expressions idiomatiques Flashcards by Célia Nicod

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not really

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hardly

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les meilleurs garants de

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the best guarantors of

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n’échappe pas

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has not bucked

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une impasse

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a deadlock
a stalemate

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sick and tired

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weary and wary of

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céder à

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have yielded to

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se heurter à

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is up against

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remparts, obstacles

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bulmarks

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having more weight than

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outweighing

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un coup porté à la démocratie

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another blow to democracy

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être lourd de conséquences

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takes a heavy toll on

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all day long

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around the clock

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il n’y a pas de doutes

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there is no denying

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tournent le dos au

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are turning their backs on

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loin d’avoir l’effet escompté

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far from + ing

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arisen

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have sprung up

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que ce soit

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be it

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the same goes for

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this is also the case for

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laissant penser que

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suggesting that

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change is starting to come

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the tables are starting to turn

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il appartient à chacun de nous de …

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it is up to each and every one of us to

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to make sure

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see to it

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omniprésent

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all-pervasive

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d’autant plus

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all the more

effet d’entraînement

the mob effect

est incrusté au cœur même du tissu sociétal

woven itself into the very fabric of our societies

to cause

to foster, fuel

menacer

undermine, jeopardize, endanger, threaten

without realizing it

unknowingly

répondre à leurs besoins

cater to them

objectifs louables

laudable goals

une autre menace réside dans

yet another threat lies in