lexique utilisé par les journalistes Flashcards

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1
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être jeté en pâture au plus offrant

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to be up for grabs

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une gaffe

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blooper

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3
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se faire envoyer sur les roses

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to get the brush-off

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4
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avoir la trouille

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to get cold feet

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5
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hésiter ou paniquer

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to dither

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dilemme

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donnybrook

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acolyte, partisan, adepte

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henchman

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(faire un) battage publicitaire, ou médiatique

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(to) hype

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réaction instinctive

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knee-jerk

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10
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cheville ouvrière

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linchpin

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11
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impasse

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logjam

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balivernes

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malarkey

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13
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élection très serrée

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nip and tuck election

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14
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écoper ou trinquer pour quelque chose

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to get the rap

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louche, sordide, sale miséreux

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sleazy

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quasiment sûr

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a shoo-in

17
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douceur, flatteur, obséquieux

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smarmy

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maquignonnage, procédés malhonnêtes

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skulduggery

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truc, machin

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thingummy

20
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un démagogue

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a tub-thumper

21
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examiner de près

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to vet

22
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la poisse, le mauvais sort

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whammy

23
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voiture qui consomme énormément

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gas guzzler

24
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pépin, problème technique

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glitch

25
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un jeu d’enfant

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pushover

26
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chahut, grabuge

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ruckus

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faux, factice, insidieux

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snide

28
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c’est du gâteau

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a cinch, a walkover

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sortir de l’impasse

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to break the logjam