Vocabulaire_11

Question 1

Les plus et les moins

Answer 1

The pluses and the minuses
We are here to determine the pluses and the minuses of the solution

Question 2

Bien, sans heurt

Answer 2

Smoothly
If you reorganise your report, the text would flow more smoothly.

Question 3

Volumineux

Answer 3

Bulky
The bulky guy

Question 4

Le brouillon

Answer 4

The rough draft
Where did I put my rough draft ?

Question 5

S’accrocher

Answer 5

Clunk, clunked, clunked
From the start, we clung to the promise of a success

Question 6

Propulser

Answer 6

Propel by
This mission propelled me to the summit

Question 7

Pour faire face aux changements

Answer 7

To address the changes
I think we have to be beside the enterprises to help them to address the changes

Question 8

Pour commencer

Answer 8

For starters
For starters, let’s establish thinks to do

Question 9

Le contrecoup

Answer 9

The backlash
We suffer the backlash from bad decision taken log time ago

Question 10

Compenser

Answer 10

To make up
If we want to make up the bad result we get last year, we have to work twice more

Question 11

A la lumiere de…

Answer 11

In light of…
In light of her declaration, I think impossible to continue the mission.

Question 12

Les defaillances

Answer 12

The lapses
In light of the lapses we found

Question 13

Sortir de l’impasse

Answer 13

Break the deadlock
The solution purposed could be a way to break the deadlock

Question 14

Une reticence

Answer 14

An unwillingness
He proofs his unwillingness to engage more over

Question 15

A voix haute

Answer 15

Out loud
I prefer read the report out loud to identify eventual synthax errors

Question 16

Participer à la reunion

Answer 16

Attend the meeting
It will be necessary to attend the metting to defend our standpoint.

Question 17

Relire

Answer 17

Proofread
You should proofread the email before sending it

Question 18

Soulever l’idée

Answer 18

Raise the idea
I would like to raise the idea

Question 19

Par opposition à

Answer 19

As opposed to
As opposed to what we have conclude till now…

Question 20

Surestimer

Answer 20

Overestimate
I think we overestimate the importance of this person.
He overestimates himself!

Question 21

Sous-estimer

Answer 21

Underestimate
I think we underestimate the importance of this person

Question 22

Tenir au courant, communiquer

Answer 22

Touch base with
I think it’s important to touch base with all team members

Question 23

Assembler (les elements)

Answer 23

Assemble
If we try to assemble all pieces of the game, we will be able to see what it should arrived

Question 24

Transmettre

Answer 24

Convey
Let’s me convey the evidences

Question 25

Transmettre

Answer 25

Convey
Let’s me convey the evidences

Question 26

Aller droit au but

Answer 26

Cut to the chase
To get out this trap, we need to cut to the chase

Question 26

En pointe

Answer 26

Cutting-edge
The enterprise is still cutting edge

Question 27

Faux

Answer 27

Mock
let we exercise with a mock exam

Question 27

Faux

Answer 27

Mock
let we exercise with a mock exam

Question 28

Le niveau de qualité

Answer 28

The quality bar
The quality bar to access to this level is very high

Question 29

Un tour d’horizon

Answer 29

Let’s have a run-through

Question 30

ëtre au courant

Answer 30

Up to speed on
I have to up to speed of the situation evolution

Question 31

Reformuler

Answer 31

Restate
If I would like restating and summarising what we said…

Question 32

Garder une trace

Answer 32

Keep track
To ensure a good follow-up in a mission, we have to keep track main events that composed it

Question 33

Attendu

Answer 33

Projected
The projected mission is still expected

Question 34

Soumettre qqch à qq1

Answer 34

Run (something) by (somebody)
I would like to run this report by you

Question 35

D’un coup

Answer 35

In one fell swoop
By setting up this tools, we would be able to solve, in one fell swoop, all the issues encountered.

Question 36

Esquisser

Answer 36

Sketch out
Based on these recommendation we can, now sketch out the service to set up

Question 37

La paperasserie

Answer 37

The red tape.
I still have to do the red tape

Question 38

Déterminer quelque chose

Answer 38

To nail something down
Foremost, We need to nail the target down

Question 39

Rien n’est figé

Answer 39

Nothing’s set in stone

Question 40

Concevable

Answer 40

Conceivable
Is it conceivable to finish on time ?

Question 41

Une affaire conclue

Answer 41

A done deal
After the call, i thought it was a done deal

Question 42

Pour règler les derniers détails

Answer 42

To tie up loose ends
There’s still a lot thing to do to tie up loose ends

Question 43

S’inquieter

Answer 43

To fret
I just saw him, he frets about the project

Question 44

Franchir les obstacles

Answer 44

To jump through hoops
We have jump through many hoops to achieve our goal

Question 45

Tete à tete, individuel

Answer 45

One-on-one
Each week, i have a one-on-one meeting with my manager

Question 46

Etre affiné

Answer 46

To be ironed out
If we want to move forward, things have to be ironed out

Question 47

Se remettre à

Answer 47

To brush up
For the new year, I would like to brush up to sport but i have some misgiving to do it

Question 48

Apprehension

Answer 48

A misgiving
For the new year, I would like to brush up to sport but i have some misgiving to do it

Question 49

redouter

Answer 49

to dread
Indeed I dread the consequences of his behavior