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prendre de court

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to catch off guard

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à peine

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barely

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au-delà de

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above, beyond, past

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monter au créneau

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to enter the fray

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taper du poing sur la table

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bang your fist on the table

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bel et bien

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indeed

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tirer profit de qqch

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to cash in on sth

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au sein de

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within, inside

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faire confiance (à quelqu’un)

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to trust (someone)

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mener à bien

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to see something through successfully

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prendre fin (finir, se terminer)

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end

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ainsi que

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as well as

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heure de pointe

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rush hour

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colonie de vacances

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holiday camp

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en marge de

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at the edge of

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en milieu de

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in the middle of

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mettre en garde contre

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to warn against

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hors de prix

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unaffordable

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coquille de noix

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in a nutshell

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hors norme

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out of the ordinary

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en vigueur

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in force, in effect

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Tant s’en faut

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Far from it

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même si

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even if

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mettre à profit

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to put to good use

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mettre à sac

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to ransack

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tirer les leçons du passé

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learn from the past

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Trousse de secours

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Emergency package

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A la traîne

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Lagging behind

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Être à la peine

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In difficulty

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Au compte-goutte

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In drib and drab

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a la suite de

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following

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a la dérive

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adrift

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a portée de main

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within reach

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rester sur le carreau

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Be left high and dry

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en voie de

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on the road to

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De pied ferme

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firmly, standing firm

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en l’espace de

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In the span of

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de plein fouet

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with full force

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en tant que

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As

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Étant donné

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Considering (the situation)

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emboîter le pas à qqn

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to follow in sb’s footsteps

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se faire mousser

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Brag

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cinq sur cinq

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loud and clear

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A coup sûr

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for sure

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prendre qn en filature

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tail sb

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laisser à désirer

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to not be up to the mark

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aller bon train

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to make good progress

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au profit de

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in favour of

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mesure-phare

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Key measure

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A compter de

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From …. on

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État d’âme

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Scruple

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a l’instar de

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Following the example o

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non des moindres

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not the least

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Donner suite à

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follow up on

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A tour de bras

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With one’s all might

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en sorte que

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so that

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Marquer à la culotte

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Follow very closely

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se faire passer pour

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to pretend to be

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le coup de fil

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phone call

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Prendre à partie

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attack

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Les tours de vis

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The turn of the screw

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Il y a lieu de

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there is reason to

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tenir en haleine

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to keep in suspense

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en guise de

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by way of

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à bout de nerfs

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overwrought

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Il n’y a aucune façon

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There is no way

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en termes de

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in terms of

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coup de chance

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piece of luck

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faire au mieux

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do your best

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plancher sur

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to work on

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Aux manettes

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In charge

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pour l’instant

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For now

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en fonction de

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according to

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en rang d’oignons

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In neat row

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en vue de

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in order to

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faire le point sur

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review

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au jour le jour

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day by day

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Au courant

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Informed

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clin d’oeil

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to blink

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pour autant

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despite this, therefore, nonetheless

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mettre en place

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to put, place

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au sortir de

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at the end of

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75
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savonner la planche

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Sabotage

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du bout des lèvres

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half-heartedly, lip-service

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Avoir le cœur net

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To be sure

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D’arrache-pieds

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Relentlessly

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mis en cause

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to suspect

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Surveiller qch/qqn comme le lait sur le feu

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Keep a close eye on

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Maître de conférence

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lecturer

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sous peu

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shortly

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À travers

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Through

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en mesure de

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capable of

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en lieu et place de

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instead of

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Côte à côte

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side by side

86
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couper l’herbe sous le pied

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Pull the rug out from under

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laver son linge sale en famille

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ot to wash one’s dirty linen in public (keeping secrets to themselves)

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avoir du mal à

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to have difficulty in

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À tâtons

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Gropingly

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redorer son blason

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to restore one’s image

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dans la mesure où

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to the extent that

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avoir des vues sur qqn

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to have designs on

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prendre le dessus sur

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to take over

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d’autant plus

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Even more

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le feu aux poudres

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Out of control

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mettre tout en œuvre pour

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Make use of all for

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a plein régime

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In full swing

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tenir compte de

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to take into account

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deux poids, deux mesures

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double standards

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A la légère

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lightly

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en outre

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furthermore

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mettre au point

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to develop

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avoir les coudées franches

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to have free rein

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bras de fer

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power struggle

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noyer le poisson

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to confuse the issue

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Tant sois peu

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So little

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d’ores et déjà

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Already

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se démarquer de

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stand out from

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se faire jour

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to emerge

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A la place de

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in place of

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rendre les armes

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to surrender

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faire machine arrière

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to backtrack

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bruit de couloir

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Rumor

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De part et d’autre

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On both/either sides

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A la va-vite

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In a hurry

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une perte sèche

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total loss

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carte de voeux

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greeting card

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faire office de

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to act as

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tomber des nues

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to be flabbergasted

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Tel quel (telle quelle)

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as it is

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donner lieu à

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to lead to

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À l’image de

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Like

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À force de

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By means of

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en vouloir à

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to hold a grudge against

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à outrance

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excessively

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tant bien que mal

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so-so

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faire mine de

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to pretend to

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passer outre

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override

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sans coup férir

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without encountering any opposition

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avoir du pain sur la planche

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to have a lot to do

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Perdreau de l’année

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Newcomer

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battre son plein

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to be in full swing

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faire suite à

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to follow

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a bout portant

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point blank

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Le fer de lance

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spearhead

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Battre la chamade

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Heart beats wildly

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être à la bourre

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to be in a hurry

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Se faire la malle

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Escape

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faire le pitre

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to act silly

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a jamais

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forever

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défrayer la chronique

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to be the talk of the town

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botter en touche

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To avoid the question

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Coller aux basques

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Tail sb closely

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Sortir de ses gonds

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Be infurious

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Un sac de nœuds

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Tricky stuff

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Dans la foulée

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In the wake of/ following

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Prendre qn en faute

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Find wrong on sb

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Botter en touche

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Avoid the issue

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Pot de vin

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Bribe

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À la rigueur

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At a pinch

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A l’insu de

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Unbeknown of

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Rendre l’âme

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Pass away

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à l’improviste

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Unexpectedly

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langue de bois

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Waffle; doublespeak

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de long en large

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Thoroughly; at length

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A l’affût de

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Be vigilant on sth

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Rebrousser chemin

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Turn back

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La chair de poule

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Goosebumps

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Non plus

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Neither/either/nor

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Foutre en l’air

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Screw up/ruin

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Faire gaffe

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To be careful

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Règlement de compte

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Reckoning

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Être en veine

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Be lucky

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Être disposé à

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Be willing to

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Se tromper de qqch

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Get sth wrong

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Se creuser la tête pour

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Rack one’s brain on sth

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Se servir de

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Use

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de fortune

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improvised

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Donner du grain à moudre

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Grist for the mill/sth useful

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avoir le cul bordé de nouilles

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To be very lucky

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faire du zèle

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to be zealous

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poser sa fesse

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To sit

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peter les plombs

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to lose it

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Être sur les talons

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Follow closely

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en mettre sa main à couper

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to be certain

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rendre fier

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to make someone proud

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se tailler

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Obtain

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À l’arraché

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Forcefully

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Compter(inf)

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Plan to do

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Le point d’orgue

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Climax

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prendre au dépourvu

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to catch off guard

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en berne

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at half-mast, low, depressed

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À vive allure

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Briskly

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compte tenu

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considering

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En débit de

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Despite

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Rebattre les cartes

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Reshuffle the cards

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A peu près

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Roughly

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Bien entendu

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Certainly

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De gré à gré

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By mutual agreement

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En deçà de

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Below

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Sous réserve de

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Subject to

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Dès que possible

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As soon as possible

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Faire la courte échelle

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Give a leg-up

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En vertu de

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By virtue of

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par/de surcroît

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In addition/moreover

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Coup de bol

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Lucky

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Mettre de côté

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Put sth aside

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A la louche

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Roughly

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En avoir sa claque

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Have had enough of

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Bouche bée

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Speechless

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Si jamais

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If ever

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Pile poil

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Exactly

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Piquer du nez

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To go into a nose-dive

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Mettre l’accent sur

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Highlight

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Se serrer les coudes

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Pull together

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Foutre les boules

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Demoralize

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Laisser libre cours à

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Give free rein to

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Coup d’essai

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First attempt

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Jouer le montre

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Play for time

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S’insurger contre

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oppose

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prendre la relève de

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take over

195
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faire chou blanc

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fail, come up short

196
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laisser qn/qch en plan

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dump, leave sb/sth high and dry

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se louer de qch

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feel satisfied with sth