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1
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D’autant plus

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All the more

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Sondage

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Poll

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Parlement sans majorité

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Hung parliament

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Ancien

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Former

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Condamné

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Convicted

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Trafic de drogue

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Drug trafficking

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Sensible

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Sensitive

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L’attrait du neuf

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Attraction of the new

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Avoir du bon sens

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To be sensible

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Vivre moins bien que

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To live less well-off

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Homologue

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Counterpart

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Coût de la vie

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Cost of living

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Le moins doué

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The less gifted

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Ouvrir une crise

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Open a crisis

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Au sein de

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Inside

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Une question double

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A double-barrelled question

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J’estime

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I take the view that

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N’a pas autant de chances

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Is not so likely / is not as likely as

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Profiter de

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To make the most of something

To take full advantage of

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Les insecticides à large spectre

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Broad-spectrum pesticides

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Un morceau de sucre

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A lamp of sugar

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Prestigieux

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Prestigious

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Grands magasins

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Department store

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Déposer son bilan

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To file bankruptcy

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Le taux de TVA

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Rate of VAT

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Briser

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To shatter

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L’avion civil le plus rapide du monde

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Fastest-flying civilian plane in the world

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Malvoyants

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Visually-handicapped

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Impuissance

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Powerlessness

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Face

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In front of

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Considérer / estimer

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To deem

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L’évasion

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Escape

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Caserne de l’armée

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Army barracks

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Renforcer

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To strengthen

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En période de guerre

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In time of war

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Les plus démunis

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The most destitute

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Ratifier

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To ratify

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Envisager

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To consider

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Des œufs datés

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Day-stamped eggs

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Édulcorées

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Watered

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41
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Supporter les conséquences

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To bear the brunt

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42
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Se produire

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To take place

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La plus grande victoire

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The most resounding victory

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Décrétée

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Declared

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45
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Un avenir plus prospère

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A wealthier future

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46
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Considéré comme

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Regarded as

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Théâtre de l’absurde

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Théâtre of the absurd

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Dont une partie reste

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Some of which is left over

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Tiers-monde

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Third World

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Ils n’ont pratiquement rien obtenu

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The have hardly/barely/scarcely received anything

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Beaucoup moins

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Far/ a lot fewer

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Bien que

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Although

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53
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Bouleverser

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To shatter

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Ni, ni

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Neither, nor

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Je considère

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I deem

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56
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Mis en présence

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To be placed face to face

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57
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Censure

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Censorship

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58
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Ils s’équipent

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They equip themselves / fit their houses

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Antennes paraboliques

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Dish aerials/ antennae

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Convois humanitaires

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Humanitarian aid / convoys

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Milices serbes

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Serb militia men

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Reste-t-il un espoir de …?

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Is there still any hope of

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Désamorcer

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Defusing

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64
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Impasse

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Deadlock

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65
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Déstabiliser

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To Destabilize

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66
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Coup d’état

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Coup / putsch

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En majorité

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Predominantly

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Antisemitisme

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Anti-semitism

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Je n’ai aucune confiance

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I have no confidence

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70
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Depuis 25 ans

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Over/in the last /past 25 years

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Cabinet fantôme

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Shadow cabinet

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72
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En appuyant

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By endorsing

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73
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Députes socialistes

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Labour MPs

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Faire savoir

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To Signal

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75
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Mettre fin

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To put an end to

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76
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Gouverner

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Running the country

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Ouvriers syndiqués

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Unionized workers

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Francophone

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French-speaking

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Purification ethnique

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Ethnic cleansing

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Dans quelques pays que ce soit

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In any country whatsoever

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Pour parler nettement

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In round terms

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Les grecs importent 3 fois plus que marchandises du monde extérieur qu’ils ne réussissent à en vendre

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The Greeks buy three times as many goods from the outside world as they manage to sell to it.

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Prétendre / débattre

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To argue

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Ne feraient qu’aggraver la situation

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Would only make matters worse

85
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Hommes au congrès

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Congressmen

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Obstructionnistes

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Filibusters

87
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Le pétrolier

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The oil tanker

88
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Il s’est échoué au large

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He ran aground off

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Il a rejeté deux fois plus de pétrole que …

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He spilt twice as much oil as …

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Si l’on en croit les statistiques de la police

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If police figures are anything to go by

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Cambriolage

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Burglaries

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En plein jour

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In full day light

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L’assassinât

A

The assassination

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Mécontenter

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To displease

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Entrer de force dans

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To force your way into

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Un effort désespéré

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A desperate attempt

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Fuir

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To flee

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Obtenir réparation auprès des pollueurs

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To get compensation from the polluting industries

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CHU Londoniens

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London teaching hospitals

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Quitter

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To opt out of something

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Service de santé national

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NHS

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Trusts autonomes

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Self-governing trusts

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Le douanier

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The Customs Officer

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La diversité biologique

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Biodiversity

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Faire respecter les règles

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To have the rules respected

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Libre concurrence

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Fair competition

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Ils ont tendance à croire que

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They are prone to think that

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Subversif

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Subversive

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L’important c’est de vous faire participer

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We want to see you taking part

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Porte-parole

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Spokeswoman

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Maillots

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Team vests

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Les savants

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Scientists

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S’engager

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To commit oneself

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Davantage

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Further

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J’ai entendu dire que

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I have heard it said that

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La commission a l’énergie atomique britannique

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The Atomic Energy Authority

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Payer

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To pay out

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Dommages et intérêts

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Compensation / in damages

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Ils Devraient

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They ought to

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Victimes du sang contaminé

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Victims of contaminated blood transfusions

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Façonner

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To shape

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Politique étrangère

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Foreign policy

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Cercueil

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A coffin

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Prendre ses responsabilités

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To face your responsibilities

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Mettre fin à

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To put an end to

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En avoir assez

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To be sick and tired of

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L’immobilisme

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Dead-lock

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Représentants

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Representatives

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Engrais

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Fertilizers

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Rendements importants

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Increased yields

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Surplus

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Surpluses

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Poursuivre

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To pursue

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Politique humanitaire utopique

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Utopian policy

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Essayer de trouver une vraie solution

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Try and find a true solution

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Les chemins de fer britanniques

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British Rails

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Envisager

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To consider

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Une somme forfaitaire de 3 livres

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A £3 flat rate fare

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Subsidiarité

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Subsidiarity

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Discours

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Speeches

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Propice à

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Conductive to

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Une reprise économique

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An economic recovery

142
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A clairement dit

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Made it clear

143
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Sombrer

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To sink into

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Anarchie

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Anarchy

145
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Dénuement

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Destitution / extreme poverty

146
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Former une coalition avec

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To enter into a coalition with

147
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Comme on s’y attendait

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As it was expected to

148
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Assurément

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Very much so

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Les censeurs

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Censors

150
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Les sujets litigieux

A

Contentious topics

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Vise à

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Aims at

152
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Les espèces en voie de disparition

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The species threatened with extinction

153
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Anoblir

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To knight

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Porter le titre

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To carry the tittle

155
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Baronne

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Baroness

156
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Une fois de plus

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Once more

157
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En proie aux violences ethniques

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A prey to ethnic violence

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Quiconque

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Whoever

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Circuler à découvert

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To move around in the open

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Être tué par des tireurs embusqués

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To be shot dead by snipers

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Otages

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Hostages

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Être retenu

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To be held

163
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Relâcher

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To set free

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Il n’y a pas un seul californien

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Not one Californian but

165
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Écourter son voyage

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To cut short your journey

166
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Préoccupantes

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Worrying

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Dévoiler

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To unveil

168
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Un ministre

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A secretary

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Faire de la politique

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To go into politics

170
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Protester avec véhémence

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To protest angrily

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Être prêt à reprendre la guerre

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To be set to resume the war

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Quel que soit …

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Whatever …. may/might be

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Faciliter

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To ease

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La violence raciale aveugle des émeutiers

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Rioters’ blind racial violence

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Terrifiantes

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Terrifying

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Attaquer quelqu’un

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To savage someone

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Être abattu

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To be destroyed

178
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Auteur dramatique

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A playwright

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La débutante malgré elle

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The reluctant debutante

180
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Donner son vote

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To cast your vote

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Grands centres commerciaux

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Malls

182
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Agents de sécurité

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Security guards

183
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Parkings souterrains

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Underground car parks

184
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Points de désaccord

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Points of desagreement

185
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Alerte à la bombe

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Bomb scare

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Boucler tout un quartier

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To cordon off a whole district

187
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Être pleuré

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To be mourned

188
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Soutenir

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To Prop up

189
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Centres de rééducation

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Rehabilitation centers

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Envie de changer

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Motivation to reform

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Terrains de manœuvre

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Drill grounds

192
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Déchiré

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To be torn apart

193
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Attentat

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Bomb attack

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Aucune victime

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No casualties

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