Oral 1 Flashcards

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Affronter

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to cope with

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atteindre

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to reach

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améliorer

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to improve

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mettre en oeuvre

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to implement

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augmenter

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to increase

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avancer

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to go ahead

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prendre le dessus

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overcome

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commencer

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to begin

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contrôler

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to manage

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diminuer

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to decrease

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empêcher

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to prevent

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impliquer

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to involve

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progresser

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to make headway

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protéger

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to preserver / protect

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provoquer

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to generate

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reculer

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to step back

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réussir

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to suceed

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s’étendre

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to spread / propagate

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développer

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to develop

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se soumettre

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to comply with

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supprimer

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to eradicate / Supress

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un fossé

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a gap

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un critère

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a standard

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une pénurie

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a scaricity

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situation difficile

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a predicament

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perspective

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an outlook

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point de vue

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a stand point

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un taux

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a rate

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admettre

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to acknowledge

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un accord

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an agreement

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permettre

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to allow

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une allocation

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an allowance

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modifier

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to alter

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évaluer

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to assess

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soutenir

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to back up

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l’essentiel , l’épine dorsale

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to backbone

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le milieu social

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the social background

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les répercussions

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the backlash

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interdire

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to ban

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supporter / porter

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to bear

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garder à l’esprit

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to bear in mind

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accuser

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to blame

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éclater ( conflit )

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break out

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une découverte majeure

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a breakthrough

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Exemple frappant

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a case in point

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être responsable

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to be in charge of

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jeter la responsabilité sur

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to cast the blame on

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Revendiquer

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to claim

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s’effondrer

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to collapse

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imposer

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to compel

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un casse tete

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a conundrum

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un sujet d’importance principale

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a matter of prime importance

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un sujet qui inquiète tout le monde

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a matter of common concern

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une litote

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an understatement

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Faire remarquer que

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to point out that

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Insister sur

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to dwell on

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dissuader

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to deter from

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un moyen de dissuasion

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a determent

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décevoir

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to disappoint

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déception

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désappointement

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rejeter une idée

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to dismiss an idea

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déranger

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to disturb

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minimiser

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to downplay

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augmenter/diminuer progressivement

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to edge up/down

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il en résulte que

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it merges from this that

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englober

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to encompass

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imposer

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to enforce

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entraîner / provoquer

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to entail

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dépasser

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exceed

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s’attendre à

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to expect

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une attente

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an expectation

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agrandir

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to extend

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supposer

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to surmise

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pretendre que

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to contend that

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adhérer à une opinion générale

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to endorse a common opinion

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ne pas tenir compte

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to ignore

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plaider en faveur/contre

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to make a plead for/against

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établir un lien entre

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to set up a connection between

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mettre en evidence

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to bring to the force

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Se réduire à

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to boil down

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affronter

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to face up to

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ne pas reussir

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to fail

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un echec

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a failure

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les conclusions (études)

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the findings

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etre coupable

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to be guilty

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encourager ( promouvoir)

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foster

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la reprise économique

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the economic upturn

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prévoir

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forecast

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un cadre

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a frame

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réaliser

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to fulfil

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un accomplissement

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a fulfilment

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financer

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to fund

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des fonds

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funds

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affronter un problème

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to come to grips with the problem

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gagner/perdre du terrain

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to gain/lose ground

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les raisons

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the grounds

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un danger/risque

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a hazard

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dangereux

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hazardous

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de l’aide

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a hand out

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nuire / faire du tord

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to harm

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nocif/inoffensif

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harmful/harmless

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chef d’etat

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a head of state

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un titre

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a headline

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le siège de la société

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the headquarter

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défendre un autre point de vu

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to advocate a different approach

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esquiver

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to evade

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un argument convaican

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a convincing argument

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élogieux

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laudatory

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un argument logique/incohérent

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a consistent/incosistent argument

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Faire obstacle

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to hinder

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un obstacle

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hurdle

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l’application

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the implementation

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Une infraction/violation

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An Infringement

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Inculper

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to indict

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une incitation/motivation

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an inducement

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provoquer

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to induce

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un problème

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an issue

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Un point central/pilier

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a key plank

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mener

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to lead

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suivre l’exemple de

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to follow somedbody’s lead

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Un point de repère / tournant / moment décisif

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A landmark

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la responsabilité

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the liability

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l’essentiel

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the bottom line

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en moyenne

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on average

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toute la question depend de savoir si

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it all depends on whether

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etre conscient

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be aware

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etre synonyme de

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to be tantamount

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Courant de pensé dominant

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mainstream

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Importer ( pour soi )

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to matter

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une question

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a matter

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Un tournant / Evenement marquant

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a milestone

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Qui induit en erreur

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misleadng

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Un point discuttable

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a moot point

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Induire en erreur

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to mislead

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Perceptible

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to be noticeable

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Se produire

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to occur

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Un evenement

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an occurence

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Surpasser en nombre

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to outnumber

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La production

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the output

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dépasser

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to overtake

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écransant / Renversant

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overwhelming

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Posséder

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to own

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Un propriétaire

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An owner

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éxécuter / Accomplir

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to perform

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Un piège

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a pitfall

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Faire souffrir / Harceler

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to plague

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Un fléau

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A plague

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Prévaloir / L’emporter / convaicre

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To prévail over