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Ne serait-ce pas merveilleux si nous n’avions jamais à faire face à une autre pandémie ?

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Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we never had to face another pandemic?

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Les mots qui nous viennent à l’esprit sont …

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The words that come to mind are …

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Nous ne devons pas non plus endurer une autre année de confinement

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Nor should we endure another year of lockdowns

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L’importance de la science n’a jamais été aussi évidente

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The importance of science has never been more obvious

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Quel étrange moment d’ambivalence.

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What a strange moment of ambivalence this is

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Si j’ai raison, même partiellement à propos de..

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If I’m even roughly right about..

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Nous devons inscrire ces risques à l’ordre du jour international

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We need to put these risks on the international agenda

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Pour transformer réellement notre résilience, nous devons aller plus loin.

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To really transform our resilience, we need to go further

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La pandémie a brisé nos illusions de sécurité et nous a rappelé que, malgré tous les progrès réalisés dans le domaine de la science et de la technologie, nous restons vulnérables à des catastrophes qui peuvent bouleverser tout notre mode de vie.

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The pandemic has shattered our illusions of safety and reminded us that despite all the progress made in science and technology, we remain vulnerable to catastrophes that can overturn our entire way of life.

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D’après mes estimations

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By my estimation

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un moment décisif

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the turning point

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une contradiction

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a discrepancy

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le raisonnement

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the reasoning

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La pierre d’achoppement

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the stumbling block

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minimiser

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to downplay

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non fondé

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groundless

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mettre le doigt sur

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to pinpoint

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Malgré ses efforts, il a echoué, pourtant j’étais sur de sa victoire

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Despite his efforts, he failed, yet I was sure of his victory

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des preuvres acablantes

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Compelling evidence

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pas la moindre idée

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Not the faintest idea

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jeter de l’huile sur le feu

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to add fuel to the flames

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Nous devons reconnaître que c’est un problème plutôt que de le balayer sous le tapis.

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We need the recognise this is an issue rather than sweeping it under carpet

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Nous devons reconnaître qu’il apporte un changement sans précédent dans nos vies

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We should acknloledge that it is bringing an unprecedented change in our lives

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je suis prêt à parier

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I’m ready to bet

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Qui surveillera le surveillant ?

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Who will watch the watcher?

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à ma (plus grande) surprise

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(Much) to my surprise