lexique utilisé par les journalistes Flashcards by Gaowei Wang

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être jeté en pâture au plus offrant

A

to be up for grabs

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une gaffe

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blooper

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se faire envoyer sur les roses

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to get the brush-off

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avoir la trouille

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to get cold feet

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hésiter ou paniquer

A

to dither

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dilemme

A

donnybrook

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acolyte, partisan, adepte

A

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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cheville ouvrière

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linchpin

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impasse

A

logjam

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balivernes

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malarkey

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élection très serrée

A

nip and tuck election

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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

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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

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un démagogue

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a tub-thumper

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examiner de près

A

to vet

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la poisse, le mauvais sort

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whammy

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voiture qui consomme énormément

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gas guzzler

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pépin, problème technique

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glitch

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un jeu d’enfant

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pushover

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chahut, grabuge

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ruckus

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faux, factice, insidieux

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snide

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c’est du gâteau

A

a cinch, a walkover

Q

sortir de l’impasse

A

to break the logjam