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1
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une situation sans issue

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a catch-22 situation

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une révolution copernicienne

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A Copernican revolution

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accord informel, engagement sur l’honneur

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a gentleman’s agreement

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une alternative

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a sound / viable / attractive alternative

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la meilleure alternative

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the next best alternative

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6
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alternativement

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alternatively

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solution à l’amiable

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amicable settlement / solution

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8
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une fin en soi

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an end in itself

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un moyen et non une fin (en soi)

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a means to an end

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10
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un panier de crabes

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can of worms

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ouvrir une boîte de Pandore

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to open a can of worms

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12
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un remède

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a cure

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13
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approche spécifique, personnalisée

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custom approach

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un expédient, pis-aller

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an expedient, makeshift, stopgap

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une réparation rapide

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a quick fix

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16
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entrave

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hindrance to something

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17
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obstacle

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hurdle

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18
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entrave à, frein à

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impediment to something

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19
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dans le pétrin

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in a sticky wicket

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20
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en dernier recours

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in last resort, a last resort solution

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21
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la pilule est difficile à avaler

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it’s a hard / bitter pill to swallow

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22
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un conflit larvé

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a latent conflict

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23
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une solution à court / long terme

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a short (= near) / long term solution

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24
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un mal nécessaire

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a necessary evil

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25
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une solution toute faite, universelle

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one-size-fits-all solution

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une option

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option

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27
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issue, résultat

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outcome

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28
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refonte d’un système, remaniement

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an (complete) overhaul

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29
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une solution miracle

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a silver / magic bullet

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30
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pierre d’achoppement, obstacle

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stumbling block

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31
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une approche appropriée

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a suitable approach

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32
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le fléau, la plaie

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the bane of one’s life, of a group

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33
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le noeud du problème est que

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the crux of the matter is that…

34
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il n’y a pas de remède miracle, on ne peut pas… d’un coup de baguette magique

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There is no magic wand to…

You can’t wave a magic hand to…

35
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une épine au pied

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a thorny issue, a thorn in one’s side

36
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essayer de résoudre un problème

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to adress an issue

37
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chercher des ennuis

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to be asking for trouble

38
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situation grave, catastrophique

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to be in dire straits

39
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changer d’avis

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to change one’s mind

40
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changer la façon de penser, de voir les choses

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to change one’s thinking

41
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changer la façon de faire, d’agir

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to change/reconsider/mend one’s ways

42
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se raccrocher désespérément à

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to clutch/grasp at straws

43
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atteindre un point critique, culminant

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to come to a head (of tensions/problems)

44
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faire face à une lutte difficile, pénible

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to face an uphill battle/struggle

45
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faire face à un obstacle

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to face a hurdle

46
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réparer

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to fix

47
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aller au fond du problème

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to get to the bottom of a problem

48
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revenir à la case départ, revoir sa copie

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to go back to the drawing board

49
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finir en eau de boudin, se gâter

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to go pear-shaped

50
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négocier

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to hammer out a deal, a compromise

51
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gérer une situation, un problème

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to handle a situation, a problem

52
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avoir du pain sur la planche

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to have your work cut out for you

53
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aplanir

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to iron out difficulties, concerns

to smooth over a bump, difficulties

54
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surmonter un obstacle

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to lift/remove an obstacle

55
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surpasser un obstacle

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to overcome a hurdle, an issue

56
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avoir un impact, changer les choses

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to make a difference

57
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remanier, repenser, restructurer, remettre à plat

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to overhaul

58
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colmater les brèches, les failles

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to paper over the cracks

59
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rafistoler, réparer, bricoler

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to patch up something (a problem, a system…)

60
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se réconcilier, se rabibocher

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to patch things up with someone

61
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repartir de zéro

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to rebuild something from scratch, from the ground up

62
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remédier à un problème

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to remedy a problem

63
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répondre à une situation de crise

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to respond to a crisis

64
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repenser

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to rethink

65
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voir la lumière au bout du tunnel

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to see light at the end of the tunnel

66
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régler, trancher un conflit, un différend

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to settle a problem, an argument, a dispute, differences

67
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faciliter une transition

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to smooth over a transition

68
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concilier des différences d’opinion

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to smooth over differences

69
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résoudre quelquechose

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to sort out something

70
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n’augurer rien de bon

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to spell trouble

71
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prendre des proportions incontrôlables

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to spiral out of control

72
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prendre le taureau par les cornes

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to take a bull by the horns

73
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gaspiller de l’argent (pour un problème)

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to throw money at something

74
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travailler à un accord, une solution

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to work out an agreement, a solution

75
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une issue, solution, un échappatoire

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way out

76
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il n’y a pas de solution facile

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there is no easy way out

77
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Sans autre alternative

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when push comes to shove, when it comes to the crunch

78
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être dos au mur

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with one’s back to the wall

79
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une solution de rechange, un palliatif

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a workaround

80
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quand les choses tournent mal

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when the fat hits the fire, when sh*t hits the fan

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