Anglais - 8 Flashcards

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Suffer the worst part of something unpleasant

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To bear the brunt of

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Assuming or supposing something to be true without proof

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Taking something for granted

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At a time that is far away

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In the long run

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4
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Not being able to decide between two propositions

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Being on the fence

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5
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How to introduce a problematic ?

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The article raises the following question

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How to make a transition

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There are a few points that I wish to discuss further

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How to announce a plan ?

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First, I wish to argue that… And my second point will be…

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8
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To deal with a matter or a problem

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To address an issue

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9
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To cause something negative to happen

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To breed resentment

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10
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To make a situation even worse

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To make matters worse

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11
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When you describe something by its surface

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On the face of it

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12
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Faire les courses

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To do the shopping

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13
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Faire de son mieux

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Do one’s best

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14
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Faire la vaisselle

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Do the washing up

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15
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Faire des histoires

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Make a fuss

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16
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Faire un essai

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Make an attempt

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17
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Prendre des dispositions

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Make arrangements

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18
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Something that is easy to understand

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Straightforward

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19
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To start to have an effect

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To come into play

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20
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Pile ou face

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A toss up

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21
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À un poil près

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By a whisker

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22
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To change the destiny of something positively

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Tip the fortune of

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23
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To give power to people

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To cede power to grassroots

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24
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Something that is very good and is used for measuring how good other things are

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Gold standard

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A way of achieving an aim or solving a problem by different methods that imply learning from the errors
Trial and error
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Prendre les choses en mains
to take matters into one's own hands
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Hors sujet
Out of the point
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A situation in which everyone has the same chance of succeeding, being in equal situation
To be on a playing level field
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With the same rights and conditions of you competitors
On an equal footing
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To have a lot of influence or power over other people
To wield power
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Pour Introduire un contraste
There is a sharp/striking contrast between
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Pour souligner des différences ?
There are substantial differences in...
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Souligner un équart
There is a discrepancy
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Établir un parrallèle
On the other hand
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To connect two things
To bridge the gap
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To make an effort to understand and deal with a problem or situation
Come/get to grips with something
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Quel dommage !
What a pity !
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To spend as little money as possible so that you can afford the most important things
To scrimp and save
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Suivre les pas de
To follow in someone's footsteps
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Expression entre les riches et pauvres
The gap between the haves and the have-nots
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In the future
Down the road/line/track
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Very modern
State-of-the-art
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Une source de controverses/pomme de discorde
A bone of contention
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From the beginning, without using anything that already exist
From scratch
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The only choice that remains after all others have been tried
Last resort
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To look suitable/behave in a suitable way
To look the part
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It happens right after something
In the wake of something
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augmentation (f)
increase, growth
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Respectif
respective
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Une politique menée
policy
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Il est communément admis que...
It is commonly acknowledged that...
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Something pleasant becomes unpleasant
Too much of a good thing
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Connaitre tous les détails
To know the cogs and wheels
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Used to mean the opposite of the stated quality
Anything but
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A situation that is not clear or where the rules are not known
Grey area
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Returning to a previous held belief or position
Full circle
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A different of considering a situation, worse better or original
The other side of the coin
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Ne met pas la charrue avant les bœufs
Don't put the cart before the horse
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Il pleut des cordes
It's raining cats and dogs outside
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Se détendre
to relax
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Captivant
engaging/gripping
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Enrichir
to enrich
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L'âge d'or
Golden age
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At a time that is near in the future
In the short run
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Doing something correctly or well
On the right track
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To come quickly into your mind
To spring to mind
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To sound familiar
To ring a bell
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Something that hasn't been stated officially
Behind the scenes
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To use the same methods as someone else in order to defeat them
To fight fire with fire
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To act very carefully
To tread a fine line
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Someone who is uncocopied and bored shouldn't do nothing
Idle hands are the devil's playground
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To use your body language to suggest a particular feeling
To strike an attitude
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To willfully close your eyes on something
To turn a blind eye
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it is not possible for anyone to really know something
Something is anyone's guess
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Something that does not exist
there's no such thing/person as
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D'un côté
on the one hand
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Frustré
frustrated
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Denrées alimentaires
foodstuffs
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Faire faillite
to go bust
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Déception
disappointment
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le magnat
tycoon
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Heures de travail
working hours
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Une gamme de produit
product range
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Part de marché
market share
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Le centre ville
city/town center; downtown
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Citadins
city dwellers
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Réussir
to succeed