Semaine 5 Flashcards

1
Q

désespérer qn / qch

A

to drive someone / sth to despair

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2
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s’insurger contre

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to be up in arms against

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3
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prendre les choses en main

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to take matter into one’s own hands

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4
Q

à cause de son manque d’expérience

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because she lacks experience

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5
Q

sur la soixantaine d’emplois pour lesquels il a postulé

A

of the 60 or so jobs he has applied for

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6
Q

jouer les apprentis sorciers

A

to play God

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7
Q

l’instant de vérité

A

the day of reckoning

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8
Q

elle essaie de ne pas le montrer

A

she tries to put a brave face on it

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9
Q

se contenter de son sort

A

to content with his lot

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10
Q

sortir pas à pas de la récession

A

to crawling out of recession

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11
Q

relancer l’économie

A

to kickstart the economy

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12
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parler d’une seule voix

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to sing from the same hymn sheet

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13
Q

la frénésie des soldes

A

the sales frenzy

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14
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ne pas dévoiler le projet

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to keep the project under wraps

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15
Q

en surprendre plus d’un

A

to cause a few raised eyebrows

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16
Q

preuve intangible

A

a smoking gun

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17
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mettre la charrue avant les boeufs

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to put the cart before the horse

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18
Q

prendre le train en marche

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to jump on the bandwagon

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19
Q

miser sur le mauvais cheval

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to back the wrong horse

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20
Q

mettre la main à la pâte

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to pitch in

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21
Q

dans la meilleure des hypothèses

A

under the best-case scenario

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22
Q

au cours des deux dernières années

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over the last two years

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23
Q

réviser à la hausse

A

to revise up

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24
Q

rentrer dans leurs frais

A

to break even

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25
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rester les bras croisés

A

to sit tight

26
Q

être sous-alimentés

A

to be malnourished

27
Q

des montages de nourriture gaspillée

A

mountains of food waste

28
Q

maîtriser les dépenses publiques

A

to rein in public expenditure

29
Q

il ne pratique pas la langue de bois

A

he is a plain speaker

30
Q

il leur en reste encore beaucoup à faire

A

there is still a long way to go

31
Q

passer au scanner corporel

A

to go through the body scanner

32
Q

sortir de l’impasse

A

to break the deadlock

33
Q

un accord qui les engage

A

a binding agreement

34
Q

concilier vie de famille et vie professionnelle

A

to combine family life and work

35
Q

beuveries

A

drinking binges

36
Q

dénicher les bonnes affaires

A

to seek out bargains

37
Q

dater de

A

to date back to

38
Q

inégalement réparti

A

unevenly distributed

39
Q

se démarquer fortement

A

to be in sharp contrast to

40
Q

la sécurité sociale britannique

A

the NHS

41
Q

70% de plus de risque de

A

a 70% higher risk of + ING

42
Q

ce qui n’est pas une bonne nouvelle

A

which is bad news

43
Q

s’essouffler

A

to run out of steam

44
Q

avoir du mal à trouver du travail

A

to be struggling to find work

45
Q

le pire est peut-être à venir

A

the worst may lie ahead

46
Q

être enrayé

A

to be kept in check

47
Q

faire part de ses intentions véritables

A

to come clean about what he really intends to to

48
Q

un fardeau pour

A

a burden on

Oui, “on”.

49
Q

être désavantagés

A

to be at a disadvantage

50
Q

se sont fait particulièrement entendre

A

have been increasingly vocal

51
Q

les fluctuations des prix du pétroles

A

gyrations in oil prices

52
Q

parvenir à l’égalité homme-femme

A

to achieve wage equality for men and women

53
Q

dans l’état actuel des choses

A

as things stand

54
Q

sacs en plastique jetables

A

throwaway plastic bags

55
Q

pour compenser l’empreinte carbone

A

to offset the carbon footprint

56
Q

voir le bout du tunnel

A

to see the light at the end of the tunnel

57
Q

à un carrefour

A

at a crossroads

58
Q

être dos au mur

A

to be back to the wall

59
Q

tirer parti de

A

to capitalize on

60
Q

avoir trouvé le bon filon

A

he is on to a good thing

61
Q

se reposer sur ses lauriers

A

to rest on his laurels

62
Q

élections législatives

A

at the next general election