Semaine 7 Flashcards

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Vous ne ferez qu’aggraver la situation

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You’ll only make matters worse

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Risquer fort de durer

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To be unlikely to be short-lived

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L’époque est révolue

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Gone are the days

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3
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A diminué de 2%

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Has contracted by 2%

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4
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Travailler à plein temps

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Working full time

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5
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Approuvé par tout le monde

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Unanimously applauded

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6
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Mettre entre parenthèses

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To put on hold

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7
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Se faire rare

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To be thin on the ground

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8
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Supprimer .. Emplois

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To shed … emplois

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9
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Être considéré comme favori

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To be tipped to be

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10
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L’union fait la force

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United we stand, divided we fall.

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Toute vérité n’est pas bonne à dire

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Some things are better left unsaid

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12
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Consolider

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To shore up

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13
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Sans doute

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Arguably

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14
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N’en finissent pas d’augmenter

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Keep soaring

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15
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Réussir mieux que

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To outperform

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L’effondrement

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Être perturbé

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To be disrupted

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Suivre la ligne du parti

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To toe the party line

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Une adulte sur 6

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One in six adults

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Se rendre compte

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To wake up to

21
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En un clin d’œil

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In a flash

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Réduire de moitié

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Payer la note

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To pick up the tab

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C'est plus compliqué que ça en a l'air
There are wheels within wheels
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Il n'est pas exagéré de dire
It is no exaggeration to say
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Faire faillite
To go belly up
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Quand les temps sont durs
When the going gets tough
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Camper sur ses positions
To stick on someone's guns
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Être inévitable que ça arrive
To be an accident waiting to happen
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Rétrospectivement
With the benefit of hindsight
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Ne pas agir
Failure to act
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Ils feront tout ce qu'il faut
They'll do whatever it takes