Voc 8 Flashcards
lancer au début des 80’s
to launch in the early 80s (in the late)
de manière convaincante, efficace
tellingly
prochaine élection
upcoming election
perdre de son rayonnement
to lose its shine
tomber physiquement
to falldown
remonter le temps (régresser)
to turn back the clock
experience syn
to face, to witness, to go through (positif) ≠ undergo (négatif)
pays émergents
emerging countries
lancer un appel à qq
to launch an appeal to someone
la belle époque
heyday
le bilan
the toll, the fallout
lourde, qui balaye tout
far-reaching, sweeping
très important, colonne vertébrale
backbone, spine
automatisation
automation
increasingly syn
growly
better off antonyme
worse off
raisonnable
sensible
devenir la loi
to become the gospel
challenging syn
daunting
être contradictoire
to be antithetical, to be antagonistic
to fall syn
to decrease, to decline, to wane, to go down dramatically
to plunge = chuter
to nosedive, to plummet, to collapse
to increase
to go up
to skyrocket
to soar, to go to the roof
to amplify
to magnify
to blame
to hold responsible for
crédibilité
trustworthiness
céder à
to pander to, yield to
