🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿ANGLAIS VOC2 Flashcards

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exercer une influence sur

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to weigh in on

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malgré

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in spite of, despite

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une offensive

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an onslaught

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coûter la vie a des personnes

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to claim lives

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la fin, la disparition, la mort

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demise

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orgueil

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hubris

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condamner

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to convict sb to

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la cas épineux

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the thorny case

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une marque de fabrique

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trademark

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équilibrer

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balance

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avant

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prior to

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ce dernier

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the latter

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être déterminé à faire qqc

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to be bent on doing sg

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être d’accord avec

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to be consistent with

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rien d’étonnant à ce que

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no wonder that

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être assuré

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to be insured

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les effets secondaires

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side effects

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désireux de

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eager to

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en vain

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to no avail

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un fléau

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scourge

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inclure, concerner

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to encompass

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un élément clé

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a key feature

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monter en flèche

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soar

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essuyer des critiques

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come under fire

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mesures répressives

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a crackdown on

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étendu considérable

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extensive

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pouvoir se permettre

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can afford

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un tournant

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watershed

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être accusé de

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to be charged with sg

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être licencié

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to be made redundant

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prospérer

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thrive

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fluctuer

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wax and wane

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afin de

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so as to

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augmentation

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surge

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comportement

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behaviour

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amortir, atténuer les effets

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to cushion the effects of

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une recommendation

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guideline

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une percée

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breakthrough

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par manque de

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for want of

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en raison de

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owing to

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être au chômage

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to bo on the dole

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ouvrir la voie à

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pave the way for

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résumer et personnifier

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epitomize

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être résolu, inflexible

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to be adamant

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sidérant, stupéfiant

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staggering

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se mêler de

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to meddle in

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un obstacle

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hurdle

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une refonte

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overhaul

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intimement lié à

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entwined with

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dans l’intérêt de qqn

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for someone’s sake

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divulguer

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disclose

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couter la vie à X personnes

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to claim the lives of X ppl

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porter ses fruits

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pay off

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en plus de

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on top of

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donner du pouvoir, émanciper

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empower

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avoir droit à

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to be entitled to

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inverser la tendance

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to buck the trend

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d’autant + que

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all the more so

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riposter

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retaliate

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diffuser partager

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broadcast

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mépriser

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scorn

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une pénurie

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shortage

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aux urnes

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at the ballot box

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renforcer

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bolster

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tel que

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such as

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on a montré que

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it has been shown that

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être sur le déclin

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to be on the wane

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le président en exercice / sortant

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the incumbent / outgoing president

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raviver, ranimer

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rekindle

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se remettre

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recover

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améliorer

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enhance

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une atteinte à

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an infringement upon

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les enjeux sont importants

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the stakes are high

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en fonction des revenus

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means-tested

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pousser qqn à agir

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spur sb to action

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empêcher le crime

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to deter crime

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en raison du fait que

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on the grounds that

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se rapprocher de, être à deux doigts de

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to be one step short of

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semer

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sox

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inverser la tendance

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to turn tide against

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entraver limiter

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curtail

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qui sont à la base de

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underlying

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s’en sortir

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cope

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imiter

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emulate

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contrecarrer

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thwart

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changer de position

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to change tack

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jurer

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swear, vow

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supprimer, se débarrasser de

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to ditch

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être une priorité pour

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to top sb’s agenda

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apaiser soulager

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alleviate

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atteindre son plus bas niveau jamais enregistré

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reach an all-time low

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sur la période de

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over the span

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inquiétudes scrupules

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qualms

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de premier plan

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forefront

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dans le sillage de

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in the aftermath of

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entraver faire obstacle

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hinder

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revers échec

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setback

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influence

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leverage

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augmenter

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to be on the rise

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atteindre son sommet

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to peak

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un point sensible

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a sore spot

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de plus, en outre

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furthermore

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complier constituer

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compile

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faire de même

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to follow suit

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déclencher

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trigger

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être épargné

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to be spared

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dont la plupart

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most of which

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une désillusion

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desillusionment

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être confirmé par

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to be borne out by

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être attribué à

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be ascribed to

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pilier colonne vertébrale

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backbone

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inadmissible inacceptable

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beyond the pale

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provoquer qqc

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prompt

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jsp SI je pourrais

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whether

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évident flagrant

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blatant

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qui bat son plein

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in full swing

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prospère

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thriving

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choquant

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appalling

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par ailleurs, en outre

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besides

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faire avancer, propulser

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propel

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chercher à

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seek to

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devenir mondial

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to hit the world stage

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éveiller la conscience

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to raise awareness

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projet de loi

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bill

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faire publier

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have publish

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tous les cb ?

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how often

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les restes

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the leftovers

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remplir

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fill

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defiler

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fil

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entrer dans une piece

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walk into a room

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ville natale

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home town

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traduire en justice

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sue

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diffamation

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libel

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inconvénient

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drawback

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syndicat

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trade union

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présent simple ou be+ing ?

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Présent simple : Vérité générale, habitude, raconter histoire, caractériser qqn.
Be + ing : dure dans le temps, position de qqn, commenter un sujet

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preterit ou was/were+ing ou used to ?

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Preterit : action ou events passés et totalement terminés
Was/were + ing : action dans le passé en cours à un moment précis, 2 actions en meme temps dans le passé
Used to : habitudes plus vraies ajd

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mépris

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contempt

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mépriser

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despise, hold in contempt

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synonyme de faux

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dinsingenuous

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faire comprendre qqc

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get sg across ( = make ppl understand sg)

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va nécessairement

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is bound to

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homme de main, sbire

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henchman

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les informations

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Information ∅ (PAS DE S)

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faire obstacle

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hinder

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paralyser (image, pour un travail par exemple)

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cripple

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en ciblant les …, (cela fait …)

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in targeting

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surveillance

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surveillance

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sondage

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survey

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dérive

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deviation

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legitimer

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legitimize

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intérêt public

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public benefit (at large)

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imprévisible

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unpredictable

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pas claire

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fuzzy, unclear

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la simple …

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the mere …

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pour insister sur un nom (la simple .. fait cela)

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the very + nom

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seul et unique

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one and only

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d’envergure

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large-scale

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porter atteinte

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compromise

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ainsi

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thus

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par tous les moyens

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by any/all means

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il ne faut pas s’y tromper

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let us make things clear, let us not get it wrong

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mener des mesures

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take measures

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se deployer, se passer

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unfold

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examiner attentivement

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scrutinise

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par conséquent, de ce fait

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thereby

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limité, resserré

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constricted

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être faux-cul, faire miroiter qqn

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pay lip service

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subtil

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subtle

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abandonner rejeter

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scrap

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contrôler, maitriser

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curb

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faux, bidon, factice

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bogus

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des fonds

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funding

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contribuer

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chip in

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de loin

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from afar

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difficile

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uphill

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céder, reculer

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back down

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ancré

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entrenched

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a conclu un accord

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inked a deal

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élargir sa portée

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broaden its reach

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un rôle, une responsabilité

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a mantle (manteau)

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sur les principaux fronts

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on key fronts

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sapper

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undercut

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dispersé

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scattered

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a fleuri, s’est développé

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has blossomed

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réduire les salaires

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slash pay

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reprendre le contrôle de force

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wrest back control

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le moment propice

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moment rife

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arrière-pays, campagne

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hinterland

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esquiver, éviter

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dodge

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qqc se prépare

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sg is brewing

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être en colère

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be up in arms

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secoué, balloté

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buffeted

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imposer une taxe

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levy a tax

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agacé, contrarié

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irked

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récolte

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harvest

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qui diminue sans cesse

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ever-dwindling

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remplir d’effroi

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fill with dread

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il y a deux semaines

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a fortnight ago

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querelle, dispute

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feud

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rencontrer (1 problème)

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encounter

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serein, paisible

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serene

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est à double aspect

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it is two-fold

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encourager promouvoir

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foster

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imprégné

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imbued

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Si tu venais, nous pourrions

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If you came, we could

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Si je devais tomber malade

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If I were to fall ill

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Si seulement j’étais resté chez moi

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I wish I had stayed at home that night

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Si seulement il arrivait

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If only he arrived

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Il est temps que vous commenciez

A

It’s time you started

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Je préfèrerais que tu ne le fasses pas

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I’d rather you didn’t

208
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il a fait comme si il était

A

he did as if he was

209
Q

ministère de l’intérieur

A

Home Office

210
Q

avant vendredi

A

by Friday

211
Q

si il venait ajd, nous pourrions

A

if he came today, we would be able

212
Q

ca lui a pris 20 ans à écrire

A

it had taken him twenty years to write

213
Q

il fait du sport depuis…

A

he has doing sport for …

214
Q

depuis, il travaille

A

since then, he has been working

215
Q

le coupable

A

culprit

216
Q

dès qu’il aura fini

A

as soon as he has finished

217
Q

pour éviter que

A

so that …

218
Q

dirigé

A

lead => LED

219
Q

vivre une révolution

A

going through a revolution

220
Q

plan de relance

A

stimulus plan (recovery plan)

221
Q

roman

A

novel

222
Q

s’est vu attribuer un prix

A

was awarded a prize

223
Q

préoccuper

A

concern

224
Q

accuser d’avoir menti

A

accused of lyING

225
Q

emploi

A

job

226
Q

actionnaires

A

shareholders

227
Q

exigeants

A

demanding

228
Q

je n’en ai plus du tt

A

i don’t have any left at all

229
Q

bien trop

A

far too (way too a l’oral)

230
Q

certains ..

A

some, pas certains

231
Q

ils pensent depuis … que

A

they have thought since .. that

232
Q

the ou ø ?

A

ø qd concept/général

233
Q

l’opposition

A

the opposition

234
Q

accuser (3)

A

accuse OF
charge WITH
blame FOR

235
Q

wished + ?

A

plus que parfait : they wished they had told

236
Q

la direction (entreprise)

A

the management

237
Q

prévu / planifié

A

expected / planned

238
Q

changer d’emplois

A

change jobs

239
Q

rappelle moi d’acheter du papier

A

remind me to buy SOME paper

240
Q

c’est la 1ere fois qu’il va …

A

it’s the first time he has been to

241
Q

télétravail

A

remote work

242
Q

faire le trajet maison/travail

A

to comute

243
Q

covoiturage

A

car pooling

244
Q

mener une enquête (sondage)

A

conduct a survey/poll

245
Q

au plus fort de

A

at the apex of

246
Q

1500 prsn

A

1,500 !

247
Q

qqn ayant changé

A

who had changed

248
Q

révéler

A

disclose

249
Q

faire un choix

A

make a choice

250
Q

contenu

A

content

251
Q

consacrer du temps à penser

A

dedicate time TO thinkING

252
Q

des pratiques

A

habits

253
Q

valorisation

A

appraisal

254
Q

collectif

A

teamwork

255
Q

mettre en place

A

instigate

256
Q

l’instauration

A

the establishment

257
Q

des règles contraignantes

A

binding rules

258
Q

raison de vivre (pour une entrep par ex)

A

purpose

259
Q

réel

A

actual

260
Q

accepter

A

aGree

261
Q

opposé

A

oppositE