Voc PM Flashcards

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failles, lacunes

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loopholes

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un obstacle

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hindrance

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défaut

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shortcoming

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de nos jours

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nowadays

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en fait, en réalité

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actually

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actuellement, en ce moment

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currently

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le président en fonction

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the incumbent president

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ancien, précédent

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the former

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un fardeau

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un burden

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innombrable, incalculable

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countless

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inversement

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conversely

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échiquier

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exchequer

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une polémique

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controversy

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droit de douane

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Tariff

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des pourparlers de paix

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Peacetalks

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le personnage central

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key figure

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un scandale, un tollé

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an outcry

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les victimes

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casualties

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étape importante

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milestone

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un tournant décisif

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Watershed

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à l’unanimité

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unanimously

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divertissement

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entertainment

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un lanceur d’alerte

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Whistleblower

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largement

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widely

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de manière écrasante

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overwhelmingly

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une réaction instinctive

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knee-jerk reaction

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l’entourage du défunt

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mouners

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PIB

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GDP

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au plus haut, au sommet

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sky-high

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remaniement

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reshuffling

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31
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un représentant

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an envoy

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mouvements de grève

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Walkouts

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le soulagement

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relief

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34
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les fêtes de fin d’année

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festive season

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35
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indice

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the index

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un mandat

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term of office

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candidats

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applicants, candidates

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nécessaire, obligatoire

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compulsory

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39
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infructueux

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unsuccessful

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40
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simplement

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merely

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greniers

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attics

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42
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les couches

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diapers

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43
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le carnet de chèques

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checkbook

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44
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un moyen de s’en sortir

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a way out

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45
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conjointement, ensemble

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jointly

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46
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micro-emprunts

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Microloans

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prêteur d’espoir

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lender of hope

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48
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de justesse, de peu

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narrowly

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49
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la fracturation hydraulique

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Fracking

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50
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étourdi

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dizzy

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51
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le concierge

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caretaker

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52
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comme d’habitude

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as usual

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53
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le comportement

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behavior

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54
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entraves

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impediments

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55
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fabrication de circuits intégrés

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chipmaking

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56
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paradoxalement

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paradoxically

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57
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critère / critères

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criteria (criterion), yardstick

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certes

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granted

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59
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une autre paire de manche

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another kettle of fish

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60
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le corps politique

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body politic

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61
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à peine

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hardly

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62
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les jeunes

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the young, young people

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63
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une arnaque

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a rip off

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méprisant

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contemptuous

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conformément

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pursuant

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méchant

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nasty

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ces derniers temps

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lately

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minutieux

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thorough

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réceptif

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responsive

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un expert-comptable

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chartered accountant

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les actionnaires

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the shareholders

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plusieurs

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several

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de lourdes pertes

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heavy losses

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au cas où

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In case

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Cotisations/Primes d’assurance

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Premiums

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programme d’études

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study syllabus

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un ménage

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household

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rapport qualité prix

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Value for money

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du jour au lendemain

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overnight

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lenteur

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sluggishness

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81
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un fléau

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scourge

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82
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Politique de relance

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a recovery policy

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83
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plutôt pessimiste

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rather pessimistic

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84
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les industriels

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industrialists

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85
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le défaut/cessation de paiement

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default

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outils

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tools

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87
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une farce, une supercherie

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hoax

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88
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dérèglement climatique

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the climate breakdown

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espèce humaine

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mankind

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somptueux/luxueux

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lavish

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91
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l’avidité

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the greed

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conscience de soi

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self-awareness

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un héritage

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an inheritance

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94
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un piège

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a pitfall

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95
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une question sous-jacente

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an underlying issue

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au point mort

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stalled

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en fin de compte

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eventually

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plafond de verre

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glass ceiling

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99
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la mêlée politique

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the political fray

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épineux

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prickly

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101
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conclusion courue d’avance

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a foregone conclusion

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102
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semblable

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alike

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103
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désireux

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eager (to)

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104
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une prise de décision significative

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a meaningful decision-making

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mécontentement

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disgruntlement

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106
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exact, précis

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accurate

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une adoption généralisée

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a widespread adoption

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108
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les aînés

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the elders

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109
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une prise de position

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a stance

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110
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un chroniqueur

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a colomnist

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la jeunesse

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un jeune

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une étincelle

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l’Amérique de la campagne

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countryside America

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le culte

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le sens moral

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the moral compass

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un écart, une différence

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discrepancy

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caniculaire, torride

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photo d’identité judiciaire

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inculpé, accusé

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médicament sur ordonnance

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prescription drug

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flou, troublé

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une prime, récompense

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un échec

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le désordre

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la grandeur, la splendeur

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the greatness

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inconstance, versatilité

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fickleness

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un chercheur attaché à une université

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a research fellow

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une mise en garde

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a cautionary tale

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le destin, le sort

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un décret, édit

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un leader

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the frontman, a leader

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intérêts directs, avantages personnels

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vested interests

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l’armement, le matériel de guerre

135
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une impasse

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the standoff

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sanctions à contrecoeur

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tit-for-tat sanctions

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un terrain d’entente

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common ground

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une énigme

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a conundrum

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les cambriolages

A

burglaries

140
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une plongée abrupte

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a steep dive

141
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retour de bâton

142
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le retour de flamme

A

the blowback

143
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l’éducation (à la maison)

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upbringing

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le scepticisme

A

Skepticism

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les rênes de

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the reins of

146
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la volonté

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a desire/will

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un renouvellement/ renouvelable

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a renew/renewable

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frais de scolarité

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tuitions fees

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procès

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une devise, un slogan

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la chaleur

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dur, sévère

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la perte

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profondément ancré

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deep-rooted

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l’obstination, l’entêtement

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obstinacy, stubbornness

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un cadeau empoisonné

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a poisoned gift

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un conte de fée

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a fairy tail

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un nouveau,elle chemin/voie

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a new path

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un aspect épineux

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a thorny aspect

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les conséquences

A

aftermaths

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un point de vue

A

a standpoint

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rentable

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cost-efficient

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la foule

164
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en avance, tôt

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digne de louanges

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praiseworthy

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affreux, horrible

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agitation, troubles

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de façon prévisible

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Predictably

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infortuné

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une répression

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le chaos

A

The mayhem

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une panne

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A breakdown

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indulgent, clément

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l’indulgence

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criant, flagrant

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approprié

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souffrant

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autoritaire / répressif

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Heavy-handed

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prisonniers

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les citoyens respectueux de la loi

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Law-abiding citizens

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délocalisé

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off-shored

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l’indépendance/autonomie

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self-reliance

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un escroc

184
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superbe

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plus à l’aise financièrement (adj)

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Better-off

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une politique “non-intervention” (de laisser-faire)

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A « hands-off » policy

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l’oisiveté, la paresse

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opinion mise en sourdine

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softening stance

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l’hostilité

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les classes populaires/supérieures

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lower/upper classes

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un rempart

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dignitaires locaux

A

Local dignitaries

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travaux de nettoyage

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Clean-up jobs

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seul, isolé de la société ≠ seul dans l’espace

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Lonely ≠ alone

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agréable, plaisant

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ravi de

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delighted about

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Celui qui

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élections anticipées

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Early elections

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regain, recrudescence

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notaire(s)

A

Notary(ies)

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l’appartenance

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The belonging

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Les bases

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mené, dirigé

A

spearheaded

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régimes de retraite

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pensions schemes

205
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stupéfiant, impressionnant

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staggering

206
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à grande échelle

A

Full-scale

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un remaniement, bouleversement

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A shake-up

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féroce, farouche

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le paroxysme

A

The fever pitch

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une reférence à

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A touchstone in

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la culture naissante, en plein essor

A

the burgeoning culture

212
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enthousiaste

213
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catégoriquement

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hors de question , non envisageable

A

Off the table

215
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bancal, vacillant

216
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Depuis,

A

since then

217
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FMI

218
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quartiers désavantagés

A

Inner city areas

219
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trimestriel, bi-annuel

A

quarterly / semi-annual

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rotation OU chiffre d’affaire

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couramment/parfaitement (langue)

222
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actif et passif

A

Assets and liabilities

223
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la comptabilité

A

Accounting

224
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le bilan financier

A

The balance sheet

225
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allocations/prestations familiales

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family allowances

226
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vols internes/internationaux

A

Domestic/international flights

227
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une économie prospère

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a thriving economy

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autoroute

229
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le vice-ministre

A

the deputy-minister

230
Q

famine

A

Starvation

231
Q

le ministre des finances

A

the Chancellor of the Exchequer

232
Q

prudent

233
Q

le candidat favori

A

the front-runner

234
Q

l’impôt sur les sociétés, sur le tabac

A

the corporate/tobacco tax

235
Q

un (sous-)titre d’un article de presse

A

The (sub)heading

236
Q

scénarios apocalyptiques, cauchemardesque

A

doomsday, nightmarish scenarios

237
Q

un avantage concurrentiel

A

competitive edge

238
Q

le droit de grève

A

The right to strike

239
Q

conditions de travail

A

Working conditions

240
Q

Un dénouement/résultat

A

the outcome

241
Q

de longue date

A

longstanding

242
Q

le soutien décroissant

A

the dwindling support

243
Q

Direction (x2)

A

direction (géographique) ≠ board (entreprise)

244
Q

garde-fous, empêche les erreurs

A

Safeguards

245
Q

une sage décision

A

A wise decision

246
Q

un besoin de

A

a need FOR

247
Q

une épreuve de force, un bras de fer

248
Q

un délit, une infraction

A

misdemeanor

249
Q

la clé de

A

the key TO

250
Q

derrière

251
Q

mur épais

A

thick wall

252
Q

Évêques

253
Q

chambre haute (du Parlement)

A

the Upper House

254
Q

le dernier mot

A

the final say

255
Q

Les tories (conservateurs ou leurs partisans)

A

The Tories (The Tory au singulier)

256
Q

les piétons, les passants

A

Thes pedestrians

257
Q

des caméras de surveillance

A

surveillance cameras

258
Q

un appareil, dispositif

259
Q

les délinquants/hors la loi

A

lawbreakers

260
Q

le ministre de l’Intérieur (UK)

A

Home Secretary

261
Q

discret

262
Q

un confinement

A

a lockdown

263
Q

les plus démunis

A

the most destitute

264
Q

le master de

A

the master’s degree IN

265
Q

la durée de vie (d’un objet)

A

the lifespan

266
Q

cameras intelligentes

A

smart cameras

267
Q

guide, accompagnateur

268
Q

le président démocrate

A

the Democratic president

269
Q

public, auditoire

A

the audience

270
Q

présentateur/trice de journal

A

a news anchor

271
Q

directeur de campagne de la candidate

A

candidate’s campaign manager

272
Q

le but de ma vie

A

the purpose of my life

273
Q

fermement

274
Q

une annonce/sortie dramatique

A

dramatic statement

275
Q

individus très qualifies

A

highly qualified individuals