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respecter, se conformer à

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abide by

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contrecoup, suites

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aftermath

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ordre du jour, calendrier

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agenda

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record, sans précédent

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all-time

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demandeur d’asile

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asylum seeker

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voie, mode

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avenue

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avoir des rebondissements imprévus

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to backfire

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répercussions, retour des bâton

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backlash

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aide financière, soutien

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bail-out

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interdiction , interdire

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ban, to ban

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rep!re, référence, critère

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benchmark

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conseil, commission, jury

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board

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revelations fracassantes

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bombshell

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stimuler

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to boost

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rompre (diplomatiquement)

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to break off

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arranger, élaborer

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to broker

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signature

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by-line

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faire la loi, mener la danse

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to call the shots

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être passible de

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to carry

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victimes

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casualty

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soutenir, défendre une cause

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to champion a cause

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pédophilie

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child sex abuse

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revendiquer

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to claim responsibility for

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revenir sur ses positions, une concessions

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to climb down, a climb-down

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poids, influence

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clout

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sortir grand vainqueur

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to come out on top

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celui qui copie, imite

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copycat

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homologue

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counterpart

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dissimuler, étouffer

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to cover up

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répressions, représailles

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crackdown

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réprimer sévèrement

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to crack down on

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freiner, mettre un frein

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to curb

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ne faire aucun effet

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to cut no ice

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réduire

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to cut back

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être à égalité, coude à coude

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to be in a dead heat

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masse, blocage

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deadlock

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allègement de la dette

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debt relief

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fermer, supprimer (des réacteurs)

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to decommission

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un accusé

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a defendant

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tenir ses engagements

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to deliver the goods

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s’opposer à

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to demur at

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démentir

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to disclaim

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rédiger un projet de loi

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to draft a bill

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détourner

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to embezzle

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cautionner, soutenir

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to endorse

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faire appliquer

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to enforce

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affronter

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to face down

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des retombées

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fall-out

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ne pas parvenir à un résultat

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to fall short of sth/ of doing sth

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échouer, tomber à l’eau

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to fall through

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un encouragement

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a fillip

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une conclusion courue d’avance

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a foregone conclusion

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prochain, à venir

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forthcoming

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piéger qqn

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to frame up

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gagner du terrain

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to gain ground

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donner le feu vert

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to give the go-ahead

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entrer dans l’histoire

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to go down in history

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s’essouffler, perdre la main

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to go off the boil

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se rendre aux urnes

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to go to the polls

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les fondations, les bases

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groundwork, foundation

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élaborer

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to hammer out

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échapper au contrôle de

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to get out of hand

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être mêlé à, tremper dans

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to have a hand in sth

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extrémiste, intransigeant

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hard-line

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rigide, stricte

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heavy-handed

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canular

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hoax

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point chaud, sensible

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hotspot

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balivernes

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humbug

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imminent

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impending

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mettre en oeuvre

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to implement

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renseignement

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intelligence

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mettre en péril, en danger

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to jeopardize

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commun

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joint

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effet domino

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a knock-on effect

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retard, décalage

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a lag

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mettre au chômage

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to lay off

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pivot, pilier

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a mainstay

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courant dominant d’action, de pensée

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mainstream

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être le cerveau de

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to have masterminded

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être préoccupant

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a matter of concern

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une date importante

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a milestone

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échouer, rater

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to misfire

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passer à côté du but

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to miss the mark

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être à côté de la plaque

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to be wide of the mark

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point de divergence

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a moot point

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improvise

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off-the-cut

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dérogation, dispense

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an opt-out

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perspectives

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outlook

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matraquage médiatique

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overkill

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crucial

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overriding

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préparer le terrain

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to pave the way

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adopter une position de pure forme

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to pay lip service to

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rêve utopique

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a pipe dream

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être à l’ordre du jour

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to be in the pipeline

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dramatiser

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to play up

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minimiser

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to play down

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mettre en commun

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to pool

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horde, groupe menacente

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posse

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se retirer

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to pull-out

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être déchaine, incontrôlable

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to go on the rampage

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réintégrer

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to reinstate

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organisation humanitaire

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a relief agency

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remaniement

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a reshuffle

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plan d’aide à l’emploi

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a restart scheme

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réimplanter

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to relocate

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profits, recettes

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returns

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truquer

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to rig

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rassembler

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to round up

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arrestation massive

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a round up

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attaquer férocement

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to savage

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faire échouer

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to scupper

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solder, barder

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to sell out

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donner le ton

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to set the tone

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revers, contretemps

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setback

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enterre, mettre au placard

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to shelve

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re,forcer

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to shore up

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assurance maladie

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sickness benefit

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acolyte, comparse

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sidekick

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ne pas prendre parti, ne pas se mouiller

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to sit on the fence

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monter en flèche

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to sky-rocket

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corruptions, magouilles

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sleaze

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diffamations, calomnies

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smear

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retombées positives

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spin-off

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feux de l’actualité

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spotlight

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ruée, frénésie

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spree

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éradiquer

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to stamp out

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position, point de vue

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stand

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se présenter à

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to stant as candidate

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être juger

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to stand trial

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remplacer

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to stand in for

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défendre

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to stand up for

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repartir à zéro

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to start from scratch

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intervenir, s’interposer

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to step in

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accentuer, intensifier

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to step up

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noyer le poisson

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to stonewall

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sévères critiques

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strictures

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s’attaquer à

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to tackle

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reprendre (un business)

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to take over

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rentrer dans le rang

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to toe the line

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bilan, prix (négatif)

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the toll

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compromis

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a trade-off

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fabriquer, produire

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to turn out

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chiffre d’affaire

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turnover

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clandestin

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underground

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troubles, agitations

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unrest

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optimiste

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upbeat

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voler la vedette à

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to upstage

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mot d’ordre

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watchword

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camouflage

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whitewash

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total, sans restriction

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wholehearted

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global, massif

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wholesale

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prendre ses désirs pour des réalités

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wishful thinking

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la population active

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working population

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c’est imminent

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it’s writing on the wall

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