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maîtriser, résorber

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to curb

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plafonner

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to cap

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limiter, restreindre

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to limit, to restrict

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tristement célèbre

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notorious

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ancien

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former

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sceptique

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sceptic

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saisir, s’emparer de

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to seize

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essuyer, effacer

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to wipe

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une lingette

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a wipe

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ardoise

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slate

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faire table rase, repartir à zéro

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to wipe one’s slate clean, to start a fresh

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acclamer, saluer

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to hail

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saluer, accueillir, recevoir

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to greet

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courtiser, attirer

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to woo

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séduire, flatter

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seduce, flatter

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céder à qqch

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to pander to sth

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céder aux caprices de qqn

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to pander to sb

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du mérite

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some credit

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affirmer, déclarer

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to assert

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souligner, insister sur

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to emphasize

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actuel

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current

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réel

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actual

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promettre qqch à qqn

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to pledge sth to sb

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jurer, promettre

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to swear, to promise

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poser mettre [horizontalement]

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to lay sth

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rejeter [faute, responsabilité] sur qqn

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to lay sth on sb

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admettre, reconnaître

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to acknowledge sth

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relier (à), connecter (à)

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to link up (with)

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traditionnel, classique, majoritaire

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mainstream

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rallier qqn à qqch, persuader, convaincre

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to win over sb to sth

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cancre, idiot

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a dunce

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ignare

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ignoramus

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imbécile, abruti, crétin

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moron

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légitimité

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legitimacy

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à l’étranger

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abroad

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renforcer

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reinforce

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cadre [figuré], structure

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framework

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on aurait dû

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ought + have been + participe passé

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dire à qqn

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to tell sb

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connaître de vue

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to know by sight

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le 24 décembre

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Christmas Eve

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le 26 décembre

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Boxing day

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la période des fêtes

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the Festive Season

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le père Noël

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Father Christmas, Santa Claus

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découvrir, apprendre

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to find out

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être pressé

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to be in a hurry

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s’empresser de faire qqch

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to hasten to do

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rire de qqch

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to laugh about

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rire de qqn

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to laugh at sb

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le / des rire(s)

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laughter

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de peur de

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lest + should, in case + should

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dont

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whose + nom

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consacrer du temps à

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to devote time to + ing

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se consoler de qqch

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to get over sth

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des raisons de

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reasons for

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abolir

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to abolish

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se débarrasser de

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to get rid of

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dans ce cas-là

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in that case

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la seule chose [unique]

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the one thing

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la seule chose [comparaison]

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the only thing

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embellir

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to embellish

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retenir

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to hold back

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finir par faire

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to end up doing sth

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soutenir

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to uphold

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un tuyau

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a pipeline

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une fuite

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a leak

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exiger (exigeant)

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to demand (-> demanding)

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un sondage

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a poll, a survey

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avoir tendance à faire qqch

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to tend to

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répondre de, expliquer, justifier

causer, constituer

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to account for sth

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mentionner

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to mention

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se retourner contre qqn, mal tourner

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to backfire on

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idée fausse

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a misconception

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améliorer, mettre en valeur

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to enhance

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relever, rehausser, intensifier, amplifier

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to heighten sth = to intensify

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une certaine quantité de qqch

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a certain amount of

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s’attendre de qqn qu’il + subj

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to expect sb to + infinitif

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un(e) tel(le) + nom

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such + nom pluriel

ou such + a + nom singulier

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un délai

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a period / a deadline

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une livraison

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a delivery

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livrer

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to deliver

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un livreur

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a delivery man

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un ouvrier

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a labourer / a laborer / a worker

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se mettre en grève

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to go on strike

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se mettre au travail

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to go down to work

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une commande

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an order

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un carnet de commande

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an order book

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expédier

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to ship

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les frais de port, d’expédition

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shipping costs

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valoir la peine de faire qqch

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be worth doing sth

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un colis

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a parcel, a package

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d’autant plus + adj + que

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all the more + adj long + as

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amélioration

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improvement, enhancement

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d’ici + date

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by + date

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va arriver, (sûr) à l’ordre du jour, être censé arriver / se passer vite

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to be to + infinitif

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tel(le) que

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as + sujet + verbe

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incertitude

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uncertainty

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en ce qui concerne / pour ce qui est des investissements

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investment-wise

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intimidant

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daunting

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fermer les yeux sur qqch

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to turn blind eyes on sth

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