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accoutumer;

habituer à

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to become used to(accustom to)

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juste, précis

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precise(accurate)

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adéquat, approprié;

suffisant

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good enough for what you need(adequate)

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adhérer à, obeir à; se conformer au

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to stick to something(adhere to)

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adjacent; limitrophe;

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next to or near something else(adjacent)

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ordre du jour; agenda caché

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a list of topics to be discussed(agenda)

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changer; modifier

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to change(alter)

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ambigu

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uncertain(ambiguous)

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appréhensif; inquiet

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anxious about the future(apprehensive)

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établir; vérifier;

s’assurer que qch est vrai

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to discover (ascertain)

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devoir

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work that you must do as part of your study or work(assignment)

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conscient; averti

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to have knowledge of(aware)

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faire faillite

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not being able to pay your debt(bankrupt)

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parti pris; préjugé

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leaning unfairly in
one direction(bias)
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marque

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the name of a product that a particular company makes(brand)

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faire monter; mentionner; élevè

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to introduce a topic; raise(bring up)

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fardeau; charge

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a responsibility(burden)

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contourner

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to go around(circumvent)

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commetre; confier et

s’engager à

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to do or perform something very

negative(commit)

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être propice à;

favorable à

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creating a situation that helps something to happen(conducive)

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contraindre; forcer

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restrict or limit the activity of to force someone to do something(constrain)

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freiner; réduire; contrôler; limiter;

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to control something that is harmful;(curb)

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date limite

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the last date possible at which something must be completed(deadline)

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délinéer, décrire, definir

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to sketch or portray(delineate)

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inventer, concevoir, | imaginer
to invent a method of doing something(devise)
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disparité, inegalité
ifference in image, quantity, character, or rank(disparity)
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pertubation; dérèglement; qui dérange
interruption; disturbance(disruption)
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en raison de
able to be assigned or credited to(due to)
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économe, bon marché
costing less money, time, fuel, etc. (economical)
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mettre en valeur; | accroitre; améliorer
to improve something;to make more attractive or valuable(enhance)
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inscrit sur une liste
enrol
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cadre
executive
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faisable; réalisable; | praticable
feasible
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échapper à,sortir de
get out of
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lugubre; morose
gloomy
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mettre (un plan) n; donner le feu vert à qn
go ahead (v,n)
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gêner, entraver
hamper
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siège, quartier général
headquarters
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en conséquence; | dorenavant
hence
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excécuter, appliquer, mettre en œuvre
implement
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inciter, pousser
instigate
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facture, facturer
invoice (n, v)
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récemment; dernièrement
lately
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licencier, licenciement
lay off (v)
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bail (à long terme)
lease
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très long (longue)
lengthy
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responsabilité, passif
liability
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attendre avec impatience
look forward to
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perte
loss
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maintenance
maintenance
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part de marché
market share
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fusion
merger
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varié;divers
miscellaneous
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mélange; fréquente
mix
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confusion; mélanger
mix-up
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monter; donner de | l'avancement à
move up
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étroit; restreint
narrow
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opter (pour); coisir (de faire); choisir
opt
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commander
order
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d'anticiper; deviner; se montrer plus rapide que
outguess (v)
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point de vente
outlet
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sous-traitance;
outsourcing
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frais généraux
overheads
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devoir (l'argent)
owe
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paperasserie; tâches administratives
paperwork
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registre du personnel, traitements et salaires
payroll
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sommet
peak
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lire attentivement
peruse
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prendre
pick up
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indiquer
pin point
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portefeuille
portfolio
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reporter, repousser
postpone
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prédire
predict
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locaux, lieux
premises
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rentable
profitable
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au hasard, à l'aveuglette
randomly
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gamme
range
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reçu
78 receipt
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recommender; conseiller
recommend (v)
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redondant, licencié
redundant
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réfuter, démentir
refute
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abandonner; renoncer à; lâcher qch
relinquish (v)
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compter (sur qn/qch)
rely on
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rembourser
repay
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rapport, documentaire
report
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représentant
representative
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restructurer
restructure
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vendre/acheter au détail, détaillant
retail
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recupérer
retrieve
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recettes
revenues
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projet, procédé, plan
scheme
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inspection; analyse
scrutiny
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s'acquitter;
settle
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monter, s'établir
set up
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action, actionnaire
share
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crise économique, | baisse
slump
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présélectionné
short liste
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monter, mettre en | scène; étape
stage
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dernier cri
9 state-of-the-art
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sous réserve de; | sujet à
subject to
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filiale
subsidiary
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enquête, étude, , sondage
survey
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rapporter;reprendre;r | accompagner
take back
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jeter dehors
throw out
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échange ; troque
trade off (n)
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essai; épreuve
trial
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déclancher
trigger
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renoncer à; ne pas insister sur
waive
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entrepôt
warehouse
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gaspiller; déchet; | gaspillage
waste