Immigration Flashcards

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Etat-Providence

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Welfare state

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faire partie de

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to become part of

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discriminer quelqu’un

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to discriminate against smo

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se sentir discriminé

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to feel discriminated against

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main d’oeuvre

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man power

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population vieillissante

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ageing population

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d’un jour à l’autre

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overnight

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être poussé à, être encouragé à

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be encouraged

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être à la hauteur = =

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to be up to the job, to be fit to the job

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choisir

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to pick

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proposer / offrir au figuré

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to offer

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offrir

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to give

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autrement

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otherwise

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politiques, mesures

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policies

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caractéristiques = = = = =

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characteristics, aspects, features, traits, qualities

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économie (la matière)

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economics

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économie (générale ==> ex : économie d’un pays)

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economy

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prendre du recul

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to look at the big picture

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adresser des critiques

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to level criticism at / to smo

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inattendu, surprenant = =

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unexpected, surprising

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casier judiciaire

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criminal record

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fuir

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flee, fled, fled (verbe irrégulier)

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la fuite

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flight

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asile politique

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political asylum

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la Manche
the channel
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camion en US
truck
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camion en UK
lorry
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le but
to + BV
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bourse
grant
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sondage, études
survey
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né à l'étranger
foreign-born
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des frais, un prix
fees
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chiffres au sens de statistiques
figers
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petit (quantité, appréciation personnelle) =/ petit (taille, intensité)
little =/ small
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entrer dans un pays
to enter a country
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au pouvoir
in power
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au sommet de
at the top of
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PIB
GDP (gross domestic product)
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Dans le cadre de cette nouvelle loi
Under this new law
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intimidant
daunting
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s'installer
to settle
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Paradis fiscal
Tax haven
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être à l'heure
to be on time
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argument maigre, qui tient pas la route
lean argument
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S'agissant de...
When it comes to + V-ING ou nom
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sauter aux yeux = =
spring to mind, to become evident
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repérer
to spot
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n'est pas objectif = = =
biased, not objective, not neutral
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impartial
unbiased
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Britanniques = = =
British people, Brits, Britans
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plus facilement
more easily
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être embauché
to get hired
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ennuyeux
dull, boring, uninteresting
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gagnant-gagnant
win-win
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remarquer
to notice
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faire remarquer
to remark
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Origines indiennes
Indian background, origins
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biaiser
to bias
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rosé (adj)
rosy
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parler plus fort
speak up
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pratiquer la discrimination
to discriminate against
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La Chambre des Communes = =
The House of Commons = the Commons
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La Chambre Haute
The Upper Chamber
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constitué
made up
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Ministère de l'Intérieur
Home Office
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jargon = = =
jargon, vocabulary, parlance
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parlementer
to parley
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faire l'affaire = =
to do the job, to do the trick
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difficile = =
tricky = difficult
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je reconnais mon erreur
I stand corrected
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passe d'armes = = =
face off, brawl, showdown
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jargon journalistique
journalese
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Ils s'en fichent
They don't give a fig
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mur épais
thick wall
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une poignée de main = =
a few, a handful
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évêque
bishop
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tenter = =
to try, to attempt
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adoucir
to soften
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durcir
to harden
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quinze jours = =
two weeks, a fortnight
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à partir = =
as of, from
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détenir la majorité
to hold a majority
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un ajout =/ addition mathémtique
an addition =/ a somme
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une pub = = =
an ad, an advert, an advertissment
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pub comme métier
advertising
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biffer = = = = =
to erase, to cross out, to remove, to delete, to struck out
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céder du terrain = =
to give way, to give drown
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vraisemblablement
more likely
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le dernier mot
the final say
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adopter un texte
to pass a bill
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viser à
aim to
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étant suspendu
in recess
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mi-avril
mid-April
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conservateurs
Conservatives
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Seront probablement = =
are likely to be, will probably
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durera = =
will continue, will last
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lâcher prise
give in
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pour que
so that
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dès que
as early as
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printemps
spring
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à en croire les médias britanniques
If the British media are to be believed
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un unique hôtel
just on hotel
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être prêt (matériel)
be ready
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être prêt (psychologique), être disposé à
be prepared
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accueillir
to accommodate
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être en perdition (en débauche) = = = =
be losing ground, be in distress, be sinking, be on the road to ruin
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semble être = =
appear to be, seem to be
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ne pas sombrer = =
avoid defeat, not sink
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créer une expression
to coin an expression
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une étape
a stage
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à l'inverse
conversely
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steam boat
bateau à vapeur
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à peine croyable = = =
almost unbelievable, hardly believable, hard to believe
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escroc = = = = =
crook, hacker, thief, con artist, scammer
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quelques = = =
about, some, around
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une multinationale = =
a multinational compagny, a firm
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de ce type = =
of this sort, of its kind
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un disque, un CD
a record
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un casier judiciaire
a record
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un record
a record
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un dossier scolaire
a record
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un enregistrement
a recording
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enregistrer
to record
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réalisé = = = = =
put together, pieced together, generated, made up, created
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modifier = =
to modify, to alter
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grâce à
thanks to
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un potentiel de
endless opportunities for
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désinformation = =
misinformation, fake news
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utilisation abusive = = =
improper, inappropriate, illegal use
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accessible au public
publicly available
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un haut responsable de la police = =
a senior police official, a high-ranking police official
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recevoir un appel = =
to receive a call, to get a call
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appels par vidéoconférence
video (conference) calls
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se faire passer pour = = =
to pose as, to pretend to be, to impersonate
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désigné = =
specific, designated
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indiquer = = =
say, tell, declare
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enquête
investigation
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en cours = = =
underway, ongoing, taking place
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arrestation
arrest
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jusqu'à présent = =
at this point, so far
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révéler = =
reveal, disclose
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un criminel
a felon
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un condamné
a conviet
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être reconnu coupable
to be found guilty of
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être condamné pour X années
to be sentenced to X years
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obtenir une peine à perpétuité
to get a life sentence
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un vol (objet)
a robbery
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un braquage
a heist
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rentrer par effraction
to break into
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un trésor
a treasure trove
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violent, injurieux, grossier
abusive
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insultes, mauvais traitements, maltraitance
abuse
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un patron = =
a supervisor, a manager
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un cadre junior
a junior executive
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un cadre supérieur
a senior executive
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être en état d'arrestation
to be under arrest
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être placé en GAV
to be held in custody
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être en liberté conditionnelle
to be on parole
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tirer d'affaires, renflouer (sauver)
to bail out
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dévoiler = = = =
to unveil, to expose, to leak, to divulge
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les contribuables
taxpayers
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partisan
proponent
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se propager
to spread
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à partir de...
as of
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porter atteinte
to undermine
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encourager
to embolden
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élargir = =
to broaden, to extend
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2 millions de dollars
2 million dollars (invariable quand utilisé en déterminant)
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presque
almost
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Des millions de gens
Millions of people (s'accorde quand utilité en nom)
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dénoncer, rapporter, signaler
to report
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apporter qqch concrètement
to bring
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apporter qqch au figuré
to bring about
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cacher, dissimuler
to conceal
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image concrète
picture
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image au figuré
image
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la technologie
∅ technology
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les vieillards avec leuR cannE
the old men with their caneS (pas la mm règle en anglais)
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la pagaille
shambolic
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sigle (série de lettres prononcées séparément : SNCF)
initialism
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acronyme (lettres prononcées ensemble : SIDA)
acronyms
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bien se porter = =
to do well, to fare well
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action
stock
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exchange
bourse
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titre (actions ou obligations)
securities
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bourse de titres
security exchange
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to resign
démissionner
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raconter, conter, coMPter
to tell
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partie prenante
stakeholder
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rattraper qqch
to make up for smth
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prouver ce que je dis
to prove my point
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raconter des mensonges
to tell lies
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raconter une histoire
to tell a story
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rencontrer au figuré
come across
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moyen
mean
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frapper
to hit
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s'évanouir
to pass out
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assommer qqn
to knock smo out
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gronder, fâcher
to scold
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tromper
to deceive
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temps
time
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temps grammatical
tense
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ci-dessous, en-dessous
below
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se disputer avec qqn
to argue with smo
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à l'époque
in those days
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en bas
at the bottom
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à droite
on the right
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avoir le temps
to have bags of time
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essence = = =
gasoline, gas, petrol
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pétrole
oil
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acier
steale
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fer
iron
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bronze
bronze
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plomb
lead
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mercure
quick silver
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cuivre rouger
copper
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cuivre jaune
brass
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étain, fer blanc
tin
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cobalt
cobalt
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lithium
lithium
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sûreté
safety
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la veille au soir = = =
the previous evening, the previous night, the night before
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Une soixantaine = = = = =
some 60, sixty-odd, around sixty, about 60, sixty or so
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affermir qqch = = =
make smth stronger / harsher / more stringent
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estimer = = =
to argue that, to deem smth (+adj), to assess
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évaluation
assessment
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appartenir à
belong to
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La droite des Tories = =
the Tory right wing, the Tories' right wing
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être
to stand
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se tenir debout
to stand
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le cran = = =
the nerve, the guts, the courage
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aller jusqu'à = =
to go as far as to, to actually
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prononcer
to deliver
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bref = =
brief, short
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discours
speech
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étroit
narrow
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pupitre = = = =
podium, desk, stand, lectern
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portant le slogan = = = = =
with / bearing / reading / that read / that bore the slogan
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assurer = = =
to declare, to assure, to claim
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texte législatif = =
piece of legislation, act
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les arrivées de migrants = = =
migrant arrivals, the arrival / the flow / the influx of migrants
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les côtes
coasts
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environ 30 000 = = =
some 30,000, 30,000 or so, around 30,000
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traversée
crossing
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traverser
to cross
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Enfin = = =
at (long) last, ultimately, finally
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accord = =
agreement, deal
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Il y a près de deux ans = =
almost / nearly two years ago
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afin que = = =
so that, for their, to allow
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la demande
the claim, the case, the request
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traité = = =
processed, considered, dealt with
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sur place
there
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accepter
to accept, to grant
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instrument de dissuasion indispensable
an essential deterrent
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reprendre le contrôle
take back (the) control
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frontière
border
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