ballon d'essai

Pour la présidence danoise, ce sommet mondial constituera le premier événement international important et un ballon d'essai.
For Denmark, the world summit will be the first big international event of its EU Presidency and also a test of that presidency.
La procédure de coordination proposée ici est un ballon d'essai.
The co-ordination procedure proposed here is an experimental move.
Je lance un ballon d'essai.
Let me run this up the flag pole.
Lancer un ballon d'essai.
Put some feelers out.
Burke lançait un ballon d'essai ? Et les deux beaux gosses ?
What about pretty and prettier?
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