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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incarner la croyance en

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to champion the belief in

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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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de gré ou de force

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by hook or by crook

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l’influence (politique)

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clout

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une situation difficile

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a predicament

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au pouvoir

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at the helm

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tirer de l’argent de

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to cash in on

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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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un haut fonctionnaire

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a top civil servant

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un terrain glissant

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slippery slope

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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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sévir sur un sujet

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to crack down on a topic

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parents et amis

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kith and kin

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être au point mort

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to be at standstill

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supprimer des emplois

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to axe jobs

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faire pencher la balance

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to tip the scales

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les frais de scolarité
tuition fees
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se retourner contre
to backfire on
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pionnier, novateur
trailblazing
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courtiser, chercher à plaire à
to woo
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un moyen de dissuasion
a deterrent
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un mal pour un bien
a blessing in disguise
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toucher la corde sensible
to touch a raw nerve
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un point controversé
a moot point
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courir à la ruine
to go to rack and ruin
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engloutir des matières premières
to guzzle raw materials
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les députés de la base
rank and file deputies
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le capitalisme débridé
anything goes capitalism
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un jeu de mots
a pun
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investir massivement dans
to pour money into
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la gauche caviar
champagne socialists
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le clientélisme politique
pork barreling
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être la quintessence de
to epitomize
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le travail au noir
moonlightning
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surmonter la crise politique
to ride out the political storm
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un rôle central
a pivotal role
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un bouc émissaire
a scapegoat
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des territoires inexplorés
uncharted territories
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les intérêts partisans
vested interests
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pourvoir aux besoins
to cater for the needs
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un moment décisif
a make-or-break moment
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des croyants invétérés
staunched believers
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rompre avec le consensus politique
to break away from the political cross-party
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devenir une priorité
to climb high on the agenda
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se maintenir au dessus de la concurrence
to stay ahead of the pack
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un politicien rusé
a wily political operator
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relever des défis considérables
to address dauting challenges
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un système de contre-pouvoir
a system of checks and balances
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les intentions cachées
the hidden agenda
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faire partie intégrante de
to be part and parcel of
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un projet de grande envergure
a far-reaching project
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une victoire écrasante
a landslide victory
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par tous les moyens
by fair means or foul
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subir les conséquences
to bear the brunt
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traverser une passe difficile
to hit a rough patch
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un médiateur
an ombudsman
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soutenir l'économie
to bolster the economy
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le marché domestic
the home turf
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innover
to break new ground
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menacer
to jeopardize
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exploiter un marché
to tap a market
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être à la traîne
to lag behind
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incarner
to embody
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les coulisses du pouvoir
the corridors of power
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prétendument
allegedly
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tenir les promesses politiques
to deliver the goods
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briser un mythe
to debunk a myth
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agrandir/réduire le fossé entre
to widen/to narrow the gap between
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être aux antipodes
to be poles apart
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un leader à la main de fer
an iron-fisted leader
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tourner en dérision
to lampoon
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le coeur du problème
the nitty-gritty of the matter
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endiguer le flot
to stem the tide
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le copinage
cronyism
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un homme à tout faire
a jack of all trades
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se donner bcp de mal pour
to go to great lengths to
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camper sur ses positions
to dig in one's heels
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relancer l'économie
to jumpstart the economy
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minimiser l'importance de
to downplay
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improviser
to play it by ear
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une quête impossible, vaine
a wild-goose chase
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risquer le tout pour le tout
to go for broke