wheeling and dealing

Surely humanity cannot be reduced to the level of political wheeling and dealing.
Il est certain que l'humanité ne peut être réduite au niveau des combines politiques.
We must serve the interests of future generations, and not think only of contemporary political wheeling and dealing, elections and referendums.
Nous devons servir les intérêts des générations futures et ne pas penser qu’aux combines politiques contemporaines, aux élections et aux référendums.
According to the Commission's report, more than ECU 1.1 billion of the Community budget went missing last year as a result of dishonest wheeling and dealing.
Selon le rapport de la Commission, plus de 1, 1 milliards d'écus du budget communautaire ont été perdus l'an dernier à cause d'activités frauduleuses.
If I'm not here, just keep wheeling and dealing.
Si je ne suis plus là... faites tourner la roulette.
What does she have if you're... running around all day wheeling and dealing, and all she does is make coffee and clean up?
T'es toute la journée à t'occuper de tes affaires. Elle ne fait rien d'autre que le café, le ménage.
The Commission's decisions have been nothing but political wheeling and dealing between big States and have no basis in any kind of scientific logic.
Les décisions de la Commission ont fait l'objet d'une simple négociation entre les grands États et ne se fondent sur aucune rationalité technique.
What does she have if you're running around all day, wheeling and dealing, and all she does is make coffee and clean up?
T'es toute la journée à t'occuper de tes affaires. Elle ne fait rien d'autre que le café, le ménage.
I uncovered some shady wheeling and dealing by a manager who was quickly removed (later I will use these experiences in my novel Le cantique des cantines).
Je découvre quelques magouilles et autres trafics d’un gérant qui ira se faire voir ailleurs assez rapidement (Plus tard, j’évoquerai ces expériences dans mon roman Le cantique des cantines).
For example, there is the issue of long and wild nights at the European Councils. In the midst of all this wheeling and dealing, do Heads of Government still consider the financial implications?
Il est ainsi question des longues nuits agitées des Conseils européens. Lors de leurs négociations, les chefs de gouvernement gardent-ils à l' esprit les conséquences financières de leurs décisions ?
Two local reporters investigated the mayor's wheeling and dealing.
Deux journalistes locaux ont enquêté sur les magouilles du maire.
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