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prompt sb to do sth
amener, inciter qqn à faire qqch
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think up / dream up
imaginer
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grounds
raisons
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motiveless
gratuit
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overriding cause
cause dominante
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with good cause
à juste titre
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without good cause
sans motif valable
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poor reason
piètre raison
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compelling, far-fetched, likely, sound, valid reason
raison indiscutable, peu plausible, probable, solide, valable
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cause and effect relationship
rapport de cause à effet
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there is no cause for
il n’y a pas lieu de
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stem from
être la conséquence de
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the impact on
l’incidence sur
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owing to
en raison de
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hence
d’où
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bewildering, confusing, far-reaching, harmful, damaging, reverse outcome
conséquence déconcertante, déroutante, considérable, nocive, préjudiciable, contraire
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bring about / bring on, jeopardize, offset, counter, cushion, mitigate / soften an effect
produire, compromettre, compenser, neutraliser, amortir, atténuer un effet
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misconstrue
mal interpréter
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contemplate, calculate, abide by, cope with, ignore the consequences
envisager, évaluer, assumer, faire face, ne pas tenir des compte des conséquences
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slight impact
léger impact
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the upshot was that
en un mot, il en résulté que
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push the door open
poussez la porte pour l’ouvrir
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manage to do sth / contrive to do sth, contrivance
trouver le moyen de faire qqch, manigance
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devise sth, device
manigancer qqch, ruse
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makeshift
de fortune
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politic
judicieux
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scheme, design
dessein, projet
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resort to sth
avoir recours à qqch
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trump card
atout
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frame-up
coup monté
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think ahead / look ahead
prévoir
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cope (with)
faire face à
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leave him ti his own devices
laisse-le se débrouiller tout seul
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are there any means of doing it
y-t-il des moyens de le faire
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possibly
éventuellement
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practicable / workable / attainable
réalisable / accessible
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passable
praticable
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look into, miss, overlook, rule out, discount a possibility
examiner, laisser passer, exclure, écarter une éventualité
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feasibility study
étude de faisabilité
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unattainable
inaccessible
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there is no such word as “can’t”
impossible n’est pas français
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nobody can be expected to do the impossible
à l’impossible nul n’est tenu
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he may / might be charming with you
il se peut qu’il soit charmant avec vous
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she’s not likely to agree
il est peu probable qu’elle soit d’accord
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in the unlikely event of
dans le cas peu probable où
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in all probability / likehood, we’ll clinch the deal // the chances are that we’ll clinch the deal
selon toute probabilité, nous conclurons l’affaire
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she has an odds-on chance of getting the post
elle a de fortes chances d’obtenir le poste
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chance
hasard, fortuit
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chance to do sth
faire qqch par hasard
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chance upon, come across th / sb
trouver qqch, rencontrer qqch / qqn par hasard
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haphazard, haphazardly
fait au hasard, au petit bonheur
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draw lots
tirer au sort
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auspicious, ominous
de bon, mauvais augure
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opportunity
occasion
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fluke
coup de chance
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lucky break
coup de veine
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remote, poor, slight, slim, fair / sporting, fighting / good chance of
infime, maigre, petite, assez bonne, bonne chance de
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unexpected, even, outside chance of
chance inespérée, sur deux, infime de
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unique / only chance
seule et unique chance
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chance meeting
rencontre fortuite
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chance acquaintance
personne rencontrée par hasard
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fortunate / lucky, great, heaven-sent, priceless opportunity
occasion heureuse, formidable, providentielle, inestimable
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unforseen, unrivalled opportunity
occasion imprévue, incomparable
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afford, snap up / grab / jump at an opportunity
fournir, sauter sur une occasion
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let slip / pass up, throw away
laisser échapper, gâcher une occasion
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avail oneself of / benefit from, make the most of / take advantage of an opportunity
profiter, tirer profit d’une occasion
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opportunity cropped up / opened up
occasion se présenta
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that’s just my luck
c’est bien ma veine
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luck rain out
chance a tourné
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you never know you luck
on ne sait jamais ce qui peut arriver
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it’s the luck of the draw
c’est une question de chance
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i’m down on my luck
je suis dans une mauvaise passe
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piece of bad luck
hasard malheureux
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as luck would have it
comme par hasard
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i stumbled (up)on him at the sation
je suis tombée sur lui par hasard à la gare
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fortunes of life / life’s ups and downs
hasards de la vie
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provide a window of opportunity for sb to do sth
fournir un créneau à qqn pour faire qqch
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she has blown her chances
elle a fichu ses chances à l’air
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this is your big chance / now’s your chance
c’est l’occasion ou jamais
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the odds are in your favor, against you
la chance est, n’est pas de ton côté
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I rang her up on the off-chance
je lui ai téléphoné à tout hasard
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custom
coutume
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foresee
prévoir
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commonplace
commun / lieu commun
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humdrum
routinier / monotone
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out-of-the-ordinary
insolite
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lasting habit
habitude durable
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in the foreseeable future
dans un avenir prévisible
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she was wont to work hard
elle avait coutume de travailler dur
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she rang her children, as was her wont
elle a téléphoné à ses enfants, comme de coutume
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the unexpected always happens
c’est toujours ce à quoi l’on s’attend le moins qui arrive
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require / demand sth of sb, requirement
exiger qqch de qqn, exigence préalable
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carry out one’s obligations
s’acquitter de
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assume / discharge one’s obligations
assumer
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honour / shoulder / face one’s obligations
honorer
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shirk one’s obligations
se dérober à
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duty of confidentiality
devoir de réserve
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legal requirement
obligation légale
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do one’s civic duty
accomplir son devoir de citoyen
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do sth out of (a sens of) duty
faire qqch par (sens du) devoir
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