Talks Flashcards

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les discussions préliminaires

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exploratory talks

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préparer le terrain

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to lay the groundwork

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une discussion à bâtons rompus

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an unstructured discussion

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un point à l’ordre du jour

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an item on the agenda

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un point de discussion

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a bargaining chip

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des échanges de vues

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accross the board exchanges

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lancer une idée

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to float an idea

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jeter de l’huile sur le feu

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to add fuel to the fire

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une position

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a stance

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un principe

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a tenet

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une toile de fond

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a backdrop

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ouvrir la voie

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to pave the way

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mettre au point

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to hammer out

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explorer une possibilit&

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to probe a possibility

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conclure un accord

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to clinch a deal

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trouver un compromis

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to strike a balance

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tout juste

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by the skin of one’s teeth

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ne pas prendre parti

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to sit on the fence

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avoir de bons résultats alors qu’on s’attendaient à des mauvais

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to save the day

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une pierre d’achoppement

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a mootpoint

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un point délicat

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a sticking point

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partager les memes vues sur

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to see eye to eye on

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les yeux dans les yeux

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eyeball-to-eyeball

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l’effritement d’une position

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the crumbling of a position

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être en panne

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to be stymied

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mener à une impasse

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to lead up to a stalemate