Semaine 7 Flashcards

1
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remanier

A

to overhaul

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2
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sacrifier leur santé pour devenir riche

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to trade health for wealth

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3
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dépasser l’entendement

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to beggar description

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4
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essayer par tous les moyens

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to try every which way

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5
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choisir entre se nourrir et se chauffer

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to choose either eating or heating

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6
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une source de conflit majeure

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a major source of contention

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7
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Il faut réfléchir avant d’agir

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Look before you leap

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8
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jouer dans la cour des grands

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to punch above their weight

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9
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être réaliste

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to get real

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10
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prendre les choses comme elles viennent

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to take the rough with the smooth

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11
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et ce n’est pas trop tôt

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and about time too

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12
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vous pouvez compter sur moi

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you can count me in

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13
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le dopage

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doping

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14
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matchs truqués

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match-fixing

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15
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viser haut

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to reach for the stars

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16
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la recherche sur les cellules souches

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stem cell research

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17
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exposer les grandes lignes

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to outline

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18
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l’emporter largement

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to far outweigh

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19
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être décidé à

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to be intent on + ING

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20
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une refonte totale

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a major overhaul

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21
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ne présager rien de bon

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do not bode well

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22
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l’année à venir

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the year to come

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23
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se faire tapé sur les doigts

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to be rapped over the knuckles

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24
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me rappeler qch

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to ring a bell

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réembaucher
to rehire
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comme des boucliers humains
as human shields
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être à court d'eau
run out of water
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envisager de
to be considering (verbe - ING) Sans préposition
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passer aux énergies renouvelables
to switch to renewable energy sources
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il vaut mieux ne pas savoir
ignorance is bliss
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l'épidémie de grippe H5N1
the swine flu epidemic
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des incitations financières
incentives
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c'est elle qui en a fait les frais
she is on the receiving end
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pour un oui ou pour un non
at the drop of a hat
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sauter le pas
to take the plunge
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ne ressembler à rien
doesn't make any sense
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donner le feu vert pour
to give the go-ahead for
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il a brillé par son absence
he was conspicuous by his absence
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il fait exceptionnellement chaud
it is unseasonably warm
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il n'a pas été facile de les convaincre
they took a lot of persuading
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reprendre les discussions
to resume talks
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un sujet brûlant
a hot-button issue
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livrer une bataille perdue d'avance
to fight a losing battle
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faire fausse route
to bark up the wrong tree
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faire du surplace
tread water
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moderniser
to revamp
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l'argent ne tombe pas du ciel
money doesn't grown on trees
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être trop ancrés dans leurs habitudes
to be too set in their ways
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assouplir ses propositions initiales
to water down his initial proposals
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la restructuration
restructuring
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faire fi des règles
to flout the rules
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il ne faut jamais se fier aux apparences
don't judge a book by its cover
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je donnerais tout ce que j'ai
I'd give my right arm
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les offres "1 gratuit pour 1 acheté"
"bogofs"
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ne serait-ce que pour
even if only for
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il y a belle lurette que
ages ago
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être voué à l'échec
to be doomed to failure
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les gens n'aiment pas travailler et sont assistés par l'Etat
people are work-shy and welfare-dependent
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il a eu beau essayer
try as he might