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de travers, de guingois

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askew, aslant

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une mallette

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a briefcase

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une sacoche

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a satchel

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une valise

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a suitcase

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un sac à mains

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a handbag (UK) / a purse (US)

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se ressaisir, reprendre contenance

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to pull oneself together

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pas la moindre idée

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no idea whatsoever

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chaudière

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boiler

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le réseau de distribution électrique

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the grid

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cadre législatif

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policy framework

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à l’inverse, réciproquement

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conversely

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divers, multiples

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manifold

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robinet

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tap

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profiter de, tirer profit de, exploiter, recourir à

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to tap (into)

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avoir son mot à dire

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to have a say in

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répercussion, effet domino

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knock-on effect

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prôner qqch sans prendre aucune mesure concrète (paroles en l’air)

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to pay lip-service to stg

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à l’aube de/ point de transition

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to be on the cusp of

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parti irlandais

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Sinn Féin

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parjure

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to commit perjury (to lie under oath)

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s’accélérer, prendre de l’ampleur

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to gather momentum

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ne pas se faire attendre

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not be long in coming

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se faire attendre

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to keep (people) waiting

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éveiller l’attention

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to arouse so’s attention/interest

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réaction peu enthousiaste
tepid reaction
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du vent, des paroles en l'air
hot air
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répondre sèchement
to snap
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bafouiller
to mumble
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bégayer
to stammer, to stutter
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s'incliner (pour saluer)/ incliner la tête
to bow
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contempler
to gaze at
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à condition que
provided that
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ronfler
to snore
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résulter de, faire suite à
to arise from
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susciter (émotions plutôt violentes)
to rouse
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du gravier, des gravillons
gravel
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dont deux/aucun/certains
two/none/some of whom
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être à l'ordre du jour
to be on the agenda
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l'économie parallèle
the black economy
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coûter les yeux de la tête
to cost the earth
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acheter qqch pour une bouchée de pain
to buy stg for a song
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avoir de l'argent à ne savoir qu'en faire
to have money to burn
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24h sur 24
round the clock
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l'argent ne fait pas le bonheur
money can't buy happiness
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quand on veut on peut
when there's a will there's a way
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c'est la goute d'eau qui fait déborder le vase
it is the last straw (that broke the camel's back)
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une paille
a straw
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l'argent ne tombe pas du ciel
money doesn't grow on trees
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venons-en aux choses sérieuses
Let's get down to brass tacks
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il nous mène à la baguette
he keeps bossing us around
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gagner du temps
buy time
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ce n'est pourtant pas sorcier
it's not rocket science
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piquer une crise
to blow a fuse
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machinalement, mécaniquement
mechanically
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juger, considérer (comme)
to deem (as)
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se retirer d'un accord
to pull out from an agreement
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fervent, loyal
staunch
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la ligne dure d'un parti
the hard-liners
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façonner/ imiter, contrefaire --> une contrefaçon
to forge --> forgery
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livrer un combat perdu d'avance
to fight a losing battle
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gouverneur Californie
Jerry Brown (deux mandats dans les 70's; deux mandats depuis 2010)
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céder aux caprices de; céder à
to pander to
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supposition, hypothèse
assumption
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parlement sans majorité
hung parliament
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transition
shift, transition
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énergie
energy, power
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une bouilloire
a kettle
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théière
teapot
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produire (énergie)
to produce, to generate
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faire pencher la balance
to tilt the scales
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perturbateur
disruptive
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colonne vertébrale
backbone, spine
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la direction
management
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réduire de moitié, diviser en deux
to halve

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