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1
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être sur le point de faire une découverte/ de faire qqch

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to be on the verge of discovery/ of doing smthg

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augmenter/ augmenter l’échelle de

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to scale up

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progresser

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to make headway

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coûts d’exploitation

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running/operating costs

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puces

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chips

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discriminer des communautés

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to discriminate against communities

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exiger qc

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to call out for sthg

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sur le point de réussir

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on the verge of success

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compléter (une logique)

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to complement

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être examiné sous le prisme de

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to be examined through the lens of

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atténuer (les effets de)

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to mitigate the effects/ the impacts of

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commenter qqch

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to comment ON smthg

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mettre qc en avant

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to bring sthg to the fore

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influencer
(faire pencher la balance en faveur de)

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to sway
(to sway the outcome in sb’s favor)

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conflit

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strife

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gêner/ entraver (la circulation)

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to impede (traffic flow)

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équipement

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procurement

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planifier qqch

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to plan ON

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spectateur

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bystander

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logiciel

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software

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contrôler

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to monitor

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prendre en compte qqch

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to factor in (the many non economic benefits associated with managing this growing industry)

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grève

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strike

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s’effondrer

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to slump (it has slumped)

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expliquer qqch en détail

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to explain in detail

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s’opposer violemment

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to strongly oppose

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monopole

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monopoly

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délocaliser

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to relocate

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29
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cette corrélation ne veut pas dire causalité

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such correlation does not prove causation (cau-SA-tion)

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écarter (attack, threat)
empêcher (defeat, crisis)

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to stave off

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controversé (avoir des vues discutables sur)

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contentious (con-ten-tcheus)
(to hold contentious views on)

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être inadmissible/ infréquentable

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to be beyond the pale

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33
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qqch de représenté, montré, présenté

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smthg featured

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présenter

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to feature

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35
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prononcer “méditerranéen”/ ou la mer méditerranée

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me-di-te-RA-nian (sea)

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compétent

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proficient (PRO…)/ competent (KOM-pi-tent)

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37
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tollé (de la part de )

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an outcry (from)

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disparaître (dans la nature, dans un nuage de fumée, se volatiliser)

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to vanish (into the blue, in a puff of smoke, into thin air)

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candidat/ demandeur

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appliCant(s)

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munitions/ armes

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ammunition (sans s)

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J’aimerais creuser certains points

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I would like to dwell ON a few points

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42
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pénurie de travailleurs

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shortage of workers

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délivrer un permis de travail

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to issue a work permit

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précaire/ précarité

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preCArious (pri-Kè-riyeus)/ preCAriousness

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prendre contact avec qun

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to touch base (with sb)

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numérique

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DIGITAL

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concurrence

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COMPETITION

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prétendre

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to claim

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nier/ démentir

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to disclaim

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8légitimité

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legitimacy

51
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bénéficier aux participants

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to benefit the participants

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primauté

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(US) primacy

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être en contradiction/ être en conflit

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to be at odds with

54
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prévaloir contre/ sur
(faire prévaloir la vérité)

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to prevail against/ over
(to make truth prevail)

55
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renfermer

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to enshrine (smthg is enshrining the principles, the tradition of)

56
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un jeu à somme nulle

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a zero sum game

57
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s’être implanté (idea, prejudice)

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to become entrenched

58
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faire tomber des mesures

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to strike down (past form: struck down)

59
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véritable

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genuine

60
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las, fatigué

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weary (wi-ry)

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faire la une

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to hit the headlines

62
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réviser/ refaire

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to overhaul

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l’Europe doit se préoccuper de ses propres intérêts

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Europe has to look out for its own interests

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faire respecter/ soutenir (des valeurs)

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to uphold (values)

65
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prodiguer un soutien militaire à l’Ukraine

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to provide Ukraine military support (attention pas de “TO”)

66
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Hybris

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Hubris

67
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Laisser la victoire s’échapper de ses mains

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To let victory slip through one’s fingers

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Alarmiste / alarmisme

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Scaremonger/ scaremongering

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Curiosité

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CuriOsity (ssi-ty)

70
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Porter davantage l’attention sur

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(The campaign) brings greater focus on

71
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Fragile- prononciation

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Fragile (FRA-djaile)

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Asymétrique

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Asymetric (Ei-ssi-metric)

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Exacerber

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To exacerbate (eXAcerbate)

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anglo-saxon

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English speaking-countries

75
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to have the right to do something

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to be entitled

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to get rid of something that is not wanted or needed

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to eliminate

77
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to make sur that a law or rule is obeyed by people

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to enforce the law

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a word or phrase that is used to describe someone or smthg, especially one that is not completely fair or true - mettre une étiquette sur qqun

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to put a label on someone

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soutenir qc

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to advocat smthg

80
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atténuer qqch

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to alleviate smthg

81
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troubles

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unrest

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saper

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undermine

83
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se fondre dans la masse

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to blend in

84
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to take control of smthg

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to take over

85
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gradually stop using smtgh

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to phase out

86
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not allow yourself to be treated badly

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to stand up to

87
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to criticize/ hurt someone who has criticized/ hurt you

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to hit back

88
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abandonner/ se rendre

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to give in

89
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be elected for a political job

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to get in

90
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make somthg happen, especially to cause changes in a situation

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to bring about (a change)

91
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ignore a problem or an unpleasant situation and hope it will disappear

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bury your head in the sand

92
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documents, rules or processes that cause delays

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redtape

93
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use your influence in order to get smthg you want or to help someone, especially when this is unfair

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to pull (a few) strings

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cohérent/ régulier/ constant

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consistent

95
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complet, vaste, global

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comprehensive

96
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être semblable à/ équivaloir à qc, à faire

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to be akin to/ to be akin to smgth/ to doing

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exportations/ importations

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exports/ imports

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inflationniste

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inflationary

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PIB

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Gross domestic product

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100
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pénurie de travailleurs

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labour shortages

101
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période de contraction (éco)/ fléchissement, baisse de l’économie ≠ période d’expansion

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period of contraction/ a downturn ≠ period of expansion/ a recovery

102
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impôt sur le revenu/ impôt sur l’héritage/ impôt des sociétés

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income tax/ inheritance tax/ corporation tax

103
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Investissements directs étrangers (IDE)

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Foreign direct investment (FDI)

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flux transfrontaliers de capitaux (libre circulation)

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cross-border capital flows (free movement)

105
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risque réputationnel

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reputational risk

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