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2000 Phrases de thème > Semaine 12 > Flashcards

Semaine 12 Flashcards

1
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assurer le coup

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to play it safe

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2
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un scandale qui a fait la une des journeaux

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a scandale that hit the headlines

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en vouloir

Sens : être déterminé

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to be an eager beaver

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le bonheur des uns fait le malheur des autres

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one man’s meat is another man’s poison

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5
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s’opposer fermement à

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to be adamantly opposed to

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6
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la principale pierre d’achoppement

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the main stumbling block

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7
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se démener comme un beau diable

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to fight tooth and nail

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8
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devenir fou

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to go bananas

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9
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sans se soucier du lendemain

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like there’s no tomorrow

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10
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hésiter à aller

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to be in two minds about whether to go

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11
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une estimation

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a ballpark figure

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12
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un simple rouage dans la machine

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a cog in the machine

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13
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ce qui est fait est fait

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it’s no use crying over spilt milk

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14
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repartir de zéro

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to start (again) from scratch

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15
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il a fait l’impossible

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to go out of one’s way

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16
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payer au prix fort

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to pay through the nose

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17
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il faut faire des concessions

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there has to be some give-and-take

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18
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revérifier

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to double-ckeck

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19
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créditeur / créditrice

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in the black

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20
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débiteur / débiteur

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in the red

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21
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improviser sur le moment venu

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to play it by ear

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22
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il ne faut pas laisser passer l’occasion quand elle se présente

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time and tide wait for no man

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23
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appeler un chat un chat

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to call a spade a spade

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24
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se faire désirer

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to play hard to get

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25
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c’est bonnet blanc et blanc bonnet

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it’s six of one and half a dozen of the other

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26
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se creuser la tête

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to rack one’s brains

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27
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apprendre par le téléphone arabe

Sens : de bouche en bouche

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to hear on the grapevine

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28
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sur des charbons ardents

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on tenterhooks

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29
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estomaqué

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gobsmacked

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30
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faire fureur

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to be all the rage

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31
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couper les cheveux en quatre

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to spilt hairs

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32
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faire voir à qn à qui il a affaire

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to give someone a good run for one’s money

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33
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il faut se méfier de l’eau qui dort

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still waters run deep

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34
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les conseillers en communication

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spin doctors

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35
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c’est lui qui fait la loi

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he rules the roost

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36
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être déjà bien avancé

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to be well under way

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37
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pour une bouchée de pain

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for a song

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38
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c’est son père tout craché

Sens : grande ressemblance

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he is the spitting image of his father

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39
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aimer se faire mousser

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to like to blow one’s own trumpet

40
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passer l’éponge

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to wipe the slate clean

41
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le train-train de la vie quotidienne

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the humdrum routine of everyday life

42
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se trouver au mauvais endroit au mauvais moment

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to happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time

43
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traverser une mauvaise passe

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to go through a bad patch

44
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une idée géniale

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a brainwave

45
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redoubler d’efforts

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to redouble one’s efforts

46
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en dépit de

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for all

47
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coûter environ 30% de trop

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to be overpriced by around 30%

48
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‘il ne manquait plus que ça !’

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‘that’s all I need !’

49
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ordinaire

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run-of-the-mill

50
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de préférence

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preferably

51
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la fortune peut sourire aux audacieux

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fortune may favour the brave

52
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gagner haut la main

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to win hands down

53
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il faut de tout pour faire un monde

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it takes all sorts

54
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ne pas être à la hauteur des espérances de qn

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doesn’t always live up to one’s expectations

55
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avoir la grosse tête

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one’s feet are too big for one’s boots

56
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remuer le couteau dans la plaie

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to rub it in

57
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loin des yeux, loin du coeur

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out of sight, out of mind

58
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renverser la situation

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to turn the tables

59
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les hauts et les bas de l’économie

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the peaks and troughs of the economy

60
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en coulisses

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behind the scenes

61
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choisir la solution de facilité

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to take the soft option

62
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il faut choisir

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you can’t have it both ways

63
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cela ne m’étonnerait pas d’eux

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I wouldn’t put it past them

64
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il y a un lieu et un temps pour tout

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there’s a time and place for everything

65
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mettre les pieds dans le plat

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to put one’s foot in it

66
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être dans une situation difficile

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to be in a tight corner

67
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une bonne poire

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a soft touch

68
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je n’ose même pas penser à

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I dread to think

69
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l’énergie éolienne

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wind power

70
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les éoliennes

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windmills

71
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les régions proches du niveau de la mer

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low-lying areas

72
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à quoi je m’engageais

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what I was letting myself in for

73
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plus on est de fous, plus on rit

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the more the merrier

74
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faire ses premières armes

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to make one’s debut

75
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l’avoir dans le collimateur

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to have him in one’s sights

76
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pour tirer qn d’affaire

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to get someone out a tight spot

77
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c’est dans le besoin qu’on reconnaît ses vrais amis

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a friend in need is a friend indeed

78
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vivre aux crochets des contribuables

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to sponge off the taxpayers

79
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renvoyer l’ascenseur

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to return the favour

80
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savoir où fixer la limite

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to know where to draw the line

81
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compliquer la vie à qn

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to make life difficult for someone

82
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laisser bcp à désirer

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to leave much to be desired

83
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arrondir ses fins de mois

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to supplement one’s income

84
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faire porter le chapeau à qn

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to play the blame on someone

85
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de peur de

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for fear of (+ ING)

86
Q

le commentaire est mal passé

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the remark went down badly

87
Q

la violence pour la violence

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violence for the sake of violence

88
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les mères porteuses

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surrogate mothers

89
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maternité de substitution (GPA en gros)

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surrogacy

90
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avant de critiquer, les gens devraient balayer devant leur porte

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people who live in glasshouse shouldn’t throw stones

91
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ne pas avoir la même ampleur que

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to come close in scale to

92
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ne pas y aller de main morte

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do not pull any punches

93
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faire porter l’entière responsabilité à

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to put the entire onus on

94
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un placement sûr

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a safe bet

95
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se protéger contre (les crises)

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as a hedge against

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