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UNE TÂCHE REDOUTABLE

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A Dauting Task

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…sont méconnaissables tant elles ont changé.

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Have changed beyond recognition.

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À NOYER LE POISON ET À TERGIVERSER.

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…is obfuscating and prevaricating

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…ne peuvent qu’…..

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…is bound to…

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Les gens commencent à comprendre…

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It is beginning to sink in ….

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…Quelque soit sa race.

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…regardless of race.

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…sont responsables…

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…are to blame for…

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…qui a fait les gros titres de la presse…

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…grabbed the headlines…

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…inadmissibles.

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…beyond the pale.

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…ne sont pas fréquents…

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…are few and far between…

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…une des priorités…

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…high on the agenda…

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…être au point mort.

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…to have ground to a halt.

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…consacré à…est dérisoire par rapport …

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…earnmarked for….pales into insignificance compared with…

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…actuellement…

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…currently….

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…sévir contre…

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…Crack down on..

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…répandue…

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…rife…

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…ont eu des graves conséquences…

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…have taken their toll…

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…serait responsable…

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…is allegedly responsible for…

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…c’est prendre ses désirs pour des réalités.

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…are a pure wishful thinking.

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…une source d’inquiétude de plus en plus vive…

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…a growing cause for concern…

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…un mal pour un Bien.

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…a blessing in disguise.

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…une ville qui a prospéré…

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…a town which thrived…

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Tout n’est pas sombre…

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It is not all doom and gloom…

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…pour endiguer le flot…

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…to stem the tide…

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...font des ravages...
...are causing havoc...
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Il ne se passe pratiquement pas un mois...
Hardly a month goes by...
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Si on se fie...
If ....is anything to go by...
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Considérer l'eau comme un dû.
Taking water for granted.
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Une force avec laquelle il faut compter.
À force to be reckoned with.
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Restrospectivement...
With the benefit of hindsight...
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...en subissent les plus graves conséquences.
....bear the brunt of...
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...ont été abandonnés provisoirement.
...have been shelved.
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...ouvre la voie à ...
....paves the way for...
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....sont en jeu.
...are at stake.
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...compense...
...makes up for...
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...parlent beaucoup mais agissent peu...
...talk the talk but don't walk the walk.
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...bouleversements majeurs.
...major upheavals.
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Personne ne sait...
.....is anybody's guess.
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Après être montés en flèche.......les prix ont dégringoles....
After rocketing.....prices plummeted...
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....avoir du retard par rapport à....
... are still lagging behind....
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Ils ont fermé les yeux...
They turned a blind eye to....
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...il s'est ravisé...
...He thought better of it...
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...perdra de l'influence...
...will be losing clout...
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...pour faire aussi bien que les voisins.
...to keep up with the Joneses.
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...ont exprimé leur inquiétude quant à....
...have voiced concern about...
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Le problème de l'immigration est si épineux qu'il ne sait pas comment s'y attaquer.
Immigration is such a thorny issue that he does not really know how to comme to grips with it.
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...ont pris le train de l'écologie en marge.
...have jumped on the environmental bandwagon.
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...un fardeau pour...
...a burden on...
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Dans l'état actuel des choses...
As things stand,....
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Contrairement à celle de john, la carrière de David est au point mort.
Unlike John's, David's career has stalled.
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...l'emporte largement sur...
...far outweighs...
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...il a brillé par son absence...
...he was conspicuous by his absence.
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Il a eu beau essayer,...
Try as he might,...
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...régler la note...
...to foot the bill...
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S'il y en a Bien un ....,c'est Bien toi.
You all of people....
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Entre les enfants , son mari etc...
What with the children, her husband etc...
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....il ne s'en porte pas plus mal.
...he is none the worse for it.
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Nous ne sommes pas plus avancés....
We are none the wiser...
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...ravagent...
...Wreak havoc on...
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...a essayé de tuer la rébellion dans l'œuf...
...tried to nip the rebellion in the bud...
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En dépit de...
For all...
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L'idée qu'on....commence à faire son chemin.
It is starting to sink in...
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...en dit long sur...
...speaks volume about...
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La crise de l'emploi
The jobs crises
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...engendrer des troubles sociaux...
...spawn social unrest...
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...ont profité de ...
...took advantage of...
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N'eût été ses enfants, elle aurait demandé le divorce il y a longtemps.
Were it not for her children, she would have asked for a divorce long ago.
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Tout se résume en un mot :
It all boils down to one word :
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...alors tant mieux.
...then so much the better.
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Pour autant que je sache,...
For all I know...
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...sera supprimé progressivement...sera introduit petit à petit...
...will be phased out... will be phased in...
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...a diminué ...
....is on the wane...

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