Journalese Flashcards by Noémie Sahuc

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un hic, un pépin (2)

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an outlook, a snag

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maussade, sinistre (3)

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gloomy
bleak
grim

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une difficulté, obstacle (athlé)

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a hurdle

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c’est prendre ses désirs pour des réalités

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it’s wishful thinking

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faire volte face, changer d’avis sur qc (2)

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to do a U-turn on sg

to do a volte face

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une cercle vicieux

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a catch-22 situation

a vicious circle

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un avantage

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an asset = an advantage

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une répercussion

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a knock-on-effect

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une étape/avancée historique (3)

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a milestone
a landmark
a crucial stage

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un point décisif (2)

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a turning point

a watershed

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ce sur quoi tout repose

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a cornerstone

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un dilemme (2)

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a quandary

a dilemma

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être dans un dilemme

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to be (caught) in a quandary

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un atout (qui va changer la donne) (2)

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a trump card

a decisive factor

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les arguments pour / contre

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the case for / against = a set of arguments

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plaider en faveur

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to make a case for sg

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un problème brulant

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a burning issue

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atteindre une impasse

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to reach a stalemate

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sortir d’une impasse

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to break a stalemate

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agitation sociale

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social unrest

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médiatiser qc

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to hype sg

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être médiatisé (3)

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to be hyped (up)
to be publicized
to be given great media coverage

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manifester un interêt de pure forme (2)

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to pay lip service to sg

to pretend to be back up sg

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se retourner contre, échouer

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to backfire on sg

ouvrir la voie, nouveauté

to pave the way for sg

ne pas être tout à fait d’accord

to beg to differ

tirs/guerre préventive

pre-emptive war/strikes

s’attaquer à un problème (2)

to come to grips with sg | to takle/adress an issue

faire face à

to cope with

se débarrasser de qc / abandonner (2)

to jettison sg | to scrap sg

progresser / avancer (2)

to make headway/ progress

se lancer dans (qc de difficile)

to embark on sg

sous-tendre, être à la base de (2)

to underpin sg | to underlie sg

se réconcilier (2)

to mend/fix fences with sg

subir, être le 1e touché de

to bear the brunt of sg

tourmenter, meurtrir

to plague sg

être touché / miné / tourmenté par

to be plagued by

le dernier en date

the lastest

une critique

a criticism

une campagne contre terrorisme

a war on terror