Journalease Flashcards

1
Q

respecter, se conformer à

A

abide by

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

contrecoup, suites

A

aftermath

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

ordre du jour, calendrier

A

agenda

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

record, sans précédent

A

all-time

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

demandeur d’asile

A

asylum seeker

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

voie, mode

A

avenue

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

avoir des rebondissements imprévus

A

to backfire

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

répercussions, retour des bâton

A

backlash

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

aide financière, soutien

A

bail-out

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

interdiction , interdire

A

ban, to ban

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

rep!re, référence, critère

A

benchmark

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

conseil, commission, jury

A

board

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

revelations fracassantes

A

bombshell

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

stimuler

A

to boost

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

rompre (diplomatiquement)

A

to break off

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

arranger, élaborer

A

to broker

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

signature

A

by-line

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

faire la loi, mener la danse

A

to call the shots

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

être passible de

A

to carry

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

victimes

A

casualty

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

soutenir, défendre une cause

A

to champion a cause

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

pédophilie

A

child sex abuse

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

revendiquer

A

to claim responsibility for

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

revenir sur ses positions, une concessions

A

to climb down, a climb-down

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
poids, influence
clout
26
sortir grand vainqueur
to come out on top
27
celui qui copie, imite
copycat
28
homologue
counterpart
29
dissimuler, étouffer
to cover up
30
répressions, représailles
crackdown
31
réprimer sévèrement
to crack down on
32
freiner, mettre un frein
to curb
33
ne faire aucun effet
to cut no ice
34
réduire
to cut back
35
être à égalité, coude à coude
to be in a dead heat
36
masse, blocage
deadlock
37
allègement de la dette
debt relief
38
fermer, supprimer (des réacteurs)
to decommission
39
un accusé
a defendant
40
tenir ses engagements
to deliver the goods
41
s'opposer à
to demur at
42
démentir
to disclaim
43
rédiger un projet de loi
to draft a bill
44
détourner
to embezzle
45
cautionner, soutenir
to endorse
46
faire appliquer
to enforce
47
affronter
to face down
48
des retombées
fall-out
49
ne pas parvenir à un résultat
to fall short of sth/ of doing sth
50
échouer, tomber à l'eau
to fall through
51
un encouragement
a fillip
52
une conclusion courue d'avance
a foregone conclusion
53
prochain, à venir
forthcoming
54
piéger qqn
to frame up
55
gagner du terrain
to gain ground
56
donner le feu vert
to give the go-ahead
57
entrer dans l'histoire
to go down in history
58
s'essouffler, perdre la main
to go off the boil
59
se rendre aux urnes
to go to the polls
60
les fondations, les bases
groundwork, foundation
61
élaborer
to hammer out
62
échapper au contrôle de
to get out of hand
63
être mêlé à, tremper dans
to have a hand in sth
64
extrémiste, intransigeant
hard-line
65
rigide, stricte
heavy-handed
66
canular
hoax
67
point chaud, sensible
hotspot
68
balivernes
humbug
69
imminent
impending
70
mettre en oeuvre
to implement
71
renseignement
intelligence
72
mettre en péril, en danger
to jeopardize
73
commun
joint
74
effet domino
a knock-on effect
75
retard, décalage
a lag
76
mettre au chômage
to lay off
77
pivot, pilier
a mainstay
78
courant dominant d'action, de pensée
mainstream
79
être le cerveau de
to have masterminded
80
être préoccupant
a matter of concern
81
une date importante
a milestone
82
échouer, rater
to misfire
83
passer à côté du but
to miss the mark
84
être à côté de la plaque
to be wide of the mark
85
point de divergence
a moot point
86
improvise
off-the-cut
87
dérogation, dispense
an opt-out
88
perspectives
outlook
89
matraquage médiatique
overkill
90
crucial
overriding
91
préparer le terrain
to pave the way
92
adopter une position de pure forme
to pay lip service to
93
rêve utopique
a pipe dream
94
être à l'ordre du jour
to be in the pipeline
95
dramatiser
to play up
96
minimiser
to play down
97
mettre en commun
to pool
98
horde, groupe menacente
posse
99
se retirer
to pull-out
100
être déchaine, incontrôlable
to go on the rampage
101
réintégrer
to reinstate
102
organisation humanitaire
a relief agency
103
remaniement
a reshuffle
104
plan d'aide à l'emploi
a restart scheme
105
réimplanter
to relocate
106
profits, recettes
returns
107
truquer
to rig
108
rassembler
to round up
109
arrestation massive
a round up
110
attaquer férocement
to savage
111
faire échouer
to scupper
112
solder, barder
to sell out
113
donner le ton
to set the tone
114
revers, contretemps
setback
115
enterre, mettre au placard
to shelve
116
re,forcer
to shore up
117
assurance maladie
sickness benefit
118
acolyte, comparse
sidekick
119
ne pas prendre parti, ne pas se mouiller
to sit on the fence
120
monter en flèche
to sky-rocket
121
corruptions, magouilles
sleaze
122
diffamations, calomnies
smear
123
retombées positives
spin-off
124
feux de l'actualité
spotlight
125
ruée, frénésie
spree
126
éradiquer
to stamp out
127
position, point de vue
stand
128
se présenter à
to stant as candidate
129
être juger
to stand trial
130
remplacer
to stand in for
131
défendre
to stand up for
132
repartir à zéro
to start from scratch
133
intervenir, s'interposer
to step in
134
accentuer, intensifier
to step up
135
noyer le poisson
to stonewall
136
sévères critiques
strictures
137
s'attaquer à
to tackle
138
reprendre (un business)
to take over
139
rentrer dans le rang
to toe the line
140
bilan, prix (négatif)
the toll
141
compromis
a trade-off
142
fabriquer, produire
to turn out
143
chiffre d'affaire
turnover
144
clandestin
underground
145
troubles, agitations
unrest
146
optimiste
upbeat
147
voler la vedette à
to upstage
148
mot d'ordre
watchword
149
camouflage
whitewash
150
total, sans restriction
wholehearted
151
global, massif
wholesale
152
prendre ses désirs pour des réalités
wishful thinking
153
la population active
working population
154
c'est imminent
it's writing on the wall