Sentences, Expressions From The Press Flashcards

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Faire les gros titres

A

Grab the headlines

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Les exportations se sont effondrées de 45%

A

Exports slumped by 45%

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3
Q

Cela ne peut qu’augmenter!

A

It is bound to increase

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4
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L’emporter sur, peser plus que

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To outweigh, outperform

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5
Q

Une personne sur X

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One in every X people

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6
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Il est dur de savoir ce que l’avenir nous réserbe

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It’s hard knowing what the future holds

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7
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Overnight

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Pendant la nuit, du jour au lendemain

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8
Q

Il maintient categoriquement que

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He is adamant that

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9
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quel que soit

A

Regardless of

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10
Q

Faire de même

A

Follow suit

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11
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Le temps presse!

A

We are running out of time

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12
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Sa décision tombe sous le sens!

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His decision is a no-brainer!

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13
Q

Tout se résume à

A

It all boils down to

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14
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Géolocalisation

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Positioning

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15
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Tout n’est pas sombre depuis…

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It’s not all doom and gloom since..

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16
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Persuader quelqu’un (ou soi meme) de fakre qque chose

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Talk someone into doing sthing

17
Q

Détourner l’attention

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Distract attention

18
Q

Cela en dit long

A

It speaks volumes

19
Q

Passer aux energies renouvenables

A

Switch to renewable energies

20
Q

Ceux qui ont, les riches, ceux qui n’ont pas

A

The haves and the have-nots

21
Q

Incitation financiere

A

Incentive an

22
Q

Maternité de substitution

Mere porteuse

A

Surrogacy

Surrogate mother

23
Q

Remanier

Une refonte

A

To overhaul

An overhaul

24
Q

Ca ne présage rien de bon

A

It does not bode well

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Ils hésitent à... : une image parlante
They are in two minds about...
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Les hommes courent droit au desastre
Humans are heading for disaster
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Les chiffres ne présagent rien de bon
The figures do not bode well
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Trouver Un appartement pas trop cher à Paris est loin d'etre evident
Finding a reasonably priced flat in Paris is an uphill battle
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Ils ont fermé les yeux sur les effets nocifs
They turned a blind eye to the harmful effects
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Un problème épineux
A thorny issue
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Les paradis fiscaux européens
Europe's tax heavens
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Ils sont soupconnés de fraude fiscale
They are suspected of evading taxes
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Sa découverte ouvre la voie à...
His discovery paves the way for..
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Une réaction brutale de la part des milliers de travailleurs...
A backlash from the thousands of workers...
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Une réaction brutale de la part des milliers de travailleurs...
A backlash from the thousands of workers...
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Les ecologistes ont exprimé leur inquiétude quant à...
Environnementalists have voiced concern about...
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Une ville qui a prospéré durant...
A town which thrived during..
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Un jour à marquer d'une pierre blanche
A red-letter day