Semaine 1 Flashcards

1
Q

s’en sortir mieux que

A

to be faring better than

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2
Q

toucher à sa fin

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to be fading

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3
Q

renflouer

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to bail out

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4
Q

la crise du crédit

A

crédit crunch

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5
Q

se profiler

A

to be looming on the horizon

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6
Q

le vieillissement de l’Europe

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the ageing of Europe

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7
Q

répugner à faire

A

to look down on

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8
Q

un fléau très répandu

A

a widespread scourge

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9
Q

avoir la vie dure

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to die hard

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10
Q

tenir à sa merci

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to have… over a barrel

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11
Q

la croissance à deux chiffres

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double-digit growth

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12
Q

être licencié pour des raisons économiques

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have been made redundant

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13
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ne pouvoir que

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to be bound to

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14
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l’un des problèmes les plus controversés

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one of the most contentious issues

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15
Q

défendre avec acharnement

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to fiercely protective of

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16
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s’évader

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to get away from it all

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17
Q

faire bouger les choses

A

to turn things around

18
Q

continuer comme avant

A

business as usual

19
Q

une alimentation purement bio

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an exclusively organic diet

20
Q

arrêter la cigarette

A

to quit

21
Q

avoir changé les règles du jeu

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to have moved the goal posts

22
Q

ne pas connaître la récession

A

to buck the recession

23
Q

ne pas suivre la tendance

A

to buck the trend

24
Q

monnaie courante

A

a common occurrence

25
Q

allumer une cigarette

A

to light up

26
Q

à l’heure

A

by the hour

27
Q

avoir de mauvais résultats scolaires

A

to underachieve

28
Q

très en vogue

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all the vogue

29
Q

un retour au

A

a throwback to

30
Q

tout a dérapé

A

everything went wrong

31
Q

on croise les doigts

A

we’re keeping our fingers crossed

32
Q

avouer être homosexuel

A

to come out of the closet

33
Q

à la pelle

A

thick and fast

34
Q

bien se garder de

A

to know better than to

35
Q

ne reculer devant rien

A

to stop at nothing

36
Q

vouloir sa part du gâteau

A

to want a share of a pie

37
Q

à la suite de

A

amid

38
Q

un chèque en blanc

A

a blank cheque

39
Q

faire passer la pilule

A

to sweeten the pill

40
Q

faire passer plus facilement

A

to make something more palatable