Semaine 2 Flashcards

1
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remettre l’économie sur les rails

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to get the economy back on track

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2
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un marché en dents de scie

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a boom-bust business

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3
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avoir toujours raison

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to know best

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4
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ouvrir la voie à

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to pave the way for

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5
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être livré à eux-mêmes

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to be left to their own devices

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6
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plaire à tout le monde

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to be all things to all people

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7
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mettre à l’épreuve

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to test the mettle

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8
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injecter dans l’économie

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to pump into the economy

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9
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un marché en mauvaise santé

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an ailing market

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10
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blanchiment d’argent

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money laundering

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11
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pas besoin d’être un génie pour

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it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to

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12
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une ultime tentative

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a last-ditch attempt

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13
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mettre en veilleuse

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to put on the back burner

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14
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tenir sa promesse

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to keep one’s pledge

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15
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parler beaucoup mais agir peu

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talk the talk but don’t walk the walk

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16
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vendre la mèche

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to spill the beans

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17
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s’y connaître en

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to know a thing or two about

18
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tirer le meilleur parti de

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to make the most of

19
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flamber

20
Q

traîner les pieds pour

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to drag one’s feet over (+ING)

21
Q

se répandre comme une trainée de poudre

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to spread like wildfire

22
Q

expliquer en détail

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to spell out

23
Q

faire profil bas

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to keep a low profile

24
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faire de même

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to follow suit

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ne pas avoir les pieds sur terre
to live in cloud-cuckoo-land
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se faire de plus en plus sentir sur
to tighten its grip on
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ne pas être pour demain
to be still a long way off
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le moteur de l'économie européenne
the powerhouse of the European economy
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rendre à qn la monnaie de sa pièce
someone should be given a taste of their medicine
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à portée de main
within a reach
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en chute libre
in freefall
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nous ne sommes pas encore sortis de l'auberge
we are not out of the woods yet
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il y a tout lieu de penser
there is every reason to believe
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avoir du retard par rapport à
to be lagging behind
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fermer les yeux sur
to turn a blind eye to
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il en va de même de
the same goes for
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sur les douze derniers mois
from a year ago
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pertes de mémoire
memory loss
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être supprimé
to be axed
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ramener 30 ans en arrière
to set back the clock 30 years