Semaine 3

Question 1

il en va de même

Answer 1

the same goes for

Question 2

une percée importante sur

Answer 2

significant inroads into

Question 3

ressentir la pression

Answer 3

to fell the heat

Question 4

sur les douze derniers mois

Answer 4

from a year ago

Question 5

pour attirer les clients

Answer 5

to encourage into their stores

Question 6

aura disparu

Answer 6

will have disappeared

Question 7

essentiel pour renforcer

Answer 7

key to strengthening

Question 8

une société fondée sur le savoir

Answer 8

a knowledge-based society

Question 9

être supprimés

Answer 9

to be axed

Question 10

des disciplines qu’elle ne maîtrise pas vraiment

Answer 10

subjects she has no real grasp of

Question 11

compenser

Answer 11

to offset

Question 12

les pertes de mémoire

Answer 12

memory loss

Question 13

importations

Answer 13

imports

Question 14

influence

Answer 14

clout

Question 15

une mauvaise gestion économique

Answer 15

economic mismanagement

Question 16

chaque chose en son temps

Answer 16

we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it

Question 17

on a fait tout un plat de

Answer 17

there was a lot of hoopla about

Question 18

exprimer son inquiétude quant à

Answer 18

to voice concern about

Question 19

au pied de la lettre

Answer 19

at face value

Question 20

regorger d’argent

Answer 20

to be flush with money

Question 21

causer une envolée des prix

Answer 21

to sent prices soaring

Question 22

l’état actuel du pays

Answer 22

the country’s current predicament

Question 23

faire sortir l’économie de la récession

Answer 23

to lift the economy out of recession

Question 24

en persuadant les consommateurs de dépenser plus

Answer 24

by talking consumers into spending more

Question 25

maîtriser qch

Answer 25

to hold something in check

Question 26

joindre l’utile à l’agréable

Answer 26

to mix business with pleasure

Question 27

se mettre aux nouvelles technologies

Answer 27

to embrace new technologies

Question 28

contre vents et marrées

Answer 28

through thick and thin

Question 29

faire échec à la récession

Answer 29

to keep recession at bay

Question 30

au moment crucial

Answer 30

when it comes to the crunch

Question 31

positivier

Answer 31

to think positive

Question 32

être si épineux

Answer 32

to be such a thorny issue

Question 33

entrer en application

Answer 33

to come into force

Question 34

être pour demain

Answer 34

to be around the corner

Question 35

on ne parle que qch

Answer 35

something is the talk of the town

Question 36

il n’y a pas de petites économies

Answer 36

every little helps

Question 37

il ne faut jamais désespérer

Answer 37

never say die

Question 38

ce n’est pas son truc

Answer 38

isn’t his cup of tea

Question 39

au pire

Answer 39

if the worst comes to the worst