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Dictature

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Dictatorship

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Couronnement

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Coronation

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Gouverner

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To govern

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Chef de gouvernement

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Head of government

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Président à vie

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Life president

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Régime militaire

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Military junta

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Monarque

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Monarch

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État policier

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Police state

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Une puissance

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A power

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Un régime

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A regime

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Gouverner, diriger

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To rule over

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Autonomie

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Self-rule

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Homme d’Etat

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Statesman

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Totalitaire

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Totalitarian

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Tyran

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Tyrant

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Député de la base

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Back-bencher

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Membre du congrès

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Congressman

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Convoquer (le parlement)

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To convene

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Dissoudre (le parlement)

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To disband, to dissolve

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Les élus

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The elected representatives

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Faire de l’obstruction

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To filibuster

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Député porte-parole

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Front-bencher

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Chambre des députés (UK)

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House of Commons

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Chambre des lords

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House of Lords

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Chambre des représentants (US)

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House of Representatives

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Législateur (UK)

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Lawgiver

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Législateur (US)

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Lawmaker

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Pair à vie

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Life peer

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Groupe de pression (UK)

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Ginger group

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Groupe de pression (US)

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Special interest group (US)

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Chercher à influencer

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To lobby

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Le gouvernement de la majorité

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Majority rule

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Député (UK)

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Member of Parliament, an MP

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Un parlementaire

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Parliamentary

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Vacances parlementaires

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Recess

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Representant

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Representative (US)

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Présidence tournante

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Rotating presidency

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L’autorité, l’administration

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Rule

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Parti au pouvoir

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Ruling party

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Siéger

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To sit

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Séance

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Sitting

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Président de la Chambre

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Speaker

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Permanence (de député)

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Surgery

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Chef de file

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Whip

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Collaborateur

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Aide

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Obligation de rendre compte

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Accountability

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Gouvernement (US)

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Administration

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Nommer

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To appoint

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Nomination

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Appointment

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Bipartite

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Bipartisan

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Conseil des ministres

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Cabinet meeting

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Remaniement ministériel

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Cabinet reshuffle

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Décret, ordonnance

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Decree

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Ministère (US)

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Department

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Ministère (UK)

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Ministry

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Écarter

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To dismiss

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Secrétaire d’Etat (US)

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Undersecretary

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Secrétaire d’Etat (UK)

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Junior minister

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Corps législatif

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Legislative body

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Médiateur

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Ombudsman

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Portefeuille

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Portfolio

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Mandat d’un premier ministre

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Premiership

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Bilan

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Record

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Démissionner

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To resign

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Diriger un pays

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To run a country

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Ministre des finances (UK)

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Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Administrer

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To administer

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Comité

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Committee

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Commune (UK)

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District council

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Commune (US)

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Community

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Délibérations

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Proceedings

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Une loi

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An Act

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Projet de loi

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Bill

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Faire passer

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To carry

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Un avant-projet

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A draft

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Rédiger des lois

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To draft legislation

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Soutien, approbation

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Endorsement

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Mettre en œuvre

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To implement

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Faille, lacune

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Loophole

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Passer outre à quelque chose

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To override

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Révoquer

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Rescind

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Exclure la possibilité de

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To rule out

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Volte-face, virage à 180 degrés

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About-turn, turn-around, U-turn

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Suspendre, reporter

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To adjourn

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Défenseur, partisan

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Advocate

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Prôner

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To advocate

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Modifier

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To alter

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Soutenir

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To back

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Faire des concessions

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To climb down

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Démenti

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Denial

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Renvoi

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Dismissal

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Être partisan de

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To favour

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Céder

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To give in, to yield

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Refonte

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Overhaul

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Moment décisif, jalon

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Landmark, milestone

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Continuer d’affirmer

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To maintain

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Mal gérer quelque chose

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To mishandle sth

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Pion

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Pawn

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Étayer, soutenir

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To prop up

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Pantin

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Puppet

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Mettre au rebut

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To scrap

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Se désister

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To step down

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Étouffer

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To stifle

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Modérer, mettre en sourdine

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To tone down

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Un tournant

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A watershed

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Exhorter

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To urge

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Donner raison à

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To vindicate

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Faire l’éloge de

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To praise

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Régler un différend

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To settle a dispute

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Provoquer l’hostilité de qqun

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To antagonise sb

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Hostile

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Antagonistic

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Faire taire

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To hush up

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Mettre en fureur

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To incense, to infuriate

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Éreinter, fustiger

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To lambast

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S’en prendre vigoureusement

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To lash out at

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Scandale

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Outrage

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Renversement

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Overthrow

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Querelle/dispute

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Row

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Attaque cinglante

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Scathing attack

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Se quereller (à propos de)

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To squabble (over)

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Railler

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To taunt

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Soudoyer

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To bribe

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Rumeur

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Hearsay

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Diffamer

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To libel

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Calomnier

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To slander

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Écrivain engagé

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Committed writer

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Audacieux

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Daring

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Harceler

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To heckle

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Combler son retard

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To narrow the gap

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Une formule

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A soundbite

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Truquer

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To rig

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Céder aux pressions

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To bow to pressure

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