| Term | Definition |
|---|
| voie | way |
| déposséder de | deprived, stripped of |
| essor | boom, rise |
| au profit de | in aid of, for the benefit of |
| exprimer | to express |
| par la suite | thereafter |
| redevable | beholden, indebted |
| accroisement | increase |
| selon | according to, depending on |
| mener | to lead to |
| désormais | from now on, henceforth |
| glisser | to slip |
| courbe | curve |
| mettre en valeur | to emphasize, highlight |
| émettre | to issue, broadcast, emit |
| tant | so, so much |
| assises | meetings, conferences |
| croissance | growth |
| loin | far |
| tout d'abord | first of all |
| enjeu | stake |
| jalon | milestone |
| témoigner | to testify that |
| en revanche | on the other hand |
| heurter | to clash, collide with |
| plutôt | rather |
| fournir | to provide, supply |
| disparition | disappearance |
| par ailleurs | in addition |
| échouer | to fail, fall short of |
| se tenir | to be held, take place |
| aboutir | to succeed; to lead to |
| voeu | vow, wish |
| seuil | threshold |
| il s'agit de | it is about |
| s'épanouir | to open up, blossom |
| échelle | scale |
| velléité | inclination |
| pousser | to push |
| grilles | grids, gates |
| combler | to fill in a gap |
| susciter | to arouse |
| dès l'abord | from the outset |
| tendre à faire | to tend to do something |
| réseau | network |
| noyau | kernel, stone, pit |
| noyau dur | hard core |
| autour de | around |
| pierre angulaire | cornerstone |
| dirigeant | leader |
| soigneusement | carefully |
| hors de | outside |
| recenser | to indentify, take a census of |
| parmi | among |
| certes | certainly; while, although |
| entraîner | to result in |
| au sein de | within |
| doté | endowed with |
| en vigeuer | in force, effect, |
| enraciner | to implant, root |
| rencontrer | to meet with, encounter |
| réduite | reduced |
| souci | worry, concern |
| farouchement | fiercely |
| à travers | through, by means of |
| dénommé | called |
| reposer | to be based on, rest on |
| dorénavant | now, from now on |
| revendiquer | to claim, demand |
| accueil | welcome, reception |
| recouvrir | to cover up, hide |
| faillite | bankruptcy |
| entamer | to start, begin, institute |
| pour autant | nevertheless, for all that |
| parachever | to complete, perfect |
| par dessus tout | above all |
| s'insérer | to fit, be inserted, comprised |
| légèrement | lightly |
| notamment | notably, particularly |
| d'ailleurs | then, besides, moreover |
| paru | published |
| mais là non plus | but again |
| se rapporter | to bear relation to, to relate to |
| au-delà | beyond |
| s'ériger | to stand out, set oneself up as |
| volonté | will |
| épars | scattered |
| survécu | survived |
| tutulle | guardianship, trusteeship |
| tandis que | while, whereas |
| mettre en place | to set up, establish |
| appuyé | supported, resting on |
| parenté | kinship, relation |
| liens | links |
| étroitement | closely |
| rattacher | to link, attach |
| mettre à jour | to update |
| aisément | easily |
| soubassement | bedrock, base |
| empêcher | to stop, prevent |
| échec | failure |
| nettement | clearly |
| morcellement | fragmentation |
| s'enorgueillir | to pride oneself, to boast |
| évanouissement | fading away, black out |
| apanage | prerogative |
| étroit | narrow |
| constater | to observe, notice |
| bond | jump, leap, bounce |
| en avant | ahead, in front, forward |
| apprehendre | to fear, worry; apprehend, grasp |
| ainsi | thus, so |
| à titre | for the reason of, as |
| surtout | above all, particularly, especially |
| s'éloigner | to move, go away from |
| menées | intrigues, machinations |
| mettre en commun | to pool (resources) |
| univoque | unambiguous, unequivocal |
| s'attacher | to strive, seek to |
| partout | everywhere |
| dissimuler | to hide, conceal |
| peu à voir | little to do |
| telle | such |
| cloisonner | to partition, divide |
| témoigner de | to show |
| contenu | contents |
| propre à | peculiar to, appropriate for |
| pourtant | yet, even, though |
| bilan | balance, outcome |
| champ | field |
| retenir | to retain, keep |
| aussitôt | immediately |
| lutte | conflict, struggle, fight |
| but | goal, aim, purpose |
| croître | to grow, increase |
| d'emblée | immediately, straight-away |
| prendre le pas sur | to overtake |
| guère | hardly, scarcely |
| basculer | to tip over, topple |
| afin | in order to |
| rédiger | to write up, to draft, to |
| entretenir | to keep alive, going; look after; foster, support, maintain |
| rouages | wheels, gears, clockwork |
| éclater | to burst, break, explode |
| canaliser | to channel |
| récapituler | to sum up |
| décrire | to describe; follow |
| plus en plus | more and more |
| pression | pressure |
| réunir | to bring together, unite, convene assemble |
| imprimer | to print, stamp |
| indifféremment | equally |
| viser | to aim at, for |
| tirer | to pull, draw; shoot |
| envisager | to consider; to plan, envision |
| quelconque | any, ordinary, second-rate |
| à l'envers | backwards, upside down, reverse |
| tenter | to attempt, to tempt |
| décennie | decade |
| bout | end, butt |
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