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Sam 2 Flashcards

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Être sujet au stress

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to be subjected/ under to strain

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Aussi surprenant que cela puisse paraitre

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However surprising it may sound

As surprising as it may sound

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Dans le monde d’aujourd’hui, la façon dont les villes sont pensées réalisées est d’une importance capitale.

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In today’s world, the way cities are thought out and laid out is of Paramount importance.

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par conséquent, donc

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therefore

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La planification des villes semble par conséquent être la clef, que ce soit en termes d’infrastructures respectant l’environnement ou lorsqu’il s’agit de tisser le lien social.

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City planning therefore seems to be the key, be it in terms of eco-friendly infrastructures or when it comes to wearing the social fabric

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L’une des plus grandes menaces crainte par

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One of the major threats feared by

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NY est l’un des meilleurs exemples pour illustrer cette tendance

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NY probably best exemplifies this trend

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être désireux de

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to be eager to

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entreprendre de faire qqc

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to undertake to do sth

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pointer son nez

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to draw near

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Trump est imbu de lui même, il a fait d’innombrables erreurs. En beaucoup d’occasions il à tenu des propos déplacés a propos des musulmans.

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Trump is full of himself, he acts on impulse, he has made countless blunters. On many occasions he has made misplaced comments about Muslims.

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Les profondes inappropriations de son tempérament pour l’emploi qu’il demande

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the profound insuitability of his temperament for the office he seeks

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Une brève examination de l’éventail politique de l’Amérique et de la Grande-Bretagne actuelle vont nous montrer dans quelles mesures l’institution d’une démocratie est actuellement en train de gêner une efficace gouvernance.

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A brief examination of current American and British political landscapes will show to what extent the institution of democracy actually hinder effective leadership and government.

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Une population toujours croissante, associé a une classe moyenne grandissante au sein des économies émergentes, signifie que la demande d’énergie va augmenter dans les décennies à venir.

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A world population on the rise, together with growing classes in emerging economies, means that energy demands will surge in the decades to come.

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Les soucieux de l’écologie, ont justement lancé un appel à des mesures qui pourraient réduire la consommation d’énergie, particulièrement celle provenant des sources sales, non renouvelables. En même temps, le développement des économies dans les parties pauvres du monde doivent se poursuivre.

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The ecologically-minded have righly called for measures that would cut back on energy consuption, especially from dirty, non renewable sources. At the same time, economic development in the poorest parts of the world must be pursued.

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Le développement durable, enfin, est un objectif que les scientifiques, les chefs d’entreprises, et le gouvernement, doivent répondre en travaillant main dans la main.

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Sustainable development, then, is an objective that scientists, businesses and governments must work toward hand in hand.

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beaucoup d’efforts, des efforts considérables

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a great deal of effort

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justifier, expliquer

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to account for

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venir a réaliser

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to come to realize

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l’argent ne peut pas tout justifier

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money cannot account for everything

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effectuer, realiser mener

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to carry sth out

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continuer

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to carry on

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intensifier, accroitre

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to step up

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ennuyer, embêter, déranger

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to bother

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évènement marquant

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milestone

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un vent de changement souffle sur

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a wind of change blows over

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se résumer à, cela se résume à

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it boils down

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avoir, trouver, se prendre, arriver

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get

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persuader qqn de faire qqc

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to get sb to do sth

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avoir l’occasion de faire qqc

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get to do

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commencer à faire

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get doing

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acheter, prendre

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get

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émouvoir

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get sb

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facile à vivre

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easy to get along with

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lâcher, renoncer

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relinquish sth

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inexprimable

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speechless

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optimiste, entrainant

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upbeat

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il comprend un peu sinon rien du tout

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he understand little if anything

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jurer de faire qqc

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to vow to do sth

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a coupper le souffle

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heartbreaking

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maintenir que, estimer que

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hold that

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42
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très répandu

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commonly held

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43
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baisser, diminuer

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to dip

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ré augmenter

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to rise back up

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vous n’allez probablement pas en croire un mot

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you probably won’t believe a word of it

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sauf si vous appartenez

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unless you belong to

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la tyrannie et son mécanisme

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machinery of tyranny

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soumettre, présenter

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to submit

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insinuer

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to imply

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avant gout

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foretaste

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avoir le goût du risque

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to have a taste for danger, to be a daredevil

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trouver qqn a son goût

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to find sb to your taste

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reprendre goût a

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get back a taste for

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gâcher la fête de qqn

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to rain on someone’s parade

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le hasard a voulu que

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as luck would have it /equivalent de : as it turned out

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au nom de

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for the sake of

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se montrer réticent a

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to prove reluctant to

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donner qqc a qqn

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to hand sth to sb

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gorge / cou

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throat

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se joindre à, rejoindre, prendre partie pour

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sidle up to sb

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juter, décharger

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dump

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persuader qqn de faire qqc

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to hook sb to do sth

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coûte que coûte

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by hook or by crook

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trou du cul, connard, pauvre con

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ashole

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commencer a se voir, coucher avec

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to hook up

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s’emparer de

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to grab

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cmposer (téléphone)

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dial

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sous-sol

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basement

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nu, dénudé, pur

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naked

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faire la course, courir

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to race

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s’activer, se presser, arnaquer

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to hustle

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se requinquer, se revigorer

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to perk up

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redonner la^pêche a qqn

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to perk sb up

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se garer a coté d e

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to pull into sth

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sain

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uncapped

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cyniquement

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cynically

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sans aucun doute, assurément

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definitively

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blâmer, punnir, châtier

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to castigate

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apparemment, de toute évidence

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seemingly

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être construit grâce a des différences/ divergences

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to be build on a set of discrepancy

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un exemple parlant

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a telling example

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battre son plein

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to be in full swing

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tant que + indicatif
pourvu que + indicatif
du moment que + indicatif
aussi longtemps que

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as long as

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ce qui ressort vraiment

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what really stands out is

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dans la préparation de qqc (JO)

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in the sum-up to sth

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réussir a tenir ses promesses

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to deliver on promise

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récolter les bénéfices de

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to reap the fruit of

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les politiciens sont un bastion contre la tyrannie

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politicians are a stronghold against tyranny

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assourdissant

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deafening

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s’effondrer sous

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buckling under

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nettement, sensiblement

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markedly

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piétiner, bafouer

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to trample on

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un changement radical

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a sweeping change

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sauter au yeux de qqn

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to jump out, jump out at sb

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arriver à la conclusion que

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to jump to the conclusion that

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brûler les étapes

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to jump the gun

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auparavant/ précédent jamais vu

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previously unheard of

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ainsi surnommé, soi-disant

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so-called

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raller, ronchonner, chialer, gronder

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grumble

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être allongé, se trouver, mentir un mensonge

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lie

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L’Amérique est elle condamné a être affectée par

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Is America doomed to be plagued by

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tourmenter, harceler, affecter, ronger, gangrener, perse, invasion

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plague

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apparaitre soudainement, éclater

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to burst

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aisance, facilité, soulagement, réduire/ diminuer (tensions)

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to ease

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le premier pas vers la pente glissante du radicalisme

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the first step on a slippery slope to radicalism

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mécontentement, insatisfaction, malaise

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discontent

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aduler, idolâtrer

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to lionize

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d’autant plus … que

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all the more so … as …

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avoir l’aire d’être + indicatif

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sound like

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épuisant, exténuant

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gruelling

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une polarisation politique intense

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as intense political polarization

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une pièce/composant crucial

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a crucial component

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diriger qqn vers qqc

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to steer sb toward sth

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faire tout son possible

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to strive

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être claire voyant

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tobe clear-sighted

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porter un coup dur a

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to deal a heavy blow on

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sans relâche, avec acharnement

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relentlessly

118
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Alors que le récent sommet international à donné aux pays un cadre pour s’occuper du changement climatique,…

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As the recent international summits have provided countries with a framework to deal with climate change

119
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Il traitent (ces documents) de la gestion du passage à l’énergie solaire aux États Unis, à travers des points de vue techniques, économiques et politiques

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They deal with the handling of the solar energy shift in the US, through technical, economic, and political views.

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Cet épineux pari de faire des États Unis un acteur plus respectueux de l’environnement pendant que se produit le réchauffement climatique.

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That thorny bet to turn the US into a greener actor of this surging global warming

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Impliquer, causer, entraîner

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To entail

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Impitoyable , férocement compétitif (marché industriel)

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Cut-throat

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Avertir, prévenir, mettre en garde

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To warn

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Son efficacité à fournir au gens de l’énergie d’une façon durable est débattu

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Its efficiency to provide people with energy in a sustainable way is debated.

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Suggérer

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Point to sth

126
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Régulièrement, de façon continue

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Steadily

127
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Préconiser, recommander, prôner

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Advocate

128
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Les plus prestigieuses places aux réunions des firmes internationales ou au gouvernement ne sont pas systématiquement réservées aux hommes

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The most prestigious board seats of international firms or governments are not systematically dedicated to men

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C’est vrai aussi dans chaque travail, puisque beaucoup de gouvernements ont promis de lutter pour l’égalité homme/femme dans les sociétés

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The same goes in each jobs, as numerous governements have pledged to curb gender inequality in corporations

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