UK and Brexit

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encourager

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to cheer

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consterner

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to dismay

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liberal (US)

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left wing

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liberal (UK)

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free trade, right wing

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une aile

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a wing

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naïf(ve)

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naive

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tripartite

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tripartite

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unionists (UK)

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loyalists (majority = protestants)

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republicans (UK except Ireland)

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nationalists (majority = nationalists)

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republicans (Ireland)

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for the independence of Ireland from the UK

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republican (US)

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the republican party

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une gachette

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a trigger

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compliqué

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complicated

tricky

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The First Minister of Northern Ireland ?

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Arlene Foster

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The Prime Minister of Ireland ?

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Enda Kenny

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un retour à la réalité

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a reality check

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reculer, faire marche arrière

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to back

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inconcevable

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inconceivable

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un itinéraire

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a route

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sinon

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if not

otherwise

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faire entrer quelque chose illégalement

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to smuggle sth into

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un passeur, un trafiquant

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a smuggler

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The PM of England ?

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Theresa May (The Conservative Party)

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fervent, ardent

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hard-core

fervent

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a win-loose situation (one side wins, the other necessarily loose)

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a zero-sum game

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spécifiquement

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specifically

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sombre

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gloomy

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un affaiblissement, diminution

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a weakening

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un lien, une relation

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a bond

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tapant, pile (heure)

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at the stroke of

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complètement

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overwhelmingly

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rester

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to remain

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faiblir, fléchir

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to falter

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IRA

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Irish Republican Army (for the Independence)

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pencher, incliner

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to tilt

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une stratégie, un plan d'action

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a game plan

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décider de faire qqc

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to opt to do (sth)

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opter pour

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to opt for (sth)

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dissoudre (qqc)

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to disband (sth)

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il n'y a pas si longtemps

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it is not so long ago (that...)

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un levier, un avantage, un poids

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a leverage

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avoir un moyen de pression sur qqn

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to have leverage on someone

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être échoué

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to be on the rocks

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plutôt

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rather

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une victoire écrasante

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a landslide

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réunir, regrouper

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to gather

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qui bouillonne, qui déborde (de)

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brimming full (of...)

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selon

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according to

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refléter

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to mirror

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délivrer, déchaîner, débrider

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to unleash

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un slogan

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a slogan

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le jeu (au poker)

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a hand

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dévoiler son jeu

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to show one's hand

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un plan, un dénouement

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a endgame

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dévoiler (3)

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to unveil to disclose to show

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une devise

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a motto

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un leitmotiv

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a leitmotiv

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une accroche

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a catchphrase

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ne pas arrêter de faire quelque chose

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to keep doing sthg

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ne pas arrêter de faire quelque chose

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to keep doing sth

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sans relâche

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relentlessly

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assurer (quelque chose, garantir une victoire par exemple)

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to ensure

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assurer (quelque chose à quelqu'un) (2)

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to make someone sure | to reassure someone

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un électeur

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a voter

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en effet, effectivement (2)

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indeed | actually

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y aller

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to go ahead

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devant (3)

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in front of before ahead

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convoquer (un référendum par exemple)

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to call (in) (a referendum)

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c'est hors de question (sans rien après)

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it is off the agenda

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pas question

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it is out of the question

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et aussi

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so is

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entrer de nouveau

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re-entering

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une nouvelle fois (2)

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anew | again

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par la porte de derrière

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trough/via the back door

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fermeté (2)

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toughness | firmness

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mal (dans le sens difficilement) (2)

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hardly | barely

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une zone grise

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a grey area