n°7 mot OPTIMUM Flashcards by Isée Guillon

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changement complet

A

an about turn

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soulager

A

to alleviate

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réponse infallible

A

a sure fire answer

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éviter

A

to avert

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supprimer ( des emplois )

A

to axe

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l’essentiel / LE PIVOT

A

the backbone

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avoir un effet imprévu / inverse

A

to backfire

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la base (fig)

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the bedrock

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un coup

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a blow

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s’enliser / s’embourber

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to get bogged down

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se résumer / se réduire

A

to boil down to

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économie à dent de scie

A

a boom bust economy

= pas régulier

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le résultat

A

the bottom line

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assimiler à

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to bracket with

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le point de rupture

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the breaking point

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contourner

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to bypass

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une situation inextricable

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a catch 22 situation

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pourboire aux besoins

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to cater for

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fustiger / critiquer sévèrement

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to chastise

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s’arrêter

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to come to a standstill

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respecter / se plier à

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to comply with

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un sujet à controverse

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a controversial issue

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la première pierre, la pierre angulaire

A

the corner stone

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une répression

A

a crackdown

paralyser / bloquer

to cripple

limiter / freiner

to curtail

anéantir

to dash ( hopes / expectations)

jeter / se débarrasser

to dispose of

distribuer généreusement

to dish out

briser /perturber

to disrupt

abandonner

to ditch

abandonner ( un projet )

to ditch

hésiter

to dither

minimiser

to downplay

restructurer

to downsize / to revamp

sceptique

dubious

diminuer / s'affaiblir

to dwindle

englober

to encompass

grande portée

far-reaching

faire de même

to follow suit

encourager / promouvoir

to foster / to further

un cadre / une structure

the framework

canaliser

to funnel

gagner du terrain

to gather momentum

l'essentel

the gist

lutter / se débattre avec pense au raisin

to grapple with

entraver, générer

to hamper

progresser

to make headway

le progrès

headway

l'age d'or

the heyday

un obstacle

a burden / a hurdle

enflammer ca commence par un i

to ignite

irréfléchi/ hâtif

ill considered

empêcher/ entraver

to impede

un élan ( pas l'animal)

impetus animal = elk