Jones ch4,5,6,7 Flashcards

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D’autant plus

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All the more

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Sondage

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Poll

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Parlement sans majorité

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Hung parliament

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Ancien

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Former

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Condamné

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Convicted

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Trafic de drogue

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Drug trafficking

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Sensible

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Sensitive

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L’attrait du neuf

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Attraction of the new

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Avoir du bon sens

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To be sensible

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Vivre moins bien que

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To live less well-off

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Homologue

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Counterpart

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Coût de la vie

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Cost of living

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Le moins doué

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The less gifted

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Ouvrir une crise

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Open a crisis

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Au sein de

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Inside

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Une question double

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A double-barrelled question

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J’estime

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I take the view that

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N’a pas autant de chances

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Is not so likely / is not as likely as

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Profiter de

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To make the most of something

To take full advantage of

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Les insecticides à large spectre

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Broad-spectrum pesticides

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Un morceau de sucre

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A lamp of sugar

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Prestigieux

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Prestigious

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Grands magasins

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Department store

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Déposer son bilan

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To file bankruptcy

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Le taux de TVA
Rate of VAT
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Briser
To shatter
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L’avion civil le plus rapide du monde
Fastest-flying civilian plane in the world
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Malvoyants
Visually-handicapped
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Impuissance
Powerlessness
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Face
In front of
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Considérer / estimer
To deem
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L’évasion
Escape
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Caserne de l’armée
Army barracks
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Renforcer
To strengthen
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En période de guerre
In time of war
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Les plus démunis
The most destitute
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Ratifier
To ratify
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Envisager
To consider
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Des œufs datés
Day-stamped eggs
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Édulcorées
Watered
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Supporter les conséquences
To bear the brunt
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Se produire
To take place
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La plus grande victoire
The most resounding victory
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Décrétée
Declared
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Un avenir plus prospère
A wealthier future
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Considéré comme
Regarded as
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Théâtre de l’absurde
Théâtre of the absurd
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Dont une partie reste
Some of which is left over
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Tiers-monde
Third World
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Ils n’ont pratiquement rien obtenu
The have hardly/barely/scarcely received anything
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Beaucoup moins
Far/ a lot fewer
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Bien que
Although
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Bouleverser
To shatter
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Ni, ni
Neither, nor
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Je considère
I deem
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Mis en présence
To be placed face to face
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Censure
Censorship
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Ils s’équipent
They equip themselves / fit their houses
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Antennes paraboliques
Dish aerials/ antennae
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Convois humanitaires
Humanitarian aid / convoys
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Milices serbes
Serb militia men
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Reste-t-il un espoir de ...?
Is there still any hope of
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Désamorcer
Defusing
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Impasse
Deadlock
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Déstabiliser
To Destabilize
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Coup d’état
Coup / putsch
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En majorité
Predominantly
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Antisemitisme
Anti-semitism
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Je n’ai aucune confiance
I have no confidence
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Depuis 25 ans
Over/in the last /past 25 years
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Cabinet fantôme
Shadow cabinet
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En appuyant
By endorsing
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Députes socialistes
Labour MPs
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Faire savoir
To Signal
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Mettre fin
To put an end to
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Gouverner
Running the country
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Ouvriers syndiqués
Unionized workers
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Francophone
French-speaking
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Purification ethnique
Ethnic cleansing
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Dans quelques pays que ce soit
In any country whatsoever
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Pour parler nettement
In round terms
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Les grecs importent 3 fois plus que marchandises du monde extérieur qu’ils ne réussissent à en vendre
The Greeks buy three times as many goods from the outside world as they manage to sell to it.
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Prétendre / débattre
To argue
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Ne feraient qu’aggraver la situation
Would only make matters worse
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Hommes au congrès
Congressmen
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Obstructionnistes
Filibusters
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Le pétrolier
The oil tanker
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Il s’est échoué au large
He ran aground off
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Il a rejeté deux fois plus de pétrole que ...
He spilt twice as much oil as ...
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Si l’on en croit les statistiques de la police
If police figures are anything to go by
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Cambriolage
Burglaries
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En plein jour
In full day light
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L’assassinât
The assassination
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Mécontenter
To displease
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Entrer de force dans
To force your way into
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Un effort désespéré
A desperate attempt
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Fuir
To flee
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Obtenir réparation auprès des pollueurs
To get compensation from the polluting industries
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CHU Londoniens
London teaching hospitals
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Quitter
To opt out of something
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Service de santé national
NHS
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Trusts autonomes
Self-governing trusts
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Le douanier
The Customs Officer
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La diversité biologique
Biodiversity
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Faire respecter les règles
To have the rules respected
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Libre concurrence
Fair competition
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Ils ont tendance à croire que
They are prone to think that
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Subversif
Subversive
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L’important c’est de vous faire participer
We want to see you taking part
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Porte-parole
Spokeswoman
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Maillots
Team vests
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Les savants
Scientists
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S’engager
To commit oneself
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Davantage
Further
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J’ai entendu dire que
I have heard it said that
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La commission a l’énergie atomique britannique
The Atomic Energy Authority
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Payer
To pay out
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Dommages et intérêts
Compensation / in damages
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Ils Devraient
They ought to
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Victimes du sang contaminé
Victims of contaminated blood transfusions
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Façonner
To shape
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Politique étrangère
Foreign policy
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Cercueil
A coffin
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Prendre ses responsabilités
To face your responsibilities
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Mettre fin à
To put an end to
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En avoir assez
To be sick and tired of
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L’immobilisme
Dead-lock
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Représentants
Representatives
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Engrais
Fertilizers
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Rendements importants
Increased yields
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Surplus
Surpluses
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Poursuivre
To pursue
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Politique humanitaire utopique
Utopian policy
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Essayer de trouver une vraie solution
Try and find a true solution
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Les chemins de fer britanniques
British Rails
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Envisager
To consider
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Une somme forfaitaire de 3 livres
A £3 flat rate fare
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Subsidiarité
Subsidiarity
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Discours
Speeches
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Propice à
Conductive to
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Une reprise économique
An economic recovery
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A clairement dit
Made it clear
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Sombrer
To sink into
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Anarchie
Anarchy
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Dénuement
Destitution / extreme poverty
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Former une coalition avec
To enter into a coalition with
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Comme on s’y attendait
As it was expected to
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Assurément
Very much so
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Les censeurs
Censors
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Les sujets litigieux
Contentious topics
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Vise à
Aims at
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Les espèces en voie de disparition
The species threatened with extinction
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Anoblir
To knight
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Porter le titre
To carry the tittle
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Baronne
Baroness
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Une fois de plus
Once more
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En proie aux violences ethniques
A prey to ethnic violence
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Quiconque
Whoever
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Circuler à découvert
To move around in the open
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Être tué par des tireurs embusqués
To be shot dead by snipers
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Otages
Hostages
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Être retenu
To be held
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Relâcher
To set free
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Il n’y a pas un seul californien
Not one Californian but
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Écourter son voyage
To cut short your journey
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Préoccupantes
Worrying
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Dévoiler
To unveil
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Un ministre
A secretary
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Faire de la politique
To go into politics
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Protester avec véhémence
To protest angrily
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Être prêt à reprendre la guerre
To be set to resume the war
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Quel que soit ...
Whatever .... may/might be
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Faciliter
To ease
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La violence raciale aveugle des émeutiers
Rioters’ blind racial violence
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Terrifiantes
Terrifying
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Attaquer quelqu’un
To savage someone
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Être abattu
To be destroyed
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Auteur dramatique
A playwright
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La débutante malgré elle
The reluctant debutante
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Donner son vote
To cast your vote
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Grands centres commerciaux
Malls
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Agents de sécurité
Security guards
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Parkings souterrains
Underground car parks
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Points de désaccord
Points of desagreement
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Alerte à la bombe
Bomb scare
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Boucler tout un quartier
To cordon off a whole district
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Être pleuré
To be mourned
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Soutenir
To Prop up
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Centres de rééducation
Rehabilitation centers
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Envie de changer
Motivation to reform
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Terrains de manœuvre
Drill grounds
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Déchiré
To be torn apart
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Attentat
Bomb attack
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Aucune victime
No casualties