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2000 Phrases de thème > Semaine 13 > Flashcards

Semaine 13 Flashcards

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s’en être remarquablement bien sorti

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to have played a blinder

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il faut mettre le plan à exécution

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the plan must be put into action

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susciter de grands espoirs

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to raise high hopes

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minimiser

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to play down

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se serrer la ceinture

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to tighten one’s belt

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vivre en dessous du seuil de pauvreté

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to live below the poverty line

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la mesure phare

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flagship measure

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faire un sans-faute depuis que

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to have not put a foot wrong ever since

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susceptible de

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likely to

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ils se seraient mis d’accord sur

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there are understood to have agreed

Sans préposition

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des travailleurs du secteur public

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the public-sector workforce

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vivre sans pouvoir se cacher

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to live in a goldfish bowl

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13
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à la suite l’un de l’autre

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back to back

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14
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les tournois de Roland Garros

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the French Open

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être synonyme de

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to mean

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au rabais

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on the cheap

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respecter les délais

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to meet the deadline

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mettre qn dans l’embarras

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to put someone in an awkward position

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avoir un faible pour qn

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to have a soft spot for someone

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20
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beaucoup de charisme

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a lof of charisma

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être salué comme un événement déterminant

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to be hailed as an important milestone

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il serait prête à

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he is reportedly poised to

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il n’est que trop évident que

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it is painfully clear that

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24
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rendre qn responsable de qch

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to pin the blame for something on someone

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25
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70% des personnes interrogées

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70% of the people polled

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c’est un double coup dur

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it’s a double whammy

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dans le pétrin

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in hot water

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28
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exporter pour sortir de la récession

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to export one’s way out of recession

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29
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tout est bien qui finit bien

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all’s well that ends well

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leur peur règne dans les rues de la ville

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fear stalks the streets of the city

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accepter la mort de son mari

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to come to terms with her husband’s death

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32
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avoir des idées novatrices

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thing outside the box

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33
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rendre service à qn

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do someone a favour

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34
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toucher un point sensible

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to touch a raw nerve

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35
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on ne leur donne aucun renseignement

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they are kept in the dark

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36
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se lancer dans

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to be embarking on

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37
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les laissés-pour-compte de

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those left behind by

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38
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la croissance économique vertigineuse de la Chine

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China’s breakneck economic growth

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avoir incroyablement empiré

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to get astonishingly worse

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40
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l’argument économique pour

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the economic case for (+ ING)

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41
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voir le bon côté des choses

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to look on the bright side

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42
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des perspectives d’avenir attendues depuis longtemps

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long-awaited opportunities

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43
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des solutions miracle

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quick-fix solutions

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le fossé grandissant entre les riches et les pauvres

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the growing divide between rich and poor

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a été multiplié par vingt

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has increased twenty-fold

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46
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les aides gouvernementales

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government handouts

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47
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la demande / l’offre

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demand / supply

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48
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frappé par la sécheresse

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drought-stricken

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49
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un exemple typique

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a case in point

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50
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des inondations éclair

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flash floods

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51
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ce n’est pas à son âge qu’on change ses façons de faire

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you can’t teach an old dog new tricks

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52
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faire preuve de plus en plus fermeté

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to take a tougher stance

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53
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ça pourrait rapporter gros

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there are rich pickings to be had

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54
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approcher à grands pas

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to be fast approaching

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55
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se faire remarquer

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to come to the fore

56
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la demande des consommateurs

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consumer demand

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en dire long sur

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to speak volumes about

58
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alimenter les rumeurs

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to fuel rumours

59
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être absolument ravie de

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to be over the moon to

60
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être encore très améliorable

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there is still plenty of room for improvement

61
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n’en faire toujours qu’à sa tête

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to go one’s own sweet way

62
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mon petit doigt m’a dit que

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a little bird told me

63
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le secrétaire général des Nations Unies

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the United Nations secretary general

64
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avec un nouvelle crise en toile de fond

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against a backdrop of a new crisis

65
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diviser pour régner

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divide and rule

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être d’une importance capitale

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to be of paramount importance

67
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avoir son mot à dire

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to have a say in the matter

68
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réduire les dépenses publiques

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to squeeze public spending

69
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une étude détaillée

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an in-depth study

70
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perdre au profit de

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to lose to

71
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on a l’âge que l’on se donne

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you are as old as you feel

72
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s’ils ont qch à gagner

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if they stand to gain

73
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enrichir les riches et appauvrir les pauvres

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to make the rich richer and the poor poorer

74
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ne pas en croire ses yeux

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can not believe one’s eyes

75
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ceux qui sont issus d’une famille riche

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those who were born into a rich family

76
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c’est une arnaque totale

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that’s a complete rip-off

77
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bel et bien

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well and truly

78
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être ridicule en comparaison de

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to dwarf

Attention : on chamboule la phrase. Par exemple : A et ridicule en comparaison de B – B dwarfs A

79
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un moment crucial

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crunch time

80
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une situation où tout le monde est gagnant

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a win-win situation

81
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on lui donnerait le bon Dieu sans confession

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she looks as if butter wouldn’t melt in her mouth

82
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s’exposer à l’impopularité

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court unpopularity

83
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avoir le vent en poupe

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to be riding high

84
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les tenants et les aboutissants

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the ins and outs

85
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céder

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to cave in

86
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être mis à la porte

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to be given one’s marching orders

87
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voir d’où vient le vent

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to see which way the wind is blowing

88
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c’est à prendre ou à laisser

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take it of leave it

89
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on n’apprend à un vieux singe à faire la grimace

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you don’t teach your grandmother to suck eggs

90
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un règlement de comptes

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a gangland killing

91
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la risée

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the laughing stock

92
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on a beau être riche

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no matter how rich you are

93
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un histoire à dormir debout

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some cock-and-bull story

94
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dire adieu à sa carrière

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to kiss one’s career goodbye

95
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se raccrocher à de faux espoirs

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to be clutching at straws

96
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pensez à

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spare a thought for

97
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ce n’est pas aussi simple que cela n’en a l’air

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there is more to it than meets the eye

98
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c’est à l’usage que l’on peut juger de la qualité d’une chose

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the proof of the pudding is in the eating

99
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des avantages sociaux dont ils bénéficient tout au long de leur vie

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one’s cradle-to-grave welfare benefits

100
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travail en retard

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a backlog of work

101
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tâter le terrain

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to see how the land lies

102
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c’est sans doute demander un peu trop

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may seem like a tall order

103
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avoir mis en plein dans le mille

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to hit the nail on the head

104
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rira bien qui rira le dernier

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we’ll see who had the last laugh

105
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cela implique de

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it involves + ING

106
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ne pas avoir de scrupules à

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to have no compunction about + ING

107
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adopter un point de vue

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to come round to a point of view

108
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un dur à duire

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a hard nut to crack

109
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bien qu’il a cédé sa place / son poste

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although he has stepped down from his post

110
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ne t’encombre pas la mémoire

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don’t clog up your memory

111
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son projet est tombé à l’eau

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one’s project fell through

112
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la situation deviendra critique

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the situation will come to a head

113
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les choses s’améliorent

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things are looking up

114
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se procurer

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to come by

115
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faire toujours comme si de rien n’était

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to always take everything in one’s stride

116
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être en hausse

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to be on the rise

117
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tomber à point nommé

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couldn’t have come at a better time

118
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avant tout

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first and foremost

119
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se targuer d’être

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to pride oneself on being

120
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passé des heures à peaufiner

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to spend hours fine-tuning

121
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il va sans dire que

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needless to say

122
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n’en savoir toujours pas plus

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to be no nearer to knowing

123
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dans le monde entier

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worldwide

124
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un(e) de perdu(e), dix de retrouvé(e)s

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there are plenty more fish in the sea

125
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ma patience est à bout

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my patience is wearing thin

126
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redoubler de vigilence

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to be doubly careful

127
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agir en tout bien tout honneur

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one’s behaviour is completely above board

128
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dans un trou perdu

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at the back of beyond

129
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chercher partout

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to search high and low

130
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les négociations piétinent

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the negotiations are not making much headway

131
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pris en flagrand délit

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caught red-handed (+ ING)

132
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ne va pas se reproduire

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to be a one-off

133
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s’implanter

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to gain a foothold

134
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se tourner les pouces

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to sit on one’s hands

135
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aller à l’encontre de

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to be running counter to

136
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quelques détails à régler

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a few loose ends to tie up

137
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décrocher le gros lot

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to hit the jackpot

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