travail épanouissant et rémunérateur

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a fulfilling and rewarding job

268
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un rempart à, un bastion

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a bulwark of sthg

269
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être en liberté conditionnelle

A

to be on parole

270
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être en liberté surveillée

A

to be on probation

271
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une interprétation biaisée

A

a skewed interprétation

272
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être l’équivalent de

A

to be tantamount to

273
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faire du tourisme

A

to go sightseeing

274
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traverser des épreuves difficiles

A

to go through terrible hardships/ordeals

275
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être en proie à

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to be plagued with a problem

276
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donner un retour d’information

A

to give sbdy a feedback, to offer sbdy constructive criticism

277
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apprendre les ficelles du métiers

A

to learn the rope, to learn the tricks of the trade

278
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ne jure que par

A

to swear by

279
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être docile, malléable, accommodant

A

to be biddable, tractable, yielding, obedient

280
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avertir qqn de, prévenir contre

A

to warn sbdy against

281
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dont la plupart

A

most of which (objet) / whom (people)

282
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l’idée selon laquelle

A

the idea according to which

283
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lutter contre les stéréotypes

A

to challenge stereotypes

284
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la sélection naturelle

A

the survival of the fittest

285
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la compétition acharnée

A

the rat race

286
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être enclin à

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to be prone to

287
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l’emporter sur, prendre le dessus sur

A

to prevail over sthg

288
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le moteur (sens figuré)

A

the driving force

289
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une inégalité flagrante

A

a blatant inequality

290
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la corruption est endémique

A

corruption is rampant

291
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la corruption va bon train

A

corruption is rife

292
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une surveillance omniprésente

A

pervasive surveillance

293
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être omniprésent

A

to be ubiquitous

294
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des inégalités persistantes

A

lingering inequalities

295
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un déficit vertigineux

A

a dizzying deficit

296
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soulager, réduire la pauvreté

A

to alleviate poverty

297
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prendre de l’ampleur

A

to gain momentum

298
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des peurs grandissantes

A

mounting fears

299
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dire des gentillesses à qqn

A

to coax someone

300
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l’ampleur, l’envergure

A

the scope of, the magnitude

301
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un dysfonctionnement, une insuffisance, un point faible

A

shortcomings

302
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une faille

A

a flaw

303
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une fragilité

A

a failure, a weakness

304
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une pomme de discorde

A

a bone of contention

305
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se faire du soucis pour

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to feel concerned, to be worried about

306
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un sujet clivant

A

a wedge issue

307
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perturber qqch

A

to cause disruption to sthg

308
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joindre les 2 bouts

A

to make ends meet

309
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souffrir des épreuves de la crise économique

A

to suffer the hardships of economic recession

310
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troubles sociaux

A

social unrest

311
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s’efforcer à

A

to strive to, to struggle to

312
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avoir des difficultés à

A

to have trouble / difficulty + doing

313
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résoudre un problème

A

to solve an issue

314
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venir à bout

A

to come to grips with

315
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surmonter les difficultés

A

to overcome adversities / complications

316
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un bourbier

A

a quagmire

317
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nuire à

A

to undermine

318
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entraver, faire obstacle à

A

to hamper, to hinder

319
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étouffer

A

to stifle

320
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estropier, empêcher

A

to cripple

321
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dissuader qqn de faire

A

to deter someone from doing sthg

322
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miner les espoirs

A

to dash hopes

323
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être dans une situation difficile

A

to be in a plight / predicament

324
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une épreuve terrible

A

an ordeal

325
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aboutir à

A

to result in

326
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entrainer

A

to entail sthg

327
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mener à

A

to lead to (lead, led, led)

328
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engendrer

A

to bring about, to give rise to

329
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alimenter l’inflation

A

to fuel inflation

330
Q

attiser la haine

A

to stoke hate

331
Q

déclencher

A

to trigger / spark

332
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susciter une réaction

A

to stir a reaction

333
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les retombées

A

implications, the fallout

334
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l’impact

A

the reverberation, the impact

335
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les conséquences négatives

A

the aftermath of

336
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avoir pour but de

A

to aim to do sthg, to aim at doing

337
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un but

A

an aim, a purpose, a goal

338
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atteindre son but

A

to achieve one’s goal

339
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suivre un raisonnement

A

to pursue a line of thought

340
Q

suivre une enquête

A

to persue a line of inquiry

341
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essayer de faire

A

to attempt to do

342
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être engager

A

to be committed to doing

343
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un manque flagrant de volonté politique

A

a blatant lack of political will

344
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avoir la volonté de faire

A

to have a will to do

345
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préconiser qqch

A

to advocate sthg

346
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plaider en faveur de

A

to advocate for sthg, to make the case for

347
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un défenseur

A

an advocate

348
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adhérer à

A

to approve of, to adhere to

349
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favoriser

A

to favor sthg, to be favorable to

350
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soutenir

A

to be supportive of, to back up

351
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chanter les louanges de

A

to praise sthg

352
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être solidaire, souscrire à, être d’accord avec

A

to sympathize with

353
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pencher en faveur de

A

to be tilted in favor of

354
Q

manquer d’objectivité

A

to be biased

355
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avoir des réserves

A

to express reservations about

356
Q

nuancer une affirmation

A

to qualify a statement

357
Q

rechigner

A

to resent doing

358
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être réticent

A

to be reluctant to do sthg

359
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critiquer

A

to denounce, to criticize

360
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nier

A

to deny

361
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un opposant

A

an opponent of

362
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les électeurs

A

constituants

363
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responsables politiques

A

political leaders, politicians

364
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les haut-responsables

A

decision-makers, policy-makers, high officials

365
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des acquéreurs

A

purchasers

366
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salarié

A

a wage-earner

367
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le fer de lance

A

the spearhead

368
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un désagrément

A

an inconvenience

369
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prévaloir, l’emporter sur

A

to prevail over

370
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clientélisme

A

cronyism

371
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inconvénient

A

a drawback, a downside, a disadvantage

372
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un avantage

A

a benefit, a gain, an advantage, an upside

373
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un crédo

A

a creed

374
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battre de l’aile

A

to be ailing

375
Q

aspirer fortement

A

to long for sthg, to yearn for

376
Q

une refonte

A

an overhaul

377
Q

asséner un coup dur

A

to strike a blow

378
Q

un retrait

A

a withdrawal

379
Q

saigner à blanc

A

to bleed sthg dry

380
Q

un bras de fer

A

a wrestling match

381
Q

imposer à qqn de faire

A

to bind sbdy to do

382
Q

ne pas broncher

A

don’t bat an eyelid

383
Q

le nombrilisme

A

navel gazing

384
Q

il était convenu

A

it was arranged that

385
Q

passer du temps à faire qqch

A

to spend time doing sthg

386
Q

remonter une montre

A

to give one’s watch a wind

387
Q

clôturer un discours

A

to wind up a speech

388
Q

rembobiner

A

to rewind

389
Q

serpenter

A

to wind, wound, wound

390
Q

il y a anguille sous roche

A

I can smell a rat

391
Q

un changement profond

A

a sea change

392
Q

être déchu de sa nationalité

A

to be stripped of one’s nationality

393
Q

son front est dégarni

A

his hair is receding

394
Q

une idée saugrenue

A

a harebrained idea

395
Q

faire des affaires en or

A

to be doing a roaring trade in sthg

396
Q

au moment critique, dans une situation critique

A

when it comes to the crunch

397
Q

elle haussa les épaules devant ça

A

she shrugged on seeing this

398
Q

qu’est-ce qui te prend ?

A

what has come over you ?

399
Q

bénir qqn de qqch, être éternellement reconnaissant de

A

to be eternally grateful to sb for sthg

400
Q

un peu plus tard

A

shortly afterwards

401
Q

des peurs infondées

A

ill-founded fears

402
Q

être nostalgique, mélancolique

A

to be wistful about, to be melancholy about sthg

403
Q

dans l’exercice de ses fonctions

A

in the line of duty

404
Q

minimiser

A

to play sthg down, to downplay

405
Q

exagérer

A

to play sthg up, to exaggerate, to overplay

406
Q

faire des siennes

A

to be playing up

407
Q

avoir grand besoin de

A

to need sthg badly

408
Q

toutes sortes de maux et de douleurs

A

aches and pains

409
Q

j’ai mal partout

A

I’m aching all over

410
Q

être mal-à-l’aise en ce qui concerne

A

to feel queasy about sthg

411
Q

avoir un temps d’avance sur qqch

A

to be one step ahead of sthg

412
Q

traquer, réduire la corruption

A

to root out corruption

413
Q

dégrader, appauvrir, rabaisser

A

to debase

414
Q

instance dirigeante du domaine sportif

A

sporting governing bodies

415
Q

avoir l’avantage sur

A

to have the edge over someone

416
Q

être soudoyé, recevoir une pot-de-vin pour faire qqch

A

to be bribed into doing

417
Q

prendre des produits dopants

A

to take performance-enhancing drugs

418
Q

faire un appel d’offre

A

to invite tenders

419
Q

clientélisme, copinage

A

cronyism, nepotism, influence-peddling

420
Q

délit d’initier

A

insider trading

421
Q

mettre qqch aux enchères

A

to put sthg up to auction

422
Q

être adjugé au plus offrent

A

to go to the highest bidder

423
Q

détourner de l’argent public

A

to embezzle public funds

424
Q

une branche caritative

A

a non profit-marketing branch, a charitable arm

425
Q

être épars, sporadique ≠ généralisé

A

to be patchy ≠ to be widespread

426
Q

un intermédiaire

A

a middlemen, a go-between

427
Q

accuser

A

to indict sbdy for sthg, to accuse sbdy of, to charge sbdy with

428
Q

l’exemple frappant

A

a blatant / glaring example

429
Q

porter des oeillères

A

to wear blinkers, to be blinkered

430
Q

être submergé de

A

to be up to one’s eyes in

431
Q

se voir attribuer le mérite de qqch

A

to get the credit for sthg

432
Q

attribuer à qqn le mérite d’avoir fait

A

to give sbdy his/her due

433
Q

être l’incarnation de

A

to be the epitome of, to epitomize sthg

434
Q

un ardent défenseur de

A

a staunch advocate of

435
Q

léguer qqch

A

to bequeath sthg

436
Q

tisser une toile

A

to spin a web

437
Q

être plein à craquer

A

to be bursting at the seams

438
Q

avoir de l’emprise sur qqch

A

to hold sway over sthg

439
Q

là est le hic

A

there is the rub

440
Q

quant à

A

as for

441
Q

donner un bilan mitigé

A

to give a qualified assessment

442
Q

être sur la touche

A

to watch from the sidelines

443
Q

suivre le rythme de l’inflation

A

to keep pace with inflation

444
Q

il va sans dire que

A

needless to say / it goes without saying that

445
Q

avoir du pouvoir

A

to carry weight

446
Q

une participation électorale élevée / faible

A

a high / low turnout

447
Q

le problème est double

A

the problem is twofold

448
Q

un programme électoral

A

an election platform

449
Q

rarement, pour ne pas dire jamais

A

seldom if ever

450
Q

trois fois rien

A

a mere nothing

451
Q

ce n’est qu’un enfant

A

he’s a mere child

452
Q

tous les coins et recoins

A

every nook and cranny

453
Q

connaitre un lieu comme sa poche

A

to know a place like the back of one’s hand

454
Q

par personne

A

per person, per head, a head

455
Q

en effet (quand il ne s’agit pas d’une reformulation)

A

in fact, as a matter of fact, actually

456
Q

outre-Manche

A

on the other side of the Channel

457
Q

depuis peu

A

for a short time now

458
Q

la rive de la tamise

A

the Bank of the Thames

459
Q

avoir l’habitude de

A

be in the habit of, be accustomed to, be used to + vb-ING

460
Q

actuellement

A

at present, at the moment

461
Q

il y a des chances que

A

there is every chance that … will

462
Q

le plus tôt sera le mieux

A

the sooner the better

463
Q

pourtant

A

however

464
Q

aussi tolérantes qu’elles soient

A

tolerant as they may be

465
Q

parvenir à

A

to manage to

466
Q

ça n’en vaut pas la peine

A

it’s not worth it

467
Q

valoir la peine d’essayer

A

to be worth a try

468
Q

valoir le coup

A

to be worth sbdy’s while

469
Q

si tu viens, tu ne le regretteras pas

A

if you come i’ll make it worth your while

470
Q

avoir mal au coeur

A

to feel queasy

471
Q

rabaisser qqn

A

to belittle sb

472
Q

se rabaisser en faisant

A

to debase oneself by doing

473
Q

surenchérir

A

to raise one’s bid

474
Q

empiéter sur la souveraineté nationale

A

to impinge on national sovereignty

475
Q

la réalité n’est pas si simple

A

reality is not so clear-cut

476
Q

un chômage qui monte en flêche

A

a skyrocketing unemployment

477
Q

empêcher, entraver

A

to impede

478
Q

le désarroi causé par la crise

A

the crisis-induced turmoil

479
Q

canaliser des exigences

A

to channel demands

480
Q

les déséquilibres économiques mondiaux

A

global economic imbalances

481
Q

un phénomène plus large

A

a much broader phenomenon

482
Q

en son coeur

A

at its core

483
Q

en 2004 l’ouverture d’esprit européenne atteignit son apogée

A

in 2004 European openness reached its pinnacle

484
Q

être naissant

A

to be dawning

485
Q

être inattaquable, invulnérable

A

to be unassailable

486
Q

surgir (sens propre)

A

to appear suddenly

487
Q

surgir (sens figuré)

A

to crop up

488
Q

dépeindre

A

to portray

489
Q

jours heureux

A

halcyon days

490
Q

mélancolie

A

wistfullness

491
Q

laisser un projet en suspens

A

to put a project on hold

492
Q

mettre un appel en attente

A

to put a call on hold

493
Q

s’effondre, baisser brusquement

A

to plummet

494
Q

un coup dur

A

a serious blow

495
Q

faire concurrence à, rivaliser

A

to compete with

496
Q

un concurrent

A

a competitor

497
Q

concurrence déloyale

A

unfair competition

498
Q

savoir-faire

A

the know-how

499
Q

mettre en commun

A

to pool

500
Q

être à l’avant garde de

A

to be at the cutting edge of

501
Q

être mal en point, battre de l’aile

A

to be ailing

502
Q

inter-culturel

A

cross-cultural

503
Q

politique politicienne (pej)

A

politicking

504
Q

dysfonctionnements, failles, défauts

A

the flaws, the shortcomings

505
Q

échecs

A

failures

506
Q

légitimité

A

legitimacy

507
Q

une Europe à deux vitesses

A

a two-tier Europe

508
Q

être tiraillé entre

A

to be torn between

509
Q

faire le bilan de

A

to make the balance sheet of

510
Q

un mastodonte

A

a behemoth

511
Q

adhérer à l’UE

A

to join the EU

512
Q

le fer de lance

A

the spearhead