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épreuve de vérité

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acide test

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à tous les niveaux

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across the board

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inflexible

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adamant

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s’attaquer à un problème

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to adress a problem

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l’ordre du jour

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the agenda

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être une priorité

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to be at the top of the agenda

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avoir pour but

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to aim to

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la sonnette d’alarme

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alarm bell(s)

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se mettre à dos

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to alienate

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apaiser les craintes

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to allay fears

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évaluer l’étendue des dégâts

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to assess the extent of the damage.

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en fin de compte

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at the end of the day

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supprimer des emplois

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to axe jobs

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un avantage

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an asset

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mettre en veilleuse/faire passer au second plan

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to put on the back turner/on ice/on hold

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avoir l’effet inverse

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to backfire

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une réaction brutale

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a backlash

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faire machine arrière

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to backpedal/packtrack

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coopérer

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prendre le train en marche

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to jump on the bandwagon

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un point de référence

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beuverie express

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binge drinking

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ouvrir la voie

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to pave the way to/for to blaze a trail for/to

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ruiner les espoirs

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to blicht hopes

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énorme succès
blockbuster
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projet/ébauche
a blueprint
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se résumer à
to boil down to
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en venir aux faits
brass tacks = facts to get down to brass tacks/the nitty gritty to get down to brass tacks = en venir aux choses sérieuses.
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en voie d'extinction
on the brink of extinction.
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corrompre
to bribe
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négocier un cesser le feu
to broker a ceasefire
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encaisser le gros du choc/prendre de plein fouet
to bear the brunt
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rejeter la responsabilité
to pass the buck
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une percée/ une avancée significative
a breakthrough
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innover
to break new ground
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innovant
ground-breaking
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sonder l'opinion
to canvass opinion
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limiter les dépenses de santé
to cap health spending
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to make the most of, tirer profit de
to cash in on
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des victimes
casualties
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une situation inextricable/ problème insoluble
a catch-22 situation
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céder à la pression
to cave in to pressure
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défendre les pauvres
to champion the poor
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faire la promotion
to champion an idea
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organisation caritative
a charity
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maitriser
to check/keep in check/hold in check