phrasal Verbs/ Vbs Prepositionnels Flashcards

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1
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To abide by

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Respecter, se soumettre à qqch

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To act up

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mal se comporter

/ en faire davantage , remplacer temporairement un supérieur

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To account for

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expliquer , rendre compte de

/ représenter

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To add up to

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Avoir pour résultat cumulé

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To adhere to

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Se conformer à

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To act on

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Prendre des mesures utiles pour

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To agree on

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Se mettre d’accord sur

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To agree to

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Donner son consentement

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To agree with

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Être d’accord (avec qqun OU qqch)

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To allow for

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Prendre en considération /

Permettre

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To aim at sth/doing

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Avoir pr objectif de faire qqch

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To amount to

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Revenir à, équivaloir à

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To answer for

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Répondre de

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To answer to

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Répondre de qqch devant qqun, être sous l’autorité de

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To apply for

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Être candidat à

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To argue for/ against

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Fournir des arguments pour / contre

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17
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To ascribe sth to sth

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Attribuer / imputer qqch à qqch

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To back away from

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Prendre ses distances avec

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To back down

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Céder, renoncer à

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To back off from

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Renoncer à

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To back out of

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Se retirer de

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To back up

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Soutenir

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To bail out

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Renflouer = en économie : rétablir une situation financière en procurant des fonds

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To bail out of

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Se retirer de , renoncer à

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25
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To ba(u)lk at

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Rechigner à

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26
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To bank on

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Compter / parier sur

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To bear out

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Confirmer

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28
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To bear with

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Se montrer patient avec

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29
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To bill sth as

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Présenter qqch comme

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To blow over

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Passer , être oublié

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To blow up

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Éclater , exploser

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To be /get bogged down in/into

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Être enlisé / s’enliser dans

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To boil down to

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Se résumer à

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34
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To border on

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Friser

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To bow out

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Se retirer de

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36
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To bow to

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S’incliner devant

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37
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To bounce back

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Rebondir

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38
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To branch out into

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Étendre ses activités dans

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39
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To break down

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Échouer

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To break in

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Percer

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To break off

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Rompre

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To break out

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Éclater , se déclarer

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To break through

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Surmonter

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44
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To break up

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Prendre fin

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45
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To break up into

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Se diviser

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46
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To bring about

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Apporter , produire

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47
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To bring (a)round to

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Convaincre

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48
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To bring back

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Réinstaurer

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49
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To bring down

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Faire baisser

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50
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To bring forth

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Provoquer , donner naissance à

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51
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To bring forward

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Proposer , avancer

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52
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To bring in

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Rapporter / introduire, faire intervenir

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53
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To bring on

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Déclencher

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54
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To bring up

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Mentionner , évoquer

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55
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To broaden out

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élargir , s’élargir

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56
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To brush aside

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Écarter

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57
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To build on

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Tirer parti de , s’appuyer sur

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58
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To buoy up

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Stimuler

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59
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To call for

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Nécessiter / réclamer , appeler de ses vœux

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60
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To call off

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Annuler

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61
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To call on / upon sb to do sth

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Enjoindre (ordonner) qqun de faire qqch

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To care for

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S’occuper de, prendre soin de

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63
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To get carried away

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S’emballer

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64
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To carry on

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Continuer

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65
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To carry out

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Effectuer, mener à bien

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66
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To carry over into

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Avoir des répercussions sur

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67
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To carry through

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Mener à bien, rendre effectif

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68
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To cast aside

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Se débarrasser de , rejeter

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69
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To catch up with

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Rattraper

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70
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To cave in to

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Céder à

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71
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To check up on

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Surveiller , enquêter sur

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72
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To chip away at

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Affaiblir

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73
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To clamp/ crack down on

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Prendre des mesures drastiques contre

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74
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To close in on

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Cerner

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75
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To come about

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Se produire

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76
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To come (a)round to

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Se ranger à

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77
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To come down on

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S’en prendre à, se montrer intraitable envers

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78
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To come down to

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Revenir à, se résumer à

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79
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To come in for

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Être l’objet de , subir

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80
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To come into (force, effect)

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Entrer en (vigueur)

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81
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To come under

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Être soumis à

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To come up against

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Se heurter à

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To come up to

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Correspondre à, être à la hauteur de

84
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To come up with

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Proposer

85
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To conjure up

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Évoquer

86
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To cry out against

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S’opposer avec force à

87
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To cut across

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Toucher , affecter sans distinction

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To cut back / down (on)

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Réduire

89
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To cut off from

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Isolé de

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To be cut out for

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Avoir des prédispositions pour

91
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To dabble in / with

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Faire un peu de

92
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To date back to

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Remonter à

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To dawn on/upon

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Apparaître à

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To deal with

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S’occuper de , avoir affaire à

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To decide on / upon

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Se décider pour , choisir

96
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To delve into

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Fouiller dans

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To depart from

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Rompre avec

98
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To depend on

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Dépendre de / compter sur

99
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To deprive of

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Priver de

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To derive from

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Dériver de, provenir de

101
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To devote to

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Consacrer à

102
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To discriminate against

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Discriminer

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To die away

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Disparaître

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To die down

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Se calmer , s’atténuer

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To die out

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Disparaître

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To dispose of

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Se débarrasser de

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To dissociate from

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Dissocier de

108
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To dissolve into

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Plonger dans , laisser place à

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To do away with

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Supprimer

110
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To do without

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Se passer de

111
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To be doomed to

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Être voué à

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To drag down

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Tirer vers le bas

113
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To drag on

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S’éterniser

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To dream up

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Imaginer

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To drift apart

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S’éloigner

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To drive down

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Faire baisser

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To drive out

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Faire partir

118
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To drive up

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Faire monter

119
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To drop behind

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Se laisser distancer

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To drop out of

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Abandonner ( ses études )

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To elaborate on

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Donner des détails sur

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To embark on / upon

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Entreprendre, se lancer dans

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restreindre

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to keep down

124
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ne pas cesser de

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to keep on

125
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faire face à

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to keep up with

126
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avoir du retard

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to lag behind

127
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mettre de côté

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to lay aside

128
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vivre aux dépens de

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to live off

129
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ê à la hauteur de

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to live up to

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revenir sur, évoquer

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to look back on

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regarder de haut, mépriser

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to look down on

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attendre avec impatience

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to look forward to

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examiner

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to look into

134
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ê à la recherche de

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to look out for

135
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ê perdant

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to lose out on

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rattraper

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to make up for

137
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ê à la hauteur de

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to measure up to

138
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abandonner

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to move away from

139
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rassembler

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to muster up

140
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contribuer à

ne pas contribuer à, renoncer à

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to opt in

to opt out of

141
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évoquer

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to partake of

142
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introduire

supprimer progressivement

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to phase in

to phase out

143
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minimiser

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to play down

144
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faire remarquer

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to point out

145
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présider à

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to preside over

146
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redémarrer

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to pick up

147
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devancer

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to pull ahead of

148
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se retirer de

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to pull out of

149
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faire reculer

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to push back

150
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faire adopter

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to push through

151
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faire passer

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to put across

152
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mettre de côté

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to put aside

153
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incarcérer

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to put away

154
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mettre sur le compte de

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to put down to

155
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mettre en avant, proposer

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to put forward

156
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supporter

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to put up with

157
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compter avec

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to reckon with (China is a force to be reckoned with)

158
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résider ds

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to reside in

159
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recourir à

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to resort to

160
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ê fondé sur

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to rest on/upon

161
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avoir pr conséquence

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to result in

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en revenir à

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to revert to

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exclure

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to rule out

164
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ê à court de

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to run out of

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se heurter à

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to run up against

166
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se prémunir contre

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to safeguard against

167
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mener à terme

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to see through

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s’occuper de, veiller à

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to see to

169
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s’atteler à une tâche

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to set about

170
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refuser de

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to be set against

171
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déclencher

to trigger off

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to set off

172
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établir, fonder

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to set up

173
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se calmer

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to settle down

174
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rendre + attrayant, exagérer

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to sex up

175
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prendre forme

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to shape up

176
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prendre pr cible, distinguer

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to single out

177
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mettre de l’ordre ds, résoudre

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to sort out

178
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résulter de

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to spring/stem from

179
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se distinguer de

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to stand out against

180
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défendre

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to stand up for

181
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prendre du recul /rapport à

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to step back from

182
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démissionner

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to step down

183
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prêter serment

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to be sworn in

184
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balayer, écarter

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to sweep aside

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déconcerter

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to take aback

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ê dupé, trompé

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to be taken in

187
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prendre la relève (en tant que)

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to take over (as)

188
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présenter de manière positive

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to talk up

189
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anticiper, réfléchir à l’avenir

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to think ahead

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réfléchir

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to think over

191
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concorder avec

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to tie in with

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rejeter

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to turn down

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s’avérer

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to turn out (to be)

194
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ê à l’origine de, introduire

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to usher in

195
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frôler, friser

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to verge on/upon

196
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rivaliser pr

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to vie for (India and Pakistan are vying for the support of China)

197
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affaiblir, s’affaiblir

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to wear down

198
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s’amenuiser

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to wear off

199
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comparer, mettre en balance

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to weigh against

200
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éradiquer

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to wipe out