Lit phrases Flashcards

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the author thematises

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l’auteur thématise

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description

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la description

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to make a subject of discussion

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(en) faire un sujet de discussion

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from that, we can conclude that

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À partir de ça, nous pouvons conclure que …

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by that, the author wants to say

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Ce que veut dire l’auteur (ici), c’est que…

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stage

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la scène

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author

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un auteur

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part

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une partie

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act (of a play)

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un acte (d’une pièce de théâtre)

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work

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une oevre

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story

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l’histoire

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scene

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une scène

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monologue

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un monologue

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quotation

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une citation

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plot

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l’action; l’intrigue;

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subplot

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l’intrigue secondaire

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characters

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les personnages

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main character

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le personnage principal

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minor character

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un personnage secondaire

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role

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un rôle

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it’s about

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cela parle de/ il s’agit de

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it deals with the theme of

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Cela traite du thème de

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theme

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le thème

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relationship

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la relation

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meaning/ significance

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le sens, la signification

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to mean; to stand for; to convey

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vouloir dire; signifier; transmettre

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effect

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l’effet; l’impact

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to have an impact on smith

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avoir un impact sur quelque chose

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to symbolise

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symboliser

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to represent

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représenter

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representation/ characterisation

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la représentation; la caractérisation

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to develop

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développer

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in the beginning

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au début

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at the end

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à la fin

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to examine

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examiner

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to explain

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expliquer

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treat, discuss, deal with

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traiter de; discuter; parler de

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37
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setting

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le cadre

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climax

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l’apogée / le point culminant

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39
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irony

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l’ironie

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ironic

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ironique

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symbol

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le symbole

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symbolic

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symbolique

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43
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humour

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l’humour

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44
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funny/witty

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amusant, spirituel/plein d’esprit

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funny

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amusant / drôle

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strange/funny/odd

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étrange, drôle, bizarre

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depressing

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déprimant

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melancholic

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melancolique

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tension/suspense

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la tension; le suspense

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personification/ representation

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la personnification; la représentation

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to question smith

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questionner quelque chose

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to be central

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être central (à…)

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flashback

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un flash-back

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to interpret

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interpréter

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allusion

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une allusion

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antithesis/ opposite

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l’antithèse; l’opposé

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metaphor

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la métaphore

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recurring theme

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le thème récurrent

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the minor characters influence … , because

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les personnages secondaires ont une influence sur … , parce que

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The minor characters influence the development (of the hero), because …

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les personnages secondaires ont une influence sur le développement (du héros) parce que

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the most interesting example is perhaps

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l’exemple le plus intéressant est peut-être

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this example illustrates that

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cet exemple illustre que

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this could be interpreted as

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ceci pourrait être interprété comme

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one could also mention

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on pourrait aussi mentionner

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for this reason one can say that

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pour cette raison, on peut dire que

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it cannot be denied that

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il est impossible de nier que

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it therefore appears that

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il apparait donc que

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the choice to

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le choix de

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use

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l’emploi

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employer

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to use

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let’s not forget that

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n’oublions pas que

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let us first consider

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réfléchissons d’abord à

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when we consider

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quand on considère

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in a simple but effective way

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d’une manière simple mais efficace

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to invoke

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invoquer

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one of the most striking examples is found

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l’un des exemples les plus frappants se trouve

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to go through hardships

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traverser les épreuves

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on a deeper level

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à un niveau plus profond

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deeply

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viscéralement

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it isn’t long before

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il n’a pas fallu longtemps avant que…

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targeted

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ciblé

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on the other hand

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en revanche

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moreover

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de plus

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the answer

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la réponse

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it is a matter of

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il est donc question de

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whereas

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alors que

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we should therefore examine

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Il convient donc d’examiner

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one can’t deny the fact that

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On ne peut pas renier le fait que

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consequently

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par conséquent

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thanks to

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grâce à

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since

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puisque

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however

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toutefois

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nevertheless

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néanmoins

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that is why

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c’est pour cela que

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in addition

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Par ailleurs

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nevertheless

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quand même

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we remember this when

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on s’en rappelle quand

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to allude to

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faire allusion à

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be part of

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faire partie de

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demonstrate

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faire preuve de

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to come from

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provier

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the way in which

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la façon dont

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in doing so

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ce faisant

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audience

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les spectateurs

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since

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puisque

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furthermore

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en outre

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which gives us an insight

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qui nous donnent un aperçu

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within the party

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au sein du Parti

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that’s to say

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c’est à dire

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despite

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malgré

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to provide

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fournir

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saying that

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disant que

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