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traiter d’un problème

porter de l’attention à un problème

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to adress an issue

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to adress an issue

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traiter d’un problème

porter de l’attention à un problème

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valoriser

ex : cela valorise les filles de voir des personnages féminins forts dans les films

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to empower

ex : it empowers girls to see strong female characters in movies

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to empower women

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valoriser les femmes

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s’épanouir

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to fulfil oneself

to blossom

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to fulfil oneself

to blossom

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s’épanouir

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to compel

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to force

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a compelling evidence

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une preuve puissante irréfutable

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incentives

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avantages/motivations (en français:incitations)

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to opt to do smthg

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to choose to do smthg

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être entraîné/mené par

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to be lead/to be driven

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to ensure

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to guarantee (assurer/guarantir)

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to occur

this problem has only occurred once

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to happen

le pb ne s’est produit qu’une seule fois

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the upshot

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the result, the outcome

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to mint

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to come up with

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to amend

I wish Paul would amend his rough ways

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réformer changer

j’aimerais que Paul change ses mauvaises manières

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a drawer

ex : to stuff them in a drawer

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un tiroir

les mettre/les foutre dans un tirroir

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to pull the plugs

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retirer les prises (de courant)

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to embed

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incruster/implanter/intégrer

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to wiretap smthg

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mettre qqn sur écoute

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énoncer clairement

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to spell out

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to spell out

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énoncer clairement

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prospects

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possibilities

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to usher

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to introduce

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theoretically

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théoriquement

en théorie

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to trigger

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to provoke

déclencher

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to tumble

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to plummet/to fall

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to offset

the gains offset the losses

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compenser

Les gains compensent les pertes

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by resorting to smthg

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avoir recours à qqc

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it’s a kludge

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c’est du bricolage/du bidouillage

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une énigme/ un casse tête

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a conundrum

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a conundrum

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a dilemma un casse tête une énigme

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on nous a dit de

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we were told to

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des casseroles de mauvaises qualités

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poor quality frying pan

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il promenait son chien chaque matin/tous les matins

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he would walk his dog every morning

would fréquentatif

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je veux ça ou ça

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i want either this or this

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je ne veux ni ça ni ça

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i want neither this nor this

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a tank

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un réservoir

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négation de ought to/had better

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ought not to

had better not

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bien s’entendre avec quelqu’un

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to get along with sbdy

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se méfier de qqn

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to distrust smbdy

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fits of anger

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des crises de colère

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je voudrais que tu y réfléchisses encore un peu

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I would like you to give it a little more thought

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Il est grand temps que j’aille me coucher

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it’s high time I went to bed

prétérit modal : irréel

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to utter a shout

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pousser un cri

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tomber sur quelqu’un/rencontrer qqn par hasard

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to bump into sbdy

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a row

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une rangée, une ligne

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une ligne, une rangée

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a row

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a statue made of concrete

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une statue faite de béton

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une statue faite de béton

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a statue made of concrete

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si elle n’a pas eu/n’a eu aucun ou n’a eu que très peu de contacts avec l’homme

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if it has had little or no contact /whatsoever with man

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J’ai hérité

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I had inherited

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grignoter

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to nibble

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une croûte de pain

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a crust of bread

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les trottoirs

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the pavements

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le guidon de ma bicyclette

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the handlebars of my bike

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rester immobile

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standing still

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se blottir contre les coussins

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to snuggle into the cushions

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child rearing

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l’éducation des enfants

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l’éducation des enfants

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child rearing

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Stay-at-home parents fare no better

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Les parents au foyer ne s’en sortent pas mieux

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Les parents au foyer ne s’en sortent pas mieux

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Stay-at-home parents fare no better

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to sever

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to cut

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acutely

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extremely, intensely (fortement, intensément)

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to man up

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s’endurcir, se viriliser

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s’endurcir, se viriliser

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to man up

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La vague de l’opinion publique

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The tide of public emotion

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The tide of public emotion

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La vague de l’opinion publique

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balayer

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to sweep up

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to sweep up

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balayer

71
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l’égalité des sexes

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gender equality

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