3ème page Flashcards by Grégoire GAMBINO

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payer l’addition

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to foot the bill/ pick up the tab

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échouer

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to founder/ flounder/to fail

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alimenter les rumeurs à propos

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to fuel rumours of

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imperfect

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flawded

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obtenir le feu vert

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to be given the green light/ to go-ahead

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changer les règles du jeu

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to move the goalposts

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être à la hauteur

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to deliver the goods

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la base d’un parti

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the grassroots=the rank and file

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devenir écolo

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to go green

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échouer

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to come to grief

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s’attaquer

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to come to grips with

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entraver/freiner

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to hamper/ to hinder

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saluer

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to hail

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causer des ravages

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to wreak havoc on/play havoc with

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devenir critique

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to come to a head

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courir droit au désastre

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to head for disaster

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traîner les pieds

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to drag one’s heels

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présenter

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to heral

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être le plus durement touché

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to be the hardest-hit

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un problème technique

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a technical hitch

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l’agitation

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the hoop la

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du bla bla

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hot air

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un foyer d’intolérance

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a hotbed of intolerance

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sujet brûlant

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a hot potato

être sur la sellette (être exposé à la critique)

to be in the hot seat

le battage :Publicité excessive, tapageuse, en faveur de quelqu'un, quelque chose : Faire du battage autour d'un film.

hype

battage médiatique

media hype

faire un battage énorme autour de

to hype sth up

déclencher

to ignite

entraver

to impede

porter atteinte à

to impinge/ infringe on

mettre en oeuvre

to implement

la mise en oeuvre

the implementation

mesure incitative

an incentive

n'en être qu'aux balbutiements

to be still in its infancy

faire une percée

to make inroads into

la pierre angulaire

the cornerstone

relancer l'économie

to kickstart the economy

les répercussions

knock-on effets

être à la traine

to lag behind

une étape importante

a landmark

une victoire écrasante

a landslide victory

l'artisan principal de la réussite

the linchpin of success

un test décisif

a litmus test

être en profond désaccord

to be at loggerheads

se profiler à l'horizon

to loom ahead/on the horizon