18/10/13 The Press Flashcards by Jean-Baptiste Beck

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Dans l’optique de

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With a view to + ing

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Le quartier général

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Headquaters

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Le loyer

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The rent

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Enthousiaste

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Keen

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Comme le montre

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As evidenced by

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Le tirage des journaux

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Circulation

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Un journal gratuit

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A freebie

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Peu intellectuel

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Lowbrow

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Intox, canular

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Hoax

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Endiguer

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To curb

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Un journal de référence

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A Newspaper of record

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Apparaître en couverture

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To hit the front page

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Prouver quelque chose à l’aide de

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To cite something as evidence

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Apporter publiquement son soutien à qqn

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To endorse somebody

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L’échiquier politique

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The political spectrum

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À une écrasante majorité

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Overwhelmingly

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Étouffer une affaire

Blanchir qqn

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Whitewash

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Douteux

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Spurious

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Abaisser le niveau

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To dumb down something

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Se laisser aller à

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To indudge in

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Ereinter

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To lambast

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Celui qui était alors

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The then

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Une ampoule

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A light bulb

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Borné, coupé du monde extérieur

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Insular

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Stupide

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Dumb

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Le rédacteur en chef

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The editor

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Un juste mileu

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A happy medium

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Pur et simple

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Downright

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Intervention réduite de l’Etat

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Small government

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L’emporter sur

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To prevail over