Text 1 Flashcards by Noé Plantevin

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Litigeux/ litige/ controversé

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Contentious

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Moindre / plus faible

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Lesser

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Profonde/ profondément enracinée/ ancrée

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Deep-rooted

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Chauffé/ réchauffé

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Heated

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Aux antipodes

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Poles apart

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Infranchissable

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Unbridgeable

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Imparfait / défectueux / déficient

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Flawed

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Ordinaire/ grand public

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Mainstream

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Diriger/ exécuter/ gérer

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To run (sens 2)

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Préoccupations politiques

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Political concerns

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Caisse

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Fund

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Mis au rebut

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Scrapped

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Syndicats

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Unions

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Points communs / terrain d’entente

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Common ground

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Parmi / auprès / chez…

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Among

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Fléaux / maux / méfaits

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Evils

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Nantis / riches

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The haves

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Les pauvres / démunis

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The have-nots

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A gratter

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To scratch

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Projet de loi

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Proposed bill

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La denture

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The teeth

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Le sillage

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The wake

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Fusion / fusionnement

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The merger

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Arrêt / point mort / statu quo

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A standstill

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Un manque de fond

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A lack of funds

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Service national de santé (GB)

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NHS : national health service

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Un enjeu / participation / intérêt

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A stake

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Élargir

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To broaden

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Jeton / gage / symbolique / temoignage

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A token

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Affaire non-urgente

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A non-urgent matter

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Veilleuse / arrière plan

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The back burner

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L’extinction / le gouffre / aux portes de…

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The brink