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The coronavirus crisis Flashcards

1
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un virus (des)

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a virus (viruses)

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muter

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to mutate

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contagieux, infectieux = = =

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contagious, catching, infectious

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contaminer

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to contaminate

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être contaminé par un virus

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to be infected with a virus

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un symptôme

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a symptom

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asymptomatique

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asymptomatic

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tousser

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to cough

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éternuer

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to sneeze

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inhaler des gouttelettes en suspension dans l’air

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to inhale airborne droplets

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avoir le nez qui coule

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to have a runny nose

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avoir mal à la gorge

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to have a sore throat

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fatigue = =

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tiredness, fatigue

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mal de tête

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headache

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la diarrhée = =

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diarrhoea, diarrhea

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avoir du mal à respirer = =

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to have difficulty / trouble breathing

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être essoufflé, avoir le souffle court = =

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to be short of breath, out of breath

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avoir de la température

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to have a temperature

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avoir de la fièvre = =

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to have a fever, to run a fever

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être testé positif (pour le virus)

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to test positive

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être porteur d’un virus

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to carry a virus

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un porteur

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a carrier

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contaminer

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to contaminate

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le système immunitaire

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the immune system

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immunité de groupe

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herd immunity

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la peste

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plague

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le choléra

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cholera

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la variole

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smallpox

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un fléau = = =

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a curse, a plague, a scourge

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une catastrophe

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a disaster

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inattendu

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unexpected

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imprévisible

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unpredictable

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propager

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to spread

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la propagation d’un virus

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the spread of a virus

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une épidémie

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an epidemic

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une pandémie

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a pandemic

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un épicentre

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an epicentre

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éclater, se déclarer

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to break out

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le début d’une épidémie

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an outbreak

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l’ampleur, l’étendue d’une épidémie = =

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the scope, the extent of the epidemic

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endiguer une épidémie = =

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to stem, to halt an outbreak

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enrayer une épidémie

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to check an epidemic

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éradiquer

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to eradicate

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endémique

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endemic

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bateau de croisière

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cruise ship

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exactitude

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accuracy

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la grippe = =

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flu, influenza

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grippe porcine = =

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swine flu, pig flu, H1N1 flu

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la grippe aviaire = =

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bird flu, avian flu, avian influenza H5N1

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une souche de grippe

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a flu strain

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un cas de

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a case of

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un foyer de grippe aviare

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an outbreak of avian flu

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disparaître

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die out

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mortel

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lethal

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létalité

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lethality

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le nombre de victimes

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the death of

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les personnes âgées

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the elderly

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une maison de retraite = = =

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a care home, a nursing home, a retirement home

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hospitaliser qqn

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to hospitalize sb

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être en réanimation

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to be in intensive care

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service de réanimation, unité de soins intensifs

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ICU = intensive care unit

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un ventilateur

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a ventilator

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les (personnels) soignants = =

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health workers, medical staff

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une infirmière

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a nurse

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une aide-soignante

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an assistant nurse

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un héros

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a hero

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applaudir

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to clap

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être solidaire de qqn

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show solidarity with sb

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contrôler

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to monitor

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lutter contre le virus

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to combat the virus

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état d’urgence

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state of emergency

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gestes barrière, comportements barrière = =

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prevention measures, health precautions

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un mouchoir en papier

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a tissue

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se serrer la main

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to shake hands

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faire la bise à qqn

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to kiss sb

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porter un masque

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to wear a (face) mask

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la distanciation sociale

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social distanting

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fournitures médicales

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medical supplies

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stocker

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to stockpile

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ne plus avoir d’équipements de protection

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to run out of protective equipment

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manquer de masques

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to be short of masks

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une pénurie

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a shortage

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des gants

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gloves

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s’isoler

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to self-isolate

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l’eau de javel

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bleach

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désinfecter des lieux publics

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to disinfect public areas

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un test antigénique

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an antigen test

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un vaccin

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a vaccine

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vacciner

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to vaccinate

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se faire vacciner

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to get vaccinated

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une campagne de vaccination

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a vaccination campaign

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passe sanitaire

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a health pass

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mettre qqn en quarantaine

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to quarantine sb

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mettre / être en quarantaine

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to put / be under quarantine

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interdiction de voyager

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travel ban

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limitations de déplacement

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travel restrictions

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ordonner le confinement

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to issue a stay-at-home order

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un couvre-feu

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a curfew

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confinement = =

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lockdown, confinement

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s’isoler

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to self-isolate

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télétravailler = =

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to work from / at home

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mettre qqn en chômage partiel

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to furlough sb

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une visioconférence

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a videoconference

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achats (sous l’emprise de la) panique

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panic buying

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une dérogation

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a waiver

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déconfiner

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to lift the lockdown

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assouplir les restrictions

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to ease, to loosen restrictions

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être complètement inattendu

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to come out the blue

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se répandre comme une traînée de poudre

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to go viral [video, story…]

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tuer qqch dans l’oeuf

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to nip smth in the bud

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être dans le même bateau

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to be in the same boat

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faire le bilan (de qqch)

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to take stock (of sth)

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regarder le bon côté des choses

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to look on the bright side

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à quelque chose malheur est bon

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every cloud has a silver lining

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l’union fait la force

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United we stand, divided we fall

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