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éviter de

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to avoid doing sth

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éviter que

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to prevent sth from happening

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empêcher que

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to prevent sb from doing sth

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faire que

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to result in sth happening

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laisser faire qq ch

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to let sb do sth / to let sth happen

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permettre qq ch

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to make sth possible / to allow sth

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permettre à qq’un de

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to let sb do sth/ to allow sb to do sth/ to enable sb to do sth

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obliger qq’un à

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to make sb do sth/ to force sb to do sth

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interdire à qq’un de

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to forbid sb to do sth/ to ban sb from doing sth

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interdire qqch

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to prohibit sth/ to ban sth

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faire attention à qqch

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to be careful about sty/ to pay attention to sth/ to be aware of sth

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faire attention à faire qq ch

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to be careful to do sth

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favoriser qq ch

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to give priority to sth/ to contribute to (doing) sth

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faciliter qq ch

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to make sth easier

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compliquer qq ch

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to make more difficult sth

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risquer de

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to risk doing sth

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proposer qq ch

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to suggest sth/ to advocate sth

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évoluer

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to evolve/ to change/ to make progress/ to get better/ to improve

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progresser

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to make progress

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réaliser qqch (mener à bien)

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to do sth/ to achieve sth

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effectuer

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to do/ to carry out

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réussir (tout court)

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to succeed/ to be successful

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réussir à

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to succeed in doing sth/ to manage to do sth

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être habitué à

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to be used to sth/ to be used to doing sth

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avoir l’habitude de

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to do sth often/ regularly

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penser à/ envisager de

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to think of/ about doing sth/ to consider doing sth

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soulever un problème

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to raise an issue

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créer un problème

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to cause a problem

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pour avoir fait (cause)

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for doing sth

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pour que

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so that + modal

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(pour) ne pas

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so as not to

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(une) volonté de

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a desire to do sth

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(une) manière de

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a way of + ing

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un moyen de

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a means to do sth/ a means of transportation

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une besoin de

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a need for

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avoir besoin de

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to need sth

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une raison de

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a reason for

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être responsable de

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to be responsible for sth

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le responsable (qui gère)

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the person in charge

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être confronté à

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to be faced with a problem

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faire face

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to face sth

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avoir peur de

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to be afraid of/ to fear sth/ to be scared by

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travail

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work

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un travail, emploi

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a job

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une entreprise

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a company

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la population

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people

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une association

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an organisation

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la société

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society (pas the)

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l’économie (science)

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economics

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l’économie (réalité)

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the economy

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économique

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economic

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la chance

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to be lucky/ to have opportunities for/ to be likely to

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niveau de vie

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living standards / standard of living

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mode de vie

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life-style

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pouvoir d’achat

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purchasing power

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revenu

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income

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salaire

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wage/ salary

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aide (humanitaire)

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aid (tis singulier)

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aide (sociale/ alloc)

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benefits

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aide (subvention)

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a subsidy

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de l’aide (général)

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to receive help

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produire

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to produce

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consommer

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to consume

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consommation

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consumption / the consumer society

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polluer

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to pollute (polluted, polluting, pollution)

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prix

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price (to pay) / prize (to win)

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payer qq ch

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to pay for sth

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préciser qq ch

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to clarify (one’s view)

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préciser que

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to add that

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effectuer

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to carry out a job / a task / a mission

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mener à bien

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to achieve a project / a goal

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établir (mettre en place)

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to put sth in place / to set up sth

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mettre en oeuvre, en application

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to implement (a policy) / to put into practice

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définir

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to define, to specify

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tracer les grandes lignes

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to outline

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avoir pour but de

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to aim at doing sth

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faire faire qq ch à qq’un

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to make sb do sth / to have sb do sth

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faire faire qq ch

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to have sth done

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tenir compte de

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to take sth into account

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augmenter

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to rise / increase

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croître

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to grow

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faire augmenter

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to raise

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diminuer

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to decrease/ to fall/ to drop

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faire diminuer

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to bring down/ to reduce

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renforcer

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to strengthen/ to make stronger/ to reinforce

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se renforcer

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to grow stronger

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affaiblir

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to weaken

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faiblir

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to grow weaker

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soutenir

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to support sb/ to back sb/ to sponsor

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résister

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to resist sth

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se rendre, renoncer

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to surrender/ to give in (to sth)

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battre

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to beat/ to defeat

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se battre contre

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to fight against / to struggler

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parvenir

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to manage to do sth

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échouer

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to fail do sth (a failure)

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(s’)élargir

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to widen/ to broaden

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rétrécir

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to shrink

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(s’)étendre

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to spread/ to expand

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(se) rétracter

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to tighten

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stagner

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to stagnate

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subir

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to be the victim of/ to undergo/ to go through/ to be submitted to/ to endure sth

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imposer à

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impose sth to sb/ to compel sb to do sth

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échapper à

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to get away from/ to escape from

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bénéficier de

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to benefit from

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bénéficier à

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to benefit sb

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pousser qq’un à

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to urge sb to do sth/ to encourage sb to do sth

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dissuader

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to dissuade sb from doing sth/ to discourage sb from/ to deter sb from

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provoquer/ causer

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to cause sth to happen/ to lead to sth happening/ to result in sth happening/ to bring about sth/ to give rise to a phenomenon

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être causé par

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to be the result of/ to result from

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continuer à

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to go on doing sth

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continuer qq ch

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to proceed with sth/ to go on with sth

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mettre un terme à

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to bring sth to an end, to a close

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désapprouver

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to disapprove of sb doing sth/ to criticize sb for doing sth/ to blame sb for doing sth/ to be critical of sb for doing sth/ to disagree with sb doing sth

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respecter

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to respect

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faire respecter

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to have .. respected

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bafouer

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to deny / to scorn

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mépriser

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to scorn/ to despise

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le mépris

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to show contempt for

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supprimer

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to eliminate/ to eradicate/ to put an end to/ to do away with

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apporter (sens figuré)

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to bring about

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avoir du mal, des difficultés

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to have difficulty doing sth/ to fin it hard to do sth

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dépendre de

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to depend on