2ème page Flashcards

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réclamer des dommages et intérêts

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to claim damages

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2
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sévir contre

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to clamp down/to crack down on

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3
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changer de comportement

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to clean up one’s act

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4
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énigme/problème insoluble

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a conundrum

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5
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la crise du crédit

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the credit crunch

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6
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des réductions

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cutbacks

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7
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donner carte blanche

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to give carte blanche/a free hand

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franchir les obstacles

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to clear the hurdles, to overcome obstacles

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9
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sujet à controverse

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controversial, contentious

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10
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redoutable

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daunting

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11
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une date limite

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deadline

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12
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une impasse

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a deadlock

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13
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sortir de l’impasse

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to break to deadlock/stalemate

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14
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désamorcer la crise

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to defuse the crisis

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15
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des réserves qui s’amenuisent

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depleted stocks

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16
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dissuader

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to deter from doing

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17
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un effet dissuasif sur

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a deterrent to

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18
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appareil/gadget

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a device

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minimiser l’importance

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to downplay the significance of

20
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réduire les effectifs

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to downsize the workforce

21
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un avant-projet

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a draft

22
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invétéré (chez qui l’habitude est ancrée)

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dyed-in-the-wool

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acharné/extrémiste

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die-hard

24
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une croyance bien ancrée

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a deep-roated belief

25
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les oiseaux de mauvais augure / prophètes de malheur

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doomsday prophets

26
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destiné à

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earmarked for

27
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décongestionner la ville

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to ease congestion in the city

28
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entrer en vigueur

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to come into effect

29
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mettre en danger

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to jeopadize/endanger

30
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rentrer dans ses frais

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to break even

31
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aggraver

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to exacerbate

32
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le moindre des 2 maux

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the lesser of two evils

33
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se lancer dans une aventure

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to embark upon an adventure

34
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les énconomies chancelantes

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faltering economies

35
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les gros richards

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fat cats

36
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le bouc émissaire

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scapegoat

37
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éviter la défaite

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to fend off/ to stave off defeat

38
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faire ses choux gras de/ s’en donner à coeur joie

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to have a field day

39
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produit phare

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a flagship product

40
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critisicim

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flask

41
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se faire violemment critiqué

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to take a lot of flak

42
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éclater

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to flare up

43
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des émeutes ont éclatés

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riots flared up

44
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déjouer une tentative

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to foil an attemp

45
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faire de même

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to follow suit.