Semaine 6 Flashcards

(40 cards)

1
Q

qui s’étaient habitués à acheter à crédit

A

who had grown used to buying on credit

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2
Q

l’âge d’or

A

heyday

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3
Q

pour que les stocks se reconstituent

A

to replenish stocks

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4
Q

contrairement à celle de John…

A

unlike John’s…

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5
Q

Chassez le naturel, il revient au galop.

A

A leopard can’t change its spots.

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6
Q

prospérer

A

to be thriving

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7
Q

être plein à craquer

A

to be bursting at the seams

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8
Q

à son actif

A

under his belt

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9
Q

a ruiné la vie

A

has wrecked the lives

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10
Q

représente 11%

A

accounts for 11%

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11
Q

faire disparaître

A

to drive to extinction

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12
Q

l’usage du préservatif

A

condom use

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13
Q

passer le moment critique

A

to turn the corner

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14
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maîtriser parfaitement la situation

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to be completely on top of things

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15
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n’avoir d’autre choix que de

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to have no other option but to

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16
Q

la question n’est pas de savoir si, mais de savoir quand

A

it is not a question of if, but a question of when

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17
Q

jeter l’éponge

A

to throw in the towel

18
Q

après des semaines d’impasses

A

after weeks of stalemate

19
Q

battre de l’ail

A

to fall apart at the seams

20
Q

tout feu, tout flamme

A

with all guns blazing

21
Q

s’entendre (tout à fait) bien

A

to get (on quit) well

22
Q

s’en sortir

23
Q

réussir

24
Q

couper l’herbe sous le pied de qn

A

to queer someone’s pitch

25
ne pas tenir debout
doesn't hold water
26
quitter le navire
to jump ship
27
passer aux choses sérieuses
to get down to the nitty-gritty
28
la réforme du système de retraite
the pension system reform
29
d'une lenteur décevante
disappointingly slow
30
avoir peu de chance de voir le jour
to be dead in the water
31
mettre en oeuvre
to implement
32
savoir ce que l'avenir nous réserve
what the future holds
33
faire peu de cas de qn / qch
to ride roughshod over sth / someone
34
à chaque jour suffit sa peine
tomorrow is another day
35
un sujet très polémique
a highly controversial issue
36
porter ses fruits
bear fruit
37
la classe ouvrière
working-class people
38
l'internet haut-débit
broadband
39
relativiser
to keep things in perspective
40
connaître qch comme sa poche
to know sth like the back of one's hand