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share prices edged up

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une tendance à la hausse des valeurs boursières

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against all odds

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contre toute attente

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on a par with

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sur le même plan que, comparable à

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Glasgow is on a par with Liverpool for joblessness

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Glasgow est comparable à Liverpool en terme de chomâge

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a showdown

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une épreuve de force

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outrageous

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scandaleux

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to add insult to injury

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pour couronner le tout, le comble c’est que…, comble de malheur

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to balk at doing sth

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rechigner, ne pas être chaud pour faire qque

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to bear the brunt of sth

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encaisser de plein fouet, faire les frais de

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to dampen sb’s courage, enthusiasm, appetite

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refroidir

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between the devil and the deep blue sea

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entre le marteau et l’enclume, la peste et le choléra

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the country is stuck between the devil of the deficit and the deep blue sea of unemployment

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Le pays est écartelé entre le déficit et le chomâge

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to grind to a halt

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s’immobiliser

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hassle

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tracas, enquiquinements

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tourist hassle is a hassle!

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Les tracas touristiques sont enquiquinants

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hassle-free

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sans tracas

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Things came to a head

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Les choses se sont envenimées, ont atteint un point critique

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18
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to lash out at sb

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s’en prendre violemment à, envoyer une volée de bois vert à

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to add fuel to the flames

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mettre de l’huile sur le feu

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20
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to pour oil on troubled waters

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calmer le jeu

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There’s the rub

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voilà le hic.

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to put a spanner in the works

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mettre des bâtons dans les roues

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a conundrum

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une énigme, un casse-tête

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he gazed at her in dismay

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il la regarda avec consternation

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to be delusional

That is delusional, irresponsible policy

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être illusoire, délirant

C’est une politique illusoire et irresponsable

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26
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a loophole

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une faille

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27
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on second thoughts, …

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à la réflexion, tout bien considéré, …

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28
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this is capitalism run amok

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C’est la dérive du capitalisme, le capitalisme déchaîné

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vagary (often plural)

the vagaries of the stock market

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aléa (caprice, vicissitudes)

les caprices de la bourse

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to indulge in wishful thinking

Now that is wishful thinking

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prendre ses désirs pour des réalités

Faut pas rêver

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31
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As he walked into the room

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En entrant dans la pièce

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32
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I like neither Pepsi nor Cokes

= I don’t like Pepsi or Cokes either

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Je n’aime ni le Pepsi, ni le Coca

jamais de double négation en anglais

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She would stop at nothing when it came to boasting sales

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Elle ne reculait devant rien quand il s’agissait de doper les ventes

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34
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to cash in on the situation

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tirer profit de la situation

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to cater for / to

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répondre aux besoins

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36
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to clinch a deal

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conclure un accord

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to come to grips

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prendre à bras le corps

38
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to comply with

the new members have to comply with the EU regulations

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se conformer à

Les nouveaux membres doivent se conformer aux réglementations de l’UE

39
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countdown

the countdown to the election has begun

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compte à rebours

Le compte à rebours pour l’élection a démarré

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to crack or cramp down on sb/smt

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réprimer, serrer la vis, prendre des mesures énergiques contre

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to head off (question, problem, disaster)

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éluder, parer, éviter

42
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to hinge on sth

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s’articuler autour de

43
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to be in the saddle

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tenir les rênes

44
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to salvage

the company tried to salvage its reputation after the scandal broke out

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préserver, sauver

La compagnie tenta de préserver sa réputation après que le scandale éclata

45
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to shrug off

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ignorer, prendre à la légère

46
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we can sort it out if we face the facts

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Nous pouvons résoudre cela si nous regardons les choses en face

47
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to take a leaf out of sb’s book

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prendre exemple sur qqu’un

48
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to draw the line

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se fixer une limite

49
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to curb (inflation, unemployment, tax evasion)

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freiner, réfréner, réduire

50
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a cautionary tale

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une leçon à méditer (avertissement, exemple à ne pas suivre)

51
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to call it a day

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s’en tenir là, laisser tomber

52
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the be-all and end-all

profit is not the be-all and end-all of society. Or should not be

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le but ultime

Le profit n’est pas le but ultime d’une société. Ou ne devrait pas l’être

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to vindicate = to prove smt right

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donner raison à, justifier, innocenter

54
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to aid and abet

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être complice de

55
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to edge toward sth

we seem to be edging toward a crisis

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se rapprocher de

nous nous rapprochons d’une crise, semble-t-il

56
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there’s a fine line between xxx and xxx

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la marge est étroite entre …

57
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to jump the gun

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aller plus vite que la musique, brûler les étapes

58
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to loom (large)

an oil crisis is looming

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se profiler (sens négatif)

une crise pétrolière se profile

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a meltdown

the financial meltdown of 2008

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un effondrement

l’affondrement financier de 2008

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overkill = too much

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exagéré

61
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to sit on the fence

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ménager la chèvre et le chou, ne pas prendre position

62
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to stretch the limit

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repousser les limites

63
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the Taliban’s strictures on women’s rights

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les restrictions des Talibans sur le droit des femmes

64
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there is only so much one can do in such and such circumstances

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il y a des limites à… / on ne peut pas faire plus que …

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to toe the line

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s’aligner, rentrer dans le rang, marcher droit

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in the wake of

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dans le sillage de

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a watershed

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un tournant décisif

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to weather a storm

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essuyer une tempête, tenir le coup

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awash with

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inondé de

70
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across the board

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systématique

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the bulk of the party

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la plus grande partie du groupe ou du parti

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few and far between

successful female politicians are few and far between

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rare

les femmes politiques qui réussissent sont rares

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by leaps and bounds

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à pas de géants

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that is more than I can say (for X)

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on ne peut pas en dire autant de X

75
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to loose momentum / to gain momentum

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s’essoufler / monter en puissance

76
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to go a long way toward + ing

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contribuer grandement à

77
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to blindside = to catch unawares

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prendre au dépourvu

78
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feature

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une caractéristique

79
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to bring sth home to sb

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faire prendre conscience de qque chose à qqu’un

80
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the article offers an insight into …

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l’article offre un éclairage, un aperçu sur …

81
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the jury is still out (on this question)

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cela reste à voir

82
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to name and shame

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dénoncer, montrer du doigt

83
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an outlier

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une exception, une anomalie, un élément atypique

84
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a pointed remark

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une remarque qui en dit long

85
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a publicity stunt

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un coup de pub

86
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to raise eye-brows

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faire réagir, faire tiquer, faire sourciller

87
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scathing

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au vitriol, cinglant

88
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the talk of the town = be widely talked about

the movie’s star confession was the talk of the town

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dont on parle partout

On ne parlait que de la confession de la star du cinéma

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the news set tongues wagging

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la nouvelle a fait jaser

90
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vicariously

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par procuration

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