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1
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Give me some good English for:

plus-value

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net, adding value

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démarcher des clients

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identify, seek, solicit

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la paix tout court

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nothing else, simply, in general

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Empiètement urbain

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encroachment, bog down,

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guetter une occasion

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wait for, be alert, pay attention, look for

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audacieuse

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bold, confident, daring, audacious

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oukases

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imperatives, dictates, demands

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déclencher une conflagration

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upset, crisis, conflict,

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non sans courage

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bravely,

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Cupidité

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greed

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par roulement

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by rotation, constant renewal

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projet de loi

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bill

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au même titre

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on equal footing, in the same way, as with, manner, in the same way, as did,

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primauté du droit international

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rule of international law, primacy

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méprendre comme la boue de mes souliers

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despise, scorn

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nations barbares

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brutish, ruthless, barbaric,

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mettre sous perfusion

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drip feed, subsidized

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18
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passage à tabac

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a thorough beating

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19
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Give me some good English for:

relief

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relief

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Give me some good English for:

insister sur un point

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stress, underline, highlight

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dynamisme

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vitality, vibrant, energetic, vigourous, active

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reculer

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move back, retreat, recede

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période charnière

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crossroads, critical time, pivotal,

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Balbutier

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stumble, stutter, mumble

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plusieurs fois centenaire

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hundreds of years, centuries, goes back many

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de quoi concurrencer

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something to, food for,

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27
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bien comprises

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developed, understood,

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mesures d’accompagnement

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additional measures, supporting

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Give me some good English for:

s’emballer

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get carried away, over do it, lay it on thick, overstress overstate

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Give me some good English for:

réduire la portée

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reduce the scope, impact,

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31
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cacophonie

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tower of Babel, cacophony,

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32
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Give me some good English for:

face à

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to,

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33
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Give me some good English for:

recèlent possibilités

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have, retain, offer, be, give rise to, entail

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34
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Give me some good English for:

loi du talion

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eye for an eye, retaliation, lex talionis

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35
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nantis et déshérites

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the haves and the have nots

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36
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Give me some good English for:

poser son regard

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to look at

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37
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Give me some good English for:

vecteur principal

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means, way, driver,

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38
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Give me some good English for:

mise en conformité

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compliance,

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Give me some good English for:

entente

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understanding, arrangement,

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mettre en chantier

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put on the table, draft, plan,

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41
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Give me some good English for:

bourreaux

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executioners

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42
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Give me some good English for:

parasites et champignon

A

parasites and fungi/ae

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43
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Give me some good English for:

une installation pérenne

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permanent, perpetual, fixed,

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44
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Give me some good English for:

méfiance

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distrust, reticence, mistrust, lack of trust, confidence,

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45
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Give me some good English for:

subir un feu roulant

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cavalcade, barrage, salvo,

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46
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Give me some good English for:

emmêlé

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mixed up, confused, jumbled, entangled

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47
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Give me some good English for:

faire face à

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handle, tackle, deal with

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48
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Give me some good English for:

préconiser

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strongly recommend, prescribe, urge,

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Give me some good English for:

thuriféraires

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standard bearers, sycophants, acolytes

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Give me some good English for:

s’emparer de pouvoir

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take, seize, grab, seize, capture, grasp

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51
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Give me some good English for:

valoriser

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make more attractive, add value, improve, make better, recover value

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52
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Give me some good English for:

chimérique

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quixotic, utopic, illusion, visionary, impossible

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53
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Give me some good English for:

le sort de l’euro

A

the fate of the euro

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54
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Give me some good English for:

tâtonnent

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finding, grope, stumble

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55
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Give me some good English for:

imputables

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attributable, imputable, assignable, ascribable,

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56
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Give me some good English for:

compatriote

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fellow countrymen, compatriot

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57
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Give me some good English for:

deferlement torrentiel

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surge, swell, torrent

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Give me some good English for:

avoir tranché

A

decide, divide, resolve

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Give me some good English for:

susciter

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arouse, generate, bring, create, raise

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Give me some good English for:

vouer a l’abandon

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doomed, fated, threatened

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61
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Give me some good English for:

hommes lucides

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clear, lucid, clear sighted

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Give me some good English for:

leurre

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Lure, bait, decoy

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Give me some good English for:

se piler

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stop completely, crush,

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64
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Give me some good English for:

accusé de

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supposedly,

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Give me some good English for:

s’écrie

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shouted, cried, said

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branches

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branches, industry, area, division, etc.

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Give me some good English for:

dresser un mur

A

create, build, put up

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68
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Give me some good English for:

jauger

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gauge, monitor, assess

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69
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s’imposer pour faire

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over shadow,

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Give me some good English for:

désagrégation

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disintegration, break down,

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71
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Give me some good English for:

bienfaisance

A

charity

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démunies

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needy, poor, have no scope, exposed, without resources

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Give me some good English for:

bonder

A

fill to the limits

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74
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Give me some good English for:

avoir son mot à dire

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be more powerful, influential,

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75
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Give me some good English for:

paradis fiscaux

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tax havens

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fourvoyer

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make a mistake, set to one side, misunderstand

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traiter sur pied d’égalité

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give equal, treated equally,

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le manque de débouchés

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output, prospects, exit,

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79
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Give me some good English for:

savant équilibre

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judicious balance, careful balance

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leurs hautes autorités

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senior, leadership, higher

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81
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Give me some good English for:

favoritisme

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Favouritism, cronyism, pork barrelling, preferential treatment

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Give me some good English for:

alimenter le suivi

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feed into, fuel, serve as

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sans empiéter sur

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to encroach, impinge, infringe,

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féconde

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fruitful, positive, fertile

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85
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prestations de serment

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oath taking

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Give me some good English for:

litiges

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disputes, cases, litigation,

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87
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Give me some good English for:

précarisé

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put into jeopardy, precarity, precarious

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88
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Give me some good English for:

insoutenable

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untenable, unsustainable, unbearable

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réification de leurs corps

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regarding as an object

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90
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Give me some good English for:

bilan moral

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chairman’s report

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imposer de progrès

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impose, force, enforce, tax, levy, coerce, bind,

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92
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Give me some good English for:

roulottes

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caravans

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Give me some good English for:

faire payer aux salariés

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make employees pay

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Give me some good English for:

élan

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boost, thrust, new momentum, impetus

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95
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Give me some good English for:

Rétrécissement

A

Softening

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96
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Give me some good English for:

être aux aguets

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beware, keep an eye on

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ressasser

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dwell, harp on, rehash

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Give me some good English for:

Endeuiller

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Cast a shadow, into mourning, bereave,

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Give me some good English for:

anéantissement

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complete destruction,

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100
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floraison

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flowering, blooming, blossoming

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en déshérence

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heirless, unused, disuse, dilapidation

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102
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Give me some good English for:

appartenance ethnique

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ethnicity

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Give me some good English for:

buses

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idiots, hawks, nozzles

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104
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Give me some good English for:

avoir un foyer dans la population

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outbreak, area of infection

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riposte

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riposte, retort, response

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106
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Give me some good English for:

monter au créneau

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step forward, all hands on deck, stand up, get to work,

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vedettes

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vessels, stars, celebrities

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108
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Give me some good English for:

cailloutis

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fine gravel

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109
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Give me some good English for:

anathème

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anathema, reviled, bane

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110
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souvenir atroce

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ugly memories, heinous

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111
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forte immigration nette

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high net immigration

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112
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irréductible

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implacable, inevitable, intransigent, relentless, inexorable

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113
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Give me some good English for:

prendre le pas sur

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Take precedence over, overshadow, come before, priority

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114
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inatteignable

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elusive, beyond reach, unachievable

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115
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Give me some good English for:

dévouement

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dedication,

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116
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certes

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of course, obviously, surely

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117
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Give me some good English for:

Machine à jetons

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Slot machines

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118
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Give me some good English for:

Biome amazonien

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biome

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outrancier

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brazen, outrageous, blatant

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120
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Give me some good English for:

balayer une proposition

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sweep, brush, reject

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121
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Give me some good English for:

que l’on sache

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make it clear, clarify, know,

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122
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Give me some good English for:

contingent

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mission, body, group

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faire renaître les spectres

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regenerate, revive, rejuvenation,

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droite décomplexée

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open minded, free of hang-ups, revealing

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sur un fond de

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background, backdrop, bottom,

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ascenseur social

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social mobility, lift,

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ne pas être au rendez-vous des engagements

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failed to respect their commitments,

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hormis

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apart from, beside, with the exception of

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escamoter

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cover up, brush under the carpet, ignore

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plus tôt… mieux

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the sooner… the better

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déontologie

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ethics

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inabouti

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incomplete, unfinished

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construction européenne

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European integration

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rétablissement

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restoration, reestablishment, recovery,

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origines sociales

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social status

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bien pensants

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well meaning, conformist, conservative, traditional

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faire du forcing

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pile on the pressure

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roche mère

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bedrock

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réification

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reification, embody, typify, objectify

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foucade

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impulsion, run up, push, caprice,

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au point de dénaturer

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deform, change, transform,

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se heurter

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collide

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s’inscrire dans la droite ligne

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follow on from, along the same lines

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je m’en réjouis

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I welcome this, I’m glad about that, delighted, pleased

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rentes de monopole

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monopoly rents

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Soulagement

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Relief

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rentes

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surplus,

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endiguer

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mitigate, stem, contain, halt the spread,

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infirmé cette décision

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deny, disprove, set aside,

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édicter

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promulgate, issue, lay down,

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asservissement

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enslavement, subjugation,

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investir dans la pierre

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brick and mortar

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sous la cote

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as, under the code,

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entrave au progrès

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obstacle, hindrance, impediment

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barbarie

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brutality, cruelty, inhumanity, uncivilised

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l’ensemble

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as a whole, all,

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indissociable

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belong together, always connected, indivisible,

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vanter

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recommend, prescribe, urge,

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plein à craquer

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filled to the brim, bursting at the seams

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concrétisation

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step, realisation, seize, flesh out,

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écrasement

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crushing, stomping,

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sous l’égide de

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under the auspices of

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avoir raison toute seule

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Alone in thinking

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comme si de rien n’était

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business as usual, as if nothing had happened,

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l’assiette au beurre

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pork barrelling

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redoutable

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formidable, daunting, dreadful

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gouvernement de l’ombre

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shadow government

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miss

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beauty queen

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faire sauter une banque

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break the bank

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en découdre

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shoot it out, deal with, grind an axe

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simplifier passablement

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pretty, quite, moderately

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bouclier fiscal

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cap, threshold, plateau

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vengeance

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revenge, vengeance, retribution, retaliation,

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faire le point

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to summarise, analyse, take stock

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avoir beau

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in vain, without result,

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CEI Communauté des États indépendants

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CIS Commonwealth of Independent States

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entendre contribuer

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seek to, aim to, intend to

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renouer

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re-establish, recover, return to,

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subir

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suffer, incur, endure, sustain, undergo

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s’éprendre

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to fall in love with, loving

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prodige

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prodigy, wonder, marvel

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poudre aux yeux

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smoke and mirrors, a front, distraction

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instances dirigeants

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senior management, leadership, upper mgmt.

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dans la foulée

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in the wake of, in the melee

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chercher péniblement

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with great difficulty, painstakingly, laboriously

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libelle en devise

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denominated in foreign currency

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rupture

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break, break away, division, separation,

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avoir tort d’avoir raison trop tôt

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Wrong in so quickly thinking one was right

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entrer dans les faits

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become effective, make reality, make happen, practical reality,

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primauté

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primacy,

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badiner avec le secret bancaire

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dally, play games, not take seriously

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planter le décor

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set the scene, describe, give the context

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être opposé à

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stand in the way of, preclude, exclude, prevent, rule out

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ndlr (note de la rédaction)

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editor’s note

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chat échaudé craint l’eau froide

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Once bitten twice shy, burnt fingers,

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arsenal des mesures de protection

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assets

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exigence de réciprocité

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requirement for reciprocity

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se rallier

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rearrange, regroup, subscribe, on board, join, join in

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convivial

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pleasant, sociable, cordial, friendly, compatible, welcoming, espirit de corps, fellow ship

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cercueil

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coffin

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adjoint

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deputy

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cortèges et grèves

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demonstrations, protests, strikes,

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réprouver

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disapprove, reject, denounce

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mission

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mission, vocation,

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applicable

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enforceable, appropriate, suitable

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grille de lecture

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key, legend, starting point, interpreting

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réquisitoire

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prosecution case, indictment, closing arguments,

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arrêté préfectoral

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prefectural decree

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moribond

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moribund, declining, dying, decadant, in terminal decline

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déclaration relative aux principes et droits fondamentaux du travail

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fundamental principles and rights at work

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courbes de niveau

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contours

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appât

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lure, bait, greed

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savoir tenir son cap

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keep its focus, maintain this role

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recourir aux instruments

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draw upon, avail of, use

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monceaux des ruines

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mounds, piles,

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centres d’accueil

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reception centres

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bois de grumes

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timber, sawn wood, lumber

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arbitraire

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arbitrary, summary, peremptory

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socles

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mount, slab, stand

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rebelote

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he we go again, once again,

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plus de peur que de mal

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Overestimated, unfounded worries,

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mettre la guerre hors la loi

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outlaw war

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avoir cour

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happen, prevail, take place, develop

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appréhender

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apprehend, grasp, track down, deal with,

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il en va de même

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similar, the same goes for

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vin corsé

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full bodied, vigourous,

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faire couler beaucoup d’encre

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debate, coverage, attention

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dans la force de l’âge

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In one’s prime,

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caractère obligatoire

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binding, mandatory, statutory,

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réclamer

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claim, demand, cry for, call for

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vaciller

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falter, teeter, waver

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évoquer l’agenda

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evoke, raise, touch upon, invoke, mention, talk about

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questions préjudicielles

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preliminary issues, prejudicial,

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jongler

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juggle

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défrayer

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defray, waive, cover, pay, help with, disburse

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couacs

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blunders, problems,

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imbriquer

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interlock, fit together, tie in

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instauration

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establishment, introduction, application

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particulièrement vive

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intense, strong, cutthroat

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à tour de bras

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heavily, with a vengeance, frenetically,

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fuite en avant

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fools rush in, forge ahead, march on, slippery slope

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semer la pagaille

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Stir up trouble, controversy, sow havoc, mayhem, chaos

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avoir un revers

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other side to the coin

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engendre

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generate, create, bring,

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réflexion

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consideration, reflection, thought, brainstorming, comment, thought provoking

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observations finales

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concluding observations

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amender

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amend, mend their ways

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atout

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asset, plus, trump card

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stupéfiante

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astonishing, breathtaking, staggering

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bidon

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bogus, phoney,

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redressement

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recovery, rescue, conciliation

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la collectivité nationale

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France, French citizens

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onéreux

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burdensome, costly, expensive, backbreaking, labourious, arduous

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avec éclat

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resounding, forcefully, emphatically

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former un tout

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inseparable, indivisible

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l’autoritarisme du pouvoir

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the scornful authority of the govt.

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respecter l’alternance

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term limits

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c’est la où le bât blesse

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Where the problem lies, shoes pinches, the rub

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prévaloir

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prevail, primary consideration, invoke, take precedence

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lunette

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opening, rear window, seat

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261
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dresser contre qqn

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create opposition,

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dans les limites de contingents fédéraux

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contingents, quotas,

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ouverture du marché

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opening, opening up

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édictant

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edifying, dictating, issuing,

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plaider

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call for, plead, plea

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Give me some good English for:

Avoir tous les titres à prétendre à être membre

A

Possess the necessary qualifications,

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de la sorte

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thus, this way, so,

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voyous

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hooligans

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faire subir à

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subject to, make them undergo, put through

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clauses limitatives de responsabilité

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limited liability clauses

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mettre aux prises avec

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occupied by, engaged in, busy, working

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272
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Give me some good English for:

le malheur des uns, fait toujours le bonheur des autres

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winners and losers

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jaillir une idée

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appear suddenly,

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une levée

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lift, waive, suspend,

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Épée dans les reins

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gunpoint

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conjurer

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ward off, stave off, calm,

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travailleurs détachés

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posted workers,

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278
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Douma d’Etat russe

A

Russian State Duma

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279
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quand il en va de

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when it comes to, where … is concerned,

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se vanter

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brag, boast, flaunt, grandstand

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immobilisme

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doing nothing, standing still, inertia,

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périple longue

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trip, voyage, path,

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ententes nécessaires

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agreements, cartels, antitrust

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étant en droit

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being right, with good reason, entitled

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285
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mettre en question

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question, undermine, consider, prejudice,

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286
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renoncer

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Waive, give up, abandon, renounce, decline, back out,

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abolition

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abolish, scrap, abrogation,

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288
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humer leur ambiance

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sniff, smell, inhale,

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dépassement

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overtake, overflow, timeout

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sans que l’on sache

A

without indication, with no

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circonspection

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caution, prudence

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impôts de guerres

A

war taxes

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renoncements

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withdrawals, renunciations, surrenders, abstentions

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à coup sur

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no doubt, sure thing,

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identité affirmée

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strong, visible, assertive,

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esprit d’escalier

A

belated inspiration

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emporter sur

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take precedence, priority, prevail

298
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Give me some good English for:

sédentarité

A

physical inactivity, sedentary lifestyle, couch potatoes,

299
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Give me some good English for:

un effort séculaire

A

centuries old

300
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Give me some good English for:

revenir sur le tapis

A

crop up, rear its head,

301
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Give me some good English for:

exciter les passions

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arouse, incite, tensions, passions, hot under the collar

302
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Give me some good English for:

braver

A

brave, defy, accept the risks

303
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Give me some good English for:

chose promise, chose due

A

Promise made, debt unpaid

304
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Give me some good English for:

hémicycle

305
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Give me some good English for:

frimer

306
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Give me some good English for:

être montrer du doigt

A

pointed at, accused, blamed,

307
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Give me some good English for:

mouvement international

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efforts, process, initiative, measures

308
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Give me some good English for:

s’avérer

A

be, prove,

309
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Give me some good English for:

entériner

A

rubber stamp, endorse

310
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Give me some good English for:

de sa propre mal

A

Their own fault

311
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Give me some good English for:

rayonnement

A

influence, exposure, spread

312
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Give me some good English for:

affectation

A

allotment, assignment, reserve

313
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Give me some good English for:

paravent

A

screen, windscreen, smokescreen

314
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Give me some good English for:

avatar

315
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Give me some good English for:

repérer une transaction

A

spot, recognize, identify,

316
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Give me some good English for:

ubuesque

A

grotesque, ludicrous,

317
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Give me some good English for:

conscrits

A

called up, conscripts, drafted,

318
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Give me some good English for:

institution phare

A

leading, lead institution

319
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Give me some good English for:

contrées du pays

A

areas, regions, lands

320
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Give me some good English for:

gestion économique

A

economic management

321
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Give me some good English for:

méfiance structurelle

322
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Give me some good English for:

surveillance prudentielle

A

prudential supervision

323
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Give me some good English for:

réduit

A

shortened, reduced,

324
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Give me some good English for:

mirobolant

A

huge, marvellous, windfall,

325
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Give me some good English for:

humaniser

A

give a human face,

326
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Give me some good English for:

place financière

A

centre, banks, market place

327
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Give me some good English for:

accomplissement

A

fulfilment, achievement,

328
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Give me some good English for:

psychodrame

A

psychological drama

329
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Give me some good English for:

coteaux

A

hillsides, slopes,

330
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Give me some good English for:

s’impatienter

A

show impatience,

331
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Give me some good English for:

amoindrir

A

undermine, under cut, abate, limit

332
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Give me some good English for:

reprocher

A

reproach, blame, accuse, criticise,

333
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Give me some good English for:

mettre la clef sous le paillasson

A

wind up, close, shut up shop

334
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Give me some good English for:

entraîner

A

cause, entail, bring about, lead to, result in

335
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Give me some good English for:

homme redoutable

A

formidable,

336
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Give me some good English for:

impôts écrasants

A

crushing, debilitating

337
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Give me some good English for:

loi fondamentale

338
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Give me some good English for:

conformément

A

in keeping with

339
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Give me some good English for:

Lueur dans la nuit

A

Glimmer of hope

340
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Give me some good English for:

interdépendants

A

interconnected, closer, globalised,

341
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Give me some good English for:

houle

342
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Give me some good English for:

stratégie a contresens

A

nonsense, absurdity, opposite, against, on the wrong lines

343
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Give me some good English for:

défrayer la chronique

A

make headlines, make the news, media attention

344
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Give me some good English for:

echaudés

A

shrivelled, dried, burned,

345
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Give me some good English for:

institutions supérieures de contrôle de finances publiques

A

supreme audit institutions

346
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Give me some good English for:

sans transition

A

seamlessly, in other news

347
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Give me some good English for:

partant

A

therefore, as such, thus, it follows,

348
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Give me some good English for:

maîtrise

A

restraint, control,

349
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Give me some good English for:

se saisir de

A

address, review, embrace,

350
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Give me some good English for:

enclencher

A

engage, set off, start, switch on

351
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Give me some good English for:

pérennité

A

survival, longevity, long life, sustainability

352
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Give me some good English for:

épreuve terrible

A

terrifying, horrible, unpleasant, horrendous,

353
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Give me some good English for:

étaler

A

spread, array, display

354
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Give me some good English for:

la marche du monde

A

the workings, events, affairs

355
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Give me some good English for:

est ainsi libelle

A

states that, reads as follows,

356
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Give me some good English for:

le bien fondé

A

appropriateness, rationality, merits

357
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Give me some good English for:

militer pour l’organisation

A

stand up for, actively seek, agitation, advocate

358
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Give me some good English for:

en suspens

A

open, pending

359
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Give me some good English for:

détachement certain

A

Strangely certain detachment

360
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Give me some good English for:

vendre à découvert

A

short sell

361
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Give me some good English for:

au bord de

A

to the brink, in danger of, next to,

362
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Give me some good English for:

concasser

A

break, smash, reduce to small pieces

363
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Give me some good English for:

ressentir

A

feel, sense, experience

364
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Give me some good English for:

conviction

365
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Give me some good English for:

tirer d’un sac deux moutures

366
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Give me some good English for:

un écueil insurmontable

A

obstacle, trap

367
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Give me some good English for:

prémonitoire

A

prescient, omen, premonitory, foresighted,

368
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Give me some good English for:

actions au porteur

A

bearer shares,

369
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Give me some good English for:

déshérites

A

underprivileged, have nots

370
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Give me some good English for:

éveiller

A

awake, arouse, rouse

371
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Give me some good English for:

se montrer critique

A

strike a critical note, voice criticism, take a critical line

372
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Give me some good English for:

ressortissants

373
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Give me some good English for:

navire

374
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Give me some good English for:

déboursé

A

disburse, spend, pay

375
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Give me some good English for:

attentes

A

hopes, expectations,

376
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Give me some good English for:

normes inscrites

A

laid down, contained, set out,

377
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Give me some good English for:

souci

A

interest, impatience, fixation, hang up, need, urge, fever

378
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Give me some good English for:

concertations

A

dialogue, conciliation, consultations

379
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Give me some good English for:

d’arrière pensé

A

ulterior motive, hidden agenda

380
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Give me some good English for:

jalonner

A

stake, mark, pave, the route

381
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Give me some good English for:

adhérents

A

members, acceding parties, parties up taking,

382
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Give me some good English for:

remous

A

wash, eddies, disturbances, backwaters

383
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Give me some good English for:

irrattrapable

A

hopelessly behind, impossible to catch up

384
Q

Give me some good English for:

ce n’est pas pour autant

A

that doesn’t mean, not to say,

385
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Give me some good English for:

un résultat réjouissant

A

happy, glad, cheerful, welcome

386
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Give me some good English for:

élu par acclamation

A

by acclamation

387
Q

Give me some good English for:

concurrence déloyale

A

unfair competition

388
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Give me some good English for:

anomalie d’aiguillage

A

switch, points (railway)

389
Q

Give me some good English for:

soudé autour de

A

bound, bonded, united

390
Q

Give me some good English for:

légion

A

rife, common, common occurence,

391
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Give me some good English for:

idée force

A

main, principle

392
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Give me some good English for:

monnaies

A

currencies

393
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Give me some good English for:

regroupements

A

clusters, gatherings,

394
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Give me some good English for:

éminente

A

considerable, prominent, high profile,

395
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Give me some good English for:

s’ébranler la peuple

A

set in motion, catalyse, throw the switch

396
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Give me some good English for:

considérable

A

significant, extensive, substantial, notable

397
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Give me some good English for:

parcourir par

A

overrun by,

398
Q

Give me some good English for:

Aléas

A

vagaries, instability, hazards

399
Q

Give me some good English for:

propositions concrètes

A

practical proposals, definite, specific,

400
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Give me some good English for:

dégager des propositions

A

identify, generate, offer, make

401
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Give me some good English for:

on ne peut plus

A

more than, couldn’t more than

402
Q

Give me some good English for:

donner du grain à moudre

A

food for thought, things to think about, expectations

403
Q

Give me some good English for:

se reprendre

A

regroup, gather, recover, return

404
Q

Give me some good English for:

marque de confiance

A

vote, this trust, token

405
Q

Give me some good English for:

émancipation

A

empowerment, emancipation,

406
Q

Give me some good English for:

Limpidité

A

clearness, clarity, transparency

407
Q

Give me some good English for:

s’articuler de manière étroite

A

dove tail, fit snugly, be in perfect line with

408
Q

Give me some good English for:

se repaître

A

feed, replenish

409
Q

Give me some good English for:

conditions de vie dégradantes

A

degrading living conditions,

410
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Give me some good English for:

sans cesse

A

constantly, continually, keep on

411
Q

Give me some good English for:

antienne

A

refrain, chant,

412
Q

Give me some good English for:

dispositif de stabilisation

A

mechanism, stabilizers

413
Q

Give me some good English for:

dépister

A

test, screen

414
Q

Give me some good English for:

potentat

A

potentate, in a position of supreme power,

415
Q

Give me some good English for:

sur plusieurs tableaux

A

levels, formats, aspects

416
Q

Give me some good English for:

aide accrue

A

greater, more, enhanced,

417
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Give me some good English for:

bombé

A

rounded, curved

418
Q

Give me some good English for:

devancer

A

outstrip, get ahead,

419
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Give me some good English for:

avoir maille à partir

420
Q

Give me some good English for:

émaner de

A

be issued by,

421
Q

Give me some good English for:

disloquer

A

break up, dislocate, dismantle

422
Q

Give me some good English for:

enorgueillir

A

take pride, delight,

423
Q

Give me some good English for:

cuve

A

tank, vat, tub

424
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Give me some good English for:

Des gens réactifs

A

responsive

425
Q

Give me some good English for:

c’est à ce quoi

A

this is what

426
Q

Give me some good English for:

terrasses

427
Q

Give me some good English for:

dérive

A

drifting, losing, extension

428
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Give me some good English for:

collectivité

429
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Give me some good English for:

incitations non contraignantes

A

incentives,

430
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Give me some good English for:

saluer

A

welcome, applaud, praise

431
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Give me some good English for:

membre titulaire

432
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Give me some good English for:

virulence

433
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Give me some good English for:

entériné

A

enshrined, agree, pass, approve

434
Q

Give me some good English for:

prééminence

A

prominence, paramount, pre-eminence, over, rule

435
Q

Give me some good English for:

implication responsable

A

involvement, implication, participation

436
Q

Give me some good English for:

bricoleur

A

tinkerer, DIY enthusiast

437
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Give me some good English for:

pressentir

A

foresee, provide for, forecast,

438
Q

Give me some good English for:

marchandisation

A

commodification,

439
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Give me some good English for:

d’emblée

A

at the outset, from day one, before anything else

440
Q

Give me some good English for:

à ce titre

A

as such, therefore, in that capacity,

441
Q

Give me some good English for:

chez l’habitant

A

in their homes

442
Q

Give me some good English for:

rejeton

A

offshoot, son, offspring, product of,

443
Q

Give me some good English for:

il en va de soi

A

it goes without saying,

444
Q

Give me some good English for:

quartiers général

A

headquarters

445
Q

Give me some good English for:

bielles

A

connecting rods

446
Q

Give me some good English for:

porter une vision

A

have a vision, bring, share, possess

447
Q

Give me some good English for:

génération meurtrie

A

wounded generation

448
Q

Give me some good English for:

primauté du droit

A

rule of law

449
Q

Give me some good English for:

hétérodoxe

A

heterodox, unorthodox, dissident

450
Q

Give me some good English for:

contre-courant

A

the opposite, wrong direction, against the current

451
Q

Give me some good English for:

essuyer la tempête

A

weather the storm

452
Q

Give me some good English for:

Obérer le progrès

A

hinder, undermine, add cost,

453
Q

Give me some good English for:

appelle de ses vœux

A

call for, wish for, seek

454
Q

Give me some good English for:

économies de la rente

A

rentier economies

455
Q

Give me some good English for:

propulsée en avant

A

propelled forward, forth

456
Q

Give me some good English for:

être à l’affût

457
Q

Give me some good English for:

Sévir

A

run rampant, rule, ravage, rip through

458
Q

Give me some good English for:

sous l’impulsion du M. Blah

A

on the back of, driven by, under the impetus

459
Q

Give me some good English for:

muet comme la tombe

A

tight lipped,

460
Q

Give me some good English for:

prôner

A

advocate, promote, call for, recommend, prescribe, urge,

461
Q

Give me some good English for:

légiférer

A

legislate, enact

462
Q

Give me some good English for:

trouver son compte

A

Find something worthwhile, have something in it for

463
Q

Give me some good English for:

libre échange

A

free trade

464
Q

Give me some good English for:

le deuxième pays récepteur

A

the second largest recipient of, host, most popular destination

465
Q

Give me some good English for:

avénement

A

accession, arrival, emergence

466
Q

Give me some good English for:

piètre

467
Q

Give me some good English for:

sous les feux de la rampe

A

in the limelight, much attention

468
Q

Give me some good English for:

réaffirmation

A

reaffirmed, renewed, reassertion

469
Q

Give me some good English for:

trinquer

A

toast, raise glasses

470
Q

Give me some good English for:

s’imposer

A

impose, apply, warrant,

471
Q

Give me some good English for:

premiers loges

A

front row seats, ringside, spitting distance, stones throw, earshot, close range

472
Q

Give me some good English for:

en achevant

A

through completing, by, in, finalizing, ending

473
Q

Give me some good English for:

par le biais

A

through, by, via

474
Q

Give me some good English for:

pôles

A

focal points, clusters,

475
Q

Give me some good English for:

à force de

A

through repetition, by dint of,

476
Q

Give me some good English for:

gauche qui capitule

A

surrendering, relenting, yielding, conceding

477
Q

Give me some good English for:

à quand

478
Q

Give me some good English for:

Dérèglements climatiques

A

disturbances, upsets, disruptions

479
Q

Give me some good English for:

debroillard

A

vivacious, quickwitted, bright

480
Q

Give me some good English for:

tout se tient

A

everything is there, hangs in place, connected,

481
Q

Give me some good English for:

puiser

482
Q

Give me some good English for:

misère

A

destitution, poverty,

483
Q

Give me some good English for:

Acharnement

A

determination, tenacity, perseverence,

484
Q

Give me some good English for:

reconduction

A

renewal, rollover, reinstate

485
Q

Give me some good English for:

bavure

A

smudge, off cut, excessive force, collateral damage

486
Q

Give me some good English for:

sexué

487
Q

Give me some good English for:

modernisation

A

modernisation, upgrade, modernise

488
Q

Give me some good English for:

sans état d’âme

A

without hesitation,

489
Q

Give me some good English for:

être navré

490
Q

Give me some good English for:

shoah

A

holocaust,

491
Q

Give me some good English for:

prêter serment

A

attest, swear an oath

492
Q

Give me some good English for:

dépense de l’ONU

A

expenditure, expenses, costs

493
Q

Give me some good English for:

distorsions de concurrence

A

distortions of competition

494
Q

Give me some good English for:

avenant

A

rider, amendment, endorsement,

495
Q

Give me some good English for:

investiture

A

inauguration

496
Q

Give me some good English for:

monter en épingle.

A

blow out of proportion,

497
Q

Give me some good English for:

tout un éventail

A

range, wide, spread, spectrum, string, list

498
Q

Give me some good English for:

asséché

A

dried, drained,

499
Q

Give me some good English for:

indispensable

A

absolutely necessary, vital, crucial

500
Q

Give me some good English for:

être le fruit de

A

as a result of, the product of, emerge from

501
Q

Give me some good English for:

en courant à

A

using, through, by,

502
Q

Give me some good English for:

placer sur un pied d’égalité

A

put on equal footing, equate,

503
Q

Give me some good English for:

tonitruante

A

thundering,

504
Q

Give me some good English for:

achever

A

Complete, finish, top off, finalise, achieve

505
Q

Give me some good English for:

palette partisane

A

array, range, variety

506
Q

Give me some good English for:

se soustraire à

A

be removed from, escape, avoid,

507
Q

Give me some good English for:

cotisations

A

contributions, levies, charges,

508
Q

Give me some good English for:

étouffer

A

quash, choke, stifle, smother

509
Q

Give me some good English for:

ne pas être plus affaire

A

no longer an issue

510
Q

Give me some good English for:

tribune

A

rostrum, forum, stand

511
Q

Give me some good English for:

mœurs

512
Q

Give me some good English for:

dans la mesure

A

as, as far as, to the extent, in so much as

513
Q

Give me some good English for:

opérations à terme

514
Q

Give me some good English for:

afin d’abréger les effets

A

in order to shorten, to shorten

515
Q

Give me some good English for:

dernière instance

A

court of last instance, highest authority, final jurisdiction

516
Q

Give me some good English for:

dérapage

A

skid, slip, slippage, slide, slip up

517
Q

Give me some good English for:

peser les enjeux

A

estimate, evaluate, appraise

518
Q

Give me some good English for:

faire a dessin

A

designed that way

519
Q

Give me some good English for:

Proie

520
Q

Give me some good English for:

en impliquant des partenaires

A

involving, active commitment, imply

521
Q

Give me some good English for:

rencontrer écho

A

Be echoed, received, impact

522
Q

Give me some good English for:

poulie bretonne

A

russian doll system of holding companies

523
Q

Give me some good English for:

affleurer

A

come to the surface

524
Q

Give me some good English for:

bonheur

A

happiness, joy

525
Q

Give me some good English for:

prééminence du droit

A

rule of law

526
Q

Give me some good English for:

leviers

A

levers, triggers, instruments,

527
Q

Give me some good English for:

interdiction

A

ban, prohibition, forbid,

528
Q

Give me some good English for:

scrutin secret

A

secret ballot

529
Q

Give me some good English for:

pouvoirs des représentants

A

credentials

530
Q

Give me some good English for:

propositions

531
Q

Give me some good English for:

repères

A

reference points, markers, benchmarks, bearings,

532
Q

Give me some good English for:

atteler

A

hitch, harness, couple, yoke, get on with, get to work

533
Q

Give me some good English for:

hoquettent

534
Q

Give me some good English for:

une visée normative

A

statutory, prescriptive, regulatory

535
Q

Give me some good English for:

sécurité juridique

A

legal certainty

536
Q

Give me some good English for:

faire valoir

A

assert, exercise, state, demand, promote, enhance, emphasise, bring to the fore, impose

537
Q

Give me some good English for:

étendard

A

standard, flag

538
Q

Give me some good English for:

mû

539
Q

Give me some good English for:

flambée de violence

A

eruption, breakout, upsurge

540
Q

Give me some good English for:

ouverture au

A

free up, access,

541
Q

Give me some good English for:

être solidaire de

A

stand by, reach out, show solidarity, stand behind

542
Q

Give me some good English for:

déroger

A

belittle, derogate, disparage, temporary waiver

543
Q

Give me some good English for:

éloigner sur les points des pieds

A

Tiptoe away

544
Q

Give me some good English for:

saisine préjudicielle

A

referral, address, seize

545
Q

Give me some good English for:

manques à gagner

A

loss of turnover, penalties, shortfalls, forgone earnings,

546
Q

Give me some good English for:

acquis

A

accomplishments, acquired, achievements, attainments

547
Q

Give me some good English for:

collectivités territoriales

A

local authorities, regional bodies,

548
Q

Give me some good English for:

œillères

A

blinders, blinkers, narrow focus

549
Q

Give me some good English for:

une monnaie inachevée

A

unfinished, incomplete

550
Q

Give me some good English for:

il y a fort à parier

A

the odds are

551
Q

Give me some good English for:

égalité des chances

A

equal opportunities,

552
Q

Give me some good English for:

écrit dans la pierre

A

written in stone, carved in

553
Q

Give me some good English for:

bander

554
Q

Give me some good English for:

indications

A

direction, records, filings, information

555
Q

Give me some good English for:

se trouver plongé

A

find itself, be thrown into the middle of, chaos, thrust, very serious

556
Q

Give me some good English for:

enfanter

A

give birth to, create, give rise to

557
Q

Give me some good English for:

désendettement

A

deleveraging

558
Q

Give me some good English for:

répondre à

A

meet, answer, reciprocate, handle,

559
Q

Give me some good English for:

moyens de riposte

A

resources to address, respond, reply, counter

560
Q

Give me some good English for:

jalon

A

milestone, landmark, signpost

561
Q

Give me some good English for:

montant Dérisoire

A

paltry, ridiculous, pathetic, mere

562
Q

Give me some good English for:

le renvoi de

A

dismissal, referral, to go, return

563
Q

Give me some good English for:

adéquation a la réalité

A

adequacy, suitability, match, adherence, relevance

564
Q

Give me some good English for:

charger de faire respecter

A

responsible for

565
Q

Give me some good English for:

vendange

A

grape harvest

566
Q

Give me some good English for:

ténors

A

big names, big wigs, strongest voices

567
Q

Give me some good English for:

pulsions

568
Q

Give me some good English for:

régulation anticipative

A

forward looking, proactive,

569
Q

Give me some good English for:

pertes encourues

A

incurred losses

570
Q

Give me some good English for:

alambiqué

A

convoluted

571
Q

Give me some good English for:

allaitement

572
Q

Give me some good English for:

audience politique

A

political…

573
Q

Give me some good English for:

avoir le courage

A

determination, resolve, tenacity,

574
Q

Give me some good English for:

braquage

575
Q

Give me some good English for:

braquer la lumière

A

bring to the light

576
Q

Give me some good English for:

calomnieuse

A

sladerous, untrue

577
Q

Give me some good English for:

carabistouilles

578
Q

Give me some good English for:

commission rogatoire

A

letters rogatory

579
Q

Give me some good English for:

construction europeene

A

integration, unification, building,

580
Q

Give me some good English for:

corbeau

A

raven, whistleblower

581
Q

Give me some good English for:

de toutes pièces

A

from beginning to end, from nothing

582
Q

Give me some good English for:

déclassement

A

downgrading, decommissioning,

583
Q

Give me some good English for:

dépotoir

A

dump, tip,

584
Q

Give me some good English for:

droite dure

A

hard right

585
Q

Give me some good English for:

durée de vie

A

lifetime, lifespan, life, shelf life,

586
Q

Give me some good English for:

espiegle

A

mischievous, roguish,

587
Q

Give me some good English for:

étoffes

588
Q

Give me some good English for:

évocations

A

references, allusions, remarks,

589
Q

Give me some good English for:

faire don à

590
Q

Give me some good English for:

faire litière

A

trample on, show as useless, expose

591
Q

Give me some good English for:

faux débat

A

red herring, false line of reasoning,

592
Q

Give me some good English for:

gaucher

A

left handed

593
Q

Give me some good English for:

godelureau

A

chivalrous, gentleman,

594
Q

Give me some good English for:

guerres fratricidales

A

fratricidal wars

595
Q

Give me some good English for:

il n’en a pas moins

A

it has however, nonetheless,

596
Q

Give me some good English for:

il n’en est pas moins

A

it is, however,

597
Q

Give me some good English for:

inquiéter

A

worry, bother, fears, misgivings, upset,

598
Q

Give me some good English for:

judiciarisation

A

referral to the court, prosecution, litigiousness,

599
Q

Give me some good English for:

la gent masculine

A

men, males,

600
Q

Give me some good English for:

leuron

601
Q

Give me some good English for:

lourd

A

cumbersome, unwieldy, colossal, unmanageable,

602
Q

Give me some good English for:

maradueur

A

marauders,

603
Q

Give me some good English for:

mis au rebut

A

scrap, discard,

604
Q

Give me some good English for:

pays vaincu

A

defeated, overcome,

605
Q

Give me some good English for:

pêlemêle

606
Q

Give me some good English for:

period charniere

A

crossroads, critical moment, pivotal time

607
Q

Give me some good English for:

perquisitionner

A

raid, search

608
Q

Give me some good English for:

personnalités eminentes

A

distinguished, prominent, persons, individuals,

609
Q

Give me some good English for:

presidence stable

A

stable presidency

610
Q

Give me some good English for:

prononcée

A

by, issued, made,

611
Q

Give me some good English for:

propositions d’action

A

policy proposals,

612
Q

Give me some good English for:

rangée

A

row, line,

613
Q

Give me some good English for:

recel

A

handle, fence

614
Q

Give me some good English for:

reconquérir

A

reclaim, recapture, regain

615
Q

Give me some good English for:

règlement de la guerre

A

settle, resolve, settlement, dispute,

616
Q

Give me some good English for:

reines

617
Q

Give me some good English for:

rente de situation

A

secure, guaranteed income, licence to print money,

618
Q

Give me some good English for:

réussir à s’imposer

A

manage to gain acceptance, force, put in place

619
Q

Give me some good English for:

rigueur indispensable

A

adequate, necessary, essential, vital,

620
Q

Give me some good English for:

s’atteler

A

tackle, deal with, handle, get down to

621
Q

Give me some good English for:

saturnisme

A

lead poisoning

622
Q

Give me some good English for:

se faire attendre

A

not forthcoming, be some way off, no sign of,

623
Q

Give me some good English for:

se faire respecter

A

command respect, enforce, be treated with respect

624
Q

Give me some good English for:

se targuer de

A

be proud of, boast,

625
Q

Give me some good English for:

sempiternel

A

age old, timeless, perpetual,

626
Q

Give me some good English for:

service européen pour l’action extérieure

A

European external action service

627
Q

Give me some good English for:

sommet extraordinaire

628
Q

Give me some good English for:

soubresaut

A

surge, spurt,

629
Q

Give me some good English for:

surcot

A

surcot, over tunic

630
Q

Give me some good English for:

sursaut

A

jump, start,

631
Q

Give me some good English for:

surveillance mutuelle

A

peer pressure, review, monitoring, supervision,

632
Q

Give me some good English for:

tenir la route

A

Hold the road, stick to the plan, conform

633
Q

Give me some good English for:

travail bâclé

A

flawed, rushed, shoddy

634
Q

Give me some good English for:

un acquis

A

asset, given fact, something settled

635
Q

Give me some good English for:

valets

A

jacks, servants,

636
Q

Give me some good English for:

Yalta

A

yalta conference, Crimea conference,

637
Q

Give me some good English for:

apocryphe

A

Apocryphal, cryptic, secret, obscure, dubious

638
Q

Give me some good English for:

Abdiquer

A

resign, give in, abrogate, forfeit,

639
Q

Give me some good English for:

affubler

A

labelled, called,

640
Q

Give me some good English for:

Ahurie

A

astonished, astounded,

641
Q

Give me some good English for:

attitude Intransigeant

A

uncompromising, unyielding, adamant

642
Q

Give me some good English for:

bons d’etat

A

government bonds

643
Q

Give me some good English for:

Chimère

A

pipe dream, dream, willothewhisp

644
Q

Give me some good English for:

Coincé

A

stuck, stranded, trapped,

645
Q

Give me some good English for:

Compulser

A

search, verify, inspect, use,

646
Q

Give me some good English for:

de reste

A

widely, abundantly

647
Q

Give me some good English for:

Décrier

648
Q

Give me some good English for:

déroute d’un pays

649
Q

Give me some good English for:

Dérouter

A

confuse, bewilder,

650
Q

Give me some good English for:

directive MiFID

A

markets in financial instruments directive

651
Q

Give me some good English for:

Echaudee

A

fired up, scolded, burned,

652
Q

Give me some good English for:

échéance

653
Q

Give me some good English for:

Embellissement

A

bogus accounting, creative accounting, accounting tricks

654
Q

Give me some good English for:

En hâte

A

rush, hurried, quickly, expedite,

655
Q

Give me some good English for:

En rafale

A

in succession, all at once, burst, gust,

656
Q

Give me some good English for:

engrene

A

Gear, enmesh, bite,

657
Q

Give me some good English for:

enrailler

A

counteract, fence in, stall

658
Q

Give me some good English for:

Entente

A

agreement, understanding,

659
Q

Give me some good English for:

Entrer dans le bal

A

join the dance

660
Q

Give me some good English for:

esquissé

A

outline, sketch,

661
Q

Give me some good English for:

État défaillant

A

failing state

662
Q

Give me some good English for:

etre a son coup d’essai

A

first offence

663
Q

Give me some good English for:

ex cathedra

A

Official, authorized, legal, a priori

664
Q

Give me some good English for:

Failli mourir

A

almost died

665
Q

Give me some good English for:

Flairer qqs bon coups d’affaire

A

smell out a good deal, sure deal,

666
Q

Give me some good English for:

furtive

A

Stealth, surreptitious, short, covert

667
Q

Give me some good English for:

Gabegies

A

mess, underhand dealings, recklessness,

668
Q

Give me some good English for:

gouaches

A

Gouaches (opaque water colours)

669
Q

Give me some good English for:

Gouffre financier

A

White elephant, bottomless pit, money pit

670
Q

Give me some good English for:

gregge du coeur

A

heart transplant

671
Q

Give me some good English for:

Grimace

A

wince, make a wry face,

672
Q

Give me some good English for:

Humiliation

A

humiliation, affronted, embarrassment, defeat, disgrace

673
Q

Give me some good English for:

Investisseurs lâchés

A

unleashed, released, dropped,

674
Q

Give me some good English for:

L’euphorie

A

euphoria, exhilaration,

675
Q

Give me some good English for:

measures volantaristes

A

proactive measures

676
Q

Give me some good English for:

moinsvalue

677
Q

Give me some good English for:

monstre technocratique

A

technocratic monster

678
Q

Give me some good English for:

Objet de raillerie

A

taunt, mockery

679
Q

Give me some good English for:

obligations d’entreprise

A

corporate bonds

680
Q

Give me some good English for:

Oser sévir

A

punish, speak out, rule, judge

681
Q

Give me some good English for:

Pléthorique

A

top heavy, exaggerated, plentiful

682
Q

Give me some good English for:

plusvalue

683
Q

Give me some good English for:

rancoeurs

A

bitterness, rancour, spite,

684
Q

Give me some good English for:

recel

A

Concealment, handling, trafficking

685
Q

Give me some good English for:

Rejaillir

A

rebound, impact,

686
Q

Give me some good English for:

Renâcler

A

unwilling, reluctant, unenthusiastic, hesitant, recalcitrant,

687
Q

Give me some good English for:

repli sur soi

A

isolationism

688
Q

Give me some good English for:

Rhénanie du nord westphalie

A

North Rhine Westphalia

689
Q

Give me some good English for:

Salaire amputé

A

lower salary

690
Q

Give me some good English for:

sauvetage

A

rescue, bail out, save

691
Q

Give me some good English for:

Stupéfaction

A

amazement, dismay, astonishment, staggering

692
Q

Give me some good English for:

Supercherie

A

trickery, decrypt, deception, hoax,

693
Q

Give me some good English for:

taux directeur

A

reference rate

694
Q

Give me some good English for:

tout deraper

A

get out of hand, go wrong, out of control

695
Q

Give me some good English for:

Travers de chacun

A

foibles, imperfections

696
Q

Give me some good English for:

Un affront

A

insult, affront, offense, slap in the face, slur

697
Q

Give me some good English for:

coup de grâce

A

killing, final blow, bring to knees,

698
Q

Give me some good English for:

apogée

A

peak, pinnacle, heyday

699
Q

Give me some good English for:

coup de grâce

A

killing, final blow, bring to knees,

700
Q

Give me some good English for:

apogée

A

peak, pinnacle, heyday

701
Q

Give me some good English for:

évanouir

A

disappear, evaporate, vanish

702
Q

Give me some good English for:

comble

A

packed, full, crowded

703
Q

Give me some good English for:

changer la donne

A

new order, change, shake up

704
Q

Give me some good English for:

boutade

A

quip, joke,

705
Q

Give me some good English for:

voiler la vedette

A

upstage, one upmanship

706
Q

Give me some good English for:

comme on dit en bon français

A

as they say

707
Q

Give me some good English for:

taper du poing sur la table

A

be assertive,

708
Q

Give me some good English for:

mépriser les uns, courtiser les autres

A

Two faced, scorning some, wooing others

709
Q

Give me some good English for:

portant hélas

A

however, unfortunately

710
Q

Give me some good English for:

fond de stabilité

A

Stability facility

711
Q

Give me some good English for:

iodure d’argent

A

silver iodide

712
Q

Give me some good English for:

mais ce n’est pas pour autant

A

but that is not to say, this doesn’t mean

713
Q

Give me some good English for:

famille assemblée

A

gathered family

714
Q

Give me some good English for:

cycle de négociations commerciales

A

world trade talks round, round of trade negotiations,

715
Q

Give me some good English for:

être assorti

A

accompanied by, entail, used, have

716
Q

Give me some good English for:

donner acte

A

acknowledge, recognise, manifest,

717
Q

Give me some good English for:

règles et disciplines (OMC)

A

rules and disciplines

718
Q

Give me some good English for:

commerce ouvert

A

open trade

719
Q

Give me some good English for:

tarifs et droits

A

tariffs and duties

720
Q

Give me some good English for:

droits acquittés

A

duties paid

721
Q

Give me some good English for:

proroger

A

extend, prolong, renew

722
Q

Give me some good English for:

travail acharne

723
Q

Give me some good English for:

Sang-froid

A

composure, calm, cool

724
Q

Give me some good English for:

a plein régime

A

full capacity, full power, up and running

725
Q

Give me some good English for:

cerner la nature

A

understand, define, delineate, mark out,

726
Q

Give me some good English for:

parvenir a une convergence

A

achieve, establish, hammer out, reach

727
Q

Give me some good English for:

ceux qui l’avaient été

A

those that were…

728
Q

Give me some good English for:

au rabais

A

discount, second rate,

729
Q

Give me some good English for:

ce serait dommage que

A

it would be a shame if, to

730
Q

Give me some good English for:

ce serait commettre une erreur … que

A

it would be making a mistake if, to

731
Q

Give me some good English for:

point de repère

A

reference point, benchmark, landmark, terms

732
Q

Give me some good English for:

courir a l’échec

A

court disaster, lead to failure, tempt fate

733
Q

Give me some good English for:

faire preuve

A

show, display, manifest, demonstrate

734
Q

Give me some good English for:

le match nul

735
Q

Give me some good English for:

fit observer

A

noted, pointed out, said

736
Q

Give me some good English for:

une croissance robuste

A

strong, robust,

737
Q

Give me some good English for:

se ranger parmi

A

classified, ranks, is, belongs amongst

738
Q

Give me some good English for:

dynamisme

A

activity, zeal, energy, vitality, oomph

739
Q

Give me some good English for:

en être a

A

to be at a stage of progress

740
Q

Give me some good English for:

agitation et murmures

A

Restlessness and whispers

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