expressions Flashcards

1
Q

être en piteux état

A

to be in a sorry state

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2
Q

la montée (d’un phénomène par exemple)

A

The surge in

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3
Q

un changement profond, un tournant décisif

A

a watershed

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4
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Ne pas atteindre les espérances, ce qui était attendu

A

fall short of expectations

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5
Q

saisir une opportunité, une occasion ponctuelle

A

to cash in on

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6
Q

s’accaparer le marché

A

to corner the market

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7
Q

prendre des mesures radicales contre quelque chose

A

to crack down on

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8
Q

la consommation ostentatoire

A

the conspicuous consumption

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9
Q

l’âge d’or

A

the heyday

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10
Q

la bulle internet

A

the dot-com boom

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11
Q

une industrie mal en point

A

an ailing industry

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12
Q

l’exemple parfait

A

the epitome

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13
Q

renforcer

A

to strenGTHen

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14
Q

faire les frais de

A

to bear the brunt of

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15
Q

matière première

A

raw product

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16
Q

à la suite de, au lendemain de

A

in the wake of

17
Q

endiguer

A

to stem

18
Q

la classe moyenne oppressée

A

The squeezed middle class

19
Q

compromettre, mettre en danger

A

to jeopardize

20
Q

mitigé

A

bitter-sweet

21
Q

Une situation gagnant gagnant, où tout le monde trouve son compte

A

A win-win situation / a non-zero-sum game

22
Q

Périmer

A

To go stale

23
Q

Lambiner

A

Dawdle

24
Q

Disperser éparpiller

A

To scatter

25
Q

c’était écrit

A

the writing is on the wall

26
Q

Pour couronner le tout

A

to crown it all

27
Q

Tout porte à croire que

A

There is every indication that

28
Q

une économie C2C

A

a peer-to-peer economy