Semaine 1 Flashcards

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s’en sortir mieux que

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to be faring better than

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2
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toucher à sa fin

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to be fading

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3
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renflouer

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to bail out

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4
Q

la crise du crédit

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crédit crunch

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5
Q

se profiler

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to be looming on the horizon

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6
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le vieillissement de l’Europe

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the ageing of Europe

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7
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répugner à faire

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to look down on

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8
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un fléau très répandu

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a widespread scourge

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9
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avoir la vie dure

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to die hard

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10
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tenir à sa merci

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to have… over a barrel

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11
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la croissance à deux chiffres

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double-digit growth

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12
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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
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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
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faire bouger les choses

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to turn things around

18
Q

continuer comme avant

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business as usual

19
Q

une alimentation purement bio

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an exclusively organic diet

20
Q

arrêter la cigarette

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

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to buck the recession

23
Q

ne pas suivre la tendance

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to buck the trend

24
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monnaie courante

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a common occurrence

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allumer une cigarette
to light up
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à l'heure
by the hour
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avoir de mauvais résultats scolaires
to underachieve
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très en vogue
all the vogue
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un retour au
a throwback to
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tout a dérapé
everything went wrong
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on croise les doigts
we're keeping our fingers crossed
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avouer être homosexuel
to come out of the closet
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à la pelle
thick and fast
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bien se garder de
to know better than to
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ne reculer devant rien
to stop at nothing
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vouloir sa part du gâteau
to want a share of a pie
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à la suite de
amid
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un chèque en blanc
a blank cheque
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faire passer la pilule
to sweeten the pill
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faire passer plus facilement
to make something more palatable