Les formules à l'oral Flashcards

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Cette question a suscité un débat houleux

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This question has ignited a fiery debate

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Le coeur du problème, c’est

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The Heart/ Crux of the matter is…

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Orientation politique du The Times

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Conservateur (Centre droit, droite)

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Orientation politique du The Guardian

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Travailliste (gauche)

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Orientation politique du The Independent

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Libéral démocrate et travailliste (Centre et Gauche)

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Orientation politique du The Daily Telegraph

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Conservateur (centre droit, droite)

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Orientation politique du The Economist

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Se définit centre : Libéral en économie (à droite) et libéral en Société (centre)

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Orientation politique du The Observer

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Travailliste (Gauche)

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Orientation politique du Washington Post

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Républicain (droite)

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Orientation politique du New York Times

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Démocrates (Centre droit Fr/ Gauche aux US)

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Orientation politique du Washington Times

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Républicains

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Orientation politique du Time

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Républicains

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Orientation politique du Newsweek

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Démocrates

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Un enregistrement

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a recording

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Une emission à la radio

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a radio programme

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un commentateur, un expert

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a pundit

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Prendre des mesures drastiques contre

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to clamp down on/ to crack down on

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céder à

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to pander (un caprice)/ to cave in to

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faire un peu de

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to dabble in/with

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évoquer

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to conjure up

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s’opposer avec force à

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to cry out against

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toucher/ affecter sans distinction

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to cut across

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fouiller dans (la vie de qqn)

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to delve into

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être voué à

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to be doomed to

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s'éterniser
to drag on
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imposer à
to foist on
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dissimuler
to gloss over
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équilibrer, aplanir
to even out
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revenir inlassablement sur
to hammer away at
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se prémunir contre
to hedge against
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être réticent à
to hang back from
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recourir à
to resort to
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distinguer, prendre pour cible
to single out
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en revenir à
to revert to
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résulter de
to spring/stem from
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être à l'origine/ introduire
to usher in
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friser/froler
to verge on/upon
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atténuer / edulcorer
to tone down/ to water down
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présenter de façon positive
to talk up
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affaiblir, s'affaiblir
to wear down
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comparer/ mettre en balance
to weigh against
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rivaliser pour...
to vie for
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saper, miner, ébranler
to undermine
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attiser
to stoke
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raviver
to rekindle
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appliquer/ exécuter
to implement
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contrarier, contrecarrer
to thwart
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connaitre, éprouver, rencontrer
to undergo
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litigieux
contentious
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sensible
sensitive
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épineux
Knotty/thorny
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controversé
vexed
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déconcertant
unnerving
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très éprouvant
nerve-racking
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effroyable
hair-raising
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acharné
bitter
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hâtif (conclusion)
hasty
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sinistre
dire
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riche (analyse)
seminal
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acerbe
scathing
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Une faute flagrante
a glaring mistake
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une expérience poignante
a harrowing mistake
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une description saisissante
a lurid description