expressions verbales Flashcards

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prendre/perdre de l’ampleur

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to gain/lose momentum

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progresser, aller de l’avant

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to make headway

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s’imposer progressivement, prendre du terrain

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to gain ground

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se répandre comme une traînée de poudre

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to spread like wild fire

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décroître, s’émousser

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to be on the wane

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s’écrouler

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to take a tumble

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s’essouffler

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to run out of steam

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faire des ravages

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to wreak havoc on

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être en proie à

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to be in the throes of

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être en difficulté, rencontrer des difficultés

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to undergo hardship

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11
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marcher sur des œufs

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to skate on thin ice

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menacer, se profiler à l’horizon

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to loom

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ouvrir la voie à

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to pave the way for

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14
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dénoncer

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to blow the whistle on

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dissimuler un problème

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to paper over a problem

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fermer les yeux sur un problème

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to turn a blind eye on a problem

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désapprouver une décision

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to frown upon a decision

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prendre des mesures

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to take steps

19
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sévir contre un phénomène

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to crack down on a phenomenon

20
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faire respecter la loi

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to enforce a low

21
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passer à l’acte

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to match words with action

22
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nuire à

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to take a toll on

23
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remettre quelque chose en question

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to call something into question

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être un danger menaçant

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to be a looming danger

25
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être quelque chose dont il faut tenir compte

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to be something to be reckoned with

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trouver un juste milieu

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to find a happy medium

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ce qui est en jeu

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what is at stake