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tout de suite

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right away, immediately

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se trouver en train de..

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to happen to..

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s’avérer cher

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to prove to be expensive
to prove expensive
to turn out to be expensive

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rarement

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rarely, seldom

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risquer de perdre qqch

avoir des chances de gagner qqch

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to stand to lose

to stand to win

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avancer une idée

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to suggest / tu put forward an idea

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gérer

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to manage

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gêner

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to bother, to trouble, to hamper

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dépasser les attentes

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to surpass expectations

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dépasser une limite, outrepasser

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to overstep

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dépasser un budget

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to exceed a budget

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dépasser/doubler, submerger

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to overtake

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jusqu’à présent

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so far, up until now

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majorité absolue

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overall majority

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global/général/d’ensemble

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overall

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proposer une idée

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to come up with an idea

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en revanche

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by contrast

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exagérer

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to overstate

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un euphémisme, une sous-estimation

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an understatement

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en finir avec

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to get over with

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se débarrasser de

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to get rid of

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rétorquer

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to retort

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être synonyme de

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to be synonymous with

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dans la mesure où / pour autant que

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parer/repousser/tenir à l'écart (une menace)
to ward off (a threat)
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agacer
to annoy, rile, irritate
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faire sa part
to do one's share / bit
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tout à coup
suddenly, all of a sudden
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primordial | d'une importance capitale
paramount | of paramount importance
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éternel
perennial, ever-lasting
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quand à lui
for his part / as for him
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douter de qqch émettre des doutes sur avoir des doutes sur
to doubt Ø sth to cast doubt on to have doubts about
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réfléchir à, s'interroger sur
to ponder sth / to ponder over sth
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reprocher à qqn de
to reproach sb for (+ing)
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être inquiet/préoccupé au sujet de qqch | être concerné/intéressé
to be concerned about sth | to be concerned with sth
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bénéficier à qqn
to benefit Ø sb
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tenir ses promesses
to hold promises
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se résumer à
to come down to
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occuper le devant de la scène
to take centre stage
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jeter un regard
to cast a glance at
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attiré par
attracted to
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atténuer
to mitigate, to alleviate
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valoir
to be worth
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il en va de même pour
the same | applies to / holds true for / goes for
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il ferait bien de
he would do well to
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s'en remettre à
to leave it up to / to rely on
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s'en déférer à
to defer to
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avoir vécu / connu qqch
to have enjoyed / experienced / been through / lived through / undergone sth
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quoique / bien que
although, albeit, even though ...
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fermer les yeux sur
to condone sth
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se mettre à la place de qqn
to put oneself in the shoes of
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à condition que
on condition that Ø provided that with the proviso that
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prendre exemple sur
to model oneself on
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répandu
rife, wide-spead
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être en proie à
to be rife with
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aller de ... à ...
to range from .. to ..
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condamner (projet) | condamner (personne)
to doom | to sentence
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peser sur
to weigh on