Sentences from the press _ 81 à 100 Flashcards

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1
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sont responsables du

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are to blame for

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2
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aspire à

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longs to

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3
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il ne se passe pratiquement pas un mois

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hardly a month goes by

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4
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assurer le plus gros des tâches ménagères et de l’éducation des enfants

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bear the lion’s share of housework and childcare

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n’eût été ses enfants

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where it not for her children

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6
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maternité de substitution // mère porteuse

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surrogacy // surrogate mother

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7
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il sera impératif de remanier

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it will be imperative to overhaul

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8
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on a refusé de s’occuper du problème

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the problem has been brushed under ther carpet

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9
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il est décidé

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he is intent on V-ing

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10
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une refonte totale

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a major overhaul

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11
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ne présage rien de bon

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do not bode well

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12
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si on se fie

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if … is anything to go by

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13
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satisfaire à des critères stricts

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to meet strict criteria

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14
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une force avec laquelle il faut compter

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a force to be reckoned with

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15
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en guise de

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by way of

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16
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a hesité à

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got cold feet

17
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est loin d’être évident

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in an unphill battle

18
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nous courrons tout droit au désastre

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we are heading for disaster

19
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l’effondrement financier

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economic metldown

20
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sont méconnaissables tant elles ont changé

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have changed beyond recognition