Atout concours essai Flashcards

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vivre au jour le jour

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To live from hand to mouth

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2
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à en juger par les apparences

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On the face of it

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3
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je partage entièrement ton point de vue

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I see eye to eye with you

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4
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perdre courage

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To lose heart

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5
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le fond du problème

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The heart of the matter

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6
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To hand down

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transmettre (à la génération suivante)

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7
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transmettre (une responsabilité)

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To hand over:

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8
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Blind

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aveugle

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9
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A blindman

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un aveugle

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10
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myope

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Short-sighted

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11
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jeter un coup d’œil

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To cast a glance

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12
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avoir bon/mauvais goût

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To taste nice/nasty

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13
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appeler un chat un chat

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To call a spade a spade

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14
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faire d’une pierre deux coups

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To kill two birds with one stone

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15
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une main de fer dans un gant de velours

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An iron hand in a velvet glove

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16
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une mère porteuse

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A surrogate mother

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17
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fermer les yeux sur

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To condone

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18
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faire pencher la balance en faveur de

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To tip the scales in favour of

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19
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It’s a brave new world !:

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on n’arrête pas le progrès

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20
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To take up a challenge

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relever un défi

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21
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To set an example

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donner l’exemple

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22
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To have a good/clear conscience

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avoir la conscience tranquille

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23
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To take precautionary measures

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prendre des mesures de précaution

24
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A youthful indiscretion:

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une erreur de jeunesse

25
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Admittedly

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il faut bien le reconnaître

26
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To qualify

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nuancer, apporter des réserves

27
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highlight/to insist on

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mettre l’accent sur

28
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To specify/to make it clear

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préciser

29
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To be positive

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être catégorique

30
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What are you driving at

A

où voulez-vous en venir?

31
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To take sides

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prendre parti

32
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A weighty/flawless argument

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un argument de poids

33
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We’re getting off the point

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nous nous éloignons du sujet

34
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A case in point:

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un exemple, un cas précis

35
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A competitive examination

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un concours

36
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The ruling party

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le parti au pouvoir

37
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To take/come into office:

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arriver au pouvoir

38
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To be out of office

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ne plus être au pouvoir

39
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A grass roots movement

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un mouvement populaire

40
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A poll

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élection(s) ; un sondage

41
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A survey

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une enquête

42
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Ballot rigging

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fraude électorale

43
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Ups and downs

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des hauts et des bas

44
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The single currency

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la monnaie unique

45
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A deadlock/a stalemate/a logjam

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une impasse

46
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To hang by a thread

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ne tenir qu’à un fil

47
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A coup

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un coup d’État

48
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A hot-button issue

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un sujet sensible

49
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Conspiracy theories

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des théories complotistes

50
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town

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une ville

51
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A city

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une grande ville

52
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A suburbanite

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un banlieusard

53
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A shopping precinct

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un quartier commerçant

54
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A shopping mall

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un centre commercial

55
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To put the cart before the horse

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mettre la charrue avant les bœufs

56
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A greenback

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un billet vert