Sentences from the press _ 101 à 120 Flashcards

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la société de consommation d’aujourd’hui

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today’s consumer society

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maladies liées au climat // sensiblement

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climate-related diseases // markedly

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3
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avoir du retard par rapport

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[be] lagging behind

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4
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ils ont fermé les yeux sur

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they turned a blind eye to

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le problème … est si épineux // s’y attaquer

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such a thorny issue // come to grips with it

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6
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le taux d’absentéisme scolaire

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the truancy rate

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consacré à // est dérisoire par rapport à

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earmarked for // pales into insignificance compared with

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8
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paradis fiscaux

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tax havens

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9
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soupçonnés de fraude fiscale

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suspected of evading taxes

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10
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ouvre la voie à

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paves the way of

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11
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sont livrés à eux-mêmes

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are left to their own devices

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12
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sévir contre

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crack down on

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13
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pas viable

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unsustainable

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14
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réaction brutale

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fear a backlash

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15
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ont exprimé leur inquiétude quant à

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have voiced concern about

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16
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la crise n’est pas près de s’arrêter

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the crisis is here to stay

17
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une source d’inquiétude de plus en plus vive

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a growing cause for concern

18
Q

augmenter les allocations familiales

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raise family allowances

19
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une ville qui a prospéré

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a town wich thrived

20
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un jour à marquer d’une pierre blanche

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a red-letter day