Leçon 10 Flashcards
une aubaine
Immigrants bringing interesting aspects of their culture with them can be a _____ to host countries.
a boon
Immigrants bringing interesting aspects of their culture with them can be a boon to host countries.
augmenter, donner un coup de pouce, encourager
The depreciation of the dollar has ______ the US exports.
to boost
The depreciation of the dollar has boosted the US exports.
une frontière
a border
Rester dans les limites de la légalité
To remain within the borders of legality.
avoisiner, être proche de, friser (fig.)
The status of women in Afghanistan ______ slavery (est proche de l’esclavage).
to border on
The status of women in Afghanistan borders on slavery (est proche de l’esclavage).
être “limite” (fam.)
His behaviour became out of control, perhaps ______ violent.
to be borderline
His behaviour became out of control, perhaps borderline violent.
en avoir assez de
A YouGov survey revealed 30 % of Britons ______ hearing about CO2 emissions.
to be bored of
A YouGov survey revealed 30 % of Britons are bored of hearing about CO2 emissions.
autoritaire
She was so ______ when it came to administration tasks.
bossy
Bossy describes the attitude of a person always telling other people what to do.
She was so bossy when it came to administration tasks.
un goulet d’étranglement
There is unfortunately no way of getting around this bureaucratic ________.
a bottleneck
There is unfortunately no way of getting around this bureaucratic bottleneck.
entièrement
The company needs streamlining ________.
from top to bottom
The company needs streamlining from top to bottom.
le résultat
______ is that we will not be able to complete the project on time.
the bottom line
The bottom line is that we will not be able to complete the project on time.
toucher son niveau le plus bas
Le prix du pétrole est descendu jusqu’à 12 dollars le baril et s’est remis à remonter légèrement.
to bottom out
The price of oil bottomed out at $12 a barrel and has now started to edge up again.
démolir un argument
The statistics __________ that turnover was increasing.
to knock the bottom out of an argument
The statistics knocked the bottom out of the argument that turnover was increasing.
des limites
The cruelty of terrorists ____________ (ne connaît pas de limites).
bounds
The cruelty of terrorists knows no bounds (ne connaît pas de limites).
(être) très probable que
It is _________ that dictatorships will continue to exist in Africa.
(to be) within the bounds of probability
It is within the bounds of probability that dictatorships will continue to exist in Africa.
