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| Question | Answer |
| la conférence de presse | press conference |
| empiéter sur | to encroach upon |
| le dénouement | the outcome |
| hormis/sauf | except for |
| A l'instar | like/just as |
| poursuivre qqn en justice | to sue somebody |
| la loi sur la protection de la vie privée | privacy law |
| mettre tout le monde dans le mEme sac | to group everyone together |
| une cOte de credit | triple AAA rating |
| reculer sur qqn | to back pedal on sthg |
| autant que | as much as |
| Etre lettré | to be well read/educated |
| secouer | to shake |
| un court/tribunal | court |
| L'OAS - organisation de l'armée secrEte | group opposed to Algerian indepedence |
| bel et bien | well and truly |
| Etre sidéré | to be flabbergasted |
| la dissimulation | concealment |
| la gestion | management |
| l'essor de ... | the rise of... |
| adosser | to back/to support |
| organisation internationale de la francophonie (OIF) | L'OIF |
| mettre l'accent sur | emphasize/highlight |
| mettre en ligne | to put on the internet |
| prendre l'avance | to get ahead |
| promulguer | to proclaim/make real |
| voir le jour | to see the day/ become reality |
| la filiale | an associate |
| le controverse porte sur | the argument involves |
| tirer la sonnette d'alarme | to trigger the alarm bells |
| affligeant | pathetic/distressing |
| les poucraves | people who talk to the police/ grasses |
| se gAter | to change for the worst |
| une bouée de sauvetage | life line |
| faire un tabac | to be a big hit |
| abandonner | to scrap/to abandon |
| Engagement 31 | Hollandes manifesto for gay marriage |
| PMA la procréation médicalement assistée | artificial insemination |
| rétropédalage | turn-around/back pedalling |
| l'Hemicycle | semi circle formation of national assembly |
| le GPA la gestion pour autrui | surrogacy |
| le PACS pacte civile de solidarité | marriage (for homosexuals) civil marriage |
| Etre censé | to be supposed to |
| le piratage téléphonique | telephone hacking |
| un compte facebook/twitter | facebook/twitter account |
| les cyber-délinquants les hackers | hackers |
| dérober | to steal/hide/conceal |
| Etre la porte d'entrée sur.... | to be the gateway for... |
| le porte parole | spokesperson |
| le parti travailliste | labour party |
| l'aile gauche/droite | left/right wing |
| un people/á sensation | tabloid/popular |
| tout comme/ ainsi que | as well as |
| du milieu environnant | the standard/norm |
| la situation se complique | the situation is getting complicated |
| quoi qu'il en soit | be that as it may |
| rentable | profitable |
| le concurrent | competitor |
| dEs que | as soon as |
| fermer ses portes | to close down |
| minutieusement/ á fond | thoroughly |
| le blocage de la diffusion | stoppage of the leak |
| préconception/ stéréotype | cliché |
| le remaniement | government reshuffle |
| la démission | resignation |
| combler le fossé | to fill the gap |
| le prolétariat | working classes |
| en attendant | meanwhile |
| se plonger dans qqch | to immerse oneself in |
| attendre avec impatience | to look forward to |
| veiller sur qqn | to look after someone |
| á tour de bras | non-stop |
| etre mis á mort | to be put to death |
| avoir la grosse tEte | to be big headed |
| donner sa langue au chat | to give up |
| passer sous le nez | by the skin of one's teeth |
| se laisser griser | to go to one's head |
| á la hAte | hurriedly |
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