Buzz N12 Flashcards

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Une idee recue

A

Conventional wisdom

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Un sujet a controverse

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A controversial issue

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2
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To cope with

A

Faire face a

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3
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La pierre angulaire, la premiere pierre

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The cornerstone

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4
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Couvrir une vaste gamme/ eventail

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To cover a broad range/ spectrum

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5
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Franchir une distance

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To cover a distance

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6
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Etouffer une affaire

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To cover up/ to hush up

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7
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Intimider

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To cow

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8
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A l’improviste, au pied levé

A

Off the cuff

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9
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To cut someone dead

A

Ignorer qqun completement

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10
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To cut a deal

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Conclure un marché

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11
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Un repression

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A crackdown

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12
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To creep

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Ramper, se glisser

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13
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Se faufiler

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To creep between

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14
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Creepy

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Horrifiant, qui donne la chair de poule

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15
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To cringe

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Reculer, etre ennuyé, embarasser

16
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Paralyser, bloquer ( fig.)
“Des impots ecrasants”
“Un deficit ecrasant”
“Un infirme”

A

To cripple
Crippling taxes
A crippling deficit
A cripple

17
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To make a blistering critique of

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Virulant, sanglant, impitoyable

18
Q

To crop up

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Surgir, apparaitre en grand nombre

19
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Ecraser

A

To crush

20
Q

Crystal clear

A

Parfaitement clair

21
Q

La tendance actuelle

A

The current trend

22
Q

Une baisse sans precedent

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An unprecedented decline

23
Q

Un nombre de naissances insuffisant

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A birth dearth

24
Q

The forecast

A

Les previsions

25
Q

S’attaquer a la crise

A

To address the crisis