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“tordre le cou” in English
10 examplesIl faut tordre le cou à cette idée.
This idea needs to be put paid to.
Ceci dit, je voudrais néanmoins tordre le cou à certains préjugés.
Having said that, I would like very briefly to eliminate a few prejudices.
Était-il nécessaire de tordre le cou aux investissements publics pour soutenir l' euro ?
Did public investment have to be throttled in order to support the euro?
Il nous faudra, dans nos pays, dans nos circonscriptions, tordre le cou à certaines idées reçues.
In our countries and our constituencies we must lay to rest certain accepted ideas.
Permettez-moi, dans les dernières minutes dont je dispose, de tordre le cou à quelques-uns des mythes qui se sont développés.
Let me just, in the final minutes I have got, kill off a few of the myths which have grown up.
Je crois que le moment est venu de tordre le cou à certains mythes que les protectionnistes répandent au sujet de cette proposition.
I think now is the time to kill off some of the myths that the protectionists are spreading about this particular proposal.
Il dirait qu'il faut tordre le cou aux dogmes libéraux, à la vieille théorie selon laquelle en développant le commerce, on crée des richesses.
It would say that we should kill off liberal dogmas, as well as the old theory which says that wealth is created by developing trade.
À ce titre, le rapport de notre collègue, M. Khanbhai, me donne l'occasion de tordre le cou à une idée trop souvent répandue et qui me semble erronée : l'Union européenne serait fermée aux exportations provenant des pays les plus pauvres de la planète.
In this respect, Mr Kanbhai's report gives me the opportunity to put paid to a rumour which is all too often spread about and which I consider to be erroneous, namely that the European Union is closed to exports coming from the world's poorest countries.
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