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entraver, géner

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To hamper, to hinder

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faire du tort, nuire

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To harm, to impair

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faire du mal à

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To do somebody harm

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hors de danger

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Out of harm’s way

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inoffensif

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Harmful, harmless

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un chef d’état

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a head of state

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être éperdument amoureux

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be head over heels in love

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un gros titre

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a heading, a headline

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le siège d’une société

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the headquarters

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Se maintenir à flot

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to keep one’s head above water

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Tête baissée

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headlong, headfirst

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Diriger, être à la tête de…

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to head, to lead

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Ce diriger vers…

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to head for/ towards…

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le progrès

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headway, to make headway

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Gêner, entraver, faire obstacle

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to hinder, to hamper

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Les taux d’intérêt élevé font obstacle à la reprise économique

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High interst rates hinder economic recovery

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Tant que les couches sociales inférieures n’auront pas accès à niveau de vie décent personne ne sera en capacité d’entraver le travail des mineurs dans les pays pauvres.

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No one will be able to hinder child labour in poor countries as long as the latter have not reached a decent standard of living

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un obstacle

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a hindrance, a hurdle

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appliquer, mettre en oeuvre

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implement

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La mise-en- œuvre, l’ application

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the implementation of a policy/ a reform

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être en hausse, en augmentation

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to be on the rise/ on the increase

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empiéter sur

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to infringe

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un point délicat

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a tricky issue

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Porter atteinte à la vie privée de quelqu’un

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to infringe on sb’s privacy

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une violation

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an infringement

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une infraction au code de la route

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an infringement of traffic laws

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27
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La disparition

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The extinction

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Éteint

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Extinct

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Faire face à

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To face

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Affronter

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To face up to

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Etre confronté à

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To be faced with

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Une confrontation

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A face-off

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33
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Rater

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To fail

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Un échec

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A failure

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35
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Etre déclare coupable

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To be found guilty

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36
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Découvrir

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To find out

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37
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Les conclusions

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The findings

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38
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La chaîne alimentaire

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The Food chain

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encourager, promouvoir

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to foster

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40
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le libre-arbitre

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free-will

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la liberté d’expression
de pensée
de choix

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freedom of speech
of thought
of choice

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prévoir

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forecast

foresee

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43
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cadre

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frame

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44
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cadre, structure

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framework

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45
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fournir des informations à quelqu”un

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to feed sb information

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46
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matière a réflexion

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food for thought

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47
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réunir, lever des fonds

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to raise funds

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48
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accorder une subvention /une bourse d’étude

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to grant a subsidy/ a scolarship

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L’état devrait accorder une subvention aux industries qui ne polluent pas.

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The state should give grants to non-polluting industries.

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Le pays est en proie à/ paralysé par

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the country is in a grip of general strike

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51
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une révélation

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a disclosure

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52
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faire l’effet d’une bombe

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to come as a bombshell

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53
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une différence, une divergence, un désaccord

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a discrepancy

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54
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se méfier de

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to distrust, to mistrust

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55
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afficher, montrer au grand jour, étaler

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display

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56
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s’empresser de faire quelque chose

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to be eager to do sth

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57
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de la fourrure

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fur

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58
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voiture de luxe ( - )

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posh car

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59
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jeter, se débarrasser de…

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to dispose of

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60
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ne pas savoir quoi faire (à propos de quelque chose)

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to be at a loss about

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l’enlèvement (des ordures)

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(waste) disposal

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être à la disposition de

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to be at somebody’s disposal

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63
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inquiétude

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disquiet

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64
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inquiétant

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disquieting

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65
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Il y a beaucoup d’inquiétude au sujet de la menace que représente le réchauffement climatique.

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There is a great deal of disquiet about the threat of global warming.

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66
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Être délabré

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To be in disrepair, to be dilapidated

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67
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Tomber en ruines

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To fall into disrepair

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Des perturbations, du désordre

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A disruption

69
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Angoissant

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Distressing

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La détresse, la douleur

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Distress

71
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Abandonner, se débarrasser de

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To ditch

Obama will probably ditch his Obamacare.

72
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Un fossé

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A ditch

73
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Une ultime tentative

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A last-ditch attempt

74
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Hésiter

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To dither, to waver, to falter

75
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Plonger

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To dive

76
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Un point controversé

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A divisive issue

77
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L’allocation de chômage

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The dole

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Être au chômage

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To be on the dole

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La politique intérieure

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Domestic policy

80
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La fin du monde

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Doomsday

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Une facturent, une note

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A bill

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Payer la note

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To foot the bill

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Un projet de loi

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A bill

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Un coup, un rude coup

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A blow

The assassination of President Kennedy came as a blow to the whole world.

85
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Sombre, morne

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Bleak

86
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De sombres perspectives

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A bleak outlook

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Une explosion

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A blow up

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le bord

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the brink

the Russian economy is on the brink of bankruptcy

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le gros de, la majeure partie de

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the bulk

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le gros du travail est fait

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the bulk of the work is done

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un poids, un fardeau

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a burden

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annuler

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to call off, to cancel

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la peine capitale, la peine de mort

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capital punishment, the death penalty

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de l’argent liquide

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cash

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une carte bancaire

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a cashcard

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une caisse de grand magasin

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a cash desk

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un distributeur automatique

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a cash point

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jeter

jeter l’ancre

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to cast

to cast anchor

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rejeter la responsabilité sur

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to cast the blame on somebody

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jeter un doute sur

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to cast doubt on

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jeter une ombre sur

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to cast a shadow on/over

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jeter un regard sur

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to cast one’s eye on

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jeter un regard critique sur

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to cast a critical eye on

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être démoralisé

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to be cast down

105
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désinvolte

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casual

a casual remark, a casual attitude

106
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prendre qqchose à la légère

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to be casual about something

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occasionnel
une rencontre fortuite
vêtements décontractés
un ouvrier temporaire/saisonnier

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casual
casual encounter
casual clothes
a casual worker/labourer

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des victimes, blessés ou morts

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casualties

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pourvoir à

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to cater for

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un traiteur

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a caterer

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l’industrie de la restauration

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catering trade

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le bétail

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cattle

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la prudence

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caution

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prudent

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cautious

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bon marché

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cheap economical inexpensive

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de mauvaise qualité

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cheap common, worthless

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tricher, escroquer

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to cheat

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acclamer, applaudir

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to cheer

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les citadins

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city-dwellers

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la mairie

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the city hall

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l’urbanisme

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city planning

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un (haut) fonctionnaire

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a (top) civil servant

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la fonction publique, l’administration

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the civil service

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un civil

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a civilian

125
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diminuer

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to be on the wane

126
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échouer

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to fail, to break down

127
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encourager

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to boost, to back up, to foster, to further

128
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être en plein essor

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to thrive, to flourish

129
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faire augmenter

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to raise, to boost

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faire diminuer

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to curtail, to cut down, to lower

131
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impliquer

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to involve, to imply

132
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menacer

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to threaten

133
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monter en flèche

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to soar

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progresser

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to make headway, to gain ground, to advance

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protéger

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to preserve, to safeguard, to shield

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provoquer, donner lieu à

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to cause, to bring about, to generate, to entail

137
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reculer

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to step back

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s’étendre

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to spread, to be rampant

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stagner, être au point mort

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to be at a standstill

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supprimer

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to supress, to eradicate, to stamp out

141
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tomber en flèche

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to dwindle, to plummet, to collapse

142
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confimer (les résultats confirme que la situation s’améliore)

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to bear out

143
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rejeter la responsabilité sur, mettre sur le compte de

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to blame something on someone

to put/lay the blame of something on someone

144
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la masse des lecteurs

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the great body of readers

145
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une abondante documentation

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the large body of information

146
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innover, faire oeuvre de pionnier

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to break new ground

147
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un parti dissident, séparatiste

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a breakaway party

148
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pénétrer un marché

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to break into a market

149
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l’épine dorsale, l’essentiel (fig.)

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the backbone

150
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avoir un effet inverse que prévu

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to backfire

151
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les répercussions

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the backlash

152
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expliquer, justifier

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to account for

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être responsable de

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to be accountable for

154
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en raison de

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on account of

155
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provoquer, aboutir à (les augmentations du cout du travail provoquent des licenciements)

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to induce (lay-offs)

156
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inciter

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to induce (young men to join the army

157
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impliquer nécessiter

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to involve (this new measure will involve massive investment)

158
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être impliqué dans

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to be involved in (murky(= louche) affairs)

159
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une question épineuse

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a thorny issue

160
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un problème qui touche tout le monde

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an issue of common concern

161
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tenir a faire quelque chose

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to be keen on + v-ing

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une intelligence prononcée, un vif sens de l’humour, un vif interet

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a keen intelligence, a keen sens of humour, a keen interest

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une concurrence acharnée

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a keen competition

164
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un point central, un pilier

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a key plank (Jospin made unemployment the key plank of his election

165
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la clé de voute

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the keystone

166
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être rester, a la traine

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to lag behind

167
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montrer le chemin

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to lead the way

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montrer l’exemple

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to give the lead

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jouer le role principal

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to play the lead