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Affreux

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Awful

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avant toute chose

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first and foremost

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pour conclure

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to conclude

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à première vue

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at first sight

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après réflexion

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on second thought

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d’ailleurs

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for that matter

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en tout cas

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in any event

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quoi qu’il en soit

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in any event

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à cet égard

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at this respect

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en résumé

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in a nutshell

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en raison de

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owing to

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étant donné que

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on account of

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par conséquent

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as a result

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à tel point que

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so much so that

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de plus

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furthermore

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au contraire

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on the contrary

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d’une part, d’autre part

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on the one hand, on the other hand

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au cas où

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in case

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à moins que

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unless

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sinon

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otherwise

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malgré

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in spite of/despite

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peu importe

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no matter

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pour autant que je sache

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for all I know

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cependant

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nonetheless

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maintenant je vais faire mon commentaire

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now I am going to comment on the text

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apparament

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seemingly

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en d’autres termes

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in other words

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sans aucun doute

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no doubt

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en tout cas

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at any rate

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c’est à dire

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that is to say

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evidement

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obviously

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compte tenu

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considering

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selon moi

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to my mind

as I see it

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en ce qui me concerne

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speaking for myself

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il me semble que

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it seems to me that

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on peut avancer que

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it may be argued that

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je suis loin d’être convaincu que

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I am far from being convinced that

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on est en droit de penser que

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we are entitled to believe that

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souligner

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to underline

to emphasize

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faire ressortir

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to bring out

to enhance

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faire appel à

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to appeal to

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mettre en relief

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to put into relief

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j’ai le sentiment que

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I feel that

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la portée

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the scope

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une controverse

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a controversy

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une contradiction

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a discrepancy

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une thèse

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a thesis

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l’accent

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the stress, the emphasis

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une analyse

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an analysis

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une allusion

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an allusion, a hint

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une objection

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an objection

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un préjugé

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a prejudice

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un parti pris

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a bias

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une supposition, une hypothèse

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an assumption

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un euphémisme

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an understatement

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un commentaire

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a comment

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une citation

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a quotation

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une insinuation

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an innuendo

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une perspective

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an outlook

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passionant

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exciting

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banal, ordianaire

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commonplace

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tiré par les cheveux

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far-fetched

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subtil

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subtle

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convaincant

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convincing

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trompeur

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misleading

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evident

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obvious

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logique

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logical

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pertinent

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relevant

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contradictoire

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contradictory

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controversé

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controversial

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complètement

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exhaustively

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méprisant

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disparaging

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intransigeant

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uncompromising

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engagé

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committed

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perspicace

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acute

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frappant

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striking

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idéaliste

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idealistic

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utopique

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utopian

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déclarer

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to state

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prétendre

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to claim

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exprimer

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to express

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faire passer un message

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to convey a message

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dévoiler

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to expose

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exposer

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to expound

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examiner

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to examine

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démontrer

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to demonstrate

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justifier, expliquer

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to account for

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commenter

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to comment on

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convaincre

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to convince

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illustrer

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to illustrate

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faire allusion à

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to allude to

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impliquer

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to imply

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remarquer un fait

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to note

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remarquer un detail

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to notice

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se concentrer sur

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to focus on

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mettre l’accent sur

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to stress, to emphasize

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développer

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to enlarge on

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définir

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to define

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déduire

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to infer

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suggérer

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to suggest

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concilier

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to reconcile

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découler de

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to stem from

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aboutir à

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to result in

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résulter de

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to result from

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entraîner

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to entail

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considérer

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to consider

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oublier, négliger

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to overlook

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omettre

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to omit

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éviter

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to evade

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préconiser

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to advocate

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faire l’éloge de

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to praise

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émettre une objection

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to object

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approuver/désapprouver

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to approve of/to disapprove of

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caricaturer

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to caricature

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évoquer

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to evoke

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contraster avec

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to contrast with

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ce texte remonte à…

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this text dates back to…

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ce texte porte sur la question de

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the text bears upon the issue of

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l’auteur s’intéresse surtout à

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the author is mainly concerned with

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adresser des critiques à

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to level criticism at

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se montrer critique à l’égard de

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to be critical of

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un simple énoncé des faits

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a bare statements of facts

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le coeur du problème

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the crux of the matter

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là n’est pas le problème

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that is not the point

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c’est un point discutable

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that is a moot point

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un sujet brûlant

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a burning issue

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une question d’actualité

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a topical issue

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prendre en considération

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to take into consideration

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tout bine considéré

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all things considerated

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être lié à

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to be related to

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aborder une question

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to adress a question

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soulever un problème

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to rAise an issue

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débattre

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to thrash out

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évoquer une idée

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to bring up an idea

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imaginer, concevoir

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to dream up

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mettre une idée en avant

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to put forward an idea

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encourager

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to encourage, to generate

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provenir de

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to stem from

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avancer un argument

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to put forward an argument

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être fondé sur

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to be based on

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étayer un argument

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to buttress an argument

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mettre en doute

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to question

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ne pas prendre en compte

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to discount

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écarter un argument

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to dismiss an argument

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engager une polémique à propos de

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to enter into an argument over

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on peut invoquer ici plusieurs arguments

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at this point several arguments could be mentionned

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une faille dans un argument

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a flaw in an argument

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c’est indiscutable

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it is beyon argument

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convaincant

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convincing, conclusive, forceful

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plausible

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plausible

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défendable

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tenable

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un argument judicieux

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a sound argument

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indiscutable

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unquestionnable

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bien fondé

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well-grounded

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un argument infondé

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a groundless argument

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contestable

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debatable

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illusoire

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illusory

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hors sujet/ déplacé

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irrelevant

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à double tranchant

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double-edged

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clarifier

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to clarify

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souligner

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to highlight

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aborder

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to touch on

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un sujet sensible

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a sensitive issue

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un sujet polémique

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a divisive issue

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épineux

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tricky

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crucial

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crucial

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vital

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vital

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difficlie

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complex

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comlexe

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complex

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les problèmes concernant…

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the issues related to

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prendre part à un débat

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to take part in a debate

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susciter

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to stir

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se mêler à

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to step into

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contribuer à

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to contribute to

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promouvoir

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to promote

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être largement débattu

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to be widely debated

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un débat virulent

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a fierce debate

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peser le pour et le contre

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to weigh the pros and cons

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un pas en avant

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a step forward

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compenser les avantages de

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to outweigh the benefits of

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militer pour/contre

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to militate for/against

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affirmer

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to assert

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soutenir

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to support/sustain

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réfuter

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to confute

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l’avantage principal

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the main advantage

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plaire

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to please

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satisfaire

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to satisfy

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renforcer

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to enhance

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lever

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to lift

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avantageux

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advantageous

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un désavantage

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a disadvantage

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ruiner

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to ruin

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nuire

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to damage, to harm

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diminuer

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to diminish

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mettre en danger

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to jeopardize, to endanger

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déranger

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to botheraffaiblir

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empirer

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to worsen

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un inconvénient

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a drawback

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le mauvais côté

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the downside

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une lacune

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a shortcoming

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une faiblesse

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a weakness

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pour commencer

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firstly, first of all

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en tout premier mieu

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first and foremost

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tout d’abord

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first of all

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deuxièmement

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in the second place, secondly

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en dernier lieu

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lastly

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quant à

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regarding

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insister

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to emphasize

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souligner

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to underline

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mettre en vedette

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to feature

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une caractéristique

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a feature

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faire remarquer

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to point out

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par dessus tour

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above all

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par dessus le marché

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in the bargain

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à y regarder de plus près

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on further examination

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après reflexion

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on second thoughts

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sans trop trentrer dans le détail

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without going too much into detail

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en un mot

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in a nutshell

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en conclusion

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as a conclusion

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tout cela revient à

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it all boils to + ing

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en définitive

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all in all

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je suis d’accord/en désaccord avec

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I agree/disagree with

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l’auteur a raison d’attirer l’attention sur

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the author is quite right to point out

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je vous accorde que

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I grant you that

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je suis d’accord dans les grandes lignes

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I’m broadly in agreement with

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formuler des réserves

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to male reservations

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réfuter un argument

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to refute a claim

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désapprouver qch

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to disapporove of sg

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je n’ai pas la même vision que..

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I don’t hold the same view as

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Q

la question n’est pas de savoir si

A

the question is not whether

231
Q

là n’est pas le problème

A

it is beyond the point

232
Q

mon opinion est que

A

my opinion is that

233
Q

pour ma part, je pense que

A

my own view of the matter is that

234
Q

je suis persuadé que

A

I am convinced that

235
Q

je ne suis pas à même de dire

A

I am not in a position to say that

236
Q

à ma grande surprise

A

much to my surprise

237
Q

sous aucun prétexte nous devrions tolérer

A

on no account should we accept that

238
Q

on prétend souvent que

A

it is often claimed taht

239
Q

on soutient généralement que

A

it is currently held that

240
Q

il me semble que

A

it appears to me that

241
Q

un partisan

A

a proponent

242
Q

prôner, défendre

A

to advocate

243
Q

prendre des mesures

A

to take steps

244
Q

surmonter un problème

A

to overcome a problem

245
Q

un opposent

A

an opponent

246
Q

s’élever contre

A

to speak out against

247
Q

contester

A

to dispute

248
Q

déformer la vérité

A

to distort the truth

249
Q

s’insurger contre une position

A

to rail against a position

250
Q

déclencher des réactions de colère

A

to touch out angry reactions

251
Q

faire scandale

A

to sraw outrage

252
Q

s’attirer les critiques

A

to draw fire

253
Q

contester une décision

A

to challenge a decision

254
Q

mis à part ceci

A

apart from this