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1
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  1. to collapse
  2. to break down / crumble / break apart
  3. to plummet
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s’effondrer

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Despite the earthquake, the building did not collapse.

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Malgré le séisme, le bâtiment ne s’est pas effondré.

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After a difficult day, she broke down in tears.

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Après une journée difficile, elle s’est effondrée en larmes.

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I was exhausted and I slumped into the armchair.

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J’étais épuisé et je me suis effondré dans le fauteuil.

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The price of oil plummeted after the financial crisis.

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Le cours du pétrole s’est effondré après la crise financière.

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  1. leader
  2. officer
  3. executive
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le dirigeant

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  1. to manage / to drive / to rule
  2. to govern
  3. to supervize
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diriger

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top executive

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le cadre dirigeant

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business leader

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le dirigeant d’entreprise

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meeting

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une assemblée

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  1. speaker
  2. participant
  3. panelist
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l(e)’intervenant

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The panelists took turns exposing their views on the topic.

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Les intervenants ont exposé tour à tour leurs vues sur le sujet.

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social worker

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l’intervenant social

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keynote speaker

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l’intervenant principal

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  1. suspended sentence

2. deferment / grace period / postponement

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le sursis

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I asked my bank for a deferment of payment.

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J’ai demandé à ma banque un sursis de paiement.

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I will pay off my debt after the grace period offered by my creditor.

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Je rembourserai ma dette après le sursis accordé par mon créancier.

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to compensate for / mitigate / counteract

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pallier qqch

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RIB

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relevé d’identité bancaire (RIB)

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RIB

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relevé d’identité bancaire (RIB)

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BIC

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Business Identifier Code

similar to SWIFT

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BIC

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Business Identifier Code

similar to SWIFT

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targeted / focused / specific / intended

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ciblé

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downstream

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en aval

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downstream
en aval
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1. issued 2. challenge 3. bet
(le) enjeu
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conclusive / convincing / persuasive
probant
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guarantee / pledge / proof
le gage
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talent pool
le vivier de talents
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1. to sulk 2. to ignore 3. to shun
bouder qqch / qqn
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favored
plébiscitée
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1. foolproof | 2. inexorable
imparable
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JD
fiche du poste
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1. to fill 2. to provide 3. to supply 4. to maintain
pourvoir
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data entry
la saisie de données
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input field
le champ de saisie
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text box
la zone de saisie
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1. entry 2. confiscasion 3. closure 4. input 5. capture 6. typing
la saisie
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The court ordered the seizure of the bankrupt company's assets.
La cour a ordonné la saisie des avoirs de la société en faillite.
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The owner avoided foreclosure by paying off his mortgage.
Le propriétaire a évité la saisie en remboursant son prêt immobilier.
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to quit
tout plaquer
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to probe / to scrutinize
scruter qqch / qqn
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published
parue
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to ban / to prohibit / to shun
bannier qqch / qqn
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to harass / to badger / to plague / to hassle / to plague on
harceler qqch / qqn
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relaunch / revive / resume / reinvigorate / restart
relancer qqch
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I relaunched the software after the update.
J'ai relancé le logiciel après la mise à jour.
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The company adopted new measures to stimulate growth.
L'entreprise a adopté de nouvelles mesures afin de relancer sa croissance.
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We are not part of the problem
Nous n'avons rien à voir avec le problème
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plain text
le texte en clair
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toaster
le grille-pain
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to lay
pondre qqch
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to bleed
saigner
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golden fish
le poisson rouge
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dismissal / layoff / redundancy | notice
le licenciement
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1. maintenance / care / keeping / service | 2. interview / conversation / talk / meeting
l'entretien
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magnanimous / gracious
magnanime
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1. break | 2. separation
la rupture
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early termination
la rupture anticipée
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contractual termination
rupture conventionnelle
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right of withdrawal / cancellation / retraction
droit de rétractation
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1. to solve 2. to address 3. to overcome 4. to eliminate 5. to fix 6. to tackle 7. to sort 8. to remedy 9. to clean up 10. to cancel
résoudre
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The new software release fixes many bugs.
La nouvelle version du logiciel résout de nombreux bogues.
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The new software release fixes many bugs.
La nouvelle version du logiciel résout de nombreux bogues.
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Both parties wanted to sort out the problem.
Les deux parties voulaient résoudre le problème.
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to come to terms with
se résoudre à qqch
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1. to catch 2. to get 3. to trap
attraper qqch/qqn
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It is not uncommon to get a cold in winter.
Il n'est pas rare d'attraper un rhume en hiver.
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It is not uncommon to get a cold in winter.
Il n'est pas rare d'attraper un rhume en hiver.
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to get sunburnt
attraper un coup de soleil
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to get caught
se faire attraper
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1. to remove 2. to peel 3. to take off / away 4. to kidnap 5. to delete 6. to withdraw 7. to wash away
enlever qqch
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He took his coat off when he arrived.
Il a enlevé son manteau en arrivant.
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He took his coat off when he arrived.
Il a enlevé son manteau en arrivant.
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My son didn't bother to take off his muddy boots.
Mon fils n'a pas pris la peine d'enlever ses bottes boueuses.
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to strip down
enlever ses vêtements
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it turns out that
il s'avère que
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turn out to be smth / smb
s'avérer être (qqn./qqch.)
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to come in handy
s'avérer pratique
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to rescue
secourir
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a challenge
un défi
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The athlete took up the challenge and won the race.
L'athlète a relevé le défi et remporté la course.
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I am ready to face any challenge.
Je suis prêt à faire face à n'importe quel défi.
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a tall order
le défi de taille
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knowledgeable
calé
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1. to stall 2. to block 3. to lock 4. to wedge
caler qqch
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I wedged the door open to air out the room.
J'ai calé la porte pour aérer la pièce.
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to allocate / to assign / to bestow / to grant / to award
allouer qqch
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to hire / to recruit
embaucher qqn
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1. issue | 2. challenge
l’enjeu (m)
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1. issue | 2. challenge
l’enjeu (m)
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crucial issue
enjeu majeur
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strategic challenge
enjeu stratégique
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substance of the case / debate
le vif du sujet
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middle ground
le terrain d’entente
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agreemnent / understanding / deal
l'etante (f)
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unlawful agreemnt
l'entente illicite (f)
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letter of understanding
lettre d'entente
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collectively / jointly
conjointement
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in conjunction with
conjointement à

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