Expression Flashcards by Alexandre Lacasse

solution/project/contract

At pntt, we offer turnkey …

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(FR: travailler jusqu’à tard dans la nuit)

Michael burned the midnight oil on many a night* during his university years. (*de nombreuses nuits)

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(FR: opérationnel; en état de marche)

The new system is now up and running.

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(FR: Ça roule comme sur des roulettes!)

The new system is running like clockwork.

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(FR: disponible, à prendre, à gagner)

Jean is leaving the company at the end of the month and his job will be up for grabs.

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(FR: ce qui est à notre portée, des cibles faciles, la partie facile)

I’m a great believer in picking low-hanging fruit. Start with what’s easy, and go higher later.

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(FR: gain/impact/résultat rapide)

Let’s look at some of the quick wins we can do to help us meet our deadline.

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(FR: pour faire une grande histoire courte)

Anyway, long story short, I had to take the next flight back to Montreal.

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(FR: un jeu d’enfant, une promenade de santé)

Some COVID variants make recovering from influenza seem like a walk in the park.

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(FR: revenir/se remettre à la planche à dessin)

That didn’t go very well, did it? Let’s go back to the drawing board.

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whatchamacallit

ce machin chouette

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Withing reason

Dans les limites du raisonnable.

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EN : A Beacon of

The pas must serve as a beacon for us. (Une guide)

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EN : Painstakaing

The application of this procedure is painstaking. (Rigoureux)

Procedure = Prosidjure

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EN : in a nutshell

En un mot : In a nutshell, we can do better.

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EN : To turn a blind eye

Fermer les yeux sur une situation : We cannot turn a blind eye to the risks it poses.

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Off the top of my head

de mémoire … : I can’t tell you for sure off the top of my head.

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To keep an ear to the ground

Garder l’oeil ouvert :

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To take stock of

Faire l’inventaire, Faire le point avant de prendre une décision

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s’établir quelque part en affaires

To set up shop

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réaliser des bénéfices

To turn a profit

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Quelque chose à la fine pointe

Something that is at the forefront of.

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To tick all the boxes

Réponds à toutes les cases.

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Être pris entre l’arbre et l’écorce

To be caucht between a rock and a hard place

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Apprendre les rouages

To learn the ropes

To be on the ball

Être sur la coche

To fit the bill

Remplir la commande

Je vais y réfléchir

I will think it over

Être laisser en plan

To be left high and dry

Laisser pour compte

To be left out in the cold

Tu as bien commencer

Off to a good start.

Convaincre

To talk someone into something

Passer au chose sérieuse

To get down to business

Tourner les coins ronds

To cut Corners

Au final

The Bottom line

Conquérir le marché

To corner the market

Partir de zéro

From the ground up

Une cause de rupture d'une accord

a dealbreaker

À la fine pointe de la techonologie

On the cutting edge

Aller droit au but

To cut the chase

Bouche à oreille

Word of mouth

Une bataille difficile

Uphill battle

Avoir le dessus

To have the upper hand

Avoir trop de chose à faire

To have too many irons in the fire

Rafraichir la mémoire

To jog someone's memory

Lancer des paroles en l'air - Faire des promesses en l'air.

To pay lip service to something or someone

Faire le point

To take stock/

Être à la hauteur, elle ne remplie pas nos standards.

To cut the mustard

Dans les limites du raisonnable

Within reason

Je n'étais pas au courant, tu me l'apprends

That's news to me

Me pas être synchronisé

To be out of sync

Prendre le taureau par les cornes

To take the bull by the horns

Des miettes

Pennies on the dollar

Incertain

Up in the air

mettre quelqu'un au courant

To bring someone up to speed

Épargner les détails

To spare the details

Tenir son bout

To stand one's ground

un chiffre approximatif

A ballpark number

de mémoire

Off the top of my head

Vue d'ensemble

The big picture

Dans les règles

By the book

Prendre des risques

No pain no gains + Nothing venture nothing gains

Not going to fly

Ça ne fonctionnera pas!

Serrer les cordons de la bourse

Tightening the purse strings or hold the purse strings

Dans ton coin

In your neck of the woods

Depuis le début, à partir de zéro

From the grown up

En résumé!

In a nutshell...

Quelque chose qui change la donne

it's a game changer!

Je vais t'aider à te rafraichir la mémoire

Jog someone's memory

Quelqu'un d'hypocrite - Dit oui, mais ne le fait pas ...

To pay lip service

Faire le point avant de prendre une décision

To take stock!

point de vue, un angle, une position avantageuse

a vintage point

mettre fin à quelque chose

To pull the plug

joindre ou contacter quelqu'un

to get (a) hold (TENIR) of someone

Mettre la main sur quelque chose

to get (a) hold (TENIR) of something

Arrêtons nous là pour aujourd'hui

Let's call it a day!

Ça pourrait s'avérer utile !!

To come in handy

Je comprends comment ça marche

I get the jist of it ...

to see something through

Passer au travers quelque chose de difficile ou unpleasant

a safe bet

Dollars to donuts