Expressions utiles Flashcards

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With the advent of

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Avec l’apparition de

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It is generally acknowledged that

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On s’accorde généralement à dire que

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In the wake of what happened in

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Dans le sillage de

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The article raised the following question : …

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L’article soulève la question suivante

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… do not hold water.

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… ne tient pas la route.

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Here is the rub

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Voici le hic

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It turns out that

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Il s’avère que

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L’arroseur arrosé

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The biter bit

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Joindre les 2 bouts

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To make ends meet

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Avoir des difficultés à

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To have difficulty in + ing

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faire de grands pas, s’améliorer

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to make great strides

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prendre de l’ampleur, progresser

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to gather momentum

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il est clair / acquis que

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it is a given that

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l’essentiel du problème

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the crux of the problem according to the journalist is that

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être enclin à / être susceptible de

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to be prone to + V-ing

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tout cela revient à

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it all boils down to

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faire partie intégrante de

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it is part and parcel of

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manifester un intérêt de pure forme / ne porter aucun intérêt

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to pay lip service

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dans le pétrin

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in a jam

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cela ne sert à rien de …

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it is no use / no good + gérondif

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il n’y a pas moyen de …

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there is no + gérondif

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être épuisé

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to be dead tired

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être absolument sûre

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to be dead sure

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être très sérieux

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to be in dead earnest

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quoi qu’il advienne

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come what may

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quoi qu’il en soit

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be that as it may

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si je puis m’exprimer ainsi

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if I may say so

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en moins de 2

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in the bank of an eye

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l’exemple le plus frappant

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the most glaring example

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de la vie à la mort

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from the cradle to the grave

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il y a anguille sous roche

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to smell a rat

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ça passe ou ça casse

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it is sink or swim

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être plié de rire

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to roar with laughter

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subir une injustice

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to suffer a wrong

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faire les gros titres

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to hit the headlines

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le nombre de victime

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a death toll

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un problème sensible

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a hot-button issue

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une situation difficile

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a plight

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Jouer un rôle dans qqch

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To play a role in sth

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Faire une déclaration

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To deliver a statement

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Sortir d’une impasse

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To break a stalemate

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S’engager à faire qqch

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To pledge to do sth

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Conclure un accord

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To reach a settlement

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sujet de conversation

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talking point

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attirer l’attention de qn sur qqch

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to draw sb’s attention to

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avoir l’intention de faire qqch

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to intend to do sth