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estimer/reconnaitre
reckon
bien que / quoique
albeit / (even) though
prévision
forecast
s’entrechoquer/ faire vibrer
to rattle/ to get rattled(s’énerver)
qu’est-ce qui nous attend
what lies ahead?
approximativement
roughly
puissant/imposant
mighty
brutal/violent /rugueux
rough
une filiale
a subsidiary
se faire supprimer, se faire limoger
to get the chop / to be made redundant /to lay off
réduire/contracter
shrink
pièce de rechange
spare parts / spare tyre (roue de secours)
lutter avec..
to grapple/ struggle with
notamment, surtout
chiefly
quantité (pas mal de)
amount (a fair amount of)
piège, coincé
trap, trapped
tension/stress, avoir un effet néfaste sur, soumettre à des efforts
strain, to put a strain on
remplir
to fill
un fléau
curse
accidenté / croiser,rencontrer
bumpy, to bump into
attaché sa ceinture
buckle up
avoir l’impression de
to feel as though
souiller
to taint
un fardeau
burden
quand même, malgré tout, néanmoins
nevertheless
abandonner(système, scheme, policy)/ se bagarrer avec
to scrap/to get into a scrap with sb (informal)
mener une guerre
to wage a war
être d’une importance capitale
to be paramount
consacrer (par la loi), conserver pieusement
enshrine, enshrined in law
point décisif
watershed/turning point
à partir de ce moment la
from then on
facon de penser, état d’esprit
mindset
marqué par des divisons entre classe
class ridden
disparition (entreprise)
demise, her political demise
vagabonder
roam
mettre qc en péril, compromettre
jeopardize
avoir une grande influence , osciller
to hold sway (la domination) over sth , to sway
conséquence
offshoot
difficile (sujet) point discutable, point à débat – d’aucuns ont suggérer que
moot point – it has been mooted that
parti pris, préjugé
bias
être le plus touché par
to bear the brunt of
progressif, incessant
steady
avancer, avancer à pas de loup
to creep, he’s a creep
controversé
contentious/ bone of contention
s’immiscer dans
to meddle in
indigents, sans ressources
destitute
effondrements, crise
slump
aumône
handout
mépriser
to despise
depuis… jusqu’à
ever since, down to
prospérer, se complaire dans
to thrive/ to thrive into
soutenir
uphold
tout comme
alike
de la part de, pour le compte de
on s.o behalf
impliquer
entail
être sous le feu des projecteurs
to be in the limelight
supporter, se débrouiller
to cope with
le résultat
the outcome
la lutte
struggle, tug of war
frightening
effrayant
misère noire, grande pauvreté
a squalor
idleness
oisiveté
les personnes âgées
elderly
motivations, honoraire
incentives, to give sb the incentives to do
terrible/désespéré
dire
difficulté
straits
encourage, adoptif
to foster
position
a stance
apaiser
alleviate
tollé, réaction violente
outcry, backlash
considérer
deem
solide, rude, acharné rash
rugged
se débrouiller (tout seul)
fend for (oneself)
défaillant, affecté
impaired
défauts, faiblesses , points faibles
shortcomings
que cela puisse paraitre
though it may seem
abroger
repeal
être en proie à, plaie, peste
plagued
although
bien que
en avoir marre de,
to be fed up with
de l’étranger, général, le sentiment général est que
abroad, the feeling abroad is that
faire du mal
to do harm
cruel
harsh
correctement
properly
reporter (ex. a meeting)
postpone
promettre
to pledge
bien vivant
alive and kicking
film d’auteur
arthouse movie
conférer à, accorder, octroyer
bestow on
sens des affaires
business acumen
abêtissement
dumbing down
entrer en lice
enter the fray/ entrer dans la bataille
tomber dans l’oubli
fall into oblivion
mordu de cinéma
film buff
battage publicitaire
hype
qui dépasse l’imagination, époustouflant
mind-boggling, it boggles the mind
donner une. bonne image
reflect well on
tordu, cinglé
screwball
déconcertant
unnerving
inciter, motif
to spur
feuille de route
guidelines, roadmap
faire l’article de, vanter qqch/ un vendeur à la sauvette
to tout / a ticket tout
expérience (vie) / expérience (scientifique)
experience/experiment experienced staff in the State Department
surgir, menacer, s’approcher dangereusement
to loom
risque, péril
hazard
rassembler
to muster(rasssemblement) / to garner(informations, memories, knowledges) (gather—> général) (something)
surperviser
to oversee
se mettre à, se lancer dans
wade into, run into, through himself into
se frayer un chemin
to elbow one’s way
accorder, octroyer
to bestow a medal
bâillonner
to gag, to put a gag over sb’s mouth
enraciné, ancré
ingrained, anchored, rooted
recommander, être partisan de
advocate, to be advocate of
entraver, freiner, faire obstacle à
to hinder
une génération, engendrer
breed, to breed
apogée, sommet
pinnacle (of)
rabaisser
belittle
le pillier de, la base de
the linchpin of
mettre l’accent sur
to emphasize
mettre une entrave à, réduire, écourter
to curtail
plafond de verre
glass ceiling
to outpace
devancer, distancer
maigre
scant
hire
engager, louer
to encounter, to acquaintance, to bump into
heurter, rencontrer, faire connaissance, une connaissance
the scramble
la course
spoils, get a share of the spoils
avoir une part du gateau, le butin
to topple
renverser, faire tomber
stumbling blocks
entrave
wary
méfiant
to scrap
détruire, abandonner, se bagarrer
to bargain/to deal with
faire affaire, conclure un marché
a ditch, to ditch
un fossé, laisser-tomber
overstreched
surmené, surexploité
to coax s.o/sth to do/into doing sth, to coax sth out of so
persuader qn de faire qch, réussir a tire qch de qqn,
coax=cajoler
to row, a row
ramer/se querelle, une querelle
reckless
imprudent, inconscient
alike
de la même facon
foe
ennemi
embolden
enhardir
to behave
se conduire/se comporter
delight, treat
joie, plaisir
plant = factory = power station
centrale, usine
backlash
retour de baton
swallow
avaler
flaws
défauts, failles
misdemeanour
incartade, délit
drag (to, from)
tirer, trainer à, arracher de
to dish out
servir, distribuer
sortir de la pauvreté
to break out of the poverty
attribuer qqch à qqn
to ascribe sth to s.o
to cast the blame on
faire porter la faute sur
to work out a problem
résoudre, trouver un solution, élaborer.
crunch
le moment critique
to be on the statute book
être en vigueur
a frown, to frown on/upon
un froncement de sourcil, désapprouver
to toe the line
suivre la ligne/ marcher droit
to tone sth down, to set the tone
atténuer qqch (imacritique), donner le ton.
custom
l’usage, coutume, habitude
to call the shots/ be shot of
dicter/faire la loi, être débarrasser de qqn
to hail sth as sth/as being
saluer qch comme qch/ comme étant
unveil
révéler/dévoiler un modèle
to quip
plaisanter, trait d’esprit
throughout, all over
dans tout (l’Europe, le pays, le monde entier)
downsizing
réduction, restructuration…
to gamble
parier passager
to stall
stagner
to pick up
reprise (économique)
turnout
taux de participation
to streamline //cut back
rationaliser //dégraisser,
implement.. The government implemented new trade rules
mettre en oeuvre, instaurer établir
to be tantamount to
équivaloir à
to prevent from
empêcher
a perk, perk up
un avantage en nature, se ragayardire, se revigorer
to appal(l)
consterner
spark
déclencher, lancer
lanceur d’alerte
whistleblower
le plafond de verre
the ceiling glass
to shatter
fracasser, faire voler en éclat
dénoncer
to speak out, to report
nuire à/ diminuer (ability, concentration)
to impair
laisser filter, laisser dire
to let on
soutenir (economy), renforcer, appuyer (argument)
to uphold, to bolster, to endorse
un affrontement, une lutte, un bras de fer (fig)
a showdown, a tug-of-war, a trial of strength
prolonger
to extend
assiégé, assailli, débordé (fig)
beleaguered, besieged, beset
surge of
brusque montée, montée de
impassive/unruffled
imperturbable
to occur , to happen
se produire, se présenter, s’effectuer (a visit)
upheaval
bouleversement, remue-ménage
murkier
trouble , maussade (weather)
in the forefront
au premier plan
dismiss
écarter
prospect
espoir
insofar as
dans la mesure où
besides
d’ailleurs, aussi
lenient
indulgent (personne, institutiton…)
“rolling back the state”
désengagement de l’état.
to be liable to do
risquer de faire
(to cause/to make) a stir
faire sensation
a plight
détresse
to aim at
viser qqch
to overhaul
réviser, refaire, restructurer
to lambast
rosser, vilipender
to march
manifester (pour ou contre)
stand-alone
autonome
bottom-up
ascendant
to stir up
provoquer, attiser, susciter , remuer, réveiller, rassembler
wily
rusé
swift
rapide
mayhem
grabuge, désordre
to baffle
confondre, rendre quelqu’un perplexe
a whim
un caprice
backtrack
faire marche arrière/ rebrousser chemin
to overhaul
réviser, restructurer
to lambast
rosser, vilipender
stande-alone
autonome
to stir
tressaillir, bouger, agiter, remuer
bégayer
to stutter, to stammer
marmonner
to mumble
to gaze at ≠ to glare at ≠ to glimpse at ≠ to peep
regarder fixement≠ regarder d’un air courroucer≠regarder du coin de l’oeil≠ regarder à la dérobée
tiptoe
sur la pointe des pieds
to vindicate
donner raison à, innocenter
to burnish
brunir ou redorer, polir
to scrounge off sb , the scroungers
vivre au crochet de quelqu’un, les mendiants
in the throes of/ beset by/ in the grip of / plagued by
au beau milieu de, en proie à throes=agonie
to require, to demand
exiger (que)
in the meantime
en attendant, dans l’intervalle
prolonger
to extend
to uphold/to bolster/to endorse
soutenir, appuyer
to complete
s’achever
a bank holiday
un jour férié
bygone
du passé
to devote oneself
se consacrer à
to be in cahoots with
être de mèche avec
befit
convenir à
Hitherto /up till then
jusqu’à présent, jusqu’alors
to ply
exercer un métier
menial jobs
emplois subalterne, servile
a buttress fig
soutien
market oriented
économiquement libéral
to fobs off
se débarrasser de , rejeter
to relish
savourer, apprécier (plaisir évident)
foul
fétide, putride, faute, truqués
to catch sight
attirer l’attention
to spot
apercevoir
spare , to spare
restant, épargner
inquire
demander, se renseigner
rompre les liens
to sever the links
transgresser
infringe
agitation, bouleversent
upheaval
avoir prise sur
to have a grip on
entremêler
intertwine
sans entraves
unfettered/unshackled/unbridled
contrive to do
trouver le moyen de faire quelque chose
to repel
repousser
imprégné de
steeped in
se présenter, se produire, apparaître, se déclarer
to occur
brush stroke
coup de pinceau
to trickle-down (to trickle)
se propager (couler)
déformer, voiler (la vérité ou en général)
to warp
identifier, localiser (précisément) mettre le doigt sur
to pintpoint
regarder d’un mauvais oeil, d’un air renfrogné
to scowl at
murkier
trouble
implemented
exécuter
prospect
perspective , espoir récent
doom
malédiction, désastre
lenient
indulgent
troubles/agitations
unrest
griefs /motif de plainte
grievances (economic grievances)
hanter (effrayer)informal
to spook/to haunt
partisan de la ligne dur / pur et dur / jusqu’au boutiste
hardliner
surmise
conjecturer
the bulk of
la majorité de
ternir
to tarnish
to be stump by (informal)
être en peine d’expliquer quelque chose/être déconcerter
s’ennuyer de/se tracasser
bother (vt)
occuper une place importante
to bulk large in
inured to/accustomed to
s’habituer à — to inure = s’endurcir
to float/suggest
flotter/ introduire, émettre/ lancer
a spite (meanness, malice) // to spite
la méchanceté // faire du mal
adverse/ unfavorable
négatif/défavorable/désavantageux
to flaunt/to sport/to display
exhiber/étaler
a freeloader/scrounger
un parasite (celui qui perçoit des allocations)
to pool/to put in common
mettre en commun
to underpin/to prop (up)
étayer/être à la base de/soutenir
stiff
raide
the ethos / mindset
l’état d’esprit
obvious/blatant/egregious/ conspicuous
évident/ remarquable/ flagrant
un défaut/un vice
a flaw
donner un coup de coude/ encourager
to nudge
un puit sans fond
a bottomless pit
voie/chemin
path
bouc émissaire, faire de quelqu’un un bouc émissaire
scapegoats, to make a scape goat of somebody
épuiser, drainer, purger : épuiser es ressources, lkes fonds de quelque chose
to drain :to drain something of its ressources
entraver/handicaper
to hamper/hinder
déformer, biaiser, fausser
skew
to censure
critiquer
to censor
censurer
censorship
la censure.
dénoncer les idées de quelqu’un
to expose someone views
afin de
so that +sujet+ would
ténébreux
saturnine
glisser (chute)
to glide ≠to slip
fatalement
inevitably ≠ fatally
apercevoir
to glimpse/to catch sight of / to catch a glimpse of
avoir le visage qui s’éclaire, une lueur dans le regard
to have a glint, to sparkle one’s eye
bonne jambe
steady legs.
to pay attention to
prêter attention à
s’emparer, se saisir de
to seize /hold of
as a matter of– as a matter of fact
selon …. en effet
straight and narrow
le droit chemin
condamner à
doom to
vouer à
bound to
agir en coulisses
to act behind the scenes
améliorer son image
to burnish one’s image
limiter
to cap
organisme de contrôle
watchdog
faire paraître des publicités
to run ads
créer une dynamique
to create momentum
tirer les ficelles
to pull strings.
to hamper/hinder
entraver
contourner
to get round
freiner
to rein in
pie-in-the-sky promises
promesses farfelues
to shed light on
éclaircir
politicien chevronné, aguerri
seasoned politician
to gain traction
gagner du terrain
démystifier
to debunk
to be on the wane
s’estomper/ diminuer
to stop the rot
redresser la situation
to bear a grudge against s.o.
avoir de la rancune contre qqn
to sue /on trial
intenter un procès
tricky
délicat
to overcome
surmonter
serpentait dans…
twisted its way/twisted/twined/ twisted and twined @
boredom
ennui
patauger/piétiner / s’enliser
get boggled down / to get stuck / to flounder
to splash about
plonger/jouer dans une flaque
to draw up/into
s’arrêter (véhicule). entrainer dans
en poste
incumbent
répondre aux exigences
come up to scratch
to be wary of
avoir des soupçons sur
tenir compte de
to pay heed to sth
s’efforcer de faire
to strive to do
voila le hic
there’s the rub
il y a trois problèmes / doubler triple
the problem is threefold / to increase twofold/threefold
privé de
stripped of
le pessimisme ≠ l’optimisme
downbeat ≠ upbeat
Le président russe a déclaré..
the Russian President claimed that…
ajouté aux malheurs de…
Added to Mrs May’s woes
élection législatives capital major
general election
were reported to have met to discuss…
….
M. Bolsonaro est en-tête des sondages pour le premier tour…
Mr Bolsonaro is leading the polls for the first round of next month’s election…
Lula est interdit de participer
Lula is banned from standing
susciter de l’inquiétude
to raise concern
l’effort le plus notable/fagrant à ce jour
the most conspicuous push yet
améliorer le niveau de vie
to raise living standards
Le gouvernement fédéral a proposé d’assouplir les exigences
the federal government proposed easing the requirements on
connaître des relations tumultueuses avec
to have a rocky relationship with
se préparer au pire en attendant
to batten down the hatches ahead of
brûler, mettre le feu à
to torch
prendre d’assaut
to storm
le ministre des finances britanniques
Britain’s chancellor of the exchequer
Jack Ma a annoncé qu’il démissionnerait du poste de président de Ali baba en septembre 2019
Jack Ma announced that he would step down as chairman of Ali baba in septembre 2019
tout une série de
a spate of
il renoncera à ces indemnités de licenciement
he will forgo some or all of his severance package.
jouer un rôle dans
to have a hand in something
être mêler/impliqué dans
to be embroiled in a battle with
renverser la tendance
to reverse the trend
qui se dit être, se vend comme
that touts itself as
surveiller, contrôler
to monitor
infraction aux droits d’auteurs
copyright infringement
le projet a un long chemin à parcourir avant d’être effectif
the proposal is a long way from becoming law.
détourner l’attention, parer aux critiques
to deflect attention/ to deflect criticism
évincer
to oust
une élection partielle
a by-election
contourner
to bypass
La visite en corée du Nord de Mike pompes a été annulée
a visit to North Korea by Mike Pompeo was called off
accueillir à bras ouvert
to roll out the welcome mat for
suspendre les paiements // ne pas divulguer
to withhold payment// to withhold information from
subir un revers
to suffer a blow
blanchir son nom
to clear one’s name
renforcer les liens
to strengthen ties with
intensifier les efforts
to stepping up efforts
le vote a été truqué
the vote was rigged
to grill someone about something
interroger/cuisiner …
rompre les liens
to sever/break the links
parfaitement assumé// non intimidé // sans retenue
an unabashed progressive …
tenir le compte de
to keep a tally of
rendre hommage à quelqu’un
to pay someone a tribute
certains Républicains s’irritent de
some republicans chafed at that
soutenu par
buoyed by
Le PDG de testla a stupéfait les investisseurs quand
the chief executive of Tesla stunned investors…
un volte-face
a U-turn
subir un revers
to suffer a setback
subir des critiques
to come under fire
subir des pression
to come under pressure
se séparer de la compagnie
to spin off a company
déclencher
To trigger
mettre l’accent sur
to emphasize // to emphasize issues important to people of color // to give importance to
empêcher, tromper
to stave sth off — The country is taking measures to stave off poverty.
causer la surprise
to cause an upset
subir un revers
to suffer an upset
(donc) ce n’est pas étonnant que [ce n’est guère étonnant que]
So it’s no wonder that // it’s small or little wonder that. +@(subj)
un stratagème // c’est un stratagème pour attirer l’attention
a ploy // it’s a ploy to attract attention
comme par hasard // faire comme quelqu’un
as if on cue // to take one’s cue from sb // Taking a cue from President Trump, Cruz and Walker are playing explicitly to the base with the national anthem issue.
exploiter la terreur
to prey on fears
provoquer / attiser
to stir up // they are stirring up white fright
être de bon/mauvaise augure pour
to bode well for// would bode well for Democrats in 2020
être/constituer une aide précieuse pour quelqu’un
to be a great boon to somebody
s’articuler sur
to hinge on (two main principles)
tolérer
to Condone
être interprété comme
to be construed as sth
prendre le parti de
Supreme Court sides with baker
supplanter (une théorie, un modèle )
supersede
guérir
to heal (time heals all wounds)
peu, voir par
few if any // in Charlottesville on Sunday, where few if any far right demonstrators could be found
contraindre
to compel // to feel compelled to do // to compel sb’s respect // to compel sb’s attention yet again
à nouveau, une fois de plus
yet again
surgir /être mentionné
to crop up
faire pression en faveur de
to push for
persévérer
to push forward
cerner, pointer le doigt sur
to pintpoint // to zero in on sth
intervenir en donnant son opinion
to weigh in with one’s opinion
limited though it may be, this research suggest
Aussi limité que ….
dissimuler
conceal
minimiser
to play down
rompre/sortir de l’impasse
to break≠to reach a stalemate
(pure)c’était pure coïncidence/chance // par pure méchanceté”
sheer it was sheer coincidence // out of sheer malice
rendre qn fou / être exalté
(frenzy) to be in a state of frenzy // to drive [sb/sth] into a frenzy
aboutir à une solution après des discussions //
to hash sth out // Tusk said that while proposals hashed out by May and her Cabinet at her Chequers country retreat are a “positive evolution
l’heure tourne // passer (temps)
Tusk warned that the clock is ticking // to tick away
ne pas être entendu, tomber dans l’oreille d’un sourd
Calls by the Democrats for the White House to release more document relating to Mr Kavanaugh’s work for George W. Bush fell on deaf hears.
râler
to grip about
Democratic senators griped about the vetting process.
endémique, qui sévit
rampant
rampant gun crime and the police’s reaction to it.
approuver
to countenance
reprendre
Talks resumed between the two countries.
de mauvaise qualité, mal fait
shoddy
A shoddy maintenance
peser lourd dans/sur (cause à effet)
to take a roll in
prende des mesures énergiques, sévères // sévir / s’attaquer à / une mesure sévère
to crack down (on)
a crack down
accuser de / inculper qn de
to accuse of / to charge with
le déclenchement, une éruption
quand la guerre a éclaté
the outbreak
At the outbreak of the war
être condamner // rendre un jugement
to be sentenced // to give one’s verdict
dégringoler, soutenir
to plummet, to shore up
to shore up the plummeting peso
être dans tous ses états
to be in a flap
contrecarrer
to thwart
mar quer une étape importante dans la vie de quelqu’un
to be a milestone in somebody’s life
irréfléchi
consider
une allusion. laisser entendre.
a hint . to drop hints that
dépendre de qch / s’articuler sur qcg
to hinge on sth
His confirmation is expected to hinge heavily on Ford’s testimony
faire un tas d’histoire pour rien
to make a big fuss about nothing
30 years ago they would have insisted that the drunken fumblings of a 17-year-old are a fuss about nothing.
tenir a ce que quelqu’un fasse
to be keen for
companies are keen for their staff and their customers to think that they buy in to #MeToo.
un fouet inciter, attiser
a whip. to whip up
it is hysteria whipped up by the left to get at Republicans
diffamer
propager des calomnies/ déverser un flot de calomnie sur le compte de.
to smear
his defenders smeared her as “a little bit nutty and a little bit slutty”
se comporter, porter, entrainer
to bear oneself (to behave), to bear, to bear along
(s’)affranchir
to free oneself
Exit l’Anglais diplomatique
Outgoes diplomatic English
pratique
handy, convenient
et ainsi de suite
and so forth.
en solitaire, tout seul
single-handed
none
It was none so easy (not at all), not any/not one
une contestation, désaccord
a dissent
décourager
to daunt, a daunting issue
déranger
to bother, to disturb
suivre la piste de
to trail
provenir de
to stem from
une incursion dans
a foray into
permeate
imprégner, s’infiltrer dans
faire l’analyse de, tenter de comprendre
to parse
attempts to parse what the hell happened to the conservative movement
behemoth
mastodonte
avec le recul, rétrospectivement
with (the benefit of) hindsight
As I now look back with the clarity of hindsight, I am convinced that
admirer la facon de
to marvel at how
who marveled at how he went so long without reading the work of the conservative movement’s biggest names
prendre de l’importance
to get up/to pick up/to gain steam/to gain momentum
détourner les yeux, le regard de quelque chose
to avert one’s eyes/gaze from sth/so
inciter, exhorter
to urge
apparemment, selon certaines sources
reportedly
enfreindre (le 5 ème amendement) , contredire
to contravene (the fifth) “whose purpose contravenes widely accepted principles of international law and human rights.”
trembler, osciller
to wobble
le résultat, c’est que
the upshot is that
vanter (de)
to boast of
goulet d’étranglement
bottleneck
s’insurger contre
rail against/for
on this reading
considéré ainsi, à cette lecture
On this reading, the gig economy turbocharges insecurity and the erosion of workers’ hard-won rights.
flou, confus
fuzzy
s’accumuler, s’amasser, s’entasser
to pile up
accabler, surcharger
overburden (with work, debts)
worthwhile
qui en vaille la peine
déverser, déchainer, déclencher, lancer contre, lâcher
to unleash
seems like something Trump’s GOP might create in a lab to unleash on the eve of the midterms.
laisser entendre que
to hint that
évaluer, estimer
to assess
They made the decision to leave their home countries, assessing that the danger of leaving was outstripped by the danger of facing gang death threats or feeding a family on $5 per day
demandeurs d’emplois
job seekers
être dans l’impasse
to reach deadlock
envisager
to contemplate
suspendu accrocher // hanter // trainer
hang // to hang over // to hang about (roam)
avoir un effet néfaste sur // mettre rudement à l’épreuve
But his response to it reveals the toll he is taking on American national life
entreprendre de faire
to proceed to
retourner à sa vraie nature
to go back to one’s old self
Within hours, on the campaign trail in Indiana and Illinois, he was back to his old self
réprimander, gronder
to rebuke
to take into custody
mettre en état d’arrestation
travailler à sa propre ruine
to cut one’s own throat
Faire une action à contre-coeur
To hold one’s nose and + action
être gâché
to be. marred
Campaigning for the mid-terms has been marred by politicians routinely treating each other as rogue
être pris de folie
to run amok
cadors
bigwig
rivaliser avec/pour
vying for/with
désireux de
eager to do
un médiateur, un courtier
a broker
se perde, être perdu
to go astray
fuir, dédaigner
to shun
arriver sur le devant de la scène
to come to prominence/to rise to prominence
responsabilité, rendre des comptes, répondre a ses actes
to be accountable to sb, a movement of accountability, , to make sb accountable to
attachant, faire aimer qqn de
endearing, to endear sb to
mentionner
to drag in
un relent de, une bouffée de , un air de
a whiff of
dingue
bonkers (fond of)
se remuer, rendre qn mal à l’aise
to squirm / to make sb squirm
mettre quelque chose sous le nez de qn (brusquement)
to thrust sth towards/at sb
The Monday incident thrusts the university into an ongoing conversation about “Living While Black”
intensifier, renforcer
to heighten
rapidement
apace
préférer ne pas faire
Be loath to do Seth
essentiel
bare-bone
It would swap membership of the eu’s single market for the most bare-bones trading relationship possible.
avoir le beurre et l’argent du beurre
to have one’s cake and eat it
remettre en question
call into question
au bord de la falaise
on a cliff edge
raviver
rekindle
coup de sifflet
dog whistle politics
désirer, aspire à
to yearn (for )
ouvrir la voie à
to usher in
But wearing them, Sandmann and his classmates become a personification of All That Is Wrong With America, proof positive that Trump has ushered in a new dark age in the country
être bien installé (in a room or in a job situation)
to be ensconced in
with Trump safely ensconced in the White House and Republicans in charge of both the House and Senate
a derogatory word
un terme péjoratif
While lobbying is accessible to all, from trade unions and consumer groups to big corporations, it has never been so true that the more money you have, the louder you can speak.
The tobacco industry spent over $28M in lobbying expenditures in 2017
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a 1939 American political comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra. The film is about a newly appointed United States Senator who fights against a corrupt political system
the revolving door
la valse des cadres, le pantouflage
while there is no state interference with religion, religion is invoked in many circumstances in America’s public life
…
If money plays such an important role in American values it is not just because Americans are materialistic (idle) ; it’s rather because being rich is a sign of God’s blessing. This is why Americans unashamedly brag about how much money they earn.
…
They are losing ground to evangelical and fundamentalist churches
…
The Christian fundamentalists if the bible belt have successfully influenced/ (held sway over)national politics since the Moral Majority helped to elect Ronald Reagan in 1980
…
To put a damper on sth
mettre un bémol à qch
Not only is faith under close public scrutiny, but it may also become part of a political doctrine
…
Unsurprisingly, election candidates are eager to talk about god or dispel rumors about their religious credentials. JFK felt compelled to reassure voters …
..
conférer à
to vest in
to vest power in citizens rather than elites
aspirer à, désirer qch/qn
to yearn for
s’attirer des ennuis
to make a rod of one’s own back
to play a role in // to take part in
…
to plumb new depth
to plumb the depths of
toucher de nouveau fond
toucher le fond de (désespoir…)
In 1998, 46 states and the District of Columbia signed on to the largest civil litigation settlement in US history, the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. Stunning in its scope and scale, the agreement forced the four largest tobacco companies to stop advertising to youth, limit lobbying, restrict product placement in media, and fund anti-smoking campaigns. It also required them to pay out more than $206 billion over 25 years.
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Combler une lacune, boucher un trou
To plug a gap
The GND push has thrust climate change into the national conversation,
….
It refers, in the loosest sense, to a massive program of investments in clean-energy jobs and infrastructure, meant to transform not just the energy sector, but the entire economy. It is meant both to decarbonize the economy and to make it fairer and more just.
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If the goal of education used to be moral improvement, today’s college students have more secular inspirations. They try to attend the most prestigious institutions and study for the most sought after degrees. Their objective is to be able to compete on the global job market.
some get a headstay in learning when they are still toddlers. Competition for the top-notch universities run high among American teenagers.
2001 : “No child left behind Act” –> federal authorities have set ambitious goals for schools. The act was intended ti ensure that every child fin America acquires basic academic skills need for college level work. Nevertheless the SAT is still condemned for its cultural bias because minority children in general underscore in those standardized tests and are consequently often rejected from better institutions.
…
top-notch/top-tier college
établissement d’excellence.
whizz kid
surdoué
c’est le bon moment
it’s ripe (it’s ripe for an update)
In school systems like New York City’s, these sorts of tensions are fueling a serious debate over how to fix an education system where white and Asian students are far more likely to have the resources to succeed compared to their black and Hispanic peers.
Put together, the Harvard trial, the college admissions scandal, and the ongoing debate over NYC’s selective schools raise the question of how we should think about “merit” in education. America has always presented itself as a “meritocracy,” where success is solely the result of talent and hard work.
But for far too many, that has never actually been the case.
Meritocracy enshrined in the constitution
Since the civil rights movement, student protests have been a powerful driver of social change. More than 60 years later, students of color are continuing to call attention to racial injustice and inequity, fueling a growing youth movement against racism.
The protests of the past month come amid a wave of media coverage of racist incidents in schools as well as heightened attention to racial disparities in school admissions.
. For example, both groups of students called for their schools to employ more faculty members of color, an issue underscored by the fact that America’s public teaching force remains overwhelmingly white.
President Trump is madder than ever about the US-Mexico border. He’s in the midst of a purge of his Department of Homeland Security
Raising money used to be a behind-the-scenes part of politics. Now how much campaigns raise — and from whom — is a big part of the political message.
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rigoureux, formel
stringent
rester à l’écart de qc
to steer clear from sth/sb
to brighten up
égayer
to be at each other’s throat
se disputer avec véhémence
to tear each other apart
se diviser l’un l’autre
entrepreneur
some who seizes business opportunities and applies innovative solutions to uncertain situations Generally speaking , an entrepreneur shows personal initiative, self reliance, risk-taking, competitiveness, drive, opportunistic behaviour, and the ability to learn from mistakes.
entrepreneur
As a society that encourages risk-taking , individualism and effort over social class, America confers a high social status on entrepreneurs. WASP values of hard work, wealth accumulation, confident self reliance and upward mobility are without doubt conductive to an entrepreunrial culture
entrepreneurship as a means to break out of poverty
Jerry Ross, CEO of Disneyland : “The way out of poverty is ownership. Let’s teach people to own stuff”
entrepreneurs
The myth that entrepreneurs are inventors, gamblers, ‘thinkers not doers’ also unfairly minimises the actual amount of planning and hard work that goes into being a successful entrepreneur. Last but not least , the modern entrepreneur finally seems to be losing the image as an academic and social misfit which was the result of certain well-known entrepreneurs having started p successful businesses after dropping out of school or leaving a job.
beacon
phare
buzz word
mot à la mode
land of opportunity
To yearn for their children to….They hoped their children would be able to “work their way up, to climb up the social ladder and the poor immigrant who gets rich thanks to hard work and determination became a stock character in the US psyche.
land of opportunity
The Frontier tradition : xixth century America must have looked like a boundless continent of wide, open spaces, with plenty of natural resources and opportunities.
land opportunity
the Us is still a land of opportunity, even though the dream may become a nightmare.
Land of opportunity : Andrew Carnegie
He started at the bottom of the economic ladder and, through sheer work and determination, he managed to work his way out of poverty.
travailler pour sortir de la pauvre
to work his way out of poverty
assurer son ascension social
to work one’s way up
Être en désaccord
To be at loggerheads
