How to start your Papers or Orals (liste 16) Flashcards

1
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ça a fait couler beaucoup d’encre

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much ink has been spilled over

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2
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ça a provoquer la stupéfaction

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It has raised eyebrows

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3
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ça a fait grincer des dents / fait des vagues

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It has ruffled feathers

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4
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ça a susciter des débats

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it has sparked debate

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s’est attiré des / a soulevé des polémiques

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it has courted controversy

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6
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a fait la une des journaux

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it has hit (the) headlines

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7
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ça brise le cou aux idées reçues

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it shatters commonly held preconceptions

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8
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la sagesse populaire veut que … / dit que …

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conventional wisdom has it that

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9
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c’est (très) mal vu

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it is frowned upon

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10
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désapprouvait

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took a dim view of

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11
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a pris de l’ampleur

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it has gained traction

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12
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a pris de l’élan

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it has gathered momentum

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13
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s’est répandu comme une traînée de poudre

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it has gone viral

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14
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a annoncé une nouvelle ère

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it has ushered in an era of …

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15
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l’aube d’une nouvelle époque

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the dawn of a new era

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16
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approche de la fin

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drawing to a close

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17
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le spectre de ( ) plane / ( ) occupe les esprits

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( ) is looming large

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18
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ça n’annonce rien de bon

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it bodes ill

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19
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déclencher une avalanche de problèmes

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it could spell disaster

20
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ont emboîté le pas / ont fait de même

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( ) have followed suit

21
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les imite / en fait de même

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is following in (their) footsteps

22
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s’est envolé ≠ s’est effondré

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gone through the roof ≠the floor

23
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prend de l’essor / son envol

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is getting off the ground

24
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a eu le moral en berne / broyer du noir

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is has been in the doldrums

25
Q

tout n’est pas si sombre

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it(s not all doom and gloom

26
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imminent

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impending

27
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ce qui laisse présager

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which foreshadows

28
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il est au bord / sur le point de

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it is on the brink / on the verge

29
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a fait des dégats

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has taken its toll

30
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faire monter les enchères / placer la barre haute

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to up the ante

31
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a été (unanimement) salué

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it has got (broad) acclaim

32
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s’est attiré des louanges

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it has garnered praise

33
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est en perte de vitesse

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it is running out of steam

34
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dans une impasse

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it is at a stalemate

35
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au point mort

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at a standstill

36
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le processus a perdu son élan

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momentum has stalled

37
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en vain

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to no avail

38
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à la croisée des chemins / un moment décisif

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at a crossroads

39
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faire porter le chapeau / accuser

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to pin the blame

40
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ils sont à couteaux tirés (depuis …)

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the have been at loggerheads

41
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a progressé à pas de géants

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has come in / by leaps and bounds

42
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a été tué dans l’oeuf

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it was nipped in the bud

43
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il ne montre aucun signe d’essouflement

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it shows no sign of abating

44
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qui a fait son temps

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on its last legs

45
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il ne (lui) reste plus longtemps

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(living) on borrowed time

46
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qui décline

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on the wane

47
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un changement radical, de grande ampleur

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a sea change