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insister sur le fait que

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hammer sth home

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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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à long terme

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in the long way

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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

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turn back the clock

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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)

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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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résulter de

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to ensue from

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se réjouir de

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to gloat over the

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rassembler, réunir

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to muster, to gather

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dénigrer

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to disparage sth

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décliner, estomper (pv,intérêt)

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to wane

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c’est pourquoi

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that’s why

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estimer

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to estimate that
to reckon

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admettre, reconnaître

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to acknowledge

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penchant politique

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political leaning

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qui présente des défaut, imparfait

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flawed

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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

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to broach

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faire l’éloge de, blâmer

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to praise, to blame

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tiré par les cheveux, exagéré

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far-fetched, exaggerated

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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

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faire de l’ombre à, cacher

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to overshadow

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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

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rejeter la faute sur

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laid the blame firmly with
put the blame on

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à propos de

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regarding (X)
about
concerning

56
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it seems to be unlikely to get any better

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on dirait que rien ne va changer

57
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conclusion

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at the end of the end

58
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de plus

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furthermore
besides
in addition (to)
moreover

59
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donc

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thus
therefore

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d’où

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hence