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Militants

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Activists

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Je n’y arrive plus

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I cant cope any more

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Discuter (débattre)

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To tackle

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C’est la première fois que je fais ça

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It´s the first time I have done this (présent perfect)

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S’engager à

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To commit yourself to +ing

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Reprocher a qqun de

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To reproach sbdy with doing

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Deux fois plus

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Twice as more/many..

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Avoir des difficultés à

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To have difficulty in +ing

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Comment se fait il que

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How come

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D’autant plus que

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All the more as

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Être motivé a faire qqch

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To ne eager/keen to

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Ce n’était pas la peine de venir

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You needn’t have comme

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Expliquer qqch a qqun

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To explain something TO somebody

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Etre inculpé pour

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To be charged with +ing

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Le meilleur chirurgien de la ville

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The best surgeon IN town

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des dégats

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damage

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du début à la fin

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from beginning to end

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Faire toute une histoire

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to make a fuss

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des renseignements

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information

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avoir tendance à

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to be apt to + infinitif

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une économie libérale

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free trade economy

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forcément/surement/évidemment (ils vont sûrement s’apercevoir que)

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To be bound to

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une économie planifiée

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a state-run economy

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Se jeter

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to fling (flung)

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exploser de rire

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to burst into tears

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l’attention

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the heed

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agacer

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ti rile

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étouffer (faire taire une idée)

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to stifle

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avoir recours à

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to resort to

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connu

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reputed, weel-known

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correspondre à

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to be consistent with

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confirmer

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to bare out / to coroborate

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l’emporter sur qqchose

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to trumb somthing/ to prevail over sthing

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certes

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admittedly

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retrouver

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to meet up with

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fuir ses responsabilités

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to shirk one’s responsabilities

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quelque peu

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somewhat

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contempler, admirer

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to gaze

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jeter un coup d’oeil

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to glance at

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renverser

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to overthrow

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passer en ignorant

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to pass by

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le périphérique

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the ring road

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qqch a besoin d’être

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sthing needs + ing (this room needs painting)

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rendre copte de

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to account for

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dcider de la conduite à tenir

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to decide on a course of action

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avoir une bonne situation

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to have a good position

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ne pas avoir les compétences requises

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to be out of his depth

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une étape

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a stage, a junction

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stridant

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shrilling

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le chemin

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the path

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ratisser

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t rake

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un pari

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a wager

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consister à

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to consiste in doing sthing

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se confronter à

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to take on

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faire faire qqch à quelqu’un

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to get somebody to do sthing

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Provoquer (être la cause de, faire que)

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to cause sb to do sth (the stomr caused many planes to be delayed)

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pousser qqun à

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to urge sb to to sth

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dans le but de

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with a view to +ing

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ne pas être d’accord avec

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to object to (sb) doing sth

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admettre avoir fait qqch

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to admit to doing sth

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persister à

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to insist on doing sth

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avoir pour but de

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to aim at doing sth

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envisager

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to consider doing sth

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entrainer

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to entail going sth

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impliquer

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to involve doing sth

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remettre à plus tard

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to postpone doing sth

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il est inutile de

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it’s no use doing

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il est impossible de

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there is no + ing (there is no denying that the situation is getting better and better)

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aider à faire

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help sb do sth

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entendre/voir/sentir

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to hear/see/feel do sth (pas ing)

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suggérer

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to suggest + subj (should, 3ème pers sans ‘s’)

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Afin que

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So that + subj

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etre suspecté de

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to be suspected of doing sth

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être content de

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to be happy WITH

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un doute

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doubt/second thoughts/misgivings

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rompre les liens avec, couper

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to cut off links

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prendre les reponsabilités

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to endorse/to underwite

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un contrepoids

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a counterweigh

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au nom de

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on behalf of

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la légitimité

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legitimacy

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transgresser

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to infringe on

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hésiter

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to dither

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tergiverser

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to waver

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réticent

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reluctent

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se faire avoir

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to be had/to be fooled

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Prospère

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prosperous

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a capacité de

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the ability to + infinitif

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un produit haut de gamme

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high-end product

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donner un logement

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to give people housing

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attirer les convoitises

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to draw the interest

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les boutiques physiques

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brick and motar stores

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une longueur d’avance

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a competitive edge

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se révéler être

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to prove to be

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l’influence

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the clout

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devoir faire qqch (programme)

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be to to sth

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serrer

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clutch, clasp

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fort

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tight

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avoir des nouvelles de

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hear from

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entendre parler de

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hear of

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déterminé

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detemined

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aller en justice

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to go TO justice

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les matières premières

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raw materials

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intransigeant

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adamant

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avoir l’intention de

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mean to do sth

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convaincre qq de faire qqch

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to talk someone into doing sth

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passer qqun (au téléphone)

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to put someone through someone (i put you through Mrs…)

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Carrément

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altogether

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to whine (about sth)

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se plaindre, pleurnicher

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whining

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jérémiades, lamentations, pleurnichades

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porter préjudice à

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be prejudicial to

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c’est bien à lui de dire ça

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he is a fine one to talk

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s’énerver

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to lose one’s temper

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se tenir (des conversations, négociations)

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be hold

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aller de travers

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to go amiss

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Avoir droit à

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To qualify for

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Prévoir, laisser place à

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To allow for something

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Le prix à payer

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The trade-off

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Le discours est prévu pour (jour/date)

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The speech is scheduled for (tuesday)

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Mathilde, elle….

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As for Mathilde, she….

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Exploser de rire

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To burst into laughter

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Déchirer

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Tear (tore,torn)

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Crise de colère

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A fit of anger

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