Atout concours essai Flashcards

(56 cards)

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vivre au jour le jour

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To live from hand to mouth

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à en juger par les apparences

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On the face of it

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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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To hand down

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transmettre (à la génération suivante)

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transmettre (une responsabilité)

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To hand over:

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Blind

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aveugle

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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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jeter un coup d’œil

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To cast a glance

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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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une main de fer dans un gant de velours

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An iron hand in a velvet glove

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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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faire pencher la balance en faveur de

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To tip the scales in favour of

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It’s a brave new world !:

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on n’arrête pas le progrès

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To take up a challenge

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relever un défi

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To set an example

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donner l’exemple

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To have a good/clear conscience

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avoir la conscience tranquille

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To take precautionary measures

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prendre des mesures de précaution

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A youthful indiscretion:

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une erreur de jeunesse

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Admittedly
il faut bien le reconnaître
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To qualify
nuancer, apporter des réserves
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highlight/to insist on
mettre l’accent sur
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To specify/to make it clear
préciser
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To be positive
être catégorique
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What are you driving at
où voulez-vous en venir?
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To take sides
prendre parti
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A weighty/flawless argument
un argument de poids
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We’re getting off the point
nous nous éloignons du sujet
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A case in point:
un exemple, un cas précis
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A competitive examination
un concours
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The ruling party
le parti au pouvoir
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To take/come into office:
arriver au pouvoir
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To be out of office
ne plus être au pouvoir
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A grass roots movement
un mouvement populaire
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A poll
élection(s) ; un sondage
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A survey
une enquête
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Ballot rigging
fraude électorale
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Ups and downs
des hauts et des bas
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The single currency
la monnaie unique
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A deadlock/a stalemate/a logjam
une impasse
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To hang by a thread
ne tenir qu’à un fil
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A coup
un coup d’État
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A hot-button issue
un sujet sensible
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Conspiracy theories
des théories complotistes
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town
une ville
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A city
une grande ville
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A suburbanite
un banlieusard
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A shopping precinct
un quartier commerçant
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A shopping mall
un centre commercial
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To put the cart before the horse
mettre la charrue avant les bœufs
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A greenback
un billet vert