Expressions nominatives Flashcards

1
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ce qui est en jeu

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what is at stake

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de plus en plus

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more and more

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les avantages et les inconvénients

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The bright and seamy sides

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premièrement, deuxièmement, troisièmement

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firstly, secondly, thirdly

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d’une part … d’autre part

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on the one hand… on the other hand

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tout compte fait

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all things considered

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de … à

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from … to

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D’où, par conséquent

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hence

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le mieux possible

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as best as possible

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n’importe quelle sorte de

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any kind of

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et si

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what if

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de la même manière

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likewise

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sans tenir compte de

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regardless of

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une violation de

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a breach + of

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plus généralement

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more broadly

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innombrable, incalculable

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countless

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17
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inversement

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conversely

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18
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d’ici, avant (+ une date)

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by + date

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19
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100 euros par mois

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100 euros a month

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ainsi, de ce fait

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thereby

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21
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soit l’un soit l’autre

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either one or the other

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22
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Tous les psychologues ne …

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Not all psychologists …

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jusqu’à (temps/quantité)

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until/up to

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24
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à la suite de

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in the wake of

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25
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au détriment de

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detrimental to, at the expense of

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d’autant plus + adj + que

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all the more + adj + as

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27
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très probablement

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most likely

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28
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à travers vents et marées

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thought thick and thin

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29
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de loin

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by far

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30
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partie intégrante

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part and parcel

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31
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l’incarnation de

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the epitome of

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le plus célèbre, connu

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best-known

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33
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aucun, pas le moindre

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whatsoever

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34
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de droit : ce qui a été établi légalement

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de jure

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35
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un cheveu dans la soupe

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a fly in the ointment

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36
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pendant ce temps

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in the meantime

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en avance sur

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ahead of

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38
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une série de

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a string of

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39
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bien en dessous

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well below

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40
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les ventes en grands magasins

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major retailer’s sales

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41
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par rapport à

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compared to

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42
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selon, d’après

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according to

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43
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lassé de

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weary of

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44
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même si

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even though, even if

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45
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d’une durée maximale de

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lasting a maximum of

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46
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sauf

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except, unless

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47
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au sein de

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within

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48
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d’un ton légèrement ironique

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slightly ironically

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49
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aussitôt, tout de suite

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at once, immediately

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50
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conséquences à

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consequences to

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51
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sur le papier, en théorie

A

on paper

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52
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pourvu que, à condition que

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provided that

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53
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de plus en plus dur

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tougher and tougher

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54
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deux fois plus … que

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twice as … as / two times more …. than

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55
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tant que, aussi longtemps que

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as long as

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56
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tout seul

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on my own

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57
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prétendument, soi-disant

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allegedly

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58
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tel que, comme

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Like (objets) ≠ such as (personnes)

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59
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incontestablement

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hands down

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60
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au fait, à propos

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by the way

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61
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tous les jours continuellement

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day in day out

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62
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Jusqu’à présent, tout va bien

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so far so good

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63
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d’autres chats à fouetter

A

Bigger fish to fry

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64
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le juste équilibre

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sweet spot

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65
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tous les deux jours

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every other day

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66
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tel

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Such

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67
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hors de portée

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out of reach

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68
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si seulement

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If only

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69
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temporairement/régulièrement

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on a temporary/regular basis

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en ordre

71
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beaucoup trop tard

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much too late

72
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des métiers si bien payés

A

such well-paid jobs

73
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une telle chose

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such a thing

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d’affilée

75
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lors de la dernière

A

At the last

76
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à qui

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à l’heure

78
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de moins en moins

A

fewer and fewer

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malgré

80
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bien que

81
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contrairement à

A

contrary to

82
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étant donné

A

given that

83
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encore une fois

A

once again

84
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Au cours de la dernière vingtaine d’années

A

Over the past 20 years or so

85
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en constante augmentation

A

steadily increasing

86
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une fortune

A

a myniad of money

87
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néanmoins

A

nevertheless

88
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de plus

A

furthermore

89
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un truc dur à avaler

A

a bitter pill

90
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en réalité

A

as a matter of fact

91
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en tant que tel

92
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dans l’ensemble

A

by and large, on the whole

93
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avant tout

A

first and foremost

94
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les seuls dépositaires du pouvoir

A

the sole trustees of power

95
Q

un exemple à ne pas suivre

A

an example not to follow

96
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seulement

A

as little as

97
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de fond en comble/ de haut en bas

A

from top to bottom

98
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dans toutes les lignes/secteurs de

A

in all lines of

99
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sur l’autel de

A

on the altar of

100
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au coin de la rue

A

round the corner

101
Q

somme toute

A

all in all

102
Q

conditions météorologiques

A

weather patterns

103
Q

de la misère à la richesse

A

rags to riches

104
Q

mort de désespoir

A

death of despairs

105
Q

l’école traditionnelle

A

brick-and-mortar school

106
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à l’époque

A

at the/that time

107
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plutôt que, au lieu de

A

rather than

108
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le dimanche

A

ON SundayS

109
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pendant quelques mois

A

for A few months

110
Q

du travail à rattraper, en retard

A

work to catch up on

111
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depuis lundi dernier

A

since Ø last Monday

112
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en faveur de

A

in favor of

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depuis longtemps

A

For a long time

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A quinze ans

A

BY the age of fifteen

115
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en hommage à

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as a tribute to

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ainsi, donc

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le/la pauvre

A

Poor thing

118
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à l’écart de

A

Aloof from

119
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l’héritier du trône

A

The heir TO the throne

120
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Avec l’écart croissant entre…

A

With the growing gap between …

121
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Avec l’apparition/avènement de

A

With the advent of

122
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sur une durée de 9 ans (ex : prêt bancaire)

A

over 9 years (bank loan)

123
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en fin de compte

A

at the end of the day

124
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plus que jamais

A

more than ever

125
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ma propre intuition

A

my own hunch

126
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dans le pétrin

A

in the lurch

127
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les uns contre les autres

A

against one another

128
Q

des deux côtés de l’allée

A

on both sides of the aisle

129
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faute de

A

For want/lack of

130
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un jour ou l’autre

A

Sooner or later

131
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sans parler de

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Not to mention, let alone

132
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dans un contexte de

A

In a midst of

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en moyenne

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On average

134
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un discours sur

A

A speech on

135
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Tant mieux

A

So much the better

136
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sans oublier

A

Not forgetting…

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en grandes pompes

A

With pump and circumstance

138
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synonyme de

A

Synonymous with

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à l’échelle mondiale

A

on a world scale

140
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En matière de

A

in terms of

141
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Sur le trajet

A

Along the way

142
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à l’aller/au retour

A

On the outward/return trip

143
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24h/24

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around the clock

144
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Et ainsi de suite, etc

145
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Toute la panoplie de

A

the full gamut of

146
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ni, non plus…

147
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chaque + nom

A

each, every + SING

148
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avec brio

A

With flying colors

149
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à la fois … et …

A

both …. and

150
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par peur de

A

for fear that

151
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félicitations pour

A

Congratulations FOR

152
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plus tôt que prévu

A

Sooner than expected

153
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le droit chemin

A

The straight and narrow way

154
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à la lettre (ex : suivre…)

A

By the book

155
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notamment

156
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dans la lignée de

A

In line with

157
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un certain nombre de

A

A number of

158
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un autre obstacle sur la route de

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another bump on road to

159
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une solution à

A

a solution TO

160
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sain et sauf

A

Safe and sound

161
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ce(s) dernier(s) / cette dernière

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The latter

162
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à la satisfaction de

A

To the satisfaction of

163
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10 sur 30 (personnes par exemple)

A

10 out of 30

164
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membres d’office, de droit

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ex-officio members

165
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(à la) mi-avril

A

in mid-April

166
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dès

A

as early as

167
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c’est-à-dire, soit

A

that is say

168
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une société de surveillance

A

a “Big Brother” society

169
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dimanche 9 août

A

on Sunday August 9

170
Q

sous les applaudissements

A

To applause

171
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conciliant vis à vis de Londres

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conciliatory towards London

172
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son gout/penchant pour

A

Her/his penchant for

173
Q

la majeure partie de, l’essentiel de

A

the bulk of