Anglais - 24 Flashcards

1
Q

A flock of birds

A

une bande d’oiseaux

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2
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A bevy of problems

A

Un grand nombre de problèmes

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3
Q

to hold on

A

attendre

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4
Q

To get a handle on something

A

Commencer à comprendre quelque chose

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5
Q

To firefight

A

passer du temps sur des choses qui doivent être traitée rapidement, au lieu de travailler dessus calmement.

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6
Q

red tape

A

bureaucratie

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7
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To nod off

A

s’assoupir/piquer du nez = s’endormir involontairement

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8
Q

A turnover

A

chiffre d’affaires

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9
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A critical situation

A

Une situation critique

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10
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The situation is all the more critical as we won’t be able to pay the staff.

A

La situation est d’autant plus critique qu’on ne pourra pas payer le personnel

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11
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An accountant

A

un comptable

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12
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It’s long overdue that these excessively high rates were lowered.

A

Il y a bien longtemps qu’on aurait dû abaisser ces taux si élevés.

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13
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To hit the nail on the head

A

taper dans le mille, voir juste

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14
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to be right on the spot

A

taper dans le mille

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15
Q

they should no doubt have waited much longer before buying it

A

ils auraient sans doute dû attendre beaucoup plus longtemps avant de l’acheter.

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16
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The conference was so boring that the audience couldn’t help dozing off

A

la conférence fut tellement ennuyeuse que le public n’a pas pu s’empêcher de s’assoupir

17
Q

Weren’t you expecting your turnover to plummet

A

ne vous attendiez-vous pas à ce que votre chiffre d’affaires s’écroule ?

18
Q

The situation is all the more critical as (=since) we won’t be able to pay the staff

A

la situation est d’autant plus critique qu’on ne pourra pas payer le personnel

19
Q

in the early 1990s thousands of jobs were created in the US

A

au début des années 90, des milliers d’emplois furent créés aux États-Unis.

20
Q

However hard he may try, the accountant is still unable to solve their problem

A

le comptable a beau essayer, il ne réussit toujours pas à résoudre leur problème

21
Q

the stock exchange has kept falling this quarter. What a pity !

A

la bourse n’a pas cessé de chuter ce trimestre, quel dommage !

22
Q

It’s long overdue that these excessively high rates were lowered.

A

il y a bien longtemps qu’on aurait dû abaisser ces taux si élevés.

23
Q

Whether they like it or not, the shareholders will have to accept it.

A

Que cela leur plaise ou non, les actionnaires devront l’accepter.

24
Q

Their claims were all the less legitimate as a bonus had just been granted.

A

les revendications étaient d’autant moins justifiées qu’on venait de leur accorder une prime

25
To impeach
mettre en accusation (the president)
26
A bribe
un pot-de-vin
27
checks and balances
l'équilibre des pouvoirs