Journalese Flashcards

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1
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un hic, un pépin (2)

A

an outlook, a snag

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maussade, sinistre (3)

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gloomy
bleak
grim

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une difficulté, obstacle (athlé)

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a hurdle

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4
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c’est prendre ses désirs pour des réalités

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it’s wishful thinking

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faire volte face, changer d’avis sur qc (2)

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to do a U-turn on sg

to do a volte face

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une cercle vicieux

2

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a catch-22 situation

a vicious circle

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un avantage

2

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an asset = an advantage

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une répercussion

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a knock-on-effect

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9
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une étape/avancée historique (3)

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a milestone
a landmark
a crucial stage

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10
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un point décisif (2)

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a turning point

a watershed

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11
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ce sur quoi tout repose

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a cornerstone

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un dilemme (2)

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a quandary

a dilemma

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être dans un dilemme

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to be (caught) in a quandary

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un atout (qui va changer la donne) (2)

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a trump card

a decisive factor

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15
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les arguments pour / contre

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the case for / against = a set of arguments

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plaider en faveur

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to make a case for sg

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17
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un problème brulant

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a burning issue

18
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atteindre une impasse

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to reach a stalemate

19
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sortir d’une impasse

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to break a stalemate

20
Q

agitation sociale

A

social unrest

21
Q

médiatiser qc

A

to hype sg

22
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être médiatisé (3)

A

to be hyped (up)
to be publicized
to be given great media coverage

23
Q

manifester un interêt de pure forme (2)

A

to pay lip service to sg

to pretend to be back up sg

24
Q

se retourner contre, échouer

A

to backfire on sg

25
Q

ouvrir la voie, nouveauté

A

to pave the way for sg

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Q

ne pas être tout à fait d’accord

A

to beg to differ

27
Q

tirs/guerre préventive

A

pre-emptive war/strikes

28
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s’attaquer à un problème (2)

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to come to grips with sg

to takle/adress an issue

29
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faire face à

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to cope with

30
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se débarrasser de qc / abandonner (2)

A

to jettison sg

to scrap sg

31
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progresser / avancer (2)

A

to make headway/ progress

32
Q

se lancer dans (qc de difficile)

A

to embark on sg

33
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sous-tendre, être à la base de (2)

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to underpin sg

to underlie sg

34
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se réconcilier (2)

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to mend/fix fences with sg

35
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subir, être le 1e touché de

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to bear the brunt of sg

36
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tourmenter, meurtrir

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to plague sg

37
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être touché / miné / tourmenté par

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to be plagued by

38
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le dernier en date

A

the lastest

39
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une critique

A

a criticism

40
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une campagne contre terrorisme

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a war on terror