27/09/13 Flashcards

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Être critiqué

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To be lambasted

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À toute chose malheur est bon

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Every cloud has a silver lining

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Être fier de

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To pride someone on doing something

To take pride in something

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De l’alcool frelaté

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Adulterated drinks

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Dix livres

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A tenner

Bucks US

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Je ne peux pas acheter ce livre car il est trop cher

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It´s too expensive a book for me to buy

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Les boissons sont trop chères pour les pauvres

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Drinks come at a too high price for the poor

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C’est une remarque si drôle

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It is such a funny remark

It is so funny a remark

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L’industrie de l’alcool

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Drinks industry

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To line one’s pockets

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Se remplir les poches

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Remplir les caisses

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To fill the coffers

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À tous les niveaux

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Across the board

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Vivre avec des moyens limités

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To live on a budget

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A Hillary Clinton quote

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It is 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling

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Le copinage

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Cronysm

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Élargir le champ de vision

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To widen the scope

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N’est-ce pas beaucoup de bruit pour pas grand chose ?

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What´s all the fuss ?