Week 1 Flashcards

1
Q

To be faring better

A

Avoir de meilleurs résultats

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2
Q

To be fading

A

Toucher à sa fin, diminuer

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3
Q

To bail out

A

Renflouer

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4
Q

The credit crunch

A

Le resserrement du crédit
La crise budgétaire
Le crash financier

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5
Q

To be looming on the horizon

A

Est à prévoir

Profile à l’horizon

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6
Q

Could well

A

Pourrait bien

Risque de

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7
Q

A third runaway

A

Une troisième piste d’atterrissage

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8
Q

Blood sweat and tears

A

Sang sueur et larmes

Des montagnes

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9
Q

The ageing of Europe

A

Le vieillissement de l’Europe

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10
Q

To look down on

A

Répugner à faire

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11
Q

Eradicating poverty

A

L’éradication de la pauvreté

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12
Q

A widespread scourge

A

Un fléau répandu

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13
Q

The literacy and numeracy of children

A

L’alphabétisation et la numeralisation des enfants

Apprendre à lire écrire et compter

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14
Q

To die hard

A

Avoir la vie dure

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15
Q

By 2040

A

D’ici 2040

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16
Q

Out of congestion

A

L’encombrement

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17
Q

A daunting task = a tall order

A

Un défi de taille

18
Q

Over a barrel

A

En un baril

19
Q

Consumer confidence

A

La confiance des consommateurs

20
Q

Double digit-grouth

A

Lorsque la croissance du chiffre doublait

21
Q

The most dramatic change

A

Le changement le plus spectaculaire

22
Q

The grande dame

A

La grande Dame

23
Q

Cheats

A

Tricheurs

24
Q

As black as it painted

A

Aussi mauvais que ça

25
Q

Have revolutionized our lives

A

A révolutionné nos vies

26
Q

Have changed beyond recognition

A

Ont changé jusqu’à etre méconnaissable

27
Q

Have been made redundant
To get fired
To get sacked

A

Sa faire licencier

28
Q

The rise in life expectancy

A

L’augmentation de l’espérance de vie

29
Q

Overfishing

A

La surpêche

30
Q

To be bind to

A

Etre destiné à

31
Q

Noise pollution

A

Les nuisances sonores

32
Q

To be bound to

A

Ne peut que

33
Q

Diseases

A

Maladies

34
Q

Climate related disease

A

Les maladies liées à la pollution de l’air

35
Q

Markedly

A

Remarquablement

36
Q

To move away

A

Assouplir

37
Q

TO be resistant to gm crops

A

S’opposer aux ogm

38
Q

Three out of four

A

75%

39
Q

School age children

A

Enfant en âge d’aller à l’école

40
Q

One of the most contentious issues

A

Questions litigieuses