Vocaprepa Flashcards

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partir en vrille

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to be thrown into a tailspin

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suivre le fil d’une idée

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to cotton on to the idea

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une personnalité politique en vue

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a high-profile political figure

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4
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incarner la croyance en

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to champion the belief in

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5
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en grande pompe

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with great pomp and circumstance

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flagrant

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blatant

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un grand tournant

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a watershed

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8
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de gré ou de force

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by hook or by crook

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9
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l’influence (politique)

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clout

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10
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une situation difficile

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a predicament

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11
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au pouvoir

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at the helm

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12
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tirer de l’argent de

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to cash in on

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13
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provenir de

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to stem from

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14
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ouvrir la voie à

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to pave the way for

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15
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un haut fonctionnaire

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a top civil servant

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16
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un terrain glissant

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slippery slope

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17
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dissuade de

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to deter from

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18
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équilibrer le budger

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to balance the books

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19
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se réconcilier

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to mend fences

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20
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sévir sur un sujet

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to crack down on a topic

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21
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parents et amis

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kith and kin

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22
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être au point mort

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to be at standstill

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23
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supprimer des emplois

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to axe jobs

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24
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faire pencher la balance

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to tip the scales

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25
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les frais de scolarité

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tuition fees

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26
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se retourner contre

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to backfire on

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27
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pionnier, novateur

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trailblazing

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28
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courtiser, chercher à plaire à

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to woo

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29
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un moyen de dissuasion

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a deterrent

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30
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un mal pour un bien

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a blessing in disguise

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31
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toucher la corde sensible

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to touch a raw nerve

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32
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un point controversé

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a moot point

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33
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courir à la ruine

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to go to rack and ruin

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34
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engloutir des matières premières

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to guzzle raw materials

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35
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les députés de la base

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rank and file deputies

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36
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le capitalisme débridé

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anything goes capitalism

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37
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un jeu de mots

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a pun

38
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investir massivement dans

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to pour money into

39
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la gauche caviar

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champagne socialists

40
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le clientélisme politique

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pork barreling

41
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être la quintessence de

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to epitomize

42
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le travail au noir

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moonlightning

43
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surmonter la crise politique

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to ride out the political storm

44
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un rôle central

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a pivotal role

45
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un bouc émissaire

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a scapegoat

46
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des territoires inexplorés

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uncharted territories

47
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les intérêts partisans

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vested interests

48
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pourvoir aux besoins

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to cater for the needs

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un moment décisif

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a make-or-break moment

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des croyants invétérés

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staunched believers

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rompre avec le consensus politique

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to break away from the political cross-party

52
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devenir une priorité

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to climb high on the agenda

53
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se maintenir au dessus de la concurrence

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to stay ahead of the pack

54
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un politicien rusé

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a wily political operator

55
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relever des défis considérables

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to address dauting challenges

56
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un système de contre-pouvoir

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a system of checks and balances

57
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les intentions cachées

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the hidden agenda

58
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faire partie intégrante de

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to be part and parcel of

59
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un projet de grande envergure

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a far-reaching project

60
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une victoire écrasante

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a landslide victory

61
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par tous les moyens

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by fair means or foul

62
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subir les conséquences

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to bear the brunt

63
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traverser une passe difficile

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to hit a rough patch

64
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un médiateur

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an ombudsman

65
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soutenir l’économie

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to bolster the economy

66
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le marché domestic

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the home turf

67
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innover

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to break new ground

68
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menacer

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to jeopardize

69
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exploiter un marché

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to tap a market

70
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être à la traîne

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to lag behind

71
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incarner

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to embody

72
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les coulisses du pouvoir

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the corridors of power

73
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prétendument

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allegedly

74
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tenir les promesses politiques

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to deliver the goods

75
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briser un mythe

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to debunk a myth

76
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agrandir/réduire le fossé entre

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to widen/to narrow the gap between

77
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être aux antipodes

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to be poles apart

78
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un leader à la main de fer

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an iron-fisted leader

79
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tourner en dérision

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to lampoon

80
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le coeur du problème

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the nitty-gritty of the matter

81
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endiguer le flot

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to stem the tide

82
Q

le copinage

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cronyism

83
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un homme à tout faire

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a jack of all trades

84
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se donner bcp de mal pour

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to go to great lengths to

85
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camper sur ses positions

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to dig in one’s heels

86
Q

relancer l’économie

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to jumpstart the economy

87
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minimiser l’importance de

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to downplay

88
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improviser

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to play it by ear

89
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une quête impossible, vaine

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a wild-goose chase

90
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risquer le tout pour le tout

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to go for broke