16/09/13

Question 0

des poids lourds

Answer 0

heavyweights

Question 1

attirer la clientèle

Answer 1

to drum up consumers

Question 2

le destin

Answer 2

the fate

Question 3

le mouvement qui a déferlé sur le pays en juin

Answer 3

the movement that swept the country in June

Question 4

la fraude fiscale

Answer 4

tax fiddle

Question 5

truquer

Answer 5

to fiddle

Question 6

le Jugement Dernier

Answer 6

the day of reckoning

Question 7

passer en jugement

Answer 7

to stand trial

Question 8

des entreprises publiques

Answer 8

state-owned companies

Question 9

paralyser

Answer 9

to cripple

Question 10

prendre des mesures draconiennes contre

Answer 10

to crack down on

Question 11

c’est l’invention de

Answer 11

it is the brainchild of

Question 12

qui se rétrécit

Answer 12

shrivelling

Question 13

avoir quelqu’un dans le collimateur

Answer 13

to have somebody in one’s sights

Question 14

avoir des vues sur

Answer 14

to set one’s sights on

Question 15

placer la barre plus haut

Answer 15

to raise the ante

Question 16

des représailles

Answer 16

retailiations

Question 17

qui devrait aller chercher dans les 1 $

Answer 17

which should fetch around $1

Question 18

des prévisions de croissance

Answer 18

growth forecasts

Question 19

une perte de vitesse généralisée

Answer 19

a widespread loss of momentum

Question 20

se classer à la 29ème place

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to came in at 29th

Question 21

une chute brutale des cours de la bourse

Answer 21

a sharp drop in the stock market

Question 22

to have the final say

Answer 22

avoir le dernier mot

Question 23

représenter la majorité

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to make up the majority

Question 24

tourner autour du pot

Answer 24

to beat around the bush

Question 25

terrible, affreux, désespéré

Answer 25

dire

Question 26

louer, gratifier, féléiciter

Answer 26

to praise
(they are praised as)