Interactions - Trahison

Plongez dans les idiomes anglais concernant la trahison, comme "drop a dime on" et "snake in the grass".

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when one's back is turned

[Phrase]

used of a situation in which one is busy with something else or is not looking

dès qu'on a le dos tourné, dans son dos

Ex: She acts polite in meetings, but complains about everyone when their backs are turned.

Elle est polie en réunion, mais elle critique tout le monde dans leur dos.

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to throw somebody under the bus

[Phrase]

to gain advantage at the cost of someone else's suffering or loss

le sacrifier pour se couvrir, le balancer pour sauver sa peau

Ex: He promised to support me, then threw me under the bus in front of the board.

Il avait promis de me soutenir, puis il m'a lâché devant le conseil.

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to stab somebody in the back

[Phrase]

to be disloyal and ungrateful to someone who has trusted or supported one

lui planter un couteau dans le dos, le trahir

Ex: She trusted her partner completely, but he stabbed her in the back.

Elle faisait entièrement confiance à son partenaire, mais il l'a trahie.

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snake in the grass

[Phrase]

a person who has a tendency to deceive or mislead others and is very likely to betray their trust

vipère sournoise, traître sournois

Ex: She pretended to help us, but she was a snake in the grass all along.

Elle faisait semblant de nous aider, mais c'était une traître sournoise depuis le début.

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to sell somebody down the river

[Phrase]

to be unfaithful or disloyal to someone so as to gain profit oneself

le vendre pour son intérêt, le trahir pour en tirer profit

Ex: After years of loyalty, the company sold its workers down the river for a tax break.

Après des années de loyauté, l'entreprise a vendu ses employés pour un avantage fiscal.

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to leave somebody in the dust

[Phrase]

to not care for someone and leave them all alone

le laisser tomber, l'abandonner

Ex: She moved to a new city and left her old team in the dust.

Elle a déménagé dans une nouvelle ville et a laissé tomber son ancienne équipe.

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Judas kiss

[nom]

an act that seems kind but with the intention of betraying someone

gentillesse de traître, geste gentil mais traître

Ex: She praised my plan in public, but it was a Judas kiss before she killed it in private.

Elle a loué mon plan en public, mais c'était un geste gentil mais traître avant de le saboter en privé.

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to feed somebody to the wolves

[Phrase]

to make no effort to save or defend someone, particularly when they are being severely criticized or being treated unfairly

le livrer aux critiques, ne pas le défendre

Ex: She made the decision with us, but when clients complained, she fed us to the wolves.

Elle a pris la décision avec nous, mais quand les clients se sont plaints, elle ne nous a pas défendus.

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to drop a dime on somebody

[Phrase]

to secretely gather information about a person or group in order to expose them to a person of higher authority, often for one's personal gain

le dénoncer en douce, le balancer

Ex: She spent weeks collecting screenshots before dropping a dime on the group.

Elle a passé des semaines à réunir des captures avant de balancer le groupe en douce.

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behind one's back

[Phrase]

without one knowing or approving

dans son dos, à son insu

Ex: She smiled at him in meetings and mocked him behind his back.

Elle lui souriait en réunion et se moquait de lui dans son dos.

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to rob Peter to pay Paul

[Phrase]

to take from one source or person in order to fulfill an obligation or debt to another source or person, often resulting in a cycle of borrowing or rearranging debts without actually resolving the underlying financial issue

boucher un trou en en creusant un autre, payer une dette par une autre

Ex: The company borrowed from suppliers to cover payroll, robbing Peter to pay Paul.

L'entreprise a emprunté aux fournisseurs pour payer les salaires ; elle ne faisait que boucher un trou en en creusant un autre.

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to turn one's back on somebody or something

[Phrase]

to abandon or refuse to support someone or something

Ex: The leader turned his back on the promises he had made.

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Interactions
Aide et Support	Aide et Assistance	Éloges et Bon Traitement	Mauvais Traitements et Inconduite
Gratitude et Ingratitude	Sympathie	Inimitié	Rétorsion
Tirer parti	Trahison	Abus et Manipulation	Blagues et Farces
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