Sentences, Expressions From The Press Flashcards

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1
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Faire les gros titres

A

Grab the headlines

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Les exportations se sont effondrées de 45%

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Exports slumped by 45%

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Cela ne peut qu’augmenter!

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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
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Une personne sur X

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One in every X people

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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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Overnight

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Pendant la nuit, du jour au lendemain

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8
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Il maintient categoriquement que

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He is adamant that

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9
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quel que soit

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Regardless of

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10
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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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Sa décision tombe sous le sens!

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His decision is a no-brainer!

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13
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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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Tout n’est pas sombre depuis…

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It’s not all doom and gloom since..

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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

25
Q

Ils hésitent à… : une image parlante

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They are in two minds about…

26
Q

Les hommes courent droit au desastre

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Humans are heading for disaster

27
Q

Les chiffres ne présagent rien de bon

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The figures do not bode well

28
Q

Trouver Un appartement pas trop cher à Paris est loin d’etre evident

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Finding a reasonably priced flat in Paris is an uphill battle

29
Q

Ils ont fermé les yeux sur les effets nocifs

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They turned a blind eye to the harmful effects

30
Q

Un problème épineux

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A thorny issue

31
Q

Les paradis fiscaux européens

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Europe’s tax heavens

32
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Ils sont soupconnés de fraude fiscale

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They are suspected of evading taxes

33
Q

Sa découverte ouvre la voie à…

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His discovery paves the way for..

34
Q

Une réaction brutale de la part des milliers de travailleurs…

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A backlash from the thousands of workers…

35
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Une réaction brutale de la part des milliers de travailleurs…

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A backlash from the thousands of workers…

36
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Les ecologistes ont exprimé leur inquiétude quant à…

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Environnementalists have voiced concern about…

37
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Une ville qui a prospéré durant…

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A town which thrived during..

38
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Un jour à marquer d’une pierre blanche

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A red-letter day