to take the heat out of

Mr President, Mr Frattini, Mr Clarke, we tried to take the heat out of the debate, but doing so was extremely difficult.
- Monsieur le Président, Monsieur le Commissaire, Monsieur le Président en exercice du Conseil, nous avons tenté de dépassionner le débat, mais cela fut extrêmement difficile.
We hear of some cases of completely irresponsible behaviour: of arms being exported to crisis regions causing conflicts to escalate, instead of arms exports being reduced or stopped, which would help to take the heat out of these conflicts.
Il se passe, dans ce domaine, des choses totalement irresponsables. Des armes sont exportées dans des régions en crise de sorte que les conflits y sont entretenus au lieu d'être apaisés par une réduction ou une suspension des livraisons d'armes.
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