abaisser

Si nous laissons s'estomper ces distinctions et si nous abandonnons les principes fondamentaux du droit, alors nous nous abaisserons au niveau des criminels, même si nous prétendons être en quête de justice.
If we allow these distinctions to be blurred and if we abandon the basic principles of law, then we will descend to the level of perpetrators, even while purporting to seek justice.
Mais je voudrais toutefois ajouter que si le paquet n'est pas suffisamment bien ficelé, nous ne nous abaisserons pas à transformer le Conseil en un souk où tout le monde lutte pour un siège ou l'autre.
However, I have to tell you that if this package is not sufficiently solid we are not prepared to go through the tiresome spectacle of watching the Council turn into some kind of souk in which everyone is squabbling over one headquarter or another.
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