4ème page Flashcards

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une faille

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a loophole

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2
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combler la faille

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to close the loophole

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3
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une solution miracle

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a magic bullet

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4
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le pilier du parti

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the mainstray of the party

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5
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gâcher

A

to mar

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6
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manipuler les chiffres

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to massage figures

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7
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un effondrement financier

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a financial meltdown

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8
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une vache à laît

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a milch cow

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9
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un événement marquant

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a milestone

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10
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prendre de la vitesse

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to gain momemtum

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11
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une tempête de protestations

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a public outcry/uproar

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12
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évincer du pouvoir

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to oust from power

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13
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le résultat

A

the outcome of the election

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14
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externaliser l’entretien

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to outsource maintenance

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15
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dépasser les concourrents

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to outstrip competitors

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16
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l’emporter sur les désavantages

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to outweight the disadvantages

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17
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la refonte du système

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the overhaul of the system

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18
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culminer à

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to peak at

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19
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limiter les hausses de salaires

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to peg pay rises

20
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des promesses en l’air

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pie in the sky

21
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fonder ses espoirs sur

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to pin one’s hopes on

22
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établir avec précision

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to pinpoint/ pint down

23
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être en préparation/dans les tuyaux

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to be in the pipeline

24
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fléau

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a plague/a scourge

25
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un vibrant plaidoyer

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an emotive plea

26
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promettre de

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to pledge to

27
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situation très difficile

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a plight/ predicament

28
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un stratagème

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an electoral ploy

29
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faire la publicité de

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to plug in

30
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être prêt à

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to be poised to

31
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les pots de vin

A

pork

32
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la distribution de pots de vin

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pork barelling

33
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prendre les devants pour empêcher

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to pre-empt

34
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la fréquence

A

the prevalence

35
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le processus de paix

A

the peace process

36
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monter en épingle

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to blow out of proportion

37
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an expert

A

a pundit

38
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un bourbier

A

a quagmire

39
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saccager dans les rues

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to rampage through the streets

40
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inflation galopante

A

rampant inflation

41
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c’est une fausse piste -pour brouiller les cartes

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it is a red herring

42
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publier des chiffres

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to release figures

43
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délocaliser/délocalistation

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to relocate/relocation

44
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réorganiser le système

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to revamp the system

45
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surmonter la crise

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to ride out the storm/to weather the crisis