Structure Enrichissement Flashcards

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Prendre/perdre de l’ampleur

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To gain/ lose momentum

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2
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Progresser, aller de l’avant

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To make headway

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3
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S’imposer progressivement, prendre du terrain

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To gain ground

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4
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Se répandre comme une traînée de poudre

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To spread like wild fire

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5
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Décroître, s’émousser

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To be on the wane

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6
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S’écrouler

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To take a tumble

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7
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Faire des ravages

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To wreak havoc on

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8
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Être en proie à

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To be in the throes of

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9
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Être en difficulté

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To undergo hardship

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10
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Marcher sur des œufs

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To skate on thin ice

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11
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Menacer, se profiler à l’horizon

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To loom

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12
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Ouvrir la voie à

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To pave the way for

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13
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Dénoncer

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To blow the whistle on

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14
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Dissimuler un problème

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To paper over a problem

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15
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Fermer les yeux sur un problème

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To turn a blind eye on a problem

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16
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Désapprouver une décision

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To frown upon a decision

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17
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Prendre des mesures

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To take steps

18
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Sévir contre un phénomène

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To crack down on a phenomen

19
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Faire respecter une loi

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To enforce a law

20
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Passer à l’acte

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To match words with action

21
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Rester un vœux pieux

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To remain wishful thinking

22
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Nuire à

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To take a doll on

23
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Remettre quelque chose en question

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To call something into question

24
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Être un danger menaçant

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To be a looming danger

25
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Être quelque chose dont il faut tenir compte

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To be something to be reckoned with

26
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Trouver le juste milieu

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To find the happy medium

27
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Ce qui est en jeu

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What is at stake

28
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Critiquer quelque chose

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To criticize something

To level criticism at something

29
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S’attaquer à un problème

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To address a problem

30
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Être révélateur d’un problème

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To act as an eye-opener

31
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Être une arme à double tranchant

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To be a double-edged sword

32
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Être un mal pour un bien

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To be a blessing in disguise

33
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À la suite de

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In the wake of

34
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Faire de même

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To follow suit

35
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Sortir de nulle part

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To come out of the blue

36
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Appliquer une politique

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To implement a policy

37
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La face caché, l’envers

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The seamy side

38
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Joindre les deux bouts

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To make (both) ends meet

39
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Une utopie

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A pipe dream

40
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Passer de la misère à la richesse

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To go from rag to riches

41
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Moment charnière

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A watershed moment

42
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Être en ligne de mire

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To be in the cross hairs