Le mot « deadline » semble ne pas être employé en français, cependant un ngram donne une information surprenante et on le trouve dans le reverso; la prononciation est la même qu’en anglais; on trouve en rapport avec l’expression « ...
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“se comporter en adulte” vs “se comporter comme un adulte”
Both forms are very close but there is a very slight difference: Il faut savoir se comporter en adulte somewhat implies that the person is an adult (or close enough) and has to behave as such Il faut savoir se ...
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“un début de semblant de …”: Is this an acceptable pleonasm?
It sounds very acceptable to me, the pleonastic phrasing in this case gives a slightly humorous tone, and stresses that this is just the very beginning of something. I would still refrain from using it in formal writing. As you ...
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Difference in meaning between “Ça ne sert à rien de…” and “Rien ne sert de…”
No notable difference. The second is kind of old-fashioned and the only exemples that come in mind are proverbs like « Rien ne sert de courir, il faut partir à point. » − La Fontaine More generaly, the second is ...
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French version of “famous last words”?
Il est souvent question du mot de la fin : Le célèbre mot de la fin. Laure’s answer covered the « It’s hard to believe » aspect pretty well, but in a situation like your example, I think I would ...