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1
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Etre en piteux etat

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To be in a sorry state

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2
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La montée des prix de..

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The surge in food price

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3
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Un changement profond, un tournant decisif

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A watershed

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4
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Ne pas atteindre les espérances, ce qui était attendu

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To fall short of shareholders’s expectation

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5
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Saisir une opportunité, une occasion

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To cash in on the opportunities

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6
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Prendre des mesures radicales contre quelquechose

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To crack down on (corruption)

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7
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L’age d’or

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The heyday of

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8
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La bulle internet

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The dotcom boom

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9
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L’exemple parfait

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The epitome

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10
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Renforcer

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To strengthen

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11
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Faire les frais

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To bear the brunt of

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12
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Matiere premiere

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Raw material

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13
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A la suite de, au lendemain de

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In the wake of

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14
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Endiguer(retenir, contenir, canaliser)

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To stem

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15
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Compromettre, mettre en danger

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To jeopardize

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16
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Mitigé

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Bitter-sweet (the results of the polls are bitter-sweet)