How to start your Papers or Orals (liste 16) Flashcards

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ça a fait couler beaucoup d’encre

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much ink has been spilled over

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ça a provoquer la stupéfaction

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It has raised eyebrows

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ça a fait grincer des dents / fait des vagues

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It has ruffled feathers

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ça a susciter des débats

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it has sparked debate

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s’est attiré des / a soulevé des polémiques

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it has courted controversy

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a fait la une des journaux

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it has hit (the) headlines

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ça brise le cou aux idées reçues

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it shatters commonly held preconceptions

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la sagesse populaire veut que … / dit que …

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conventional wisdom has it that

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9
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c’est (très) mal vu

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it is frowned upon

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10
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désapprouvait

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took a dim view of

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a pris de l’ampleur

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it has gained traction

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a pris de l’élan

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it has gathered momentum

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s’est répandu comme une traînée de poudre

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it has gone viral

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a annoncé une nouvelle ère

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it has ushered in an era of …

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l’aube d’une nouvelle époque

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the dawn of a new era

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16
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approche de la fin

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drawing to a close

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le spectre de ( ) plane / ( ) occupe les esprits

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( ) is looming large

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ça n’annonce rien de bon

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it bodes ill

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déclencher une avalanche de problèmes

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it could spell disaster

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ont emboîté le pas / ont fait de même

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( ) have followed suit

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les imite / en fait de même

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is following in (their) footsteps

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s’est envolé ≠ s’est effondré

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gone through the roof ≠the floor

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prend de l’essor / son envol

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is getting off the ground

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a eu le moral en berne / broyer du noir

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is has been in the doldrums

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tout n'est pas si sombre
it(s not all doom and gloom
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imminent
impending
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ce qui laisse présager
which foreshadows
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il est au bord / sur le point de
it is on the brink / on the verge
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a fait des dégats
has taken its toll
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faire monter les enchères / placer la barre haute
to up the ante
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a été (unanimement) salué
it has got (broad) acclaim
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s'est attiré des louanges
it has garnered praise
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est en perte de vitesse
it is running out of steam
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dans une impasse
it is at a stalemate
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au point mort
at a standstill
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le processus a perdu son élan
momentum has stalled
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en vain
to no avail
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à la croisée des chemins / un moment décisif
at a crossroads
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faire porter le chapeau / accuser
to pin the blame
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ils sont à couteaux tirés (depuis ...)
the have been at loggerheads
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a progressé à pas de géants
has come in / by leaps and bounds
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a été tué dans l'oeuf
it was nipped in the bud
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il ne montre aucun signe d'essouflement
it shows no sign of abating
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qui a fait son temps
on its last legs
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il ne (lui) reste plus longtemps
(living) on borrowed time
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qui décline
on the wane
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un changement radical, de grande ampleur
a sea change