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Mieux s’en sortir

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To fare better

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L’histoire d’amour

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Love affair

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3
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Toucher à sa fin

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To fade

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4
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Absolument nécessaire

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An absolute necessity

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5
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Renflouer

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To bail out

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6
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Faire en sorte que

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To ensure

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7
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Crise du crédit

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Credit crunch

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8
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Se profiler a l’horizon

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To loom on the horizon

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9
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Fondre

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Melt

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10
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Vieillissement de l’Europe

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The ageing of Europe

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11
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Déclencher une guerre

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Ignite a war

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12
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Une guerre des générations

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An age war

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13
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Résident de souche

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Native-born residents

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14
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Répugnée à faire

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To look down on

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15
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Éradication de la pauvreté

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Eradicating poverty

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L’un dès grands défis du 21e siècle

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One of the greatest challenge of the 21st century

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Un fléau très répandu

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A widespread scourge

18
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Avoir la vie dur

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To die hard

19
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Apprendre à lire, écrire et compter à un enfant

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The literacy and the numeracy of a children

20
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Tache redoutable

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A daunting task

21
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Tenir à sa merci

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To have over a barrel

22
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Maîtriser les dépenses publiques

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Controlling public spending

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Une véritable gageure

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A tall order

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Compte tenu

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Given ¥

25
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L’époque

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The days

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Changement le plus spectaculaire

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The most dramatic change

27
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Ces dernières années

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In recent years

28
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Littérature policière

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Thriller writing

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L’augmentation de l’espérance de vie

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The rise in life expectancy

30
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Ne peut qu’augmenter (négativement)

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Be bound to get worse

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L’une des maladies les plus sinistres

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One of the bleakest diseases

32
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Le facteur de risque cardiaque numéro un

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The greatest risk factor for heart disease

33
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Maladies liées au climat

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Climate-related diseases

34
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Augmenter sensiblement

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To rise markedly

35
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Politique de l’enfant unique

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One child policy

36
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Culture transgénique

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GM crops

37
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Enfant en âge d’aller à l’école

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School age children

38
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Limitation des armes

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Gun control

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L’un des problèmes les plus controversés

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One of the most contentious issues