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Voc 3 Flashcards

1
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Because of, for, out of, through, thanks to, owing to, in order to

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I

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Announcing the agenda

First of all...
We will begin...
I would like to start...
The first item on the agenda is...
Does anyone want to add anything to the agenda? No? In that case, the agenda is adopted.
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Y

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Changing speakers

Mr Ricci, I will now hand things over to you.
Ms Stott, you have the floor.
It’s your turn.
Please give your attention now to Ms Smith.
I will now give things over to Ms Beckett who will talk to us about product placement.
Are there any questions?
Ms Smith has asked to speak. Please go ahead.
First Mr Hansen, then Ms Hodgon and finally Ms MacKinlay will give their opinions on this matter.
Please don’t all speak at once; it is Mr Gallagher who has the floor.

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Y

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Asking to speak

I would like to speak.
May I respond to the question regarding last month’s statistics?
I’d like to ask a question.
I want to add something to what Peter just said.
I just have one thing to say!

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U

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Interrupting

Pardon me for interrupting...
I'm sorry to interrupt you but...
Pardon me, but if I can just add that...
I would like to say that...
(Just) one word on this subject...
I would like to remark that...
I would like to add something to this point...
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Y

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Keeping the floor

I will finish by…
I have not yet finished. I was saying that…
May I please finish?
I will quickly conclude by saying that…
I have a few more words to say then I will hand things over to Mr Ricci.

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U

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Enforcing time limits
Please allow Mr Donald to finish.
Ms Cooper has concluded and I will now hand things over to the next speaker.
I’m sorry but Ms O’Donnell had asked to speak.
Please finish quickly Mr James, as it is now Ms Russell’s turn.
I’m sorry to interrupt you but you have exceeded your allotted speaking time.
I will ask you to please be brief.
Please respect the time limit of three minutes per intervention.

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Y

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Changing the subject
I have nothing to add.
As there are no further remarks, we will move along to other things.
If there are no more questions, we will move on to the following subject.

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Y

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Calling someone to order
Please return to the subject.
We are drifting away from the subject!
I'm sorry but this is not on the agenda.
I'm sorry but you are off topic.
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U

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10
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Postponing a discussion
It appears we need to think about this some more.
We need further information on this matter.
We are going to discuss this later.
Concerning Mr Ricci’s proposition, we will discuss the decision later.

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U

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Ending the meeting
In conclusion…
Does anyone have any questions?
In conclusion, I would like to say that…
To finish / to conclude, I want to say that…

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U

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Welcome Speech

Meetings are great opportunities to give welcome speeches, make toasts and express kind wishes.
Giving a welcome speech
We have the honour and the pleasure of welcoming you here today.
We hope you have a pleasant stay in our country.
Esteemed colleagues, I have the pleasure of welcoming you to London on behalf of our organisation.
We are meeting here today to discuss marketing.
I am honoured to welcome you on behalf of the company’s sales team.
We are happy that you have arrived safely.

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U

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13
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Responding to a welcome speech
We thank you for your warm wishes.
I thank you for having organised this meeting on such short notice.
We would like to thank you for inviting us.
It’s a great pleasure to be here with you.
For us, it’s an honour and a pleasure to meet with you.

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U

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Making a toast
I would like to make a toast to Mr Siggers who will be retiring next week.
Raise your glasses in honour of Mr Grant, our president.
Let’s drink to the success of our project!
Let’s drink to Ms Smith’s recovery!

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T

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15
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A great deal
Booking
Charge
Driver’s license
Driving licence
Insurance
Mileage
Rate
Reference number
Rent
Reservation
Signature
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U

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16
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Take out = take away (us)

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Sortir
Enlever remove
Sortir avec invite
Prendre, se procurer licence

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Take out sb out to a restaurant

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Emmener qn au restaurant

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16
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To take out sthg out of

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Enlever qch de

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16
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Don’t take it out on me

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Ne t’en prends pas à moi

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Take away

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Emporter carry off
Enlever remove
Soustraire substract

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16
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To take away from

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Diminuer

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Along

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Le long de

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17
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Is he coming along with us

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Vient il avec nous

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He was hopping/limping along

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Il avançait ou venait en sautillant/ boitillant

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Along with ( person)

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Avec
En plus de
En compagnie de

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All along

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Depuis le début all the time

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Crack

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Fente sit
Fissure
Fêlure in cup, bone
Lézarde in wall
Craquement noise
Coup sec
Plaisanterie joke
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To have a Crack

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Esssayer (qch)

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Crack

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Fendre
Fissurer
Lézarder
Fêler
Faire claquer whip
Casser nut
Résoudre problem
Déchiffrer code
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To crack jokes

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Raconter des blagues

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To get cracking

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S’y mettre

Se magner

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Crack down on

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Sévir contre , réprimer crime

Mettre un frein à spending

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Crack up

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Etre au bout du rouleau

Flancher

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27
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Cracked

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Toqué

Timbré

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Through

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Minutieux search
Approfondi knowledge , research
Consciencieux work, person
À fond cleaning

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Stint

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Part de travail

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30
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To stint on

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Lésiner sûre

Etre chiche de

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Thankfully

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Avec reconnaissance
Avec soulagement
Heureusement fortunately

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Thankfully there were few victims

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Il y a eu fort heureusement peu de victimes

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33
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Straightforward

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Simple

Honnête , direct frank

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34
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Curtail

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Écourter visite

Reduce expenses

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Cover

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Couvrir
Faire un reportage sur report on
Cacher feelings, mistake
Englober include
Traiter discuss
Couverture of book
Couvercle of pan
Housse over furniture
Abri shelter
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36
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To take cover

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Se mettre à l’abri

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37
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Under cover

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A l’abri

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38
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Under cover of darkness

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À la faveur de la nuit

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39
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Under separate cover

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Sous pli sépare

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40
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10 pounds will cover everything

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10 livres suffiront (pour tout payer)

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Cover up ( with)

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Couvrir (de)

Occulter truth , facts

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To cover up for sb

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Couvrir qn

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Ill

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Malade sick
Mauvais bad
Mal

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To speak/ think ill of sb

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Dre/penser du mal de qn

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45
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To be taken ill

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Tomber malade

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46
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Ill-advised

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Peu judicieux decision

Malavisé person

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Ill-at-ease

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Mal à l’aise

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48
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Ill-considered

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Inconsidéré, irréfléchi

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To be ill towards sb/sthg

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Etre mal disposé envers qn/qqch

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Ill-fated

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Malheureux, néfaste

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51
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Ill-favoured

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Déplaisant

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52
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Ill feeling

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Ressentiment

Rancune

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53
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Ill-gotten

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Mal acquis

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Ill health

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Mauvaise sante

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Ill- informed

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Erroné judgment

Mal renseigné person

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Ill-mannered

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Impoli, grossier

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Ill-suited

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Mal assorti

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He is ill-suited to the job

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Il n’est pas vraiment fait pour ce travail

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Ill-timed

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Innoportun

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Ill-treated

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Maltraiter

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Ill-treatment

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Mauvais traitement

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Ill will

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Malveillant

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63
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Fund

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Caisse
Fond
Source, mine source store

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Revamp

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Retaper house

Réorganiser firm

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Top

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Sommet head , mountain
Haut page , ladder
Commencement of list, queue
Dessus of box , cupboard, table
Couvercle Life of box , jar
Bouchon of bottle
Toupie toy
Haut blouse
Veste of pyjamas
Du haut 
Premier in rank
Meilleur best
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Top

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Dépasser exceed

Etre en tête de be first in

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At the top of stairs/page/street

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En haut de l’escalier/de la page/ de la rue

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From top to bottom

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De fond en comble

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69
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On top of

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Sur

En plus de in addition to

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70
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From top to toe

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De la tête au pieds

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71
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At the top of the list

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En tête de liste

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At the top of one’s voice

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A tue-tête

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73
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At top speed

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À toute vitesse

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74
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Over the top

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Au dépasse les limites behaviour

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75
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Top up, top off

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Remplir bottle

Compléter salary

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To top up one’s Mobil

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Recharger son compte phone

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Top-class

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De première classe

De haute compétition sport

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Topcoat

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Par-dessus

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Topflight

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Excellent

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Top floor

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Dernier étage

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Top hat

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Haut de forme

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Top-heavy

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Trop pour du haut

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Top-level

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A l’échelon le plus élevé

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Topmost

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Le plus haut

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Top-notch

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De premier ordre

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Top-ranking

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Tres haut place

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Top-security

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De haute sécurité

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Topsy-turvy

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Sens dessus dessous

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Top-up

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Recharge

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Would you like a top-up

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Je vous en remets

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To-up loan

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Prêt complémentaire

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Board

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Planche wooden
Panneau on wall
Plateau for chess
Carton cardboard
Conseil,comité , conseil d'administration
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On board

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A bord
Monter à bord de ship
Monter dans train

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Full board

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Pension complète

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Half board

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Demi pension

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Board and lodging

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Chambre avec pension

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With board and lodging

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Loge nourri

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Above board

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Régulier

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Across the board

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Systématiquement

De portee générale

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To go by the board

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Etre abandonné hopes, principles
Compter pour rien
N’avoir aucune importance

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Board up

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Condamner door

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Boastful

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Vantard

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Flier

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Aviateur

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Because

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Parce que

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Because of

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À cause de

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What for

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Pourquoi Why
Pour quoi faire to what end
À quoi bon

107
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For (on behalf of , representing )

G for George

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G comme george

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Be at loggerheads

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À couteaux tirés

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Be in someone’s shoes

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R

110
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Lay off

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Licencier

111
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Lay-off

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Licenciement

112
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Lay

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Laïque
Poser, mettre
Pondre eggs
Tendre trap
Élaborer plan
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To lay the table

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Mettre la table

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To lay the facts/one’s proposal before sb

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Présenter les faits/ses propositions à qn

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To get laid

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Baiser

Se faire baiser

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Lay aside, lay by

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Mettre de côté

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Foreseeable

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Prévisible

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Reckon

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Calculer, compter count

Considérer, estimer consider

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I reckon

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Je pense

J’estime

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He is sb to be reckoned with

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Il ne faut pas le sous-estimer

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To reckon without sb/sthg

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Ne pas tenir compte de qn/qqch

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Reckon on

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Compter sur

S’attendre à

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Shoddy

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De mauvaise qualite

Mal fait

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Tough

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Dure, résistant, solide
Coriace, inflexible,
Penible (journey)
Difficile task, problem, situation
Dur rough
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Tough luck

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Pas de chance

Tant pis

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Curve

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Courbe
Tournant, virage (in the road)
Courber, se courber,
faire une courbe road

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Astound

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Stupéfier , sidérer

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Sort

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Genre, espèce, sorte
Marque
Trier
Classer classify
Ranger tidy
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I will do nothing of the sort

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Je ne ferai rien de tell

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It is sort of awkward

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Ç’est plutôt gênant

131
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Sort out

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Résoudre

Régler

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Give away

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Donner
Faire cadeau de give free
Donner, trahir betray
Révéler disclose
Conduire à l'autel bride
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Over

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Dessus
Trop excessively
Fini, termine finished
En plus too much
Sur, par dessus
Au dessus de above
De la.autre côté de on the other side of
Plus de more than
Pendant during
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Over (about concerning)

They fell out over money/her

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Ils se sont brouillés pour des questions d’argent/à cause d’elle

135
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Over here

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Ici

136
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Over there

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La bas

137
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All over

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Partout everywhere

Fini finished

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Over and over

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À plusieurs reprises again

139
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Over and above

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En plus de

140
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To ask sb over

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Inviter qn (à passer)

141
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To go over to sb’s

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Passer chez qn

142
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To fall over

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Tomber

143
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To turn sthg over

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Retourner qch

144
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Now over to our Paris correspondent

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Nous passons l’antenne à notre correspondant à Paris

145
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The world over

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Dans le monde entier

146
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She is not over intelligent

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Elle ne.est pas particulièrement intelligente

147
Q

Slim

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Mince
Maigrir
Suivre un régime amaigrissant diet

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Distribute

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Distribuer

149
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Packaging

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Emballage wrapping materials

Conditionnement of goods

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Forward

A 
En avant, vers l'avant movement, position
Effronté not shy
En avance in time
À terme delivery, sales , exchange
Avant sport
Faire suivre letter
Expédier parcel, goods
Promouvoir, favoriser
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To look forward to sthg

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Attendre qch avec impatience

152
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To move forward

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Avancer

153
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Please forward

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Prière de faire suivre

154
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Forward planning

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Planification à long terme

155
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Drift

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Force, direction current
Amoncellement of sand
Rafale , coulee of snow
Sens general general meaning
Aller à la dérive boat
Dériver
So.amonceler, si.entasser
156
Q

To let things drift

A

Laisser les choses aller à la dérive

157
Q

To drift apart

A

S’éloigner l’un de l’autre friends lovers

158
Q

I get /catch your drift

A

Je vois en gros ce que vous voulez dire

159
Q

Recap

A

Récapitulation

Récapituler

160
Q

Agenda

A

Ordre du jour

À l’ordre du jour

161
Q

Allocate

A

Repartir , distribuer share out

162
Q

To allocate sthg to

A

Assigner, attribuer qch à duties

Allouer qch à sum, time

163
Q

To allocate sth for

A

Affecter qch à

164
Q

Chairperson

A

Président

165
Q

Shopping

A

Énorme

166
Q

Upfront

A

Franc open

D’avance pay

167
Q

To be upfront about sthg

A

Ne rien cacher de qch

168
Q

Deal

A

Affaire, marche
Porter blow
Donner, distribuer cards

169
Q

To strike a deal with sb

A

Conclure un marché avec qn

170
Q

It’s a deal

A

Marche conclu

Top la

171
Q

He got a bad deal from them

A

Ils ont mal agi envers lui

172
Q

He got a fair deal from them

A

Ils ont agi loyalement envers lui

173
Q

A good deal

A

Beaucoup lot

174
Q

A good deal of

À great deal of

A

Beaucoup de

Énormément de

175
Q

Deal in

A

Faire le commerce de

Etre dans le commerce de

176
Q

Deal with

A

Traiter avec
S’occuper de, se charger de
Traiter de books

177
Q

Book

A 
Livre
Carnet stamps, ticket
Comptes, comptabilité
Prendre ticket
Réserver Seat, room
Dresser un procès verbal à driver
Prendre le nom de, donner un carton à football
178
Q

I booked a table in the name of

A

Je.ai réservé une table au nom de

179
Q

To keep the books

A

Tenir la comptabilité

180
Q

By the book

A

À la lettre

Selon les règles

181
Q

To throw the book at sb

A

Passer un savon à qn

182
Q

Book in

A

Prendre sa chambre

183
Q

Book up

A

Réserver

184
Q

All seats are booked up

A

Tout est pris, ç’est complet

185
Q

Charge

A 
Accusation 
Inculpation law
Prix cost
Faire payer customer, sum
Foncer 
Frais
186
Q

To reverse the charges

A

Téléphoner en PCF

187
Q

Bank/labour charges

A

Frais de banque/ main d’oeuvre

188
Q

There is no charge

A

Ç’est gratuit

189
Q

Extra charge

A

Supplément

190
Q

To take charge of

A

Se charger de

191
Q

To be in charge of

A

Etre responsable de, s’occuper de

192
Q

To charge in /out

A

Entrer/sortir en trombe

193
Q

To charge down/up

A

Dévaler/grimper à tte allure

194
Q

To charge sb

A

Inculper qn

195
Q

To have charge of sb

A

Avoir la charge de qn

196
Q

How much do you charge for this repair

A

Combien demandez vous pour cette réparation

197
Q

To charge an expense to sb

A

Mettre une dépense sur le compte de qn

198
Q

Charge it to my account

A

Factures le sur mon compte

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