vocabulaire utile Flashcards

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insister sur le fait que

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hammer home + sth

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divergences

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discrepancy

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vu d’un mauvais œil

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frowned upon

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fustiger

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lambast= lash out at

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remettre qqch en question

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to call sth into question
jeopardize

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générer

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to spark= to trigger = to bring about= to foster(+)

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au détriment de

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at the expense of

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malgré

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despite

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bonne illustration

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a case in point / epitomize

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souligner

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highlight= underline = emphasize = point out

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augmenter

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to soar(V)= to surge (N)= to skyrocket= to increase

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baisse

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to plunge= to plummet = to slump = to crash

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polémique

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controversial= contentious= polemical

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peut-être

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perhaps= maybe

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peut-être

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perhaps= maybe

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parmi

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amongst

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préjugés

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bias, prejudice

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18
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à long terme

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in the long way

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19
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être témoin de

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be witness to

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20
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quoi qu’il arrive

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come what may

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21
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revenir en arrière
faire un pas en arrière

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turn back the clock
to step back

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une différence flagrante

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a striking difference, a blatant difference

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toucher

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concern, affect

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avoir tendance à

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tend to

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traiter

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deal with, tackle

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être dépourvu, dénué de

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to be bereft

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accélérer, stimuler

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to expedite

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imaginer, comprendre, concevoir

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to fathom

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enfreindre, ne pas respecter

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to infringe on

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nourrir (émotion, illusion, suspicion)

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to harbour

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susciter (inquiétude, curiosité, colère)

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to arouse (concern, curiosity, anger), to provoke

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trouver un compromis/ un terrain d’entente

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to work out a compromise/ to find a middle ground

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atténuer, amortir

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to cushion

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34
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résulter de

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to ensue from

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35
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se réjouir de

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to gloat over the

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36
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rassembler, réunir

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to muster, to gather

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37
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dénigrer

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to disparage sth

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38
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décliner, estomper (pv,intérêt)

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to wane

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39
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c’est pourquoi

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that’s why

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40
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estimer

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to estimate that
to reckon

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41
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admettre, reconnaître

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to acknowledge

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42
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penchant politique

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political leaning

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43
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qui présente des défaut, imparfait

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flawed

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44
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monter au créneau

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to come back to the fore

45
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une aubaine ≠ un fléau

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a boon ≠ a bane

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aborder

47
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faire l’éloge de, blâmer

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to praise, to blame

48
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tiré par les cheveux, exagéré

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far-fetched, exaggerated

49
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comme l’illustre le doc 1

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as exemplified in document 1

50
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conséquences, répercussions, à la suite de

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aftermaths , in the aftermath

51
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faire de l’ombre à, cacher

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to overshadow

52
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fermer les yeux sur

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to turn a blind eye to

53
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mettre en péril

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jeopardise

54
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rejeter la faute sur

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laid the blame firmly with
put the blame on

55
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à propos de

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regarding (X)
about
concerning
when it comes to

56
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on dirait que rien ne va changer

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it seems to be unlikely to get any better

57
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conclusion

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at the end of the day

58
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de plus

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furthermore
besides
in addition (to)
moreover
on the other hand

59
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donc

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thus
therefore

60
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d’où

61
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sévir contre

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crack down on

62
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remplacer les mots interdits
very (ex:very big, very interesting)
good
bad
big/ little
things

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very => essayer de trouver un ajd
(ex: very big=huge=enormous
very interesting= fascinating)
good: positive, superior, high-quality, significant, substantial, major, amazing
bad: harmful, detrimental, serious, terrible, horrible
big: major, huge, large / little: slight, tiny

63
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à tel point que

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to such an extent

64
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revendications

65
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faire semblant de s’intéresser à

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pay lip service to

66
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à cet égard

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in that respect

67
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on peut se demander si

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one may wonder if

68
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provenir de

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steam from

69
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dans le document 1

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in document 1

70
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un grand nombre de

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a great number of

71
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il est nécessaire de relativiser

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it needs to be put in perspective

72
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l’administration de Trump

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The Trump administration
mais Trump’s government (jamais the avec un génitif)

73
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décrédibiliser

74
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déclarer

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comme conséquence

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as a consequence

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les deux articles

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both articles worry
highlight

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inciter à

78
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souligner

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to point out
to highlight
to hammer home
to mention (mentioNed)
to report
to say
to state

79
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cependant

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yet, nevertheless, however

80
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faire de même

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to follow suit

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énorme, immense, phénoménal

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tremendous

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récolter les fruits de

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to reap the benefits of

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le fardeau, le poids

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the burden

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garantir

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guarantee
the guarantee

85
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sous les projecteurs

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in the spotlight

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un décret présidentiel

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an executive order (ruling est vraiment juridique)

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peser dans le sens métaphorique

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les réseaux sociaux

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social media
social networks

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une mesure d’envergure

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a sweeping measure

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dans l’ensemble, globalement

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as a whole

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souligner

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underscore

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résumer

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encapsulate

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trouver un équilibre

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to strike a balance

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craindre

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fear + could

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une baisse de

96
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efficient/ effective

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efficient: plus général
effective: obtient bien son résultat

97
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mot interdits
bad
good
things
people

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bad= awful, unpleasant, mean, poor,
good= excellent, amazing
things= à déterminer
people= society, franches particulières de la pop

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expression personnelle

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In my opinion, I strongly believe, As far as I’m concerned, I agree, I disagree

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une majorité de

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a vast majority of

100
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de la part de

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on the part of

101
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avec (l’émergence de..)

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etc

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and the likes

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il n’y a pas moyen de

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there is no doing

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faire cavalier seul

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to go it alone

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aux environs de

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in the region of

106
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inversion.

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NOT ONLY (aux, vb) but also
Barely/hardly ……….when
No sooner ………than (dès que, aussitôt que)

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ce dernier
le premier

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the latter
the former

108
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à la suite de
juste avant

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in the wake of
in the run-up TO