Semaine 8 Flashcards

1
Q

c’est comme avoir le choix entre la peste et le choléra

A

is like being between the devil and the deep blue sea

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2
Q

faire celui qui ne voit pas

A

to look the other way

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3
Q

désigner publiquement

sens : dénoncer

A

to name and shame

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4
Q

dégraisser ses effectifs (de x%)

A

to downsize its workforce (by x%)

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5
Q

rationaliser

A

to streamline

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6
Q

ne pas être fait pour être professeur

A

to be not cut out to be a teacher

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7
Q

la nuit porte conseil

A

sleep on it

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8
Q

gagner du terrain

A

to gain ground

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9
Q

venir à bout

A

to get better of

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10
Q

la méthode douce

A

a softly-softly approach

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11
Q

braver la tempête

A

to face the music

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12
Q

énigme

A

conundrum

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13
Q

un frein pour

A

a drag on

Oui, “on”

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14
Q

c’était complètement inattendu

A

it came out of the blue

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15
Q

le seul problème, c’est

A

the only snag is that

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16
Q

nous courons tout droit au désastre

A

we are heading for disaster

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17
Q

un budget très réduit

A

a shoestring budget

18
Q

n’ont pas été entendus

A

fell on deaf ears

19
Q

ont énormément progressé

A

have made great strides

20
Q

régler la note

A

to foot the bill

21
Q

tergiverser depuis trop longtemps

A

has been shilly-shallying

22
Q

s’il y en a bien un qui…

… c’est bien toi.

A

you of all people…

Oui, tout simplement et on continue la phrase normalement

23
Q

faire la sourde oreille à

A

to turn a deaf ear to

24
Q

il faut que je file

A

I must dash

25
Q

ce n’est que partie remise

Lorsque l’on reporte un événement

A

I’ll take a rain check

26
Q

se la couler douce

A

to take it easy

27
Q

facile comme bonjour

A

a piece of cake

28
Q

cela ne m’étonne pas de lui

A

he would!

29
Q

c’est une vraie galère

A

is absolute hell

30
Q

annoncer le début

A

herald in

31
Q

pour couronner le tout

A

to top it all

32
Q

l’avenir appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt

A

the early bird catches the worm

33
Q

les riches et les pauvres

A

the haves and the have-nots

34
Q

avoir un petit creux

A

to be feeling a bit peckish

35
Q

avoir vaguement pensé à l’idée de faire qch

A

to have been toying with the idea of doing sth

36
Q

se mettre en quatre

A

to bend over backwards

37
Q

faire la pluie et le beau temps

A

to lay down the law

38
Q

contribuer un peu à faire qch

A

to go some way towards doing sth

39
Q

tout au long de leur vie

A

from the cradle to the grave

40
Q

remuer ciel et terre

A

to leave no stone unturned