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passer un examen

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to undergo, to sit, to take an exam

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quitter, arrêter

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to drop out

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n’avoir d’autre choix que

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to have no choice/alternative but + infinitif

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être obligé

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to have to, to be obliged to

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céder

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to give in

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mettre un terme à

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to put an end to

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laisser tomber qqch

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to drop sthg

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avoir recours à qqch

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to resort to sthg

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peu importe

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regardless

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mettre en avant un argument

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to put forward an argument

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convaincre de ne pas faire

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to talk around

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réussir

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to succeed in +ing / to manage to

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convaincre

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to make a point

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avoir un argument valable

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to have a point

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déjà

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yet, already

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d’autant plus que

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all the more so

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il est fort possible que

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it may well to do sthg

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être en mesure de

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to could to

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depuis une éternité

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for ages

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tu ferais mieux de

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you had better + infinitif sans to

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aborder un sujet

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to bring up a subject

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piétiner

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to trample

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effrené

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uninhibited

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susciter

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to elicit

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tirer une affaire au clair
to elicit the facts of a case
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sans pitié, impitoyable
ruthless, merciless
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se reposer sur
to be built on
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qui plus est
what’s more
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de plus
furthermore, moreover, besides
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résider
to lie in
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faire des économies
to save up
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épargne
savings
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divertissement
entertainment
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atteindre son apogée
to reach one’s peak, climax, culmination, height
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abattre les frontières
to remove boundaries
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lieux communs
planitudes
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il est communément accepté que
it is commonly acknowledged that, according to popular belief
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un triste exemple
a grin example
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être vu d’un bon œil
to be seen in a favorable light
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une bénédiction
a blessing
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négocier, marchander
to bargain
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caractère unique, exceptionnel
uniqueness
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sagesse
wisdom
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témoigner
to testify
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gagner du terrain
to gain round
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bouleverser
to up-end
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autoritaire
authoritarian
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un coup fatal
a knock-out blow
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une impasse
a deadlock
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il est fort probable
it is highly likely
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un accident, imprévu
a mishap
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être libéré
to be freed
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expulser
to expel
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être responsable de
to be responsible for
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une réponse radicale
a sweeping response
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illégal
unlawful
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accuser quelqu’un de
to charge somebody with
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preuve
evidence
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couper les liens
to sever the ties
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trouver qqch attirant
to find sthg appealing
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avoir envie de
to fancy
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désirer
to yearn for
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être attiré (aimanté)
to be drawn to
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attirer l’attention de qqn
to draw someone attention
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établir un lien entre 2 idées
to draw a parallel
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la perspective
the prospect
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to change one’s mind
changer d’avis
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regretter, reconsidérer
to have second thoughts
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proposer
to offer
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subvenir aux besoins de quelqu’un
to provide for someone needs
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prendre sa retraite
to retire
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les retraités
the pensioners
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salir la réputation de quelqu’un
to smear one’s reputation
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traîner quelqu’un dans la boue
to drag someone into the mud
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s’occuper de quelqu’un
to look after someone
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traiter de, aborder
to deal with, to cope with, to tackle
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niveau de vie
living standards
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une personne pénible
a tiresome person
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il est vraiment pénible
he’s a real nuisance (enfant) | he’s a real pain in the neck (adulte)
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pénible (sentiment)
painful
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sauvegardé, soutenu
backed up
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sembler contraire à l’intuition
seem counterintuitive
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diabolisation
demonization
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affaires étrangères
foreign policy
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rentabilité
profitability
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accorder pour
granted for
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licencier
to lay off
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positionné
poised
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crise, bouleversement
turmoil
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être ferme, s’imposer
to be assertive
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l’influence
clout
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accroître qqch
to ramp something up
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une influence grandissante
a burgeoning influence
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resserrer
to clamp down
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imprudemment
brazenly
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se démener
to scramble
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un lâche, un peureux
a coward
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décevoir qqn
to fail somebody
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être sans voix
to be left speechless
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perplexe
bewildered
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refaçonner
to recast
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ce ne sont pas mes affaires, cela ne me regarde pas, ne représente pas de difficultés pour moi
that’s no skin off my nose | that’s none of my business
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errer
to roam
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bien adapté
fit snugly
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bonne volonté
good will
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diffuser
to broadcast
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rendre cher
to endear
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une admiration
an awe
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un héritage
a legacy
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victoire écrasante
landslide victory
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la participation
the turnout
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campagne d’incitation au vote
get-out-the-vote campaign
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soudoyer
to bribe
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litigieux
contentious
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déclencher
to trigger
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aggraver
to exacerbate
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émeutes
riot
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troubles, agitation
unrest
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susciter, déclencher
to spark
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proche de l’effondrement
on the verge of collapse
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prendre du retard
to run/fall behind schedule
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un syndicat
a trade union
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résister à
to withstand
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noyau
core
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douleur
ache
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à qui la faute
who is to blame
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transformer
to turn into
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se précipiter sur qqch
to make a dash for sthg
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le bord de
the brink of
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une fusion
a merger
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pas étonnant que
no wonder that
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un malheur
a woe
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démissionner
to resign
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vieillissant
ageing
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décroître
to wane
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faner
to wither
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une tentative
a bid
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sans précédent
unparalleled, unprecedented
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production
output
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être censé
be meant to, be intended to
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en ce qui concerne ....
.... - wise
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être à la traine
to leg behind
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une trahison
a betrayal
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régulièrement, constamment
steadily
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récupérer
to recover
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pas encore exploité
untapped