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Significatif,historique

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Defining

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Déclarer, établir

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Stated to

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Au début, dès le départ

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In the wake of

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En plus… aussi

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I addition to… also

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5
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Permettre

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To enable

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Étant donné la situation (=délicate)

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Given the predicament

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Être censé (faire quelque chose de censé)

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To be expected (to)

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Pour faire rage

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To rage though

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Transcender

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Transcend(ing)

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10
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Plonger, creuser dedans

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To delve into

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Le fruit de […] labeur/travail

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Fruit of […] labour

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Aubaine,opportunité,bénédiction

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Boon

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Tirer sa force (de…)

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To draw (its) power from

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14
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Actuellement

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Presently

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15
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D’un autre côté

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On the other hand

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16
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Faire apparaître

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To spawn

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17
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Ouvrir la voie (à…)

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To pave the way (for…)

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18
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Dépenses personnelles

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Out of pocket

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19
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Avoir dépasser les bornes

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To be out of pocket

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20
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Un monopole

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Hegemony

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21
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Avoir le monopole/contrôle total sur

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To have a monopoly over

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22
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Boucher un trou

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To plug the/a hole

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Boucher une fuite

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To plug a leak

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24
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Clair et net

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Clear and resounding

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25
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Une relation qui dure

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A lasting relationship

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26
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Fournir

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To supply

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27
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Le rideau a été ouvert/levée

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The curtain has been pulled back

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Être un atout (pour..)

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To be an asset (for…)

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29
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Favoriser aveuglement

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To blindly favor

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30
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Mettre la main sur

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To get your hands on

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31
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Plutôt-tôt

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Early on

32
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Prôner/défendre

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To advocate

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Accorder

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To grant

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Au-delà

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Beyond

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Autoriser/permettre

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To alllow

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Avoir pour résultat

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To result in

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Faire face à

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To face

38
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Étendre

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To extend

39
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Posséder

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Owning

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Sinon, autrement

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Otherwise

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D’où

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Hence

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Surtout

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Above all

43
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Ce qui signifie que…

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Which means that

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De plus

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Besides

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Comme si

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As if

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Ainsi

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Thus

47
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Par exemple

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For insane

48
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Effectivement

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Actually

49
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Dans l’ensemble

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On the whole

50
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Oeil pour œil dent pour dent

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Tit for tat

51
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L’entraînement rend parfait

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Practic makes perfect

52
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Vendre

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Sell

53
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Méfier

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Beware/be caution

54
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Ne pas être au courant

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Be oblivious to the fact

55
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Exploit

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Feat

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Requérir, avoir besoin de

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To require

57
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Demande, exigence

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Requirement

58
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Augmenter un prie

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To hike something

59
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Planer sur, (se rapprocher)

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To loom

60
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Octroyer

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Endowed

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Quoi qu’il arrive

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Come rain or come shine

62
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Il y a toujours du positif dans une situation négative

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Every cloud has a silver lining

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L’habit ne fait pas le moine, ne ps se fier aux apparences

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Not to judge a book by it’s cover

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Dans un royaume d’aveugle le borgne est roi

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In a land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king

65
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Se relever,rebondir

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bounce back

66
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Comme nous pouvons le voir

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As we can see

67
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Changement climatique

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Global warming

68
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Espèce menacée

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Endangered species

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Menacée

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Threaten, threat

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Règlement

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Settlement

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Règle, s’installer

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To settle

72
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Installations

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Facilities

73
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A l’heure où … est de plus en plus débattu

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At a time when the issue of … is increasingly debated

74
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être condamné à l’échec

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To be doomed to fail

75
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promouvoir une dynamique positive qui stimule le pays en entier

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to foster a positive dynamic that stimulates the whole country

76
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Entrelacer

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Intertwine

77
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Séisme

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Earthquake