Semaine 8 Flashcards

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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
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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
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dégraisser ses effectifs (de x%)

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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

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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

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to gain ground

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9
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venir à bout

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to get better of

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10
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la méthode douce

A

a softly-softly approach

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11
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braver la tempête

A

to face the music

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12
Q

énigme

A

conundrum

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13
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un frein pour

A

a drag on

Oui, “on”

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14
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c’était complètement inattendu

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it came out of the blue

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15
Q

le seul problème, c’est

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the only snag is that

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16
Q

nous courons tout droit au désastre

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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

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ce n'est que partie remise | Lorsque l'on reporte un événement
I'll take a rain check
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se la couler douce
to take it easy
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facile comme bonjour
a piece of cake
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cela ne m'étonne pas de lui
he would!
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c'est une vraie galère
is absolute hell
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annoncer le début
herald in
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pour couronner le tout
to top it all
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l'avenir appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt
the early bird catches the worm
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les riches et les pauvres
the haves and the have-nots
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avoir un petit creux
to be feeling a bit peckish
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avoir vaguement pensé à l'idée de faire qch
to have been toying with the idea of doing sth
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se mettre en quatre
to bend over backwards
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faire la pluie et le beau temps
to lay down the law
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contribuer un peu à faire qch
to go some way towards doing sth
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tout au long de leur vie
from the cradle to the grave
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remuer ciel et terre
to leave no stone unturned