Breaking News Flashcards

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Se ronger les sangs

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To agonizing about sth

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Soutenir, renforcer

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To bolster

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Eloge

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Encomium

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Une teinte

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A hue

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Déclaration d’impôts sur le revenu

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An income-tax return

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Déchets, ordures

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Refuse

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Savants

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Scientists

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Libertés et devoirs

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Liberties and duties

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Le ton du manuel

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The book sounds like

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10
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Entre autres

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Among other things

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11
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Fallacieux

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Spurious

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12
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Gagner en influence

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To gain traction

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13
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Un cas devant servir de leçon

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A cautionary tale

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Le conflit portant sur l’ampleur à donner à la réduction du déficit budgétaire est à la fois fallacieux et dangereux

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The conflict over how much to cut the budget deficit is both spurious and dangerous

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La majorité des économistes compétents contestent les coupes automatiques du budget fédéral/dépenses publiques

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Most informed economists question the sequester

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16
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Être contraire à

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To defy

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17
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Un “coup” politique

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A political stunt

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18
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Donner un coup d’envoi

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To kick off

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Les suites/séquelles

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The aftermath

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Débat houleux

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Heated discussions

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Me déclencheur

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The catalyst

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DG

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Chief Operating Officer COO/CEO

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Tâches ménagères

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Household chores

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Traiter avec condescendance

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To patronize

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Super-femme
Uber-women
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Congés maternité
Maternity leave
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Souffrir du désavantage
To lose out
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Célèbre/acclamé
Celebrated
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Allumer
To ignite
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Contourner
To circumvent
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Griffes
Claws
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Sans pitié
Merciless
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Les suites/séquelles
The aftermath
34
Débat houleux
Heated discussions
35
Me déclencheur
The catalyst
36
DG
Chief Operating Officer COO/CEO
37
Tâches ménagères
Household chores
38
Traiter avec condescendance
To patronize
39
Super-femme
Uber-women
40
Congés maternité
Maternity leave
41
Souffrir du désavantage
To lose out
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Célèbre/acclamé
Celebrated
43
Allumer
To ignite
44
Contourner
To circumvent
45
Griffes
Claws
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Sans pitié
Merciless