pull

Mr President, political life in Burma is like its natural vegetation: it is a jungle, a jungle of power and corruption in which the same people have been pulling the strings since 1962.
Monsieur le Président, la vie politique en Birmanie est à l'image de sa végétation naturelle, à savoir une jungle, une jungle de pouvoir et de corruption dans laquelle les mêmes personnes tirent les ficelles depuis 1962.
I have been pulling away.
Je l'ai rejeté.
So, if you have been supporting the anti-smoking movement, you have been pulling the rug out from under your own feet.
Donc, si vous soutenez le mouvement anti-tabac, vous vous coupez vous-mêmes l'herbe sous le pied (sans oublier que cela vous fait croire des mensonges).
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