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question		réponse
buzzword commencer à apprendre		a word that has become very popular, especially a word relating to a particular activity or subject
clout commencer à apprendre		power / influence
hard-liner He’s a hardliner opposed to any political settlement. commencer à apprendre		someone who is uncompromising to his/her beliefs
pitfall commencer à apprendre		a trap
asset The business has assets totalling £5.1 million. commencer à apprendre		a major befenit
catch-22 situation commencer à apprendre		a set of problems that is impossible to escape from because each problem must be solved first before you can solve any of the others
jettison We may have to jettison some parts of the business. commencer à apprendre		to get rid of something that is not useful or successful
mainstream commencer à apprendre		dominant trend
stalemate Management and the unions have reached stalemate in their negotiations. commencer à apprendre		deadlock (punto muerto)
think-tank commencer à apprendre		a group of people who work together to produce new ideas on a particular subject
breakthrough commencer à apprendre		important discovery
burden Men say they are willing to share the burden of domestic work. When an elderly relative falls ill, you should not have to shoulder the burden alone. commencer à apprendre		a serious or difficult responsibility that you have to deal with
fully-fledged commencer à apprendre		completely develop/ well-establish
moot point commencer à apprendre		question or issue which people disagree
quandary commencer à apprendre		a difficult situation/ inability to decide (crossroad)
scapegoat commencer à apprendre		someone who is blamed for something that is not their fault (fall guy = cabeza de turco)
backfire His plan backfired when Sue discovered the hidden presents. commencer à apprendre		has the opposite effect to the one that you wanted
cogent commencer à apprendre		reasonable and sensible argument (convincing)
crackdown Police are launching a new crackdown on drug users. commencer à apprendre		strong action that someone in authority takes to stop a particular activity
hackneyed commencer à apprendre		words or ideas have been used so often that they no longer seem interesting or original / clichéd
snag commencer à apprendre		a samll difficulty / obstacle
streamline commencer à apprendre		to improve something/ to make more efficient

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