Semaine 7 Flashcards

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Vous ne ferez qu’aggraver la situation

A

You’ll only make matters worse

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1
Q

Risquer fort de durer

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To be unlikely to be short-lived

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2
Q

L’époque est révolue

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Gone are the days

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3
Q

A diminué de 2%

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Has contracted by 2%

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4
Q

Travailler à plein temps

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Working full time

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5
Q

Approuvé par tout le monde

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Unanimously applauded

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6
Q

Mettre entre parenthèses

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To put on hold

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7
Q

Se faire rare

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To be thin on the ground

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8
Q

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
Q

L’union fait la force

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United we stand, divided we fall.

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11
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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
Q

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
Q

Réussir mieux que

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To outperform

16
Q

L’effondrement

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The slump

17
Q

Être perturbé

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To be disrupted

18
Q

Suivre la ligne du parti

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To toe the party line

19
Q

Une adulte sur 6

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One in six adults

20
Q

Se rendre compte

A

To wake up to

21
Q

En un clin d’œil

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In a flash

22
Q

Réduire de moitié

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To halve

23
Q

Payer la note

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To pick up the tab

24
Q

C’est plus compliqué que ça en a l’air

A

There are wheels within wheels

25
Q

Il n’est pas exagéré de dire

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It is no exaggeration to say

26
Q

Faire faillite

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To go belly up

27
Q

Quand les temps sont durs

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When the going gets tough

28
Q

Camper sur ses positions

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To stick on someone’s guns

29
Q

Être inévitable que ça arrive

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To be an accident waiting to happen

30
Q

Rétrospectivement

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With the benefit of hindsight

31
Q

Ne pas agir

A

Failure to act

32
Q

Ils feront tout ce qu’il faut

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They’ll do whatever it takes