Expression Idiomatiques Flashcards by Maxime Leroy Bourguin

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Across the board

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Qui inclut tout le monde

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Adjourn a meeting

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Ajourner une reunion (reporter)

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At a loss

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A perte (vendre)

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Bail out a company

A

Renflouer une entreprise

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Blow a deal

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Faire capoter une opportunité

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Break even

A

Seuil de rentabilité

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Close out

A

Liquider

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Corner the market

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Dominer le marché

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cut a deal

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Obtenir un accord

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Cut corners

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Faire des economies

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Double check

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Re-verifier

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Get a raise

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Obtenir une augmentation

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Give the green light

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Donner le feu vert

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Heads will roll

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Des têtes vont tomber

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In the long run

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A long terme

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Keep track of sth

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Suivre les chiffres de quelque chose ou rester informé a propos de quelque chose

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Make a motion

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Faire une suggestion lors d’une reunion

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Mean business

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Etre sérieux

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On the market

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Sur le marché / disponible a la vente

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Out of order

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En panne

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Pay off a debt

A

Rembourser une dette

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Pay off a loan

A

Rembourser un pret

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Push a product

A

Faire la promotion d’un produit

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Run a meeting

A

Tenir une reunion

Q

Run an ad

A

Passer une annonce publicitaire

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Run short

A

Manquer

Q

Set up a meeting

A

fixer les details d’une reunion

Q

Slash prices

A

Casser les prix

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Strike while the iron is hot

A

Battre le fer quand il est chaud (profiter de l’opportunité)

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Take over

A

Prendre le contrôle

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Take a company public

A

Introduire une entreprise en bourse

Q

Word-of-mouth advertising

A

Le bouche a oreille

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Write off (a debt or a loan)

A

Annuler (une dette ou un prêt)

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no one will be the wiser

A

Personne n’en saura rien

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to cap it all

A

Pour couronner le tout

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to get a thing

A

Avoir un truc

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What’s the point

A

A quoi bon ?

Q

Hold it right there

A

Arrete / Bouge pas

Q

To get on somebody’s wick

A

Taper sur les nerfs de qn

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To shell out

A

Deboursr/ casquer

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To go spare

A

Devenir furieux

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To come round

A

Revenir a soi / Retrouver ses esprits

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touch and go

A

C’est tout juste

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It takes getting used to

A

Il faut s’y faire / S’y habituer

Q

up to the neck

A

Jusqu’au cou

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to give a toss

A

S’en foutre

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to get my head together

A

Reflechir

Q

plenty of dash

A

Plein aux as / Rich