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French Phrases - Summer 2024 Flashcards

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1
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to go to the polls

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se rendre aux urnes

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the threshold

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le seuil

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to go all in (a bet)

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faire tapis

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on a city scale

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à l’échelle de villes

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to take all the credit

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tirer la couverture a soi

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to try to / to strive to

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s’efforcer de

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to be affected by / to be knocked by

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accuser le coup

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she was affected by / knocked by the announcement of the closure of the factory

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Elle a accusé le coup après l’annonce de la fermeture de l’usine

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to throw the baby out with the bath water

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jeter le bébé avec l’eau du bain

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he was finally able to spread his wings and start his own business

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il a pu enfin pousser des ailes et lancer sa propre entreprise

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Elisa felt like she could fly after getting her diploma

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Élisa se sentait pousser des ailes depuis qu’elle avait obtenu son diplôme

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the MP lost his seat

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le député a perdu son siège

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first past the post

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le premier qui passe le poste

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to trigger sth

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déclencher quelque chose

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the triggering of a response

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le déclenchement d’une réponse

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the collapse of trust

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l’effondrement de la confiance

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to tighten the screw

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serrer la vis

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18
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nobody dares put that on the table

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personne n’ose mettre ça sur la table

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to tighten

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serrer

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to tighten one’s belt

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resserrer la ceinture

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to strengthen the bonds of friendship

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resserrer les liens d’amitié

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to close ranks

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resserrer les rangs means

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to hit / crash into

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percuter

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the car crashed into a tree

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la voiture a percuté un arbre

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his idea really hit me

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son idée m’a percuté

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to win a majority

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reporter une majorité

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a seat (in parliament)

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un siège (au parlement)

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a quote (for work / financial)

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un devis

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I charge ten pounds an hour

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Je facture dix livres par heure

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30
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to override

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passer outre

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31
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the retreat

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la reculade

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32
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accounts / turnover

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le chiffre d’affaires

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to spread (out)

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s’écarper

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34
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self-employed

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auto-entrepreneur

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35
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a roof tile

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une tuile

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36
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the overlap / tiling

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le tuilage

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37
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to put in your two cents

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mettre son grain de sel

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38
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worthy of

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digne de

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a major project

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un project d’envergure

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she’s trying to pull the wool over your eyes

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elle s’efforce de tirer la couverture a toi

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les teufs

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parties (slang)

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42
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to trigger

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déclencher

43
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bombarded relentlessly

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bombardé sans relâche

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a serious shortage of drinking water

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une grave pénurie d’eau potable

45
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warships

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les navires de guerre

46
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fighter planes

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les avions de combat

47
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one way or another

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d’une manière ou d’une autre

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to allow someone to do something

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permettre à quelqu’un de faire quelque chose

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it will allow you to speak more fluently

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cela vous permettra de parler plus couramment

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in whatever way possible

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de quelque manière que ce soit

51
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to be on a razor’s edge

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être sur le fil du rasoir

52
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the prospect of an escalation

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la perspective d’une escalade

53
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waterproof / watertight

A

étanche

54
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ear buds

A

les oreillettes

55
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the carbon footprint

A

l’empreinte carbone

56
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a (progress) report

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un compte-rendu

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astute

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astucieux (-use)

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prisoner of conscience

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prisonnier d’opinion

59
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a truce

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une trêve

60
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a peace treaty

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un traité de paix

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an awareness

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une prise de conscience

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she is conscious of her mother’s sadness

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elle est consciente de la tristesse de sa mère

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the curves (lines) have crossed

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Les courbes se sont croisées

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now (from now on; henceforth)

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désormais

65
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now (at this moment in time)

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maintenant

66
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it is rather cold today

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Il fait plutôt froid aujourd’hui

67
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instead of going out

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au lieu de sortir

68
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why not go to an Italian restaurant instead of (rather than) Chinese?

A

Pourquoi ne pas aller au restaurant chinois plutôt qu’italien

69
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she is quite pretty

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Elle est plutôt jolie

70
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to get around

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se déplacer

71
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I prefer to get around by bike

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Je préfère me déplacer à vélo

72
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it tipped the election

A

il a fait basculer l’élection

73
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to tip something over

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faire basculer quelque chose

74
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to aim to do something

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viser à faire quelque chose

75
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to be blind to the fact that …

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être aveugle au fait que …

76
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she is blind to the problems

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elle est aveugle sur les problemes

77
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without examining its nature

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sans en examiner la nature

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the confrontation

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l’affrontement (f)

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thunder

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le tonnerre

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lightning

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l’éclair (m)

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a storm

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une tempête

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to make way for

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faire place à

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wherever he might be

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où qu’il soit

84
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whoever she is

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qui qu’elle soit

85
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however I do it

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quelle que soit la manière dont je le fais

86
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a manhunt

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une chasse à l’homme

87
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to assess

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évaluer

88
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assessment for learning

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l’évaluation de l’apprentissage

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formative assessment

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l’évaluation (f) formative

90
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contempt / scorn

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le mépris

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punishment

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la punition

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he punished her for her misdeeds

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il l’a punie pour ses méfaits

93
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to chat with

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deviser avec

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keen / anxious to do something

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soucieux de faire quelque chose

95
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the re-appointment

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la reconduction

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to succeed in doing something

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réussir à faire quelque chose

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I have the feeling that …

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J’ai le sentiment que …

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to turn sour

A

virer à l’aigre

99
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She is annoyed by the lack of guarantees

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elle est agacée par le manque de garantie

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the oak

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le chêne

101
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in principle

A

en principe

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to call into question

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remettre en cause

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to be able to ..

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être en measure de ..

104
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he has been labelled as …

A

il a été étiqueté comme ..

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