The new political divide - The economist

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leading article

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editorial

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goodbye

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farewell

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a struggle, a competition

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a contest

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ligne de fracture

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a fault line

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concis

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pithy

and pithiness

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an ability to kepep increasing or developing

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momemtum = to gather, lose or gain some

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se prêter aux exigences de

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to pander to sb/sth

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couper qqch en deux

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to cut sth down the middle

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shared by most people

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mainstream

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a series of

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a stirng of

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to form the basis of an argument, a clami

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to underpin

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to defeat

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to see off

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to argue noisily about sth taht is not very important

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to squabble

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s’accroupir, se tapir

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to crouch (down)

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unfathomable

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too strange or difficult to be understood ; enigmatique étrange, obscur

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allègrement :

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blithely

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to make more confident, donner courage

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to embolden

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chanceler, vaciller

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to totter

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to be weak and seem to fall

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to stagger

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un joueur, parieur

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a punter, a gambler

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to get rid of

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to scrap

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to wlak or move with heavy steps

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to stomp (in/out)

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franc : franck/direct and honest manner and speech

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forthright

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to build sth suddendly or in a hurry

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to throw up sth

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to consider or inclue sth when calculating sth : tenir compte de

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to allow for sth

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sudden increase in the amount of sth (poussé, monté)

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surge

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deuxième tour

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run-off

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to talk about sth in a way that is deliberately not cleat in order to avoid or hide the truth

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to equivocate (tergiverser, user de faux-fuyants)

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une rubrique

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a collon

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un voile

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a veil

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it is not surprising

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(it is) no/small/little wonder

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to one’s fingers to keep one’s nose closed to avoid a bad smell

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to hold one’s nose

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to get, believe or do what you want, usually in spite of the wishes or feelings of others

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get/have your way / to have it / everything(all) your (own) way