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autonomie
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range
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estimer/reconnaitre
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reckon
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bien que / quoique
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albeit / (even) though
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prévision
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forecast
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s’entrechoquer/ faire vibrer
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to rattle/ to get rattled(s’énerver)
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qu’est-ce qui nous attend
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what lies ahead?
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approximativement
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roughly
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puissant/imposant
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mighty
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brutal/violent /rugueux
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rough
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une filiale
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a subsidiary
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se faire supprimer, se faire limoger
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to get the chop / to be made redundant /to lay off
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réduire/contracter
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shrink
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pièce de rechange
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spare parts / spare tyre (roue de secours)
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lutter avec..
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to grapple/ struggle with
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notamment, surtout
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chiefly
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quantité (pas mal de)
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amount (a fair amount of)
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piège, coincé
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trap, trapped
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tension/stress, avoir un effet néfaste sur, soumettre à des efforts
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strain, to put a strain on
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remplir
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to fill
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un fléau
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curse
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accidenté / croiser,rencontrer
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bumpy, to bump into
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attaché sa ceinture
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buckle up
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avoir l’impression de
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to feel as though
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souiller
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to taint
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un fardeau
burden
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quand même, malgré tout, néanmoins
nevertheless
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abandonner(système, scheme, policy)/ se bagarrer avec
to scrap/to get into a scrap with sb (informal)
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mener une guerre
to wage a war
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être d'une importance capitale
to be paramount
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consacrer (par la loi), conserver pieusement
enshrine, enshrined in law
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point décisif
watershed/turning point
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à partir de ce moment la
from then on
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facon de penser, état d'esprit
mindset
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marqué par des divisons entre classe
class ridden
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disparition (entreprise)
demise, her political demise
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vagabonder
roam
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mettre qc en péril, compromettre
jeopardize
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avoir une grande influence , osciller
to hold sway (la domination) over sth , to sway
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conséquence
offshoot
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difficile (sujet) point discutable, point à débat -- d'aucuns ont suggérer que
moot point -- it has been mooted that
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parti pris, préjugé
bias
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être le plus touché par
to bear the brunt of
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progressif, incessant
steady
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avancer, avancer à pas de loup
to creep, he's a creep
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controversé
contentious/ bone of contention
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s'immiscer dans
to meddle in
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indigents, sans ressources
destitute
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effondrements, crise
slump
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aumône
handout
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mépriser
to despise
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depuis... jusqu'à
ever since, down to
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prospérer, se complaire dans
to thrive/ to thrive into
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soutenir
uphold
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tout comme
alike
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de la part de, pour le compte de
on s.o behalf
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impliquer
entail
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être sous le feu des projecteurs
to be in the limelight
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supporter, se débrouiller
to cope with
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le résultat
the outcome
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la lutte
struggle, tug of war
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frightening
effrayant
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misère noire, grande pauvreté
a squalor
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idleness
oisiveté
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les personnes âgées
elderly
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motivations, honoraire
incentives, to give sb the incentives to do
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terrible/désespéré
dire
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difficulté
straits
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encourage, adoptif
to foster
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position
a stance
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apaiser
alleviate
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tollé, réaction violente
outcry, backlash
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considérer
deem
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solide, rude, acharné rash
rugged
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se débrouiller (tout seul)
fend for (oneself)
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défaillant, affecté
impaired
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défauts, faiblesses , points faibles
shortcomings
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que cela puisse paraitre
though it may seem
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abroger
repeal
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être en proie à, plaie, peste
plagued
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although
bien que
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en avoir marre de,
to be fed up with
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de l'étranger, général, le sentiment général est que
abroad, the feeling abroad is that
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faire du mal
to do harm
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cruel
harsh
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correctement
properly
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reporter (ex. a meeting)
postpone
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promettre
to pledge
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bien vivant
alive and kicking
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film d'auteur
arthouse movie
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conférer à, accorder, octroyer
bestow on
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sens des affaires
business acumen
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abêtissement
dumbing down
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entrer en lice
enter the fray/ entrer dans la bataille
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tomber dans l'oubli
fall into oblivion
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mordu de cinéma
film buff
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battage publicitaire
hype
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qui dépasse l'imagination, époustouflant
mind-boggling, it boggles the mind
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donner une. bonne image
reflect well on
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tordu, cinglé
screwball
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déconcertant
unnerving
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inciter, motif
to spur
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feuille de route
guidelines, roadmap
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faire l'article de, vanter qqch/ un vendeur à la sauvette
to tout / a ticket tout
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expérience (vie) / expérience (scientifique)
experience/experiment experienced staff in the State Department
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surgir, menacer, s'approcher dangereusement
to loom
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risque, péril
hazard
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rassembler
to muster(rasssemblement) / to garner(informations, memories, knowledges) (gather---> général) (something)
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surperviser
to oversee
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se mettre à, se lancer dans
wade into, run into, through himself into
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se frayer un chemin
to elbow one's way
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accorder, octroyer
to bestow a medal
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bâillonner
to gag, to put a gag over sb's mouth
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enraciné, ancré
ingrained, anchored, rooted
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recommander, être partisan de
advocate, to be advocate of
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entraver, freiner, faire obstacle à
to hinder
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une génération, engendrer
breed, to breed
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apogée, sommet
pinnacle (of)
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rabaisser
belittle
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le pillier de, la base de
the linchpin of
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mettre l'accent sur
to emphasize
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mettre une entrave à, réduire, écourter
to curtail
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plafond de verre
glass ceiling
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to outpace
devancer, distancer
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maigre
scant
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hire
engager, louer
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to encounter, to acquaintance, to bump into
heurter, rencontrer, faire connaissance, une connaissance
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the scramble
la course
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spoils, get a share of the spoils
avoir une part du gateau, le butin
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to topple
renverser, faire tomber
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stumbling blocks
entrave
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wary
méfiant
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to scrap
détruire, abandonner, se bagarrer
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to bargain/to deal with
faire affaire, conclure un marché
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a ditch, to ditch
un fossé, laisser-tomber
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overstreched
surmené, surexploité
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to coax s.o/sth to do/into doing sth, to coax sth out of so
persuader qn de faire qch, réussir a tire qch de qqn,
| coax=cajoler
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to row, a row
ramer/se querelle, une querelle
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reckless
imprudent, inconscient
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alike
de la même facon
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foe
ennemi
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embolden
enhardir
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to behave
se conduire/se comporter
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delight, treat
joie, plaisir
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plant = factory = power station
centrale, usine
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backlash
retour de baton
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swallow
avaler
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flaws
défauts, failles
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misdemeanour
incartade, délit
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drag (to, from)
tirer, trainer à, arracher de
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to dish out
servir, distribuer
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sortir de la pauvreté
to break out of the poverty
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attribuer qqch à qqn
to ascribe sth to s.o
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to cast the blame on
faire porter la faute sur
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to work out a problem
résoudre, trouver un solution, élaborer.
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crunch
le moment critique
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to be on the statute book
être en vigueur
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a frown, to frown on/upon
un froncement de sourcil, désapprouver
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to toe the line
suivre la ligne/ marcher droit
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to tone sth down, to set the tone
atténuer qqch (imacritique), donner le ton.
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custom
l'usage, coutume, habitude
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to call the shots/ be shot of
dicter/faire la loi, être débarrasser de qqn
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to hail sth as sth/as being
saluer qch comme qch/ comme étant
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unveil
révéler/dévoiler un modèle
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to quip
plaisanter, trait d'esprit
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throughout, all over
dans tout (l'Europe, le pays, le monde entier)
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downsizing
réduction, restructuration...
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to gamble
parier passager
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to stall
stagner
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to pick up
reprise (économique)
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turnout
taux de participation
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to streamline //cut back
rationaliser //dégraisser,
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implement.. The government implemented new trade rules
mettre en oeuvre, instaurer établir
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to be tantamount to
équivaloir à
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to prevent from
empêcher
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a perk, perk up
un avantage en nature, se ragayardire, se revigorer
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to appal(l)
consterner
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spark
déclencher, lancer
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lanceur d'alerte
whistleblower
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le plafond de verre
the ceiling glass
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to shatter
fracasser, faire voler en éclat
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dénoncer
to speak out, to report
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nuire à/ diminuer (ability, concentration)
to impair
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laisser filter, laisser dire
to let on
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soutenir (economy), renforcer, appuyer (argument)
to uphold, to bolster, to endorse
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un affrontement, une lutte, un bras de fer (fig)
a showdown, a tug-of-war, a trial of strength
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prolonger
to extend
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assiégé, assailli, débordé (fig)
beleaguered, besieged, beset
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surge of
brusque montée, montée de
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impassive/unruffled
imperturbable
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to occur , to happen
se produire, se présenter, s'effectuer (a visit)
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upheaval
bouleversement, remue-ménage
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murkier
trouble , maussade (weather)
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in the forefront
au premier plan
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dismiss
écarter
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prospect
espoir
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insofar as
dans la mesure où
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besides
d'ailleurs, aussi
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lenient
indulgent (personne, institutiton...)
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"rolling back the state"
désengagement de l'état.
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to be liable to do
risquer de faire
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(to cause/to make) a stir
faire sensation
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a plight
détresse
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to aim at
viser qqch
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to overhaul
réviser, refaire, restructurer
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to lambast
rosser, vilipender
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to march
manifester (pour ou contre)
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stand-alone
autonome
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bottom-up
ascendant
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to stir up
provoquer, attiser, susciter , remuer, réveiller, rassembler
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wily
rusé
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swift
rapide
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mayhem
grabuge, désordre
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to baffle
confondre, rendre quelqu'un perplexe
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a whim
un caprice
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backtrack
faire marche arrière/ rebrousser chemin
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to overhaul
réviser, restructurer
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to lambast
rosser, vilipender
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stande-alone
autonome
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to stir
tressaillir, bouger, agiter, remuer
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bégayer
to stutter, to stammer
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marmonner
to mumble
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to gaze at ≠ to glare at ≠ to glimpse at ≠ to peep
regarder fixement≠ regarder d'un air courroucer≠regarder du coin de l'oeil≠ regarder à la dérobée
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tiptoe
sur la pointe des pieds
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to vindicate
donner raison à, innocenter
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to burnish
brunir ou redorer, polir
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to scrounge off sb , the scroungers
vivre au crochet de quelqu'un, les mendiants
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in the throes of/ beset by/ in the grip of / plagued by
au beau milieu de, en proie à throes=agonie
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to require, to demand
exiger (que)
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in the meantime
en attendant, dans l'intervalle
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prolonger
to extend
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to uphold/to bolster/to endorse
soutenir, appuyer
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to complete
s'achever
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a bank holiday
un jour férié
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bygone
du passé
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to devote oneself
se consacrer à
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to be in cahoots with
être de mèche avec
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befit
convenir à
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Hitherto /up till then
jusqu'à présent, jusqu'alors
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to ply
exercer un métier
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menial jobs
emplois subalterne, servile
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a buttress fig
soutien
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market oriented
économiquement libéral
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to fobs off
se débarrasser de , rejeter
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to relish
savourer, apprécier (plaisir évident)
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foul
fétide, putride, faute, truqués
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to catch sight
attirer l'attention
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to spot
apercevoir
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spare , to spare
restant, épargner
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inquire
demander, se renseigner
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rompre les liens
to sever the links
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transgresser
infringe
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agitation, bouleversent
upheaval
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avoir prise sur
to have a grip on
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entremêler
intertwine
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sans entraves
unfettered/unshackled/unbridled
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contrive to do
trouver le moyen de faire quelque chose
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to repel
repousser
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imprégné de
steeped in
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se présenter, se produire, apparaître, se déclarer
to occur
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brush stroke
coup de pinceau
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to trickle-down (to trickle)
se propager (couler)
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déformer, voiler (la vérité ou en général)
to warp
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identifier, localiser (précisément) mettre le doigt sur
to pintpoint
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regarder d'un mauvais oeil, d'un air renfrogné
to scowl at
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murkier
trouble
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implemented
exécuter
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prospect
perspective , espoir récent
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doom
malédiction, désastre
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lenient
indulgent
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troubles/agitations
unrest
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griefs /motif de plainte
grievances (economic grievances)
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hanter (effrayer)informal
to spook/to haunt
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partisan de la ligne dur / pur et dur / jusqu'au boutiste
hardliner
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surmise
conjecturer
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the bulk of
la majorité de
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ternir
to tarnish
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to be stump by (informal)
être en peine d'expliquer quelque chose/être déconcerter
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s'ennuyer de/se tracasser
bother (vt)
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occuper une place importante
to bulk large in
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inured to/accustomed to
s'habituer à --- to inure = s'endurcir
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to float/suggest
flotter/ introduire, émettre/ lancer
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a spite (meanness, malice) // to spite
la méchanceté // faire du mal
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adverse/ unfavorable
négatif/défavorable/désavantageux
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to flaunt/to sport/to display
exhiber/étaler
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a freeloader/scrounger
un parasite (celui qui perçoit des allocations)
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to pool/to put in common
mettre en commun
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to underpin/to prop (up)
étayer/être à la base de/soutenir
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stiff
raide
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the ethos / mindset
l'état d'esprit
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obvious/blatant/egregious/ conspicuous
évident/ remarquable/ flagrant
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un défaut/un vice
a flaw
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donner un coup de coude/ encourager
to nudge
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un puit sans fond
a bottomless pit
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voie/chemin
path
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bouc émissaire, faire de quelqu'un un bouc émissaire
scapegoats, to make a scape goat of somebody
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épuiser, drainer, purger : épuiser es ressources, lkes fonds de quelque chose
to drain :to drain something of its ressources
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entraver/handicaper
to hamper/hinder
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déformer, biaiser, fausser
skew
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to censure
critiquer
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to censor
censurer
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censorship
la censure.
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dénoncer les idées de quelqu'un
to expose someone views
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afin de
so that +sujet+ would
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ténébreux
saturnine
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glisser (chute)
to glide ≠to slip
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fatalement
inevitably ≠ fatally
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apercevoir
to glimpse/to catch sight of / to catch a glimpse of
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avoir le visage qui s'éclaire, une lueur dans le regard
to have a glint, to sparkle one's eye
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bonne jambe
steady legs.
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to pay attention to
prêter attention à
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s'emparer, se saisir de
to seize /hold of
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as a matter of-- as a matter of fact
selon .... en effet
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straight and narrow
le droit chemin
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condamner à
doom to
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vouer à
bound to
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agir en coulisses
to act behind the scenes
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améliorer son image
to burnish one's image
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limiter
to cap
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organisme de contrôle
watchdog
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faire paraître des publicités
to run ads
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créer une dynamique
to create momentum
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tirer les ficelles
to pull strings.
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to hamper/hinder
entraver
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contourner
to get round
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freiner
to rein in
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pie-in-the-sky promises
promesses farfelues
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to shed light on
éclaircir
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politicien chevronné, aguerri
seasoned politician
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to gain traction
gagner du terrain
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démystifier
to debunk
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to be on the wane
s'estomper/ diminuer
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to stop the rot
redresser la situation
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to bear a grudge against s.o.
avoir de la rancune contre qqn
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to sue /on trial
intenter un procès
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tricky
délicat
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to overcome
surmonter
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serpentait dans...
twisted its way/twisted/twined/ twisted and twined @
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boredom
ennui
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patauger/piétiner / s'enliser
get boggled down / to get stuck / to flounder
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to splash about
plonger/jouer dans une flaque
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to draw up/into
s'arrêter (véhicule). entrainer dans
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en poste
incumbent
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répondre aux exigences
come up to scratch
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to be wary of
avoir des soupçons sur
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tenir compte de
to pay heed to sth
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s'efforcer de faire
to strive to do
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voila le hic
there's the rub
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il y a trois problèmes / doubler triple
the problem is threefold / to increase twofold/threefold
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privé de
stripped of
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le pessimisme ≠ l'optimisme
downbeat ≠ upbeat
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Le président russe a déclaré..
the Russian President claimed that...
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ajouté aux malheurs de...
Added to Mrs May's woes
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élection législatives capital major
general election
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were reported to have met to discuss...
....
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M. Bolsonaro est en-tête des sondages pour le premier tour...
Mr Bolsonaro is leading the polls for the first round of next month's election...
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Lula est interdit de participer
Lula is banned from standing
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susciter de l'inquiétude
to raise concern
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l'effort le plus notable/fagrant à ce jour
the most conspicuous push yet
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améliorer le niveau de vie
to raise living standards
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Le gouvernement fédéral a proposé d'assouplir les exigences
the federal government proposed easing the requirements on
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connaître des relations tumultueuses avec
to have a rocky relationship with
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se préparer au pire en attendant
to batten down the hatches ahead of
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brûler, mettre le feu à
to torch
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prendre d'assaut
to storm
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le ministre des finances britanniques
Britain's chancellor of the exchequer
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Jack Ma a annoncé qu'il démissionnerait du poste de président de Ali baba en septembre 2019
Jack Ma announced that he would step down as chairman of Ali baba in septembre 2019
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tout une série de
a spate of
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il renoncera à ces indemnités de licenciement
he will forgo some or all of his severance package.
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jouer un rôle dans
to have a hand in something
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être mêler/impliqué dans
to be embroiled in a battle with
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renverser la tendance
to reverse the trend
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qui se dit être, se vend comme
that touts itself as
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surveiller, contrôler
to monitor
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infraction aux droits d'auteurs
copyright infringement
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le projet a un long chemin à parcourir avant d'être effectif
the proposal is a long way from becoming law.
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détourner l'attention, parer aux critiques
to deflect attention/ to deflect criticism
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évincer
to oust
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une élection partielle
a by-election
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contourner
to bypass
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La visite en corée du Nord de Mike pompes a été annulée
a visit to North Korea by Mike Pompeo was called off
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accueillir à bras ouvert
to roll out the welcome mat for
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suspendre les paiements // ne pas divulguer
to withhold payment// to withhold information from
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subir un revers
to suffer a blow
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blanchir son nom
to clear one's name
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renforcer les liens
to strengthen ties with
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intensifier les efforts
to stepping up efforts
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le vote a été truqué
the vote was rigged
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to grill someone about something
interroger/cuisiner ...
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rompre les liens
to sever/break the links
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parfaitement assumé// non intimidé // sans retenue
an unabashed progressive ...
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tenir le compte de
to keep a tally of
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rendre hommage à quelqu'un
to pay someone a tribute
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certains Républicains s'irritent de
some republicans chafed at that
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soutenu par
buoyed by
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Le PDG de testla a stupéfait les investisseurs quand
the chief executive of Tesla stunned investors...
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un volte-face
a U-turn
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subir un revers
to suffer a setback
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subir des critiques
to come under fire
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subir des pression
to come under pressure
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se séparer de la compagnie
to spin off a company
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déclencher
To trigger
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mettre l'accent sur
to emphasize // to emphasize issues important to people of color // to give importance to
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empêcher, tromper
to stave sth off — The country is taking measures to stave off poverty.
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causer la surprise
to cause an upset
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subir un revers
to suffer an upset
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(donc) ce n'est pas étonnant que [ce n'est guère étonnant que]
So it's no wonder that // it's small or little wonder that. +@(subj)
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un stratagème // c'est un stratagème pour attirer l'attention
a ploy // it's a ploy to attract attention
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comme par hasard // faire comme quelqu'un
as if on cue // to take one's cue from sb // Taking a cue from President Trump, Cruz and Walker are playing explicitly to the base with the national anthem issue.
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exploiter la terreur
to prey on fears
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provoquer / attiser
to stir up // they are stirring up white fright
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être de bon/mauvaise augure pour
to bode well for// would bode well for Democrats in 2020
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être/constituer une aide précieuse pour quelqu'un
to be a great boon to somebody
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s'articuler sur
to hinge on (two main principles)
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tolérer
to Condone
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être interprété comme
to be construed as sth
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prendre le parti de
Supreme Court sides with baker
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supplanter (une théorie, un modèle )
supersede
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guérir
to heal (time heals all wounds)
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peu, voir par
few if any // in Charlottesville on Sunday, where few if any far right demonstrators could be found
420
contraindre
to compel // to feel compelled to do // to compel sb's respect // to compel sb's attention yet again
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à nouveau, une fois de plus
yet again
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surgir /être mentionné
to crop up
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faire pression en faveur de
to push for
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persévérer
to push forward
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cerner, pointer le doigt sur
to pintpoint // to zero in on sth
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intervenir en donnant son opinion
to weigh in with one's opinion
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limited though it may be, this research suggest
Aussi limité que ....
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dissimuler
conceal
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minimiser
to play down
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rompre/sortir de l'impasse
to break≠to reach a stalemate
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(pure)c'était pure coïncidence/chance // par pure méchanceté"
sheer it was sheer coincidence // out of sheer malice
432
rendre qn fou / être exalté
(frenzy) to be in a state of frenzy // to drive [sb/sth] into a frenzy
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aboutir à une solution après des discussions //
to hash sth out // Tusk said that while proposals hashed out by May and her Cabinet at her Chequers country retreat are a "positive evolution
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l'heure tourne // passer (temps)
Tusk warned that the clock is ticking // to tick away
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ne pas être entendu, tomber dans l'oreille d'un sourd
Calls by the Democrats for the White House to release more document relating to Mr Kavanaugh's work for George W. Bush fell on deaf hears.
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râler
to grip about
| Democratic senators griped about the vetting process.
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endémique, qui sévit
rampant
| rampant gun crime and the police's reaction to it.
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approuver
to countenance
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reprendre
Talks resumed between the two countries.
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de mauvaise qualité, mal fait
shoddy
| A shoddy maintenance
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peser lourd dans/sur (cause à effet)
to take a roll in
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prende des mesures énergiques, sévères // sévir / s'attaquer à / une mesure sévère
to crack down (on)
| a crack down
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accuser de / inculper qn de
to accuse of / to charge with
444
le déclenchement, une éruption
| quand la guerre a éclaté
the outbreak
| At the outbreak of the war
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être condamner // rendre un jugement
to be sentenced // to give one's verdict
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dégringoler, soutenir
to plummet, to shore up
| to shore up the plummeting peso
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être dans tous ses états
to be in a flap
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contrecarrer
to thwart
449
mar quer une étape importante dans la vie de quelqu'un
to be a milestone in somebody's life
450
irréfléchi
consider
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une allusion. laisser entendre.
a hint . to drop hints that
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dépendre de qch / s'articuler sur qcg
to hinge on sth
| His confirmation is expected to hinge heavily on Ford’s testimony
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faire un tas d'histoire pour rien
to make a big fuss about nothing
| 30 years ago they would have insisted that the drunken fumblings of a 17-year-old are a fuss about nothing.
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tenir a ce que quelqu'un fasse
to be keen for
| companies are keen for their staff and their customers to think that they buy in to #MeToo.
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un fouet inciter, attiser
a whip. to whip up
| it is hysteria whipped up by the left to get at Republicans
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diffamer
| propager des calomnies/ déverser un flot de calomnie sur le compte de.
to smear
| his defenders smeared her as “a little bit nutty and a little bit slutty”
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se comporter, porter, entrainer
to bear oneself (to behave), to bear, to bear along
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(s')affranchir
to free oneself
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Exit l'Anglais diplomatique
Outgoes diplomatic English
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pratique
handy, convenient
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et ainsi de suite
and so forth.
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en solitaire, tout seul
single-handed
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none
It was none so easy (not at all), not any/not one
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une contestation, désaccord
a dissent
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décourager
to daunt, a daunting issue
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déranger
to bother, to disturb
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suivre la piste de
to trail
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provenir de
to stem from
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une incursion dans
a foray into
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permeate
imprégner, s'infiltrer dans
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faire l'analyse de, tenter de comprendre
to parse
| attempts to parse what the hell happened to the conservative movement
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behemoth
mastodonte
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avec le recul, rétrospectivement
with (the benefit of) hindsight
| As I now look back with the clarity of hindsight, I am convinced that
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admirer la facon de
to marvel at how
| who marveled at how he went so long without reading the work of the conservative movement’s biggest names
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prendre de l'importance
to get up/to pick up/to gain steam/to gain momentum
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détourner les yeux, le regard de quelque chose
to avert one's eyes/gaze from sth/so
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inciter, exhorter
to urge
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apparemment, selon certaines sources
reportedly
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enfreindre (le 5 ème amendement) , contredire
```
to contravene (the fifth)
“whose purpose contravenes widely accepted principles of international law and human rights.”
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trembler, osciller
to wobble
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le résultat, c'est que
the upshot is that
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vanter (de)
to boast of
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goulet d'étranglement
bottleneck
484
s'insurger contre
rail against/for
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on this reading
considéré ainsi, à cette lecture
| On this reading, the gig economy turbocharges insecurity and the erosion of workers’ hard-won rights.
486
flou, confus
fuzzy
487
s'accumuler, s'amasser, s'entasser
to pile up
488
accabler, surcharger
overburden (with work, debts)
489
worthwhile
qui en vaille la peine
490
déverser, déchainer, déclencher, lancer contre, lâcher
to unleash
| seems like something Trump’s GOP might create in a lab to unleash on the eve of the midterms.
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laisser entendre que
to hint that
492
évaluer, estimer
to assess
They made the decision to leave their home countries, assessing that the danger of leaving was outstripped by the danger of facing gang death threats or feeding a family on $5 per day
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demandeurs d'emplois
job seekers
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être dans l'impasse
to reach deadlock
495
envisager
to contemplate
496
suspendu accrocher // hanter // trainer
hang // to hang over // to hang about (roam)
497
avoir un effet néfaste sur // mettre rudement à l'épreuve
But his response to it reveals the toll he is taking on American national life
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entreprendre de faire
to proceed to
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retourner à sa vraie nature
to go back to one's old self
| Within hours, on the campaign trail in Indiana and Illinois, he was back to his old self
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réprimander, gronder
to rebuke
501
to take into custody
mettre en état d'arrestation
502
travailler à sa propre ruine
to cut one's own throat
503
Faire une action à contre-coeur
To hold one’s nose and + action
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être gâché
to be. marred
| Campaigning for the mid-terms has been marred by politicians routinely treating each other as rogue
505
être pris de folie
to run amok
506
cadors
bigwig
507
rivaliser avec/pour
vying for/with
508
désireux de
eager to do
509
un médiateur, un courtier
a broker
510
se perde, être perdu
to go astray
511
fuir, dédaigner
to shun
512
arriver sur le devant de la scène
to come to prominence/to rise to prominence
513
responsabilité, rendre des comptes, répondre a ses actes
to be accountable to sb, a movement of accountability, , to make sb accountable to
514
attachant, faire aimer qqn de
endearing, to endear sb to
515
mentionner
to drag in
516
un relent de, une bouffée de , un air de
a whiff of
517
dingue
bonkers (fond of)
518
se remuer, rendre qn mal à l'aise
to squirm / to make sb squirm
519
mettre quelque chose sous le nez de qn (brusquement)
to thrust sth towards/at sb
| The Monday incident thrusts the university into an ongoing conversation about “Living While Black”
520
intensifier, renforcer
to heighten
521
rapidement
apace
522
préférer ne pas faire
Be loath to do Seth
523
essentiel
bare-bone
| It would swap membership of the eu’s single market for the most bare-bones trading relationship possible.
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avoir le beurre et l'argent du beurre
to have one's cake and eat it
525
remettre en question
call into question
526
au bord de la falaise
on a cliff edge
527
raviver
rekindle
528
coup de sifflet
dog whistle politics
529
désirer, aspire à
to yearn (for )
530
ouvrir la voie à
to usher in
But wearing them, Sandmann and his classmates become a personification of All That Is Wrong With America, proof positive that Trump has ushered in a new dark age in the country
531
être bien installé (in a room or in a job situation)
to be ensconced in
| with Trump safely ensconced in the White House and Republicans in charge of both the House and Senate
532
a derogatory word
un terme péjoratif
533
While lobbying is accessible to all, from trade unions and consumer groups to big corporations, it has never been so true that the more money you have, the louder you can speak.
The tobacco industry spent over $28M in lobbying expenditures in 2017
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a 1939 American political comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra. The film is about a newly appointed United States Senator who fights against a corrupt political system
534
the revolving door
la valse des cadres, le pantouflage
535
while there is no state interference with religion, religion is invoked in many circumstances in America's public life
...
536
If money plays such an important role in American values it is not just because Americans are materialistic (idle) ; it's rather because being rich is a sign of God's blessing. This is why Americans unashamedly brag about how much money they earn.
...
537
They are losing ground to evangelical and fundamentalist churches
...
538
The Christian fundamentalists if the bible belt have successfully influenced/ (held sway over)national politics since the Moral Majority helped to elect Ronald Reagan in 1980
...
539
To put a damper on sth
mettre un bémol à qch
540
Not only is faith under close public scrutiny, but it may also become part of a political doctrine
...
541
Unsurprisingly, election candidates are eager to talk about god or dispel rumors about their religious credentials. JFK felt compelled to reassure voters ...
..
542
conférer à
to vest in
| to vest power in citizens rather than elites
543
aspirer à, désirer qch/qn
to yearn for
544
s'attirer des ennuis
to make a rod of one's own back
545
to play a role in // to take part in
...
546
to plumb new depth
| to plumb the depths of
toucher de nouveau fond
| toucher le fond de (désespoir...)
547
In 1998, 46 states and the District of Columbia signed on to the largest civil litigation settlement in US history, the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. Stunning in its scope and scale, the agreement forced the four largest tobacco companies to stop advertising to youth, limit lobbying, restrict product placement in media, and fund anti-smoking campaigns. It also required them to pay out more than $206 billion over 25 years.
....
548
Combler une lacune, boucher un trou
To plug a gap
549
The GND push has thrust climate change into the national conversation,
....
550
It refers, in the loosest sense, to a massive program of investments in clean-energy jobs and infrastructure, meant to transform not just the energy sector, but the entire economy. It is meant both to decarbonize the economy and to make it fairer and more just.
...
551
If the goal of education used to be moral improvement, today's college students have more secular inspirations. They try to attend the most prestigious institutions and study for the most sought after degrees. Their objective is to be able to compete on the global job market.
some get a headstay in learning when they are still toddlers. Competition for the top-notch universities run high among American teenagers.
552
2001 : "No child left behind Act" --> federal authorities have set ambitious goals for schools. The act was intended ti ensure that every child fin America acquires basic academic skills need for college level work. Nevertheless the SAT is still condemned for its cultural bias because minority children in general underscore in those standardized tests and are consequently often rejected from better institutions.
...
553
top-notch/top-tier college
établissement d'excellence.
554
whizz kid
surdoué
555
c'est le bon moment
it's ripe (it's ripe for an update)
556
In school systems like New York City’s, these sorts of tensions are fueling a serious debate over how to fix an education system where white and Asian students are far more likely to have the resources to succeed compared to their black and Hispanic peers.
Put together, the Harvard trial, the college admissions scandal, and the ongoing debate over NYC’s selective schools raise the question of how we should think about “merit” in education. America has always presented itself as a “meritocracy,” where success is solely the result of talent and hard work.
But for far too many, that has never actually been the case.
Meritocracy enshrined in the constitution
557
Since the civil rights movement, student protests have been a powerful driver of social change. More than 60 years later, students of color are continuing to call attention to racial injustice and inequity, fueling a growing youth movement against racism.
The protests of the past month come amid a wave of media coverage of racist incidents in schools as well as heightened attention to racial disparities in school admissions.
558
. For example, both groups of students called for their schools to employ more faculty members of color, an issue underscored by the fact that America’s public teaching force remains overwhelmingly white.
President Trump is madder than ever about the US-Mexico border. He’s in the midst of a purge of his Department of Homeland Security
559
Raising money used to be a behind-the-scenes part of politics. Now how much campaigns raise — and from whom — is a big part of the political message.
...
560
rigoureux, formel
stringent
561
rester à l'écart de qc
to steer clear from sth/sb
562
to brighten up
égayer
563
to be at each other’s throat
se disputer avec véhémence
564
to tear each other apart
se diviser l'un l'autre
565
entrepreneur
some who seizes business opportunities and applies innovative solutions to uncertain situations Generally speaking , an entrepreneur shows personal initiative, self reliance, risk-taking, competitiveness, drive, opportunistic behaviour, and the ability to learn from mistakes.
566
entrepreneur
As a society that encourages risk-taking , individualism and effort over social class, America confers a high social status on entrepreneurs. WASP values of hard work, wealth accumulation, confident self reliance and upward mobility are without doubt conductive to an entrepreunrial culture
567
entrepreneurship as a means to break out of poverty
Jerry Ross, CEO of Disneyland : "The way out of poverty is ownership. Let's teach people to own stuff"
568
entrepreneurs
The myth that entrepreneurs are inventors, gamblers, 'thinkers not doers' also unfairly minimises the actual amount of planning and hard work that goes into being a successful entrepreneur. Last but not least , the modern entrepreneur finally seems to be losing the image as an academic and social misfit which was the result of certain well-known entrepreneurs having started p successful businesses after dropping out of school or leaving a job.
569
beacon
phare
570
buzz word
mot à la mode
571
land of opportunity
To yearn for their children to....They hoped their children would be able to "work their way up, to climb up the social ladder and the poor immigrant who gets rich thanks to hard work and determination became a stock character in the US psyche.
572
land of opportunity
The Frontier tradition : xixth century America must have looked like a boundless continent of wide, open spaces, with plenty of natural resources and opportunities.
573
land opportunity
the Us is still a land of opportunity, even though the dream may become a nightmare.
574
Land of opportunity : Andrew Carnegie
He started at the bottom of the economic ladder and, through sheer work and determination, he managed to work his way out of poverty.
575
travailler pour sortir de la pauvre
to work his way out of poverty
576
assurer son ascension social
to work one's way up
577
Être en désaccord
To be at loggerheads
