English 1 Flashcards
English 1 (485 cards)
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a stabilizing market could help X’s battered stock stage a rebound
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Translated: a stabilizing market could help X’s battered stock stage a rebound
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DRAM(dynamic random access memory)
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Translated: DRAM(dynamic random access memory)
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Tuesday’s fiscal first-quarter results will likely underscore a difficult operating environment
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Underscore = souligner
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to ebb and flow
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monter et descendre
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Micron has also been acquisitive. Earlier this month, it purchased the remaining 67% stake in Taiwan’s Inotera Memories Inc.
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Translated: Micron has also been acquisitive. Earlier this month, it purchased the remaining 67% stake in Taiwan’s Inotera Memories Inc.
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Micron also trades at a bargain compared to industry peers.
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Translated: Micron also trades at a bargain compared to industry peers.
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Shares fetch about 9.6 times projected earnings over the next 12 months
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Translated: Shares fetch about 9.6 times projected earnings over the next 12 months
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to fetch = go for and then bring back (someone or something) for someone OR achieve (a particular price) when sold.
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Translated: to fetch = go for and then bring back (someone or something) for someone OR achieve (a particular price) when sold.
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Micron may not have hit rock bottom but appears close. This tough year may soon be no more than a bad memory.
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Translated: Micron may not have hit rock bottom but appears close. This tough year may soon be no more than a bad memory.
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Holiday shoppers pack a New York shopping mall, but that is little comfort for struggling retailers
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Translated: Holiday shoppers pack a New York shopping mall, but that is little comfort for struggling retailers
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the stock market is having one of its worst Decembers on record
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Translated: the stock market is having one of its worst Decembers on record
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reassessment
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réevaluation
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Other companies continue to get hit by a weak global environment. A reminder of this came last week when industrial …
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Translated: Other companies continue to get hit by a weak global environment. A reminder of this came last week when industrial …
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outlook
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perspective
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A little reassurance that the economy continues to do well probably would go a long way toward soothing investors
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Translated: A little reassurance that the economy continues to do well probably would go a long way toward soothing investors
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producers found themselves in the firing line
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Translated: producers found themselves in the firing line
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a contest in which two teams pull at opposite ends of a rope until one drags the other over a central line.
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tug of war
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a situation in which two evenly matched people or factions are striving to keep or obtain the same thing.
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tug of war
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trying to peg ourselves against the Deutschmark with interest rates that were double what they should have been.
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Nous avons été pris au piège, nous avons tenté de maintenir un taux de change constant par rapport au mark avec des taux d’intérêt deux fois supérieurs à ce qu’ils auraient dû être.
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to bungle
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gâcher
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to sell off
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liquider/solder
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he would curtail eavesdropping
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réduire/limiter
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suddenly very involved in something
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to be swept up (in something)
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cause continual trouble or distress to.
“he has been plagued by ill health”
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Translated: cause continual trouble or distress to.
“he has been plagued by ill health”
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(of prices, values, or sales) to fall suddenly
to slump
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... leading Canadian businessmen to instill a certain level of confidence in this economy
insuffler
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to cushion
rembourrer
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to roil
perturber/troubler
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reserves are sstill hefty
solide/fort/costaud
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to deter
dissuader/décourager
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a conflicting tendency moving counter to the usual trend
crosscurrent
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admittedly; it is true (used to introduce a factor which is opposed to the main line of argument but is not regarded as so strong as to invalidate it).
Translated: admittedly; it is true (used to introduce a factor which is opposed to the main line of argument but is not regarded as so strong as to invalidate it).
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granted, Marie was two years older than her, but it wasn't a question of age
Translated: granted, Marie was two years older than her, but it wasn't a question of age
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Lackluster profits
profit terne
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pump cash into
Translated: pump cash into
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to increase suddenly and strongly:
The company's profits have surged.
Translated: to increase suddenly and strongly:
The company's profits have surged.
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to drag down
entraîner vers le bas
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to buffet market
secouer
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what a big fuss over nothing
Translated: what a big fuss over nothing
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right after
just après
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feat
exploit/prouesse
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to sightsee
faire du toursime
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you don't have to tiptoe when I am asleep
marcher sur la pointe des pieds
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safe and sound
sain et sauf
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from time to time
occasionnellement/de temps en temps
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farther
is for physical distance
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furhter
figurative distance
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all over again
Translated: all over again
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what will the future bring
Translated: what will the future bring
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nearsighted
myope
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this buidling is getting torn down
tear down = démolir
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to backfire
retour de manivelle/flamme
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blunt approach
direct approche
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he's on the tip of my tongue
Translated: he's on the tip of my tongue
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to rule out any risk
éliminer/écarter
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to frame
monter un coup contre
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to unfold
déployer/dérouler
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event that will unfold
Translated: event that will unfold
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to shrug
hausser les épaules
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to shrug off
ignorer
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to mistake
se méprendre
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back then I mistook him as unemployed
Translated: back then I mistook him as unemployed
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damning evidence
preuve accablante
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be dear to someone’s heart
if something is dear to someone’s heart, they are very interested in it and care a lot about it
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is far from straightforward
n'est pas mince affaire
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Depending on whom you ask
Translated: Depending on whom you ask
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is anywhere from.. To
Translated: is anywhere from.. To
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Such prices are now a distant memory
Translated: Such prices are now a distant memory
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to break through
To force a path through some obstruction by penetrating and breaking it/To achieve a major success that permits further progress
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to spread slowly
to percolate
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leg
The last leg of the race was Paris to London.
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resolve (noun)
strong determination:
to weaken/strengthen/test someone's resolve
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first and foremost
most importantly
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fairly
éventuellement
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by contrast
à contrario/en revanche
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to sport
Translated: to sport
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But politcs matter too
Translated: But politcs matter too
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oil-price slump
effondrement prix pétrole
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seeminlgy
apparemment
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budget deficit hit about 15%
Translated: budget deficit hit about 15%
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unprecedented steps
Translated: unprecedented steps
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to disclose plans to sell…
réveler/dévoiler
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to wage price war
mener une guerre de prix
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to wean someone off something
to make someone gradually stop depending on something that they like and have become used to, especially a drug or a bad habit
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We’re trying to wean ourselves off watching too much television.
Translated: We’re trying to wean ourselves off watching too much television.
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A fuel that could stop climate change in its tracks, and send carbon levels plunging to pre-industrial levels.
Translated: A fuel that could stop climate change in its tracks, and send carbon levels plunging to pre-industrial levels.
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to plunge
chuter
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plunge verb (FALL)
to (cause someone or something to) move or fall suddenly and often a long way forward, down, or into something:
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to plunge verb (BECOME LOWER)
The fall in demand caused share prices to plunge.
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lateral thinking
a way of solving a problem by thinking about it in a different and original way and not using traditional or expected methods
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It's actually not that far-fetched a scenario
Translated: It's actually not that far-fetched a scenario
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far-fetched
very unlikely to be true, and difficult to believe:
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since the dawn of time
depuis la nuit des temps
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to scrub our atmosphere clean
nettoyer
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here's the catch
The catch, in this instance, is a difficulty of some sort.
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For example: You want to make a really great desert for your friend who is coming over for dinner, but "here's the catch", you friend is diabetic.
What you need to solve the "catch" is a great desert that doesn't contain sugar.
Translated: For example: You want to make a really great desert for your friend who is coming over for dinner, but "here's the catch", you friend is diabetic.
What you need to solve the "catch" is a great desert that doesn't contain sugar.
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to sidestep
éluder
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to sidestep--> to avoid talking about a subject, especially by starting to talk about something else:
The speaker sidestepped the question by saying that it would take him too long to answer it.
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nous
intelligence/esprit/savoir-faire
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to go to press
être sous presse
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to hot up
If an event or situation hots up, it becomes more exciting and more things start to happen:
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A few days before the elections, the pace began to hot up.
The competition is really hotting up now.
Translated: A few days before the elections, the pace began to hot up.
The competition is really hotting up now.
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the holy grail
something that a person or a particular group of people want very much to have or achieve:
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remotely
vaguement
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akin to
apparenté /semblable à
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akin
semblable
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dubbed
décrit
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the company is also working on another air-capture system, dubbed the Air-Contractor
Translated: the company is also working on another air-capture system, dubbed the Air-Contractor
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unheard of
inoui/sans précédent
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that it's still very early days for this kind of research
Translated: that it's still very early days for this kind of research
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truthful
vérédique
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Dot-com company
is a company that does most of its business on the Internet, usually through a website that uses the popular top-level domain ".com" (in turn derived from the word "commercial").
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that he has woven throughout his entire text
qu'il a tissé au cours tout au long/au travers de son text
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vitally
extremement
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Sensing that the market was getting out of hand
Translated: Sensing that the market was getting out of hand
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to dump
se décharger/se débarasser de
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to pocket
empocher
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Billings went there for a vacation and got so swept up in the place that he never left.
Translated: Billings went there for a vacation and got so swept up in the place that he never left.
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swept up (in something)
suddenly very involved in something
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by harnessing your emotions
domestiquer/exploiter/to control something, usually in order to use its power:
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to harness
Translated: to harness
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to stoop to the market's level of irrationality
s'abaisser/se courber
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to praise
glorifier/faire l'éloge
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As Graham puts it
say it /express it
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to be/get carried away
lose self control
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dreadful
terrible/epouvantable
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assertion
affirmation/revendication
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I got carried away on
Translated: I got carried away on
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to take a pot shot
to criticize someone suddenly (often + at ) As the director was finishing his speech he took a pot shot at their rival's lack of principles.
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so-called
prétendu/soi-disant
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to cut back on
revenir à
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conversely
inversement
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to deprive
dépourvoir
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you're in need of correction aren't you ?
Translated: you're in need of correction aren't you ?
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Attorney
procureur
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mayor
maire
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above (or beyond) reproach
such that no criticism can be made; perfect.
"his integrity is beyond reproach"
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off the record
à titre secret/en secret/en privé
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what's the occasion
Qu'est ce qui t'amène
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(to) partner up
To form pairs or a pair; become partners: The dance students partnered up and started to waltz.
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landlord
propriétaire/proprio
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lease
location/bail
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overage
excédent
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And I cover the overage
Translated: And I cover the overage
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What do you got (very infromal and american)
Translated: What do you got (very infromal and american)
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Scott Kawasiki is being floated as the new chairman (float here is more like suggest)
Le nom scott kawa circule comme étant le nouveau chairman
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but you're looking at it backward
en arrière
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You guys caught it, which is something I guess
Translated: You guys caught it, which is something I guess
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to help something to continue:
For years the industry was propped up by the government.
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to bail on someone
To break a date with someone; STAND someone UP
To tease someone; speak spitefully about someone; criticize someone (1980s+ College students)
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spitefully
par malveillance
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2. Informal To force into a difficult position; corner: the reporters finally treed the mayor.
treed(treed, tree·ing, trees)
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up a tree
In a situation of great difficulty or perplexity; helpless.
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choppy
agité/instable
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choppy sea
mer agité
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entrer nonchalamment
to stroll in
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I dont appreciate you strolling in here
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None of that matters
Translated: None of that matters
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that could be a win for everyone
Translated: that could be a win for everyone
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this is about how we committed to each other
Translated: this is about how we committed to each other
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Why was he spared
Translated: Why was he spared
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we get the guy the moment he's gettable...
Translated: we get the guy the moment he's gettable...
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My main beef(informal) about the job is that I have to work on Saturdays.
beef noun (COMPLAINT)
› [C] informal a complaint:
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to speak (or talk) out of turn
speak in a tactless way.
"she was the first to take umbrage if they spoke out of turn"
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to say something unwise or imprudent; to say something at the wrong time. Excuse me if I'm speaking out of turn, but what you are proposing is quite wrong. Bob was quite honest, even if he was speaking out of turn.
Translated: to say something unwise or imprudent; to say something at the wrong time. Excuse me if I'm speaking out of turn, but what you are proposing is quite wrong. Bob was quite honest, even if he was speaking out of turn.
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I've just lost my mojo somewhere along the line
pouvoir magique
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somewhere along the line
at some point during a period or an activity I don't know what went wrong with our relationship but somewhere along the line we stopped loving each other.
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year to date
année en cours
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to cut bait
Give up your investment and move on
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let's take it down a notch
instruction to an individual to regulate his or her level of enthusiasm.
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you dont buy your way out of justice here
Translated: you dont buy your way out of justice here
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you all miscalculated badly
Translated: you all miscalculated badly
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Insider trading is the trading of a public company's stock or other securities (such as bonds or stock options) by individuals with access to nonpublic information about the company. In various countries, trading based on insider information is illegal. This is because it is seen as unfair to other investors who do not have access to the information as the investor with insider information could potentially make far larger profits that a typical investor could not make.
Translated: Insider trading is the trading of a public company's stock or other securities (such as bonds or stock options) by individuals with access to nonpublic information about the company. In various countries, trading based on insider information is illegal. This is because it is seen as unfair to other investors who do not have access to the information as the investor with insider information could potentially make far larger profits that a typical investor could not make.
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as per the law
en conformité avec la loi
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it has to be your call
Translated: it has to be your call
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blindsided
blindsided; past participle: blindsided
hit or attack (someone) on their blind side.
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to talk/speak in riddles
to talk in a way that is difficult to understand
Usage notes: A riddle is a difficult and confusing description of something.
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let me be direct
Translated: let me be direct
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we got sidetracked
To get distracted for a while halfway while you're doing something.
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But stick with me
reste à mes cotés
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what the hell was that stunt
C'etait quoi ce truc ?
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you let them get to you
tu les ai laissé t'atteindre(emotionnellement)
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conspicuous
ostensible/évident
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he give his edge to you
an improved position; advantage: He gained the edge on his opponent.
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we'll be right there (after someone call for dinner)
Translated: we'll be right there (after someone call for dinner)
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on hold
en attente/de coté
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to scavenge
fouiller
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this building need overhaul
révision générale
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Sit tight, take a beat, relax.
Ne bougez pas, faites une pause.
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Let's just take a beat
Patientons un peu,
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rough morning
Translated: rough morning
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but a reminder like that is useful
Translated: but a reminder like that is useful
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put someone through
connect someone by telephone to another person or place.
"put me through to the police office, please"
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a little more low-key
modéré
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to bag
put (something) in a bag.
"customers bagged their own groceries"
2.
succeed in killing or catching (an animal).
"Mike bagged nineteen cod"
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on the hook
To be on the hook is to be caught in a bad situation or to owe money. When you’re on the hook, you’re in a tight spot. If you're on the hook for your half of lunch, you better pay up!
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to mar
impair the quality or appearance of; spoil.
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(make a) run for it
Attempt to escape someone or something by running away:
Catherine wondered whether to make a run for it
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stall while we check
chercher à ganger du temps/faire obstruction
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to toll
To sound (a large bell) slowly at regular intervals.
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I am not tolling any bells
Translated: I am not tolling any bells
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there's a reason you retain me
garder(employé)/retenir/fidéliser
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I look far enough down the road
2. (American) if you say that something will happen down the road, you mean it will happen in the future We may at some point buy a house but that's down the road. /in the future
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it's not to early to make a makeover of the firm's culture
transformation/reconfiguration
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I dont feel like I'm getting much back from him
Translated: I dont feel like I'm getting much back from him
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unsettling
dérengeant/troublant
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wrongdoing
méfaits
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to that end, say hello to your new IT team
ä cette fin, voici donc notre nouvelle IT team
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out of bounds
intérdit
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deceitful
trompeur/sournois/fourbe/vicieux
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you put us all at risk
Translated: you put us all at risk
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to be honest, it was an oversight
c'était un oubli
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that was on the spur of the moment
used to say that a decision, action, etc. is sudden and done without any planning:
We hadn't planned to go away - it was one of those spur-of-the-moment decisions.
We just jumped in a car on the spur of the moment and drove to the seaside.
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I will make it up to you
Translated: I will make it up to you
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financial pinch
crise financièrèe
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they need to raise cash
Translated: they need to raise cash
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set that aside
met ca de coté
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In this context, "to be drawn to a person" means "to be attracted to a person". This does not necessarily mean sexually or romantically, but it is often used that way.
Translated: In this context, "to be drawn to a person" means "to be attracted to a person". This does not necessarily mean sexually or romantically, but it is often used that way.
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to organize an event, show, performance etc
We’re putting on a concert to raise money for cancer charities.
to put on
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to stiffle
étouffer/suffoquer
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let sb in on a secret
to allow someone to know something that you have not told anyone else:
Can I let you in on a little secret?
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I insisted on it
Translated: I insisted on it
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this was a lot of effort for nothing
to express something that has been worrying you and that you have wanted to say:
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I just want to get it off my chest
Translated: I just want to get it off my chest
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I totally feel you man
Translated: I totally feel you man
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one day you will find your soul mate
Translated: one day you will find your soul mate
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it's kind of an odd thing to say
Translated: it's kind of an odd thing to say
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great parenting
Translated: great parenting
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something on your mind son ?
Translated: something on your mind son ?
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peculiar to
propre à
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This isn't working out
Ca ne joue/ca marche pas
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reckless
téméraire/imprudent
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I don't want you to be exposed to that
Translated: I don't want you to be exposed to that
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restless
remuant/agité
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I am over it
I don't care anymore
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I am gonna gain 50 pounds
50 kilo
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that's final
point bar
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give to me straight
dites moi la vérité franco
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Have you ever made it with one of the dog
bestial
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I am sure you have fond memories
fond = friand/ happy and loving:
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Many of us have fond memories of our childhoods.
Translated: Many of us have fond memories of our childhoods.
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to dump someone
to get rid of someone or something that you no longer want or need
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unusual in an attractive and interesting way:
He was tall and had a quirky, off-beat sense of humour.
quirky
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You know what, I am not get sucked into it
Translated: You know what, I am not get sucked into it
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to fix sth. up with sb
arranger qc avec qn
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I am not into fix-ups
Translated: I am not into fix-ups
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You just wnat Cleveland out of the picture so that you can get with carol
Translated: You just wnat Cleveland out of the picture so that you can get with carol
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At the very least
Translated: At the very least
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I will expose you for who you really are
Translated: I will expose you for who you really are
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to keep her mind occupied
Translated: to keep her mind occupied
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I am at ease
à l'aise , whitout anxiety/worry
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it was my understanding that
Translated: it was my understanding that
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So you got it all figured out, do you ?
Translated: So you got it all figured out, do you ?
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it will turn up somewhere
Il va se pointer quelque part (le vynile family guy)
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looking someone up and down, as if wanting to fight.
eyeing out
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I've been given a little bit of work to do
Translated: I've been given a little bit of work to do
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keeping on top of everything means keeping everything under control... not letting things get out of hand. (Nothing like explaining one expression with two others.
Translated: keeping on top of everything means keeping everything under control... not letting things get out of hand. (Nothing like explaining one expression with two others.
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I have to do it within
Translated: I have to do it within
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with the understanding
Translated: with the understanding
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oh come on get off my back
Translated: oh come on get off my back
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he has a family tie with this child
lien de famille
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reshape ties
remanier/réorganiser les lien
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welfare
aide sociale
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expect deal to be secured
Translated: expect deal to be secured
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He deliberately left open this question
Translated: He deliberately left open this question
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The U.K. faces a fight over other issues too
Translated: The U.K. faces a fight over other issues too
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EU is at stake
est en jeu
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a stance
prise de position
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to reignite a debate over
redéclencher
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for his immigration stance
Translated: for his immigration stance
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However, responding to a question, the pope distinguished between abortion, which he said was never acceptable, and contraception, which he said could be justified as the lesser evil in certain circumstances.
Translated: However, responding to a question, the pope distinguished between abortion, which he said was never acceptable, and contraception, which he said could be justified as the lesser evil in certain circumstances.
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to mishandle
malmener/mal gérer
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Even in China’s remotest places
Même les recoins les plus profond de chine
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to jolt
stimuler/secouer
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a welcome reminder
Translated: a welcome reminder
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hinterland
arrière-pays
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steep
raide/abrupts
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glut
surabondance
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to sputter
Translated: to sputter
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the economic backbone
Translated: the economic backbone
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to remain slack
négligent/lâche
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think thank
a group of experts brought together, usually by a government, to develop ideas on a particular subject and to make suggestions for a
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long-running
Translated: long-running
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the outbreak of the zika virus
Translated: the outbreak of the zika virus
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The outbreak of the Zika virus that has swept Latin America in recent months will have an economic impact
to sweep = balayer
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the most at risk
Translated: the most at risk
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to grapple
capturer/attraper
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to coerce
contraindre
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Relations between the two countries were severed in 1961
Translated: Relations between the two countries were severed in 1961
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shortly after the Cuban revolution led by Fidel Castro
Translated: shortly after the Cuban revolution led by Fidel Castro
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Since Mr. Obama announced the major Cuba policy shift in December
Translated: Since Mr. Obama announced the major Cuba policy shift in December
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in disarray
Translated: in disarray
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scarcity
rareté
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I was by myself at
Translated: I was by myself at
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knock it off
used to tell someone to stop doing something that annoys you:
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either
aieder(pronouce
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wet blanket
a dull or depressing person who spoils other people's enjoyment.
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The evidence are all right in front of your nose
Translated: The evidence are all right in front of your nose
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How's it hanging?
How are you? or What's up?
"How's it hanging?"
"Long and loose and full of juice!"
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run its course
suivre son cours
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be discreet please
sois discret
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now and then
de temps en temps
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To grind one's genitalia in a press-and-release pattern against a particular object or surface; usually associated with an inanimate object.
My dog keeps humping my leg.
to hump
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to make up for sth
to take the place of something lost or damaged or to compensate for something bad with something good:
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to increase the speed, power, or cost of something:
Announcement of the merger is expected to ramp up share prices over the next few days.
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to erode
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Battery acid had eroded the engine. Inflation erodes the value of our money.
307
it's a game changer
there is life before it and life after it
308
to explain something carefully and clearly
The documents lay out the principles clearly enough.
309
to be in a better situation, if or after something happens:
He'd be better off working for a bigger company.
to be better of
310
they support Britain’s departure from the bloc, which has become widely referred to as Brexit.
Translated: they support Britain’s departure from the bloc, which has become widely referred to as Brexit.
311
Another challenge for Mr. Cameron is that many British newspapers have been critical of the deal he secured with the EU.
Translated: Another challenge for Mr. Cameron is that many British newspapers have been critical of the deal he secured with the EU.
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the prime minister has a number of factors working in his favor, including the great uncertainty and upheaval that would be involved in withdrawing from the EU.
Translated: the prime minister has a number of factors working in his favor, including the great uncertainty and upheaval that would be involved in withdrawing from the EU.
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upheaval
a great change, especially causing or involving much difficulty, activity, or trouble:
314
blue-collar
of or relating to wage-earning workers who wear work clothes or other specialized clothing on the job, as mechanics, longshoremen, and miners.
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white-collar
belonging or pertaining to the ranks of office and professional workers whose jobs generally do not involve manual labor or the wearing of a uniform or work clothes.
316
Mrs. Clinton continues to face the same problem she has had weighing her down since day one
Translated: Mrs. Clinton continues to face the same problem she has had weighing her down since day one
317
to weight
peser
318
Normalement
In the ordinary course
319
Not long ago,
Translated: Not long ago,
320
Today, the Silicon Valley extravaganza is waning
to wane =diminuer
321
to boot someone out
to throw someone out; to kick someone out. Are you going to boot me out?
322
laid off
licencié
323
A year ago, startups with nascent business models were scoring billion-dollar valuations as investors raced each other to write checks
Translated: A year ago, startups with nascent business models were scoring billion-dollar valuations as investors raced each other to write checks
324
to liken
comparer
325
likened to
comparé à
326
Scale Venture Partners, likens the mood today to the moment after the Titanic hit an iceberg
Translated: Scale Venture Partners, likens the mood today to the moment after the Titanic hit an iceberg
327
It isn’t as if venture funding has totally dried up.
Translated: It isn’t as if venture funding has totally dried up.
328
to overlay
recouvrir/revêtir
329
said a person familiar with the matter.
Translated: said a person familiar with the matter.
330
Some startups are turning to debt
Translated: Some startups are turning to debt
331
employee perks
avantage des employés (genre nourriture gratuite)
332
With cash running out,
Translated: With cash running out,
333
Rebecca Lynn, who led an early investment in Practice Fusion for Morgenthaler Ventures, says making cuts is hard but necessary, given the rough funding landscape.
Translated: Rebecca Lynn, who led an early investment in Practice Fusion for Morgenthaler Ventures, says making cuts is hard but necessary, given the rough funding landscape.
334
The companies that make these moves now are the ones that are going to make it out to the other side.
Translated: The companies that make these moves now are the ones that are going to make it out to the other side.
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Mr. Cameron insists that he will cling to office even if he loses.
cramponner
336
Let me reassure you that preparations for publication continue in earnest.
avec serieux
337
New EU citizens taking up jobs in the U.K. will now have to wait some years before they get full access to British welfare payments and tax breaks.
Translated: New EU citizens taking up jobs in the U.K. will now have to wait some years before they get full access to British welfare payments and tax breaks.
338
to prevail
prévaloir/prédominer
339
They will argue that Britain should not walk away but should remain at the EU’s highest table, helping to fix the continent’s problems.
Translated: They will argue that Britain should not walk away but should remain at the EU’s highest table, helping to fix the continent’s problems.
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They worry that if Britain leaves the EU, London won’t be able to influence the rules that govern the world’s richest single market, with more than 500 million people.
Translated: They worry that if Britain leaves the EU, London won’t be able to influence the rules that govern the world’s richest single market, with more than 500 million people.
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In normal times,
Translated: In normal times,
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in any event
dans tous les cas/de toute façon
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Britain is a shriveled power today. It cannot stop 430 million other Europeans from coming into its territory any time they like under the EU’s freedom-of-movement rules. It is regularly overruled by EU courts. It cannot form its own trade deals. Some 65% of U.K. laws since 1993 bear the direct or indirect imprint of the EU, according to research by one pro-business group.
Translated: Britain is a shriveled power today. It cannot stop 430 million other Europeans from coming into its territory any time they like under the EU’s freedom-of-movement rules. It is regularly overruled by EU courts. It cannot form its own trade deals. Some 65% of U.K. laws since 1993 bear the direct or indirect imprint of the EU, according to research by one pro-business group.
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you're deluding yourself
Translated: you're deluding yourself
345
stop pouting
to push the lower lip forward to show you are annoyed, or to push both lips forward in a sexually attractive way:
Vanessa always pouts if she doesn't get what she wants.
Caroline pouts her lips when she's putting on lipstick.
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to induce
suciter/induire
347
less of a man
Translated: less of a man
348
A song name after a girl, that's not original at all
Translated: A song name after a girl, that's not original at all
349
I'm drawing a blank
to fail to remember something.
350
desperate times call for desperate measures
Translated: desperate times call for desperate measures
351
you can't tell me it's not worth trying for
Translated: you can't tell me it's not worth trying for
352
I'm trying to talk some sense into you
Translated: I'm trying to talk some sense into you
353
that's a risk I am willing to take
Translated: that's a risk I am willing to take
354
second to none
better than eveything
355
truth or dare
Translated: truth or dare
356
says who ?
qui a dit ca ?
357
I am stuck
Translated: I am stuck
358
It strips minerals from the water
retirer/enlever
359
spring water is the best
Translated: spring water is the best
360
i am gonna slit your throat
trancher
361
when you're doing a collab with Usain, well i got to keep up, you gotta match his energy level
Translated: when you're doing a collab with Usain, well i got to keep up, you gotta match his energy level
362
What is our infant son doing on the roof
Translated: What is our infant son doing on the roof
363
Deep in your eyes there is a soft quiet desire like the ember of a once raging fire
braise
364
I see the want to in your eyes
Translated: I see the want to in your eyes
365
silent schemes
Translated: silent schemes
366
what do you say we bury the hatchet
end a quarrel or conflict and become friendly.
367
Yes, it was all over the news
Translated: Yes, it was all over the news
368
He was acquitted
acquitté
369
Peter griffin the one who took down O.J. simpson
Translated: Peter griffin the one who took down O.J. simpson
370
Can you hear me ? Loud and Clear James
Translated: Can you hear me ? Loud and Clear James
371
Just makes me feel a whole lot better
Translated: Just makes me feel a whole lot better
372
I used to look up to him
Translated: I used to look up to him
373
Enough with the yappity-yap
It means you talk too much.
374
Until I can help him get his life back on track
Translated: Until I can help him get his life back on track
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oh that's an angry mob
foule
376
Anyone who want a piece of my girl, will have to get by me
Translated: Anyone who want a piece of my girl, will have to get by me
377
to cradle
couver
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whether your dream are earthbound (terre a terre) or set in the stars, follow your heart and make it so
Translated: whether your dream are earthbound (terre a terre) or set in the stars, follow your heart and make it so
379
Oftentimes, he is the only man in the aerobics class.
Translated: Oftentimes, he is the only man in the aerobics class.
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really important to thoroughly wring out
wring out - extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing; "wring out the washcloth"
381
grime
saleté/bactérie
382
I will get my question answered one way or another
Translated: I will get my question answered one way or another
383
I would caution you
je vous avertirais/alerterais
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I think it's wonderful that you find something to have faith in
Translated: I think it's wonderful that you find something to have faith in
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you are barking up the wrong tree
be pursuing a mistaken or misguided line of thought or course of action.
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hold it together
tiens bon
387
What for
pour quoi, pour quelles raisons
388
Come on inside
Translated: Come on inside
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one on one
tête à tête
390
to hammer
marteler/nformal to defeat someone completely in a game or a fight:
We were hammered in both games.
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to rein (in debt)
freiner
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to tamp down
to reduce the amount, level, size, or importance of something:
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have a listen
Translated: have a listen
394
to undermine
saboter
395
on the ball
aware of any changes or developments and quick to react to them:
We need someone who’s really on the ball to answer questions from the press.
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to make progress, or to get better in quality, skill, or health
The building work was coming along nicely.
be coming along with something: How’s Kathleen coming along with her swimming?
To make progress, or to achieve something:progress, get on with, get ahead...
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i have spoken
Translated: i have spoken
398
as a side note
soit dit en passant
399
I've got invitation to..
Translated: I've got invitation to..
400
You walked right into it(my joke) ==)))
Translated: You walked right into it(my joke) ==)))
401
I could care less about going to that wedding
J'aurais pas pu m'en ficher d'avantage
402
This is a once-in-the-lifetime opportunity
Translated: This is a once-in-the-lifetime opportunity
403
I just need to know if he got any shortscomings, that will make me feel better
insuffiance/manque
404
Hang on, I am coming over(when you somebody)
Translated: Hang on, I am coming over(when you somebody)
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that's what the press would have you believe, but that's note
Translated: that's what the press would have you believe, but that's note
406
I was drunk out my mind
Translated: I was drunk out my mind
407
it's pretty worn out(a book for example)
Something that is worn out can no longer be used because it is so old or because it has been damaged by continued use:
My jeans are almost worn out because I've worn them so much.
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I just want to make sure that it all goes off without a hitch
to happen successfully without any problems
409
She's coming over for dinner tonight
Translated: She's coming over for dinner tonight
410
I find sex af...Where do we go from here ?
Translated: I find sex af...Where do we go from here ?
411
No fooling ?
pour de vrai
412
What's the use
A quoi bon
413
go for broke
risk everything in an all-out effort.
414
Buck up (there) sport/man/buddy/brother
to cheer up; to perk up.
415
I am feeling good
Translated: I am feeling good
416
I will have to take your words for it
Translated: I will have to take your words for it
417
stumble across somebody/something
to find someone or something, usually by accident.
418
pudgy
grassouillet
419
i see you in a bit
Translated: i see you in a bit
420
you hold me hostage
Translated: you hold me hostage
421
to fondle
caresser
422
You fondled me while I was asleep
Translated: You fondled me while I was asleep
423
What's it for ?
c'est pour quoi faire ?
424
We gonna be lifelong friends
Translated: We gonna be lifelong friends
425
publicity stunt
coup de publicité
426
sounds fancy
Translated: sounds fancy
427
There's something I want you to have
Translated: There's something I want you to have
428
tubby
rondelet
429
that's something we did not think out too well when we started
Translated: that's something we did not think out too well when we started
430
Never mind that
Translated: Never mind that
431
I have to get to him
je dois le rejoindre
432
be on the march
Translated: be on the march
433
Knock yourself out
Go for it
434
What a rip-off
quelle arnaque
435
prepare yourself
Translated: prepare yourself
436
off we go
Translated: off we go
437
I am gonna see what I can make of myself
Translated: I am gonna see what I can make of myself
438
i would have thought you had moved in with your mother by now
Translated: i would have thought you had moved in with your mother by now
439
letting smth run its course
Translated: letting smth run its course
440
how dare you make a fool of me
Translated: how dare you make a fool of me
441
nobody had seen you in days
Translated: nobody had seen you in days
442
becoming jewish does not happen over night
Translated: becoming jewish does not happen over night
443
You better kock off all the jewish stuff
Translated: You better kock off all the jewish stuff
444
what you did this morning was so far out of the line
Translated: what you did this morning was so far out of the line
445
somebody played o prank on you
Translated: somebody played o prank on you
446
we've never pursued any relationship
Translated: we've never pursued any relationship
447
we are aware of the pb and are working towards a fix
in the direction of.
448
you can't take a compliment
Translated: you can't take a compliment
449
we actually resolve our differences
Translated: we actually resolve our differences
450
it turns out that you're a …
Translated: it turns out that you're a …
451
I hereby name you Jonathan the great
as a result of this
452
We will put on our show
Translated: We will put on our show
453
I do not really know what I am supposed to be doing
Translated: I do not really know what I am supposed to be doing
454
I mean.. Granted.. But
Translated: I mean.. Granted.. But
455
one minute to opening
plus que une minute avnt qu e ca ouvre
456
first of all and second of all
Translated: first of all and second of all
457
If my happyness means so little to you all
Translated: If my happyness means so little to you all
458
the only radio station that comes in
Translated: the only radio station that comes in
459
in remembrance
Translated: in remembrance
460
you're a good helper
Translated: you're a good helper
461
That's very correct of you
Translated: That's very correct of you
462
that clone of yours is coming pretty handy
Translated: that clone of yours is coming pretty handy
463
run them up the lenght of your tail to the tip
Translated: run them up the lenght of your tail to the tip
464
it's just not working out
Translated: it's just not working out
465
Brian your objection are duly noted
dûment
466
hit the gas
Translated: hit the gas
467
nemesis
chatiment
468
birds chirping
bruits d'oiseaux
469
to wail
gémir/se lamenter
470
sirne wailing in distance
droit
471
entitlement
Translated: entitlement
472
How do we know your are any good ?
Translated: How do we know your are any good ?
473
We got us a black man
Translated: We got us a black man
474
Thanks for the lift home
Translated: Thanks for the lift home
475
catch you all later
Translated: catch you all later
476
Put him out of your head
forget about him
477
Get him out of my life is more like it
Translated: Get him out of my life is more like it
478
get lost man
vas t'en
479
You and me running into each other
toi et moi se croisant comme ca !
480
We really lucked out
to be fortunate; to strike it lucky. I really lucked out when I ordered the duck. It's excellent. I didn't luck out at all. I rarely make the right choice.
481
It means the same as 'not when I'm in charge'.
not on my watch
482
I have about enough
Translated: I have about enough
483
A singular noun for something that is boring, unexciting, and just plain yawn-inducing.
bore
484
Sometimes you just make me sick to my stomach
tu me dégoutes
485
it's gonna wake you up a little up
ca va te reveiller un peu
