Vocabulaires de la presse Flashcards

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1
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Un coup de pouce, un atout

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an edge

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2
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insuffisant

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scant

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3
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être dans le viseur de

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to be in somebody’s sights

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4
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une mixture

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a brew

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5
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délocaliser

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to outsource

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6
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saper, ébranler

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to undermine

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7
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tenir tête à

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to stand up to

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8
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piétiner

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to trample

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9
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jubiler

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to be gleeful

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10
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roulement de tambour

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a drum-roll

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11
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ressentiment

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resentment

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12
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introspection

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soul-searching

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13
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décrier, dénigrer

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to decry

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14
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insignifiant, dérisoire

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paltry

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15
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un exploit, une prouesse

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a feat

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16
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un film à grand succès

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a blockbuster

17
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défendre la cause de

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to make the case for

18
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reconnaître

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to acknowledge

19
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consterner

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to dismay

20
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une révision, un remaniement

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an overhaul

21
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un prêteur sur gages

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a pawnshop

22
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être en rupture de stock

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to be sold out

23
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l’offre et la demande

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supply and demand

24
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une commission

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a committee

25
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une audition

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a hearing

26
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obtenir gain de cause, parvenir à ses fins

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to prevail

27
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les alentours, les environs

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the surroundings

28
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un gagne pain

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a livelihood

29
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un prêt

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a loan

30
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par la suite, ultérieurement

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subsequently

31
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un contrecoup, un retour de bâton

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a backlash