Week 3 Flashcards

1
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Faire pencher la balance

A

To tip the scales

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2
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Faire d’une pierre deux coups

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To kill two birds with one stone

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3
Q

Remuer ciel et terre / faire des pieds et des mains

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To move heaven and earth

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4
Q

Pratiquer la politique de l’autruche

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To bury / stick one’s head in the sand

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5
Q

Faire des vagues / des histoires

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To rock the boat

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6
Q

Faire la fine bouche

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To turn up one’s nose

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7
Q

Avoir quelqu’un sur le dos

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To have someone breathing down one’s neck

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8
Q

Croire sur parole

A

To take one’s word for it

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9
Q

La cerise sur le gâteau

A

The icing on the cake

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10
Q

Comme sur des roulettes

A

Plain sailing

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11
Q

Remettre quelque chose à plus tard

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To put something on the back burner

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12
Q

Avoir d’autres chats à fouetter

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To have bigger fish to fry (frire)

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13
Q

Apprendre quelque chose par le bouche à oreille

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To hear something on / through the grapevine

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14
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Avoir les yeux plus grands que le ventre

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To bite off more than one can chew

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15
Q

Être au 7ème ciel

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To be on cloud nine

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16
Q

Apprendre les ficelles

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To learn the ropes

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17
Q

Jeter l’éponge

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To throw in the towel

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18
Q

Être pris la main dans le sac

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To be caught red-handed

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19
Q

Se vendre comme des petits pains

A

To sell like hot cakes

20
Q

Gagner des galons

A

To earn one’s stripes

21
Q

Des décennies

22
Q

Se sont engagés

A

Pledged
Committed

23
Q

Amorcer

A

To initiate

24
Q

Un rapprochement

A

A rapprochement

25
Les acteurs du tourisme
The tourism industry
26
À l’afflux
An influx
27
L’ouverture prochaine
Soon be running
28
Vol hebdomadaire
Weekly flights
29
La compagnie Jet Blue
The airline company Jet Blue
30
Une liaison
Flights
31
N’est situé qu’à quelque
Is no more than about
32
160 kilomètres
100 miles
33
L’embargo
The embargo
34
Pèse
Has been weighing
35
Relations commerciales
Trade relations
36
Les deux
Both
37
Depuis plus
For over
38
N’est pas encore levé
Has yet to be lifted
39
A d’ores et déjà
Has already
40
Assouplissements
Steps to ease restrictions
41
Parmi eux
For instance
42
L’interdiction de s’y rendre reste la règle
Though going to Cuba is still officially forbidden Though a travel ban remains the rule
43
Cas
Situations
44
A été introduite
Has been drawn up
45
Donc
Thus
46
Élargit
Expanding
47
D’aller y faire du tourisme
For tourism