Option Anglais Flashcards
To strain
S’efforcer, forcer, se crisper
To slim down
To reduce the size of, réduire la taille de
Conclure un accord
To strike a deal
Backsliding
Retour en arrière
Downplay
Minimiser
Wasp
White Anglo Saxon Protestants
To huddle
Se réunir/regrouper
Scapegoated
Bouc émissaire
Droits de douane
Custom duties / tariffs
Harsh criticism
To resort
Sanglant
Scathing
To invent
To coin a word
Défaire un mythe
Debunk a myth
Pauvres à riche
Rack to riches/self-made man
Be closer to
To reach out to
Être recevable
To be indebted
Programme scolaire
Curriculum
Être renvoyé
To be fired/dismissed/laid off/made redundant.
Fermeture temporaire
Shut down
Article biaisée
Opinion piece
Parti politique
Political leaning
To break/briser
To shatter
Ce qui pose problème
What is at stake
Zero-sum
Game: win smth w the detriment of sm
Joindre les deux bouts
To make ends meet
Il ne mesure pas ses mots/pese
He doesn’t mince his words
Direct
Blunt/straightforward
The American dream
In the wake of the Great Depression (1931)
Climb the social ladder
Self-made man/start from scratch/go from rags to riches
Fulfill a dream
A founding myth: whatever their condition at birth/regardless their social background
Prendre parti
To take side
Discréditer
To debunk
Déclencher
To trigger
Souligner/mettre en évidence
To underscore
