Week 1 Flashcards

(40 cards)

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

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

24
Q

As black as it painted

A

Aussi mauvais que ça

25
Have revolutionized our lives
A révolutionné nos vies
26
Have changed beyond recognition
Ont changé jusqu'à etre méconnaissable
27
Have been made redundant To get fired To get sacked
Sa faire licencier
28
The rise in life expectancy
L'augmentation de l'espérance de vie
29
Overfishing
La surpêche
30
To be bind to
Etre destiné à
31
Noise pollution
Les nuisances sonores
32
To be bound to
Ne peut que
33
Diseases
Maladies
34
Climate related disease
Les maladies liées à la pollution de l'air
35
Markedly
Remarquablement
36
To move away
Assouplir
37
TO be resistant to gm crops
S'opposer aux ogm
38
Three out of four
75%
39
School age children
Enfant en âge d'aller à l'école
40
One of the most contentious issues
Questions litigieuses