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lâcher/ relâcher

lâcher son chien son chien

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loose

to let the dog loose

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ne pas savoir que faire

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to be at a loose end

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couper les amarres

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to cut loose

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une ceinture desserrée

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a loose belt

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relâché, peu stricte

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a loose discipline

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libre, approximative

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a loose translation/interpretation

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mener une vie dissolue

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to lead a loose life

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perdre

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to lose
to lose money
to lose a battle

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être perdu en mer

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to be lost at sea

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se désintéresser de

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to lose interest in

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une perte

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a loss

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vendre à perte

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to sell at a loss

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des pertes d’emploi

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job losses

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être perplexe

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to be at a loss

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ne pas trouver ses mots

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to be at a loss for words

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le courant de pensée dominant

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the mainstream

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suivre la tendance politique générale

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to be in the mainstream of politics

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vivre en marge de la société

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to live outside the mainstream of society

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vivre en marge de la société

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to live on the margin of society

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maintenir

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to maintain

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soutenir (une opinion)

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to maintain

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l’entretien

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maintenance

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importer

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to matter

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une question

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a matter

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c’est une question de temps

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it’s a matter of time

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ce n’est pas drôle

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it’s not laughing matter

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une question de vie ou de mort

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a matter of life and death

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rencontrer

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to meet

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rencontrer

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to meet

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être conforme à

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to meet

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répondre aux attentes (3)

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to meet standards, to meet expectations, to meet norms

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une réunion, une assemblée

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a meeting

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une assemblée politique

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a political meeting

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une réunion professionnelle

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a business meeting

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un désordre, une pagaille

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a mess

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36
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être sens dessus dessous

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to be in a mess

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37
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se mettre dans de beaux draps

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to get oneself in a mess

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38
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gâcher

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to make a mess of one’s life/career

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39
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faire des bêtises

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to mess about

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40
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semer la pagaille, tout gâcher

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to mess up a situation, a plan

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désordonné

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messy

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42
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un tournant (fig)

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a milestone

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un évènement marquant

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a milestone

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44
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induire en erreur

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to mislead

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45
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qui induit en erreur

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misleading

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46
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déroutant

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misleading

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47
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un point discutable

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a moot point

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48
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bouger, remuer

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to move

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49
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déménager

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to move

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50
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une mesure

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a move

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51
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être en mouvement

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to be on the move

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52
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etre en marche

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to be on the move

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53
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un besoin

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a need

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une obligation

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a need

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avoir un besoin urgent de nourriture

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to be badly in need of food

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56
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subvenir aux besoins de quelqu’un

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to supply somebody’s needs

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57
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avoir besoin de

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to need

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58
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les indigents

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the needy

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les nécessiteux

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the needy

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60
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une annonce

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a notice

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tout de suite

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at a moment’s notice

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sans préavis

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at a moment’s notice

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peu de temps à l’avance

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at short notice

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jusqu’à nouvel ordre

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until further notice

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recevoir un préavis de licenciement

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to be given one’s notice

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donner sa démission

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to give one’s notice

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perceptible

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noticeable

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sensible

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noticeable

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avoir lieu

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to occur

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se produire

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to occur

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un évènement

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an occurrence

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un fait journalier

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an everyday/a daily occurrence

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une perspective

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an outlook

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surpasser en nombre

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to outnumber

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la production

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output

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dépasser

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to overtake

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dépasser, venir à bout

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to overcome

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écrasant

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overwhelming

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renversant

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overwhelming

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posséder

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to own

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reconnaitre

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to own

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s’avouer vaincu

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to own oneself defeated

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propriétaire

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an owner

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la propriété

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ownership

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exécuter

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to perform

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accomplir

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to perform

87
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pratiquer… (2)

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to perform one’s duty

to perform an operation

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interpréter un rôle

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to perform a part

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interpréter un morceau de musique

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to perform a piece of music

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une interprétation

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a performance

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une prestation

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a performance

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un piège

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a pitfall

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faire souffrir

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to plague

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harceler

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to plague

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devoir supporter

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to be plagued with

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un fléau

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a plague

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quelconque

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plain

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ordinaire

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plain

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évident

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plain

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simple

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plain

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prévaloir

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to prevail over…

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l’emporter sur

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to prevail over….

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persuader quelqu’un de faire quelque chose

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to prevail on somebody to do something

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dominant

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prevalent

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répandu

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prevalent

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en premier lieu (4)

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first
first of all
to begin with
in the first place
for a start
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d’abord et avant tout

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first and foremost

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tout d’abord

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for one thing

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en premier lieu

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in the first instance

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on peut avancer que

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arguably

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d’autre part

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for another thing (apres for one thing)

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de même… (2)

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similarly

in the same way

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de même

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likewise

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quant à (2)

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as for

as regards

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de plus… (5)

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besides
moreover
furthermore
in addition
what's more
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d’autre part …

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in other respects

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incidemment (2)

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incidentally

by the way

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sans parler de…

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not to mention

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sans parler de… encore moins… (contexte négatif)

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let alone

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en fait…

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as a matter of fact

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en plus de…

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in addition to…

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à l’inverse

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conversely

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cependant (4)

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however
nevertheless
and yet
still

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en revanche

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in return

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au contraire

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by contrast

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quand même

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all the same

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en dépit de (néanmoins

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notwithstanding

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cependant (après le verbe)

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though

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paradoxalement (en début de phrase) (3)

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paradoxically
oddly enough
surprisingly enough

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alors que (2)

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whereas

while

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nous savons pertinemment que..

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we know for a fact that…

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en fait… (3)

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indeed
actually
as a matter of fact

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il est évident que

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it is abundantly clear that…

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il est indéniable que…

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there is no denying that

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il va sans dire que (2)

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needless to say that..

it goes without saying that…

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de toute manière (3)

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at any rate
anyway
in any case

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pour ainsi dire (2)

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so to speak

so to say

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d’une certaine manière

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in a way

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il n’est guère surprenant que …

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it is scarcely surprising that…

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dans une certaine mesure (2)

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to a certain extent

to some extent

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dans une grande mesure

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to a large extent

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jusqu’à un certain point

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up to a point

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contrairement à

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unlike + nom

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d’autant plus que (3)

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as
as much as
all the more…as

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d’autant moins que

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all the less… as

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c’est à dire (3)

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namely
that is to say
that is

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en l’occurrence

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in the case in point

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pourvu que (3)

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provided that
providing that
so long as..

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selon que…. ou non

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depending on whether (or not)

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de peur que

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for fear that +might/should

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à cause de…

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on account of

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