Idiomes pour l'écrit Flashcards

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1
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la consommation effrénée/sans limites

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unfettered consumption

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c’est là que le pb se situe, c’est là qu’est le pb

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this is where the problem lies

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c’est un mal pour un bien

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it is a blessing in disguise

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c’est ça qui a fait pencher la balance

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that was the clincher

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c’est un exemple révélateur de

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it is a telling example of

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6
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une question épineuse

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a thorny issue

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un pb délicat/sensible

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a sensitive issue

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être profondément ancré

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to be deeply entrenched

Ex : this belief is so deeply entrenched that no one questions it.

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nuire à, être dommageable, être nuisible

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to be detrimental to

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10
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ne pas être à la hauteur de

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to be no match for

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faire partie intégrante de

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to be part and parcel of

Ex: Multiculturalism is part and parcel of American civilisation

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être sujet à, être enclin à

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to be prone to + Ving

Ex: The French are prone to criticizing politicians

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être en accord avec

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to be in tune with

Ex: His ideas are in tune with the spirit of the age.

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14
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être en désaccord avec

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to be out of tune with

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être équivalent à

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to be tantamount to +ing

Ex: It is tantamount to saying that all rich people are selfish, which is a gross simplification of the issue at stake.

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16
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être à la hauteur d’une tâche

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to be up to a task

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17
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se résumer à qqch

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to boil down to

Ex: It all boils down to this: is capitalism the only viable economic model ?

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18
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avoir l’effet inverse que prévu

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to backfire

Ex: This projet backfired ON President Bush (ce projet s’est retourné contre le président Bush)

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19
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engendrer la violence/le désespoir

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to breed violence/despair

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20
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entre en jeu, en ligne de compte

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to come into play

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véhiculer une idée, transmettre une idée

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to convey an idea

22
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refuser qqch catégoriquement

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to refuse something point-blank

Ex: the Americans refused to sign the Kyoto protocol point-blank.

23
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faire passer son point de vue

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to drive a message home

Ex: The writer drives his message home by pointing to…

24
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Monter en puissance

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to gather momentum
Ex: This new political movement is gathering momentum (ce nveau mvmt pol monte en puissance)
Ex: In November, the protests against the richest 1% of the population gathered momentum.

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déployer bcp d’efforts pr faire qqch

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o go great lengths to

26
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être prêt à tout pour faire qqch

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1) to go to any lengths to do sthg
2) to stop at nothing to do sth
Ex: Some people will stop at nothing to be the first to get the latest gizmo. (Certaines pers sont prêtes à tout pour être les premières à avoir le dernier gadget en date)

27
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faire la une des journaux

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to grab/hit/make the headlines

28
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rester en tête

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to keep ahead of the pack

29
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menacer qqchose

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to loom large over sthg

Ex: The crisis is looming large over southern European countries.

30
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avancer un argument

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to make one’s point

31
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atteindre le sommet, se hisser au sommet de

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to make it to the top

32
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se transformer en

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to morph into

Ex: Recently, worries have morphed into sheer despair.

33
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ouvrir la voie/préparer le terrain pour qqch

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to pave the way for
Ex: The latest rounds of negotiations in Durban (South Africa) paved the way for a future legally-binding treaty on C02 emissions.

34
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tenir compte de

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1) to pay heed to sthg
Ex: The parliament should take heed of its constituents’ concerns.
2) to take sth into account

35
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mettre le doigts sur, indiquer avec précision

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to pinpoint sthg
Ex: It is to the journalist’s credit that he managed to pinpoint the exact nature of the problem. (Il faut reconnaître que le journaliste a réussi à mettre le doigt sur la nature exacte du problème)

36
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récolter les fruits de

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to reap the benefits of
Ex: If humankind tackles the problem of global warming without any further delay and embraces sustainable development, it will reap the benefits of that decision in the long terme. (Si l’humanité s’attaque au problème du réchauffement climatique sans plus attendre et adopte le développement durable, elle tirera profit de cette décision à LT)

37
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s’essoufler

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to run out of steam

38
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apporter un éclairage à

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to shed light on sth
Ex: The article sheds light on an underestimated aspect of the problem. (Cet article éclaire un aspect sous-estimé du pb)

39
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distinguer qqun/qqch

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to single out sthg/someone
Ex: The journalist singled out unemployment as the main cause of despair among young people. (Le journaliste a identifié le chômage comme étant la première cause de désespoir chez les jeunes)

40
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trouver un équilibre entre … et …

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To strike a balance between … and …

41
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être au premier plan

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to take center stage

Ex: The issue of sovereign debts is taking center stage (la question des dettes souveraines prend le pas sur le reste)

42
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fermer les yeux sur

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to turn a blind eye on

43
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inversement, réciproquement

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conversely

44
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faire le bilan d’une situation

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to appraise a situation

45
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s’arrêter sur un point

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to dwell on a subject

46
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mettre l’accent sur

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to emphasize

47
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se pencher sur une question

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to examine a question

48
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se concentrer sur

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to focus ON smthg

49
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supposer que

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to assume

Ex: We may assume the scheme will be a success.

50
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donner lieu à, provoquer qqch

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to give rise to

Ex: His declaration gave rise to an interesting controversy.

51
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se traduire par

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to result in

Ex: The Middle East crisis resulted in a fourfold increase in oil prices.