USEFUL VOCABULARY TO WORK ON IN ESSAYS 2 Flashcards

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prendre / perdre de l’ampleur

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to gain / lose momentum

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progresser, aller de l’avant

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to make headway

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s’imposer progressivement, prendre du terrain

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to gain around

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se répandre comme une traînée de poudre (progresser très rapidement)

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to spread like wildfire

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décroître , s’émousser

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to be on the wane

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s’écrouler

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to take a tumble

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s’essouffler

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to run out of steam

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faire des ravages

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to wreak havoc on

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être en proie à

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to be in the throes of

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être en difficulté

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to undergo hardship

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menacer, se profiler

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to loom

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marcher sur des oeufs

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to skate on thin ice

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être un danger menaçant

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to be a looming danger

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ouvrir la voie à

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to pave the way to

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dénoncer

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to blow the whistle on

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dissimuler un problème

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to paper over a problem

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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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désapprouver une décision

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to frown upon a decision

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prendre des mesures

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to take steps

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sévir contre un problème

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to crack down on a phenomenon

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faire respecter une loi

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to enforce the law

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passer à l’acte

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to match words with action

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rester un vœux pieux

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to remain wishful thinking

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nuire à

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to take a toll on

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remettre quelque chose en question

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to call something into question

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être quelque chose dont il faut tenir compte

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to be something to be reckoned with

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trouver un juste milieu

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to find a happy medium

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ce qui est en jeu

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What is at sake

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critiquer quelque chose

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to level criticism at something

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s’attaquer à un problème

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to address a problem

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être révélateur d’un problème

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to act as an eye-opener

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arme à double tranchant

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a double-edged sword

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être un mal pour un bien

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to be a blessing in desguise

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faire de mếme

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to follow suit

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sortir de nul part

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to come out of the blue

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appliquer une politique

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to implement a policy

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la face cachée

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the seamy side

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to gain / lose momentum

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prendre / perdre de l’ampleur

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to make headway

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progresser, aller de l’avant

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to gain around

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s’imposer progressivement, prendre du terrain

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to spread like wildfire

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se répandre comme une traînée de poudre (progresser très rapidement)

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to be on the wane

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décroître , s’émousser

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to take a tumble

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s’écrouler

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to run out of steam

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s’essouffler

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to wreak havoc on

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faire des ravages

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to be in the throes of

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être en proie à

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to undergo hardship

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être en difficulté

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to loom

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menacer, se profiler

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to skate on thin ice

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marcher sur des oeufs

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to be a looming danger

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être un danger menaçant

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to pave the way to

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ouvrir la voie à

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to blow the whistle on

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dénoncer

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to paper over a problem

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dissimuler un problème

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to turn a blind eye on a problem

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fermer les yeux sur un problème

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to frown upon a decision

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désapprouver une décision

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to take steps

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prendre des mesures

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to crack down on a phenomenon

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sévir contre un problème

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to enforce the law

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faire respecter une loi

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to match words with action

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passer à l’acte

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to remain wishful thinking

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rester un vœux pieux

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to take a toll on

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nuire à

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to call something into question

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remettre quelque chose en question

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to be something to be reckoned with

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être quelque chose dont il faut tenir compte

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to find a happy medium

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trouver un juste milieu

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What is at sake

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ce qui est en jeu

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to level criticism at something

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critiquer quelque chose

67
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to address a problem

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s’attaquer à un problème

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to act as an eye-opener

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être révélateur d’un problème

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a double-edged sword

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arme à double tranchant

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to be a blessing in desguise

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être un mal pour un bien

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to follow suit

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faire de mếme

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to come out of the blue

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sortir de nul part

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to implement a policy

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appliquer une politique

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the seamy side

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la face cachée