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un anglais indien

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an Indian Britton

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poser le pied sur le sol Anglais

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to set foot on British soil

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dans un contexte de / avec comme toile de fond (2)

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against a background/backdrop of

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la pilule est dure à avaler

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it’s a bitter pill to swallow

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un système d’immigration / de visa à 2 vitesses

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a two-tier immigration / visa system

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subir un labyrinthe bureaucratique

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to go through a bureaucratic maze

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verifier la solvabilité de qn

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to check one’s solvency

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renforcer les liens

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to strengthen links

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tromper, duper (3)

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to fool / deceive / take in people

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malgré, en dépit de (2)

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for all / despite

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faire de la démagogie

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to grandstand

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conclure un accord commercial

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to seal a trade deal

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ça sent le… ça fait penser à

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it smacks of

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une attitude condescendante

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a condescending attitude

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intransigeant, sans compromis

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uncompromising

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en échange que qn fasse qc

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in return for sb doing sth

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délivrer un visa à qn

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to issue sb with a visa

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un vol de capital

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a flight of capital

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ceux qui ont le pouvoir

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the Establishment

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ceux de l’oligarchie

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oligarchs

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ceux qui sont sélectionnés, privilégiés (4)

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the overdog / A-list people / the happy few / the select few

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les opprimés

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the underdog

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être solvable (2)

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to be solvent

to be credit-worthy

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fait sur mesure

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tailored

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être injuste

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to be inequitable

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marchander

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to bargain

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avoir bcp besoin d’argent

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to be defunded

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rigoureux, stricte

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stringent

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recevoir un permis de travail, de résidence

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to be issued with a work/residency permit

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caractéristique

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feature

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attaquer verbalement, critiquer violemment (2)

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to lambast(e) sg / fiercely criticize

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le paillasson

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the welcome mat

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creux, vide

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hollow

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étaler (pâte, tapis) ou lancer (un projet, une gamme de produit)

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to roll out

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impitoyable

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hard-nosed

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vrai, authentique, véritable, sincère

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genuine (djénouine)

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langue de bois

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double talk

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en souvenir du bon vieux temps

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for old times’ sake

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être interdit d’entrer, bloqué

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to be barred from sg

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hérisser les poils du cou

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to raise sb’s hackles

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accéléré

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fast-track

42
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ça en dit long sur / c’est un triste signe de…

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it is a damning indictment of (post-brexit Britain)

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avoir des difficultés pour faire qc

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to have difficulty IN doing sg

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être un rappel douloureux de qc

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to be a stark reminder of sg

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What may account for

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ce qui peut expliquer …

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relations tendues (2)

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tense / strained relationships