3ème page Flashcards

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payer l’addition

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to foot the bill/ pick up the tab

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échouer

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to founder/ flounder/to fail

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3
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alimenter les rumeurs à propos

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to fuel rumours of

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4
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imperfect

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flawded

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5
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obtenir le feu vert

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to be given the green light/ to go-ahead

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6
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changer les règles du jeu

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to move the goalposts

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être à la hauteur

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to deliver the goods

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8
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la base d’un parti

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the grassroots=the rank and file

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9
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devenir écolo

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to go green

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10
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échouer

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to come to grief

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11
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s’attaquer

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to come to grips with

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12
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entraver/freiner

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to hamper/ to hinder

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13
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saluer

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to hail

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14
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causer des ravages

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to wreak havoc on/play havoc with

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15
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devenir critique

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to come to a head

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16
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courir droit au désastre

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to head for disaster

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17
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traîner les pieds

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to drag one’s heels

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18
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présenter

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to heral

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19
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être le plus durement touché

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to be the hardest-hit

20
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un problème technique

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a technical hitch

21
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l’agitation

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the hoop la

22
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du bla bla

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hot air

23
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un foyer d’intolérance

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a hotbed of intolerance

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sujet brûlant

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a hot potato

25
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être sur la sellette (être exposé à la critique)

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to be in the hot seat

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le battage :Publicité excessive, tapageuse, en faveur de quelqu’un, quelque chose : Faire du battage autour d’un film.

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hype

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battage médiatique

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media hype

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faire un battage énorme autour de

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to hype sth up

29
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déclencher

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to ignite

30
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entraver

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to impede

31
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porter atteinte à

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to impinge/ infringe on

32
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mettre en oeuvre

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to implement

33
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la mise en oeuvre

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the implementation

34
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mesure incitative

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an incentive

35
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n’en être qu’aux balbutiements

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to be still in its infancy

36
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faire une percée

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to make inroads into

37
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la pierre angulaire

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the cornerstone

38
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relancer l’économie

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to kickstart the economy

39
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les répercussions

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knock-on effets

40
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être à la traine

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to lag behind

41
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une étape importante

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a landmark

42
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une victoire écrasante

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a landslide victory

43
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l’artisan principal de la réussite

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the linchpin of success

44
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un test décisif

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a litmus test

45
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être en profond désaccord

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to be at loggerheads

46
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se profiler à l’horizon

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to loom ahead/on the horizon