5ème page Flashcards

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un désaccord

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a rift/a split

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2
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exclure la possibilité

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to rule out the possibility

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3
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être à court de pétrole

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to run out of oil

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4
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l’alarlisme

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scaremongering

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5
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abandonner un plan

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to scrap a plan

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6
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faire capoter

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to scupper

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7
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un revers majeur

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a major setback

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8
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rendre un rapport plus intéressant

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to sex up a report

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9
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abandonner un projet

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to shleve plans

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10
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consolider l’économie

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to shore up the economy

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11
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la vitrine idéale

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the ideal showcase

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12
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diminuer

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to shrink

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13
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battre de l’aile

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to be on the skids

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14
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montrer des signes de ralentissement

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to slacker (off)

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15
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critiquer sévèrement un projet

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to slam plans

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16
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casser les prix

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to slash prices

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17
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être sévèrement critiqué

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to be slated

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18
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la corruption

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sleaze

19
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les petites phrases en politique

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political soundbites

20
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déclencher

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to spark off/to trigger

21
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être le fer de lance d’une campagne

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to spearhead a campaign

22
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être synonyme de désastre

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to spell disaster

23
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conseillers en communication politique

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spin doctors

24
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les retombées commerciales

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commercial spin-offs

25
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être profondément divisé sur

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to be split over/on

26
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encourager les investissements

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to spur inverstment

27
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être au point mort

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to stall

28
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une position très ferme

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a tough stance

29
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une déclaration officielle

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an official staatement

30
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endiguer le flot

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to stem the tide

31
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intensifier la lutte

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to step up the fight

32
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un point de friction

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a sticking point

33
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prendre la mairie d’assaut

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to storm the town hall

34
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avoir la mainmise

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to have a stranglehold

35
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avancer à grands pas

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to make great rides

36
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un bastion

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a stronghold

37
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la pierre d’achoppement

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the stumbling block

38
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augmenter brutalement

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to surge/rocket/shoot up/soar

39
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être influencé

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to be swayed

40
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des changements radicaux

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sweeping changes

41
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prendre la relève

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to take over from

42
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un piège

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a snag

43
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un défi difficile à relever

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a tall order