Expressions

Question 1

flatter la volonté, les caprices des électeurs

Answer 1

to pander to voter’s wishes

Question 2

les images comptent plus que le fond

Answer 2

image matters more than substance

Question 3

les gens ont l’impression que justice n’a pas été faite

Answer 3

people have the feeling that justice has not been served

Question 4

se faire justice soi-même

Answer 4

to take the law into your own hands

Question 5

être au-dessus de la mélée

Answer 5

to be above the fray

Question 6

joindre les deux bouts

Answer 6

to make ends meet

Question 7

essayer de trouver des failles

Answer 7

to try to find loopholes

Question 8

la justice doit appartenir au peuple

Answer 8

justice must belong in the hands of the people

Question 9

le peuple les tiendra pour responsables

Answer 9

the people will hold them accountable

Question 10

au nom de

Answer 10

on behalf of

Question 11

l’argent l’emporte sur tout

Answer 11

money trumps everything

Question 12

un juge ne cherche pas les vote, il cherche la justice

Answer 12

a judge does not seek out votes, he seeks justice

Question 13

les hommes politiques essayent de donner le change

Answer 13

politician try to keep up appearances

Question 14

tirer les ficelles

Answer 14

pull the strings

Question 15

accepter, fermer les yeux sur

Answer 15

to condone

Question 16

faire surface

Answer 16

to resurface

Question 17

spirale infernale

Answer 17

downward spiral

Question 18

s’accumuler

Answer 18

to build up

Question 19

déclencher

Answer 19

to trigger

Question 20

ce qui est en jeu

Answer 20

to be at stake

Question 21

ce qui est en cause, ce dont on parle, qui fait controverse

Answer 21

to be at issue

Question 22

ça a fait un tabac

Answer 22

It was a big hit

Question 23

faire du bruit

Answer 23

to cause a stir

Question 24

faire pencher la balance en faveur de

Answer 24

to tip the scales in favour of

Question 25

être attaché à

Answer 25

to be committed to

Question 26

pour aggraver encore les choses

Answer 26

to coumpound de problem

Question 27

etre la proie de qqchose

Answer 27

to fall prey to stg

Question 28

donner du sens à tout ça

Answer 28

to make sense of it all

Question 29

être livré à soi-même

Answer 29

to be let to his own devices

Question 30

arriver sur les côtes (figuré, très employé)

Answer 30

arrival on the shores

Question 31

respecter la loi

Answer 31

to comply with the law

Question 32

préconiser des mesures

Answer 32

to advocate measures

Question 33

toucher les classes les plus défavorisées

Answer 33

to affect the poorer measures

Question 34

susciter/éveiller l’intérêt public

Answer 34

to arouse public interest, doubt,...

Question 35

soutenir l'économie

Answer 35

to bolster the economy

Question 36

dynamiser l’emploi, gonfler les bénéfices

Answer 36

to boost employment, profits

Question 37

innover

Answer 37

to break new ground

Question 38

combler le fossé/réduire l’écart/ rapprocher

Answer 38

to bridge the gap

Question 39

réclamer du changement

Answer 39

to call for change

Question 40

être confronté à un dur problème

Answer 40

to come to grips with a problem

Question 41

parvenir à un accord

Answer 41

to reach an agreement

Question 42

revendiquer ses droits

Answer 42

to claim one's right

Question 43

arriver au pouvoir

Answer 43

to come into power

Question 44

s'engager dans une cause

Answer 44

to be committed to a cause

Question 45

demander une hausse de salaire

Answer 45

to demand a raise in salaries

Question 46

formuler, rédiger un projet

Answer 46

to draw up a plan, a project

Question 47

envisager des perspectives

Answer 47

to contemplate the prospects

Question 48

prédire, prévoir

Answer 48

to foresee, to predict the future

Question 49

satisfaire (désirs, attentes, obligations...)

Answer 49

to fulfill (desires, expectations, obligations...)

Question 50

accorder des fonds, aides, subventions

Answer 50

to grant funds, aids, subsidies

Question 51

se débattre contre (pauvreté, ...)

Answer 51

to grapple with (poverty,...)

Question 52

résister à la pression

Answer 52

to handle the pressure

Question 53

traverser une mauvaise passe

Answer 53

to hit a rough patch

Question 54

maintenir une position, opinion

Answer 54

to hold a position, an opinion

Question 55

lancer des réformes

Answer 55

to initiate reforms

Question 56

être au-dessus du lot

Answer 56

to keep ahead of the pack/the game

Question 57

donner la part du lion

Answer 57

to give the lion's share

Question 58

rester de côté, isolé

Answer 58

to remain on the sidelines