Cours de Vochelle II

Question 1

Un soi-disant…

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A so-called ..

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Un faux

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Fake / Phony / Bogus

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faire pression sur

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to lean on

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un tenant (habitant)

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a lodger

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un moteur de la mobilité social

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real engine of social mobility

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un dada (passe temps)

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a hobby horse

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pousser les étudiants

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to stretch students

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égaliser les chances

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to level the playing field

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jouer sur deux tableaux

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to play both ways

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un instrument innefficace

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a blunt instrument

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anéantir (les chances, espoirs)

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to shatter (sbdy’s hopes)

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être stigmatisé

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to be branded as

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huppé/chic

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posh

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par lequel

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because of which / whereby

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un urbain

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a city dweller / urbanite (to dwell = habiter)

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le dernier (projet)

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the latter

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améliorer son sort

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to better his lot

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s’ensuivre

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to ensue

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to impede

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entraver

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sourrire

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to grin at / with a grin

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déception

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a trickery

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Cafard

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Cockroach

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Parcourir / chercher sur internet

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To browse / to browse the internet

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le patrimoine

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national herity

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paradis fiscal

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tax haven

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Partir pour de bon

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to leave for good

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Passer devant quelque chose

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to go past sthg

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Où va le monde? l’Europe?

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Whither the UE

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renforcer les relations

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to ciment/forge ties/links

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strict / sévère

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stringent / harsh

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un débouché

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market opportunity

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aller de l’avant / faire avancer

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to forge ahead

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orienter / diriger

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to channel

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gaspiller, gâcher

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to squander / waste

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un vivier de talents, d’experts…

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a pool of talent

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faire beaucoup d’efforts

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to go to great lengths / to spar no effort

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aller jusqu’à faire quelque chose

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to go so far as doing smthg

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distribuer

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doling out / handing out

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chasseur de têtes

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headhunters

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être accueilli comme un roi

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to be given the red carpet treatment

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avantages

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perks / benefits

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prime d’engagement

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to offer a golden hello (différent de ‘a golden handshake’ indemnité de départ)

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info-divertissement

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infotainment

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s’ébattre

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to romp

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être au voisinage de

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to border on/ to verge on

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jouer un rôle déterminant

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to be instrumental in doing sthg

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faire un travail baclé

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to do a botched job

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extraire/chercher des information

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to dig up information

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faire une introspection (apprendre de ses erreurs)

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to do some soul searching

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traiter une question

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to delve into an issue

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être inscrit dans quelque chose (traité)

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to be enshrined in sthg (treaty)

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l’art de la mise en scène; son talent et sens de la mise en scène

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to display great showmanship

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journal à scandal

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tabloid/yellow journalism

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être le toutou de quelqu’un

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to be somebody’s poodle

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mettre un frein à/réduire

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to rein in / to curb

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être répandu, généralisé

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to be pervasive

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fusions / fusionner / une OPA, rachat

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mergers / to merge / a takeover

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avoir des relents

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to smack of sthg

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liberté de parole / pensée / culte

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freedom of speech / thought / worship

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dériver

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to drift / to lead to abuses, excesses

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qu’elles sont les nouvelles ?

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What IS the newS

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informations

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information / a piece of new / a news item

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les medias

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the media

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un lanceur d’alerte

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a whistleblower

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avoir une importance

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to be given pride of place

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prendre le train en marche

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to jump on the bandwagon / to follow suit

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faire le buzz

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to create a buzz

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les potins ne manquent pas

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there is no shortage of (gossip columns)

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avoir l’esprit citoyen

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to be civic-minded / to be socially aware

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ça donne à réfléchir

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to provide food for thought

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annoncer

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to usher in a new era of prosperity

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être sous les feux de l’actualité

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to turn the spotlight on sthg / to be in the spotlight

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à la lumière de ce qu’on voit en ce moment

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in the light of recent events

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Partir en voyage

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To go on a journey

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Etre en bons termes

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To be on friendly term

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En vouloir à quelqu’un

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To bear someone a grudge

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Etre en bonne/mauvaise forme

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To be on/off form

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Si l’on en croit …

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If we are to believe