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The day Tony Blair gave evidence to the Iraq war inquiry (ITN news, 01.10) Iraq Inquiry Attorney General Lord Goldmsith Verdict on Blair by The Human Lie Detector - congruence : conformité Weapons inspection : the right questions to ask the former prime minister (The Economist, 01.10) - probe : enquête - spook : barbouze - overstate : exagérer - a string : un chapelet - dubiously : d'une manière discutable - petty : mesquin - unravelling : démaillage - allay : dissiper, calmer Former MI5 chief delivers damning verdict on Iraq invasion (07.10 The Guardian) - to damn : condamner - to toople : renverser - it is arguably : on peut soutenir que, c'est sans doute - JIC - infamous : tristement célèbre, infâme - to dismiss a claim : rejeter une affirmation - foolhardy : téméraire, imprudent - to argue : argumenter

After three decades of economic progress but political paralysis, change is in the air, says Max Rodenbeck - to cringe : avoir un mouvement de recul - bemoan : déplorer - sleek : élégant - bland : fade - tout : rabatteur - pinstripe : rayures très fines - staple : produit de base - ailing : souffrant - to inure to : s'immuniser contre - grim : sombre - cumbersome : encombrant - out of kilter : détraqué - to squabble : se chamailler - to idle : tourner au ralenti - wrenching : déchirant - rigmarole : comédie - brittle : fragile

Tuna is one of the world's favourite fish. It provides a critical part of the diet of millions of people across the globe. It is also the core of the luxury sashimi markets. The five main commercially harvested tuna are: skipjack, yellowfin, bigeye, albacore and bluefin. Taxonomy - skipjack : bonite à ventre rayée/listan/listao (tropical) - yellowfin : thon jaune, albacore (tropical) - bigeye : thon obèse, patudo (tropical) - albacore : thon blanc, germon - bluefin : thon rouge Overfishing to wipe out bluefin tuna in 3 years: WWF (Reuters,14.03.09) - spotter plane : avion d'observation - rife : répandu - strait : détroit Critically Endangered bluefin tuna receives no reprieve from CITES(Mongabay, 18.03.10) - reprieve : grâce, sursis - strident : strident, ardent The Atlantic Bluefin tuna debate. economist.com/video

Fifa should think again about new technology in the wake of the farce in Bloemfontein - FA cup : championnat anglais - get your wires crossed : ne pas se comprendre - glaringly : manifestement - disreput : déshonneur, discrédit - overturn, renverser, infirmer