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Se soumettre à

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To abide by

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Expliquer

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To account for

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Se conformer à

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To adhere to

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Soutenir (argumenter, être partisan de)

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To advocate

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Avoir pour objectif quelque chose

Avoir pour objectif de faire quelque chose

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To aim at something

To aim at doing something

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Susciter

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To arouse

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Soutenir (supporter)

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To back up

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Renoncer à

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To back off from

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Confirmer

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To bear out

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Présenter quelque chose comme

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To bill something as

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Éclater

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To blow up

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Se résumer à

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To boil down to

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Friser

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To border on

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Se retirer de

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To bow out of

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S’incliner devant

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To bow to

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Échouer

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To break down

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Surmonter

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To break through

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Prendre fin

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To break up

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Provoquer (engendrer, donner naissance à)

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To bring forth

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Stimuler

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To buoy up

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Nécessiter

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To call for

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Inciter quelqu’un à faire quelque chose

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To call on somebody to do something

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Effectuer

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To carry out

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Avoir des répercussions sur

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To carry over into

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Rattraper

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To catch up with

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Céder à

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To cave in to (something)

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Prétendre

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To claim

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Prendre des mesures drastiques contre

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To crack down on

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Se produire

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To come about

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Revenir à

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To come down to

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Être l’objet de (être la cible de, faire l’objet de)

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To come in for

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Entrer en vigueur

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To come into force

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Se heurter à

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To come up against

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Proposer

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To come up with

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Être dévoué, engagé dans quelque chose

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To be committed to

To be devoted to

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Mener, organiser

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To conduct

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S’opposer avec force à

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To cry out against

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Réduire

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To cut back on

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Exiger, nécessiter

Exigeant

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To demand

Demanding

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Dépendre de

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To depend on

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Consacrer à

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To devote to

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Mettre de côté, rejeter

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To discard

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Discriminer

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To discriminate AGAINST

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Exclure, écarter quelqu’un

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To dismiss sb (licencier)

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Être voué à

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To be doomed to

Être voué à l’échec: to be doomed to fail/ to break down

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Faire monter

Faire baisser

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To drive up

To drive down

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Donner des détails sur

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To elaborate on

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Entreprendre dans

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To embark on

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Être confronté à, rencontrer

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To be faced with

To encounter

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Exercer, faire preuve de

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To exercise

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Connaître, éprouver, rencontrer

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To experience

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Faire face à, accepter la réalité de

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To face up to

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Disparaître, diminuer fortement

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To fade away

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S’effondrer

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To fall apart

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Se ranger au point de vue de

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To fall in with

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Décroître

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To fall off

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Comprendre

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To figure out

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Concorder avec

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To fit in with

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Se concentrer sur

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To focus on

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Imposer à

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To foist on

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Prévoir

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To foresee, to forecast

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Accomplir

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To fulfill

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Acquérir, gagner, obtenir

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To gain

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Contourner

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To get around

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Donner naissance à

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To give rise to

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Aller à l’encontre de

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To go against

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Mettre à exécution

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To go ahead with

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Octroyer, accorder

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To grant

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Remettre

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To hand in

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Être réticent à

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To hang back from / to be reluctant to

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Ralentir

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To hold back

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Tenir, organiser

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To hold

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Traquer

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To hunt down

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Avoir un impact sur

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To impact on

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Empiéter sur

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To impinge on

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Appliquer, exécuter

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To implement

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Restreindre

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To keep down

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Ne pas cesser de

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To keep on +V-ing

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Faire face à

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To keep up with

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Avoir du retard, être à la traine

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To lag behind

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Mettre de côté

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To lay aside

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Licencier

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To lay off (to dismiss)

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Vivre aux dépens de

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To live off

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Être à la hauteur de

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To live up to, to measure up to

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Regarder de haut, mépriser

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To look down on

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Attendre avec impatience

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To look forward to

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Examiner

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To look into

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Être à la recherche de

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To look out to

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Satisfaire

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To meet

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Diriger, pratiquer

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To operate

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Décéder

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To pass away

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Accomplir, exécuter

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To perform

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Introduire progressivement

Supprimer progressivement

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To phase in

To phase out

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Redémarrer

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To pick up

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Faire remarquer

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To point out

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Poursuivre

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To pursue

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Mettre en avant, proposer

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To put forward

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Superviser

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To oversee

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Raviver

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To rekindle

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Être fondé sur

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To rest on

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Avoir pour conséquence

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To result in

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Diriger

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To run

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Mener à terme

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To see through

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S’occuper de, veiller à

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To see to

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Saisir

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To seize

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Déclencher

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To set off

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Établir

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To set

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Prendre forme

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To shape up

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Prendre pour cible

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To single out

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Ralentir

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To slow down

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Mettre de l’ordre dans, résoudre

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To sort out

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Résulter de

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To stem from

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Défendre

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To stand up for

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Prendre du recul par rapport à

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To step back from

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Démissionner

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To step down

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Attiser

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To stoke

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Insister sur, souligner

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To stress, to lay stress on

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Trouver, conclure

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To strike (an agreement)

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S’attaquer à

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To tackle

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Être dupé, trompé

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To be taken in

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Décoller

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To take off

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Anticiper, réfléchir à l’avenir, prévenir

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To think ahead

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Contrecarrer, contrarier

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To thwart (schemes)

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Rejeter

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To turn down

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Déclencher

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To trigger off

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Connaître, éprouver

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To undergo

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Être à l’origine de, introduire, inaugurer

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To usher in

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Défendre, soutenir

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To uphold

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Éradiquer

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To wipe out

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Être d’accord avec quelque chose mais ne rien faire pour l’encourager

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To pay a lip-service to something

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Au détriment de

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At the expense of

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Passer outre

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To flout

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Prendre de l’importance

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To gain momentum

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Rejeter la faute sur

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To lay the blame on

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Mettre l’accent sur

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To lay the emphasis on