Twilight of scriblers Flashcards

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la fin x3

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the end/the demise/the twilight

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mal élevé

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ill behaved

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3
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râler

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to grumble about smth, to moan, to complain

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4
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dompter, apprivoiser

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to tame

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5
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bidouiller, bricoler

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to fidle with smth

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chercher à plaire, courtiser

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to woo, to court

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une assemblée sordide (de sorcières)

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a coven

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lourd

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hefty, heavy

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9
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a standoff

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une impasse

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10
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considérer, juger, estimer

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to deem

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une enquête

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an inquiry into/ a survey

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12
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une étincelle

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a spark

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13
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déclenché par …

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sparked by

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14
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relâcher l’attache de la presse

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to loosen the newspaper’s

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15
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desserrer

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to loosen

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un promoteur (bon parleur) du parti

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a spin doctor

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une dispute

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an argument, a row

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il montre son côté positif

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he pitches most of his spin

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tenu, occupé, habité

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effrayant

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scary, fearsome

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riposter

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to retaliate (against)

22
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momentous changes

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important changes

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être sur le déclin

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to be on the wane

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l’influence

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prendre le taureau par les corns
to take the bull by the horns, to grasp the nettle
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féroce
fierce
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des acteurs de la presse
stakeholders of the press
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inactif, à l'arrêt, au repos
idle
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tourner au ralenti
to idle
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contraindre, obliger
to force, to compel
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appliquer ses menaces
to act on one's threats
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tenir sa promesse
to make good on a promise