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faire face à

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to face

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faire face à, affronter

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to face up to

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être confronté à

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to be faced with

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féroce

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fierce

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une confrontation

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a face-off

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ne pas réussir, rater

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to fail

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jusqu’à présent

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so far

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un échec

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a failure

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un arrêt cardiaque

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a heart failure

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trouver

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to find

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être déclaré coupable

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to be found guilty

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découvrir

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to find out

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une fuite

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a leak

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les conclusions (d’une étude, d’une enquête)

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the findings

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15
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la nourriture

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food

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l’aide alimentaire

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food aid

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la chaine alimentaire

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the food chain

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matière à réflexion

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food for thought

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nourrir

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to feed

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fournir des informations à quelqu’un

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to feed somebody information

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entrer des données dans un ordinateur

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to feed data into a computer

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22
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encourager, promouvoir

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to foster

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la reprise

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upturn

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libre

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free

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le libre-échange

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free trade

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le libre-arbitre

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free-will

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27
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la liberté

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freedom

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la liberté de parole

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freedom of speech

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la liberté de pensée

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freedom of thought, conscience, choice

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prévoir

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to forecast, to foresee

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un cadre (sens propre et figuré)

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a frame

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un cadre, une structure

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a framework

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33
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réaliser, remplir

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to fulfil

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34
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exigences

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requirements

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un accomplissement, une réalisation

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a fulfilment

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financer

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to fund

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37
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fonder, créer

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to found

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38
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des crédits, des fonds

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funds

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réunir des fonds

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to raise funds

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accorder une subvention, une bourse d’études

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to grant a subsidy, a scholarship

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une subvention, une bourse d’étude

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a grant

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42
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une prise sur

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a grip on

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43
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maîtriser un sujet

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to have a good grip on a subject

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44
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une puissante influence

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a prowerful grip

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affronter un problème

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to come to grips with a problem (to tackle)

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lâcher prise, perdre le contrôle de la situation

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to lose one’s grip

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tomber aux mains d’une secte

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to fall into the grips of a sect

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en proie à, paralysé par

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the country is in the grip of a general strike

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49
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le sol

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the ground

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50
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mener une affaire à la ruine

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to run a business into the ground

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51
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couper l’herbe sous les pieds de quelqu’un

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to cut the ground under somebody’s feet

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52
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en terrain neutre

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on neutral ground

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53
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gagner/perdre du terrain

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to gain ground, to lose ground

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déblayer le terrain, déguerpir

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to clear the ground

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tenir bon

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to stand one’s ground

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catégoriquement

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adamantly

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les raisons (plur)

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the grounds

58
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les motifs de divorce, de licenciement

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the grounds for divorce, for dismissal

59
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un danger, un risque

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a hazard

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risquer

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to venture, to hazard

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dangereux

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hazardous

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une main

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a hand

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une politique de non-intervention

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a hands-off policy

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de première main

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a first-hand piece of information

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d’occasion

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a second-hand car

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échapper au contrôle, dénégerer

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to get out of hand

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bagarres

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riots

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gagner haut-la-main

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to win hands down

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une poignée

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a handful

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de l’aide

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a hand-out

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vivre-au-jour le jour

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to lead a hand-to-mouth existence

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entraver, géner

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to hamper, to hinder

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OMC

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WTO

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faire du tort, nuire

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to harm, to impair

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moissons, récoltes, vendanges

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harvest

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faire du mal à

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to do somebody harm

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hors de danger

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out of harm’s way

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Nocif

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Harmful

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Inoffensif

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Harmless

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une tête

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a head

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un chef d’état

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a head of state

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par personne

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per head

83
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être éperdument amoureux

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to be head over heels in love

84
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le proviseur

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the Head (Headmaster)

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un chasseur de têtes

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a headhunter

86
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un titre

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a heading

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un gros titre (la Une)

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a headline

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le siège d’une société

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the headquarters

89
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se maintenir à flot

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to keep one’s head above water

90
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tête baissée

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headlong, headfirst (adv)

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diriger, être à la tête de

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to head

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se diriger vers

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to head for, towards

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le progrès

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headway (to make headway)

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avoir une approche critique

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to take a critical stand on

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défendre un autre point de vue

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to advocate a different approach

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esquiver

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to evade a question

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un point de vue

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to have an optimistic outlook on

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faire allusion à

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to hint at an issue

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adopter une position ferme

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to stand one’s ground

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prendre fortement position pour/contre

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to take a firm stand for/against

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donner un aperçu/ une idée de

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to give someone insight into

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prévoir

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to foresee

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attester que

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to bear evidence that

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garder à l’esprit

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to bear in mind that

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témoigner en faveur/contre

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to give evidence for/against

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minimiser l’importance de

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to play down/ to minimise

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déformer

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to exaggerate, distort

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exagérer

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to play up, to maximise

109
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s’en tenir aux faits

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to stick to the facts

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un argument convaincant

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a cogent, a convincing argument

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un argument incontestable

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a compelling argument

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ambigu

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ambiguous

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argument

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a (highly) debatable, controversial, questionable, arguable

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confiant

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optimistic, pessimistic, confident

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plein d’esprit

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ironic, humorous, sarcastic, witty

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péjoratif

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serious, critical, derogatory

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élogieux

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laudatory

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une description détaillée

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a minute description

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partial, tendancieux

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biassed, one-sided, partial, prejudiced

120
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objectif

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objectif

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a un parti en faveur des immigrés

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the article is partial to/towards immigrants

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une affirmation brutale

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a blunt statement

123
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une généralisation excessive

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a sweeping statement

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logique, solide, rationnel

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a consistent argument

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incohérent

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inconsistent

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difficile à supporter

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hard to bear

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être répandu

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to be widespread

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sévir

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to be rampant, to run rampant

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le responsable

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the person to blame, in charge

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provoquer une crise

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to trigger off, to spark off, to bring about, to generate, to induce

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industriel

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industrialists

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un spectateur de la TV

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a tv viewer

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fanatisme

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fanaticism

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un problème social

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a social problem

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sympathique

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nice, likeable

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une tentative

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an attempt

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assez de place

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enough room

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