Journalease Flashcards

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Un point fort/ un atout

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an asset

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être totalement opposé

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to be pole apart

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être en cause

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to be at issue

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être dans une situation difficile

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to be in scrape

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qqn d’essentiel

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the backbone

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l’essentiel

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the bottom line/ the gist

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combler un fossé

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to bridge a gap

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un exemple frappant

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a case in point

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affronter un problème

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to come to grips with

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convaincant

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cogent

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remettre en question

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to call into question

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s’engager en faveur d’une cause

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to be committed to a cause

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s’arrêter sur

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to dwell on

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profondément encré

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deep-rooted

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des conséquences d’une grande portée

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far-reaching consequences

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tiré par les cheveux

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far-fetched

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un obstacle

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a hurdle

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tout repose sur

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it all hinges on

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le juste milieu

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the happy medium

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être à l’ordre du jour

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to be high on the agenda

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les riches et les pauvres

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the haves and have-nots

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un sujet brulant

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a burning issue

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menacer/ mettre en péril

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to jeopardize

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un danger menaçant

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a looming danger

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mettre l’accent sur

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to lay stress on

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être perplexe/ ne pas savoir quoi faire

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to be at a loss

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vivre en marge de la société

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to live outside the mainstream of society

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un tournant/ un grand évènement

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a milestone

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progresser

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to make headway

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une perspective

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an outlook

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un point discutable

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a moot point

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être à côté de la question

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to be beside the point

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une situation difficile

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a predicament

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un piège

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a pitfall

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un exemple type

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a prime example

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ouvrir la voie à

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pave the way for

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un dilemme

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a quandary

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l’enjeu est de taille

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the stakes are high

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la vérité vraie

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the stark reality

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un inconvénient

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a snag

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un point de vue

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a stand point

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fermer les yeux sur

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to turn a blind eye to

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un fossé insurmontable

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an unbridgeable gap

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un bouleversement

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an upheaval

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un changement radical

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a U-turn

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à la suite de

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in the wake of

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aller à vau-l’eau

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to go to the dogs

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entrer en vigueur

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to come into effect

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se faire violemment critiquer

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to take a lot of flak/ to be slated

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une étape importante

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a landmark

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être à couteau tiré

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to be at loggerhead

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le pilier

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the mainstay

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gagner de la vitesse

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to gain momentum

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l’objectif principal

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the main thrust

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un évènement majeur

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a watershed event