The new political divide - The economist Flashcards
(33 cards)
leading article
editorial
goodbye
farewell
a struggle, a competition
a contest
ligne de fracture
a fault line
concis
pithy
and pithiness
an ability to kepep increasing or developing
momemtum = to gather, lose or gain some
se prêter aux exigences de
to pander to sb/sth
couper qqch en deux
to cut sth down the middle
shared by most people
mainstream
a series of
a stirng of
to form the basis of an argument, a clami
to underpin
to defeat
to see off
to argue noisily about sth taht is not very important
to squabble
s’accroupir, se tapir
to crouch (down)
unfathomable
too strange or difficult to be understood ; enigmatique étrange, obscur
allègrement :
blithely
to make more confident, donner courage
to embolden
chanceler, vaciller
to totter
to be weak and seem to fall
to stagger
un joueur, parieur
a punter, a gambler
to get rid of
to scrap
to wlak or move with heavy steps
to stomp (in/out)
franc : franck/direct and honest manner and speech
forthright
to build sth suddendly or in a hurry
to throw up sth
