Editorial Guardian : expressions utiles Flashcards

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1
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cela peut arriver à tout moment et à tout endroit

A

this could be happening here and now

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transformer

A

to turn into

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3
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causer

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to induce

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4
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enquête

A

inquest

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5
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bien entrainé

A

well trained

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bastion / forteresse / place forte

A

stronghold

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essayer de faire ainsi serait risquer de detruire

A

to try to do so would be to risk destroying

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8
Q

intrusion officielle

A

official intrusiveness

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9
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inévitable

A

unavoidable

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10
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chercher un équilibre entre sécurité et liberté

A

to strike an acceptable balance between safety and liberty

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11
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scandale

A

outrage

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12
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attiser les tension politiques

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to inflame political tensions

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13
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quelqu’un ou quelque chose à blamer

A

somebody or something to blame

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14
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avoir échoué sur des points importants

A

to have failed in significant respects

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15
Q

métier à salaire faible

A

low-paid jobs

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16
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HLM

A

desolate housing projects

17
Q

laïque

A

secular

18
Q

une réaction

A

a backlash

19
Q

urne électorale

A

ballot box

20
Q

nourrir la montée du FN

A

to fuel the FN’s rise

21
Q

faire face à un challenge urgent

A

to face an urgent challenge

22
Q

le préjudice

A

prejudice

23
Q

parti extréme droite

A

rightwing extremist parties

24
Q

commencer à maitriser l’énorme défi

A

begin to master the enormous challenge

25
Q

en représailles

A

in retaliation

26
Q

intervenir militairement en Syrie

A

to intervene militarily in Syria

27
Q

présenter un niveau plus élevé de menace

A

to present a higher level of threat

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Q

contourner toutes les mesures de sécurité élaborées

A

to circumvent all the elaborate security measures

29
Q

entièrement sécuritaire

A

wholly safe

30
Q

porte-avion

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aircraft carrier

31
Q

les normes de sécurité

A

safety standards

32
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efficace

A

effective

33
Q

reconsidérer

A

to reconsider

34
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partenaire peu fiable

A

unreliable partner

35
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attaquer de front le problème

A

tackle head on the problem

36
Q

se diriger vers

A

heading for

37
Q

richesse

A

wealth

38
Q

se nourrir

A

to feed on

39
Q

il est grand temps de …

A

it is high time