Voca idiomatique Flashcards

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Choquant

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Egregious

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Abandonner

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To ditch something

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3
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Sans prendre de gants

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Bluntly

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Faire partie du décors

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To be a fixture

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5
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Endiguer

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To stem

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Formuler des critiques

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To level criticism at

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7
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Les dangers

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The hazards

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8
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Un bouc émissaire

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A scapegoat

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9
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It is in sharp contrast with (s)

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It is in stark contrast with

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Spectaculaire

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Dramatic

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Pharamineux

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Staggering

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12
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Ambigu

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Equivocal

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13
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Poignant

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Harrowing

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14
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Accorder qqchose

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To grant something

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15
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Être une figure de premier plan

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To be a high profile figure

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Tomber dans l’oreille d’un sourd

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To fall on deaf ears

17
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Être à contre courant

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To go against the tide

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Dégénérer

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To escalate

19
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Réduire progressivement

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To phase out

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Colporter

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Jusqu’alors

22
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Conclure

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To encapsulate, to wind up

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Inaugurer

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To usher in

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Investiture

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The inauguration

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Inventer une expression
To coin a phrase
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Le président sortant
The incumbent president
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Un enjeu
A stake
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La grande partie de
The bulk of / the gist of
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Le succès est très improbable
The odds are overwhelming
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Synonyme de but
Yet
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Aggraver la situation
Add insult to injury
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Il en reste bcp à faire
Much remain to be done