quelques termes de journalese Flashcards by Noé Plantevin

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“d’accord mais pas chez moi”

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nimbyism

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un inconditionnel

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a diehard

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percée / avancée / découverte

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a breakthrough

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un mot à la mode

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a buzzword

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le résultat (final)

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bottom line

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influence

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clout

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un groupe de réflexion

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a think-tank

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they know they can’t survive much longer

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they’ve seen the writting of the wall

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invention

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a brainchild

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un accord

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a deal

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condoléances / compassions / sympathie

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sympathy

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donner carte blanche

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the free hand / the green light / the go-ahead

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attaché / lié

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tied

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un hic / un problème

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a snag

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un obstcle / une haie

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a hurdle

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voeux pieux

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a wishful thinking

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un demi-tour

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a u-turn

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une impasse / situation sans issue

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a catch-22 situation

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actif / atout / bien

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asset

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des répercussions

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a knock-on effect

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une étape / un jalon / une étape importante

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a milestone

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un dilemme / embarra / difficulté

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a quandary

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un atout / une carte maîtresse

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a trump card

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l’affaire …

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The case

question brûlante / sujet brûlant

a burning issue

une impasse / blocage/ paralysie

a stalemate

un exemple

a case in point

le / la principal(e)...

the main...

du jour au lendemain

overnight

la peine de mort

the death penalty

prestations / avantages

benefits

judicieux (adj.)

a sound one

une proposition

a proposal

une dépendance

a reliance

dépendre

to depend on

demander / réclamer

to claim

sans doute / probablement

arguably

sauver la face

to save face