Semaine 5 Flashcards

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désespérer qn / qch

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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
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à cause de son manque d’expérience

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because she lacks experience

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5
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sur la soixantaine d’emplois pour lesquels il a postulé

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of the 60 or so jobs he has applied for

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6
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jouer les apprentis sorciers

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to play God

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7
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l’instant de vérité

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the day of reckoning

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8
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elle essaie de ne pas le montrer

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she tries to put a brave face on it

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9
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se contenter de son sort

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to content with his lot

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10
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sortir pas à pas de la récession

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to crawling out of recession

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11
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relancer l’économie

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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
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la frénésie des soldes

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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
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en surprendre plus d’un

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to cause a few raised eyebrows

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16
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preuve intangible

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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
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prendre le train en marche

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to jump on the bandwagon

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19
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miser sur le mauvais cheval

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to back the wrong horse

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20
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mettre la main à la pâte

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to pitch in

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21
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dans la meilleure des hypothèses

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under the best-case scenario

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22
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au cours des deux dernières années

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over the last two years

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23
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réviser à la hausse

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to revise up

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24
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rentrer dans leurs frais

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to break even

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rester les bras croisés
to sit tight
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être sous-alimentés
to be malnourished
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des montages de nourriture gaspillée
mountains of food waste
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maîtriser les dépenses publiques
to rein in public expenditure
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il ne pratique pas la langue de bois
he is a plain speaker
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il leur en reste encore beaucoup à faire
there is still a long way to go
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passer au scanner corporel
to go through the body scanner
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sortir de l'impasse
to break the deadlock
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un accord qui les engage
a binding agreement
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concilier vie de famille et vie professionnelle
to combine family life and work
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beuveries
drinking binges
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dénicher les bonnes affaires
to seek out bargains
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dater de
to date back to
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inégalement réparti
unevenly distributed
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se démarquer fortement
to be in sharp contrast to
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la sécurité sociale britannique
the NHS
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70% de plus de risque de
a 70% higher risk of + ING
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ce qui n'est pas une bonne nouvelle
which is bad news
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s'essouffler
to run out of steam
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avoir du mal à trouver du travail
to be struggling to find work
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le pire est peut-être à venir
the worst may lie ahead
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être enrayé
to be kept in check
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faire part de ses intentions véritables
to come clean about what he really intends to to
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un fardeau pour
a burden on Oui, "on".
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être désavantagés
to be at a disadvantage
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se sont fait particulièrement entendre
have been increasingly vocal
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les fluctuations des prix du pétroles
gyrations in oil prices
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parvenir à l'égalité homme-femme
to achieve wage equality for men and women
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dans l'état actuel des choses
as things stand
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sacs en plastique jetables
throwaway plastic bags
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pour compenser l'empreinte carbone
to offset the carbon footprint
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voir le bout du tunnel
to see the light at the end of the tunnel
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à un carrefour
at a crossroads
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être dos au mur
to be back to the wall
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tirer parti de
to capitalize on
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avoir trouvé le bon filon
he is on to a good thing
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se reposer sur ses lauriers
to rest on his laurels
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élections législatives
at the next general election