French Vocab Flashcards

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la boussole

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the compass

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la fiche de contrôle

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the checklist

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le délai imparti

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the due date

not “un date d’échéance”

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entamer

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to start on

also, to open / begin
not “commencer”

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le guichet unique

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the one stop shop

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un livrable

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a deliverable

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malgré

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despite

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un créneau

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a slot

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reporter

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to postpone

to transfer or put back

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par ailleurs

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in addition

moreover

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soumettre

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to submit

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la sensibilisation

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the awareness

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ci-joint

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attached
enclosed

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relatifs à

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relating to

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nous accusons réception

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we acknowledge receipt

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nous allons vous revenir

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we will get back to you

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pareillement

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in the same way
you too
equally

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le rapport

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the link, connection, relation(ship)

report, account

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un accueil

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welcome, reception

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plutôt que

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rather than

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le montant

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the total/sum, amount

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un écart

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gap

difference, deviation, distance, space

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supprimer

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to remove

take out/cut/cancel

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ensoleillé

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sunny

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enregistrer
to record
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enthousiaste
excited
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l'appui (m.) ## footnote not “soutien”
the support ## footnote not “soutien”
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accompagner
to accompany, assist, help, ## Footnote Not soutenir to support, care for
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la gestion
the management
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la récolte
the harvest, crop
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désenclaver
to open up ## Footnote not “ouvrir”; to make accessible to
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la formation
the schooling, training
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les coordonnées (f.)
the contact details
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pétillante
sparkling
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la pointure
the (shoe) size
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Quelle taille faites-vous ?
What size are you?
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une stagiaire
an intern
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un rappel
a reminder
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il peut y avoir
there can be
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la marque
the brand
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un tailleur
a suit ## Footnote not “costume”
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disponible
available/free
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un pull
sweater
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serré
tight
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dedans
inside ##footnote indoors
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la tenue
the outfit
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la mode
the fashion, style, trend
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bon marché
cheap
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en liquide
in cash
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une enquête
survey/poll/study
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un achat
a purchase
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sourd
deaf
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en face de
in front of
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devant
before ## Footnote physical, not temporal
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le responsable
the supervisor
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d’abord
first ## Footnote adverb
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parfois
sometimes
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au-dessus
above
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vers
towards
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randonner
to hike
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la randonnée
the hike
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par le biais de
by means of
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la mise en œuvre
the implementation ## Footnote execution, carrying out, application, construction
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une escale
a layover
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montrer
to show
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à l’heure
on time
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décoller
to take off ## Footnote flight
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durer
to last
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jusqu’à
until/to
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puisque
seeing as ## Footnote since, because, as
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quelques
a few
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aller-retour
round-trip
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aller simple
one way
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compris
included
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le rez-de-chaussée
the ground floor
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lorsque
when ## Footnote not “quand”
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moelleux
soft ## Footnote not “doux”
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un placard
a closet
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propre
clean
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un service d’étage
a maid service
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quiconque
anyone, anybody
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plutôt
instead
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la galère
the struggle ## Footnote chore, pain
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bosser
to work (slang)
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le patron
the boss
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accueillir
to welcome
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la vente
the sale
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une enchère
a bid
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un vestiaire
a changing room
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certes
certainly
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désormais
from now on
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un pote
a buddy
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moche
ugly, awful, sad
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compte tenu de l’état d’avancement actuel
given the current state of play
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attirer
to attract
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la faiblesse
the weakness
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le niveau
the level
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gérer
to handle ## Footnote manage, deal with
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en congé
on leave
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la séance
the session
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une approbation
an approval ## Footnote endorsement, agreement
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l'orientation (f.)
the direction ##footnote guidance
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nécessiter
to require
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prière de faire [qch]
kindly do [qch] ## Footnote please do
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la passation de marchés
procurement
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divers
misc
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la mise en place
the implementation ## Footnote establishment, arrangement
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la tâche
the task
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ça me saoulé
it pisses me off
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n’importe quoi
it’s nonsense
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je suis crevé
I’m exhausted
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laisse tomber
forget it ## Footnote let it go, drop it
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menacer
to threaten
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léger (adj.)
light (adj.) ## Footnote weight
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gras
heavy
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pourtant
however ## Footnote yet
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moi non plus
me neither
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une viennoiserie
a pastry
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gastronomique
gourmet (adj.)
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déguster
to savor
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aborder
to broach ## Footnote take up, address, approach, tackle
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souhaiter
to wish ## Footnote want, bid, hope
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en marge de
on the margins of
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faire une revue
to review
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lors de
during, while ## Footnote single moment in time
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les frais de déménagement (m.)
the moving expenses
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conseiller
to advise ## Footnote recommend
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chercher
to look for
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retirer
to withdraw
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un agent d'accueil
a receptionist
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prévenir
to warn
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un rayon
a department/section (of a store)
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les escaliers (m.)
the stairs
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les escaliers roulants
the escalator
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diriger
to direct ## Footnote lead, manage, guide, steer
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se diriger ## Footnote to lead yourself
to find your way
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la vente
sales
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au fond
at the back/bottom
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la consigne
the locker ## Footnote order, instruction, deposit
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près
near
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je suis pressé
I’m in a hurry
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je suis pressé
I’m in a hurry
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quand même
even so / but still
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le domaine
the sector (as in professional area) ## Footnote sector, domain
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une usine
a factory
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le bâtiment et travaux publics (BTP)
the construction and public works
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un métier
a career ## Footnote occuption, trade, job
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je travaille comme professeur
I work as a professor
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elle étudie le droit
she studies law
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je suis avocat depuis deux ans
I've been a lawyer for two years
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je suis avocat depuis mars
I've been a lawyer since March
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J'ai commencé ce métier il y a deux ans
I started this job two years ago
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J'ai étudié pendant 2 ans
I studied for two years
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depuis
since ## Footnote Temporal
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pendant
while, during ## Footnote duration of time (not single moment); in past tense, "for"
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past tense + il y a
ago
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le directeur général adjoint (DGA)
the deputy CEO
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le directeur général (DG)
the CEO
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le directeur juridique
the general counsel
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suivi et evaluation
M&E
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analyses economiques
EA
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performance environnementale et sociale
ESP
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genre et inclusion sociale
GSI
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ressources humaines
HR
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le Ministère du Pétrole et des Énergies (MPE)
the Ministry of Oil and Energy
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le Ministère des Finances et du Budget
the Ministry of Finances and Budget
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le Ministère de l'Économie, du Plan et de la Coopération
the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Cooperation
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la Présidence de la République
the Presidency of the Republic
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le Ministère des Affaires Étrangères et des Sénégalais de l'Extérieur
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad
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de l'extérieur
abroad
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le Ministère de l'Énvironnement et du développement Durable
the Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development
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le secteur privé
the private sector
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la société civile
the civil society
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à faible coût
at low cost
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le réseau
the grid ## Footnote network
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croissant (adj.)
rising ## Footnote growing, increasing
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l'offre (f.) | in economics
the supply ## Footnote offer, bid
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péri-urbaine
suburban
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un cadre
a framework
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propice à
favoring ## Footnote conducive to, ideal for, that favors
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la fourniture
the supply
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les frais (m.)
the expenses ##footnote the costs
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le genre
the gender
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durable
sustainable
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mettre en œuvre | building
to construct
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mettre en œuvre | a policy
to implement ## Footnote execute
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le paysage
the scenery ## Footnote view, landscape
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se balader
to take a stroll ## Footnote not “se promener”
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faire la queue
to wait in line
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un entretien d’embauche
a job interview
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être à la recherche
to be looking for
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un poste
a position
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la candidature
the application ## Footnote candidacy
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dont
of which ## Footnote C'est le candidat [ ? ] je t'ai parlé.
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convenir à
to be suitable for
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avoir hâte de
to look forward to ## footnote to have eagerness to to be excited to
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en boucle
on a loop
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la couverture
the coverage
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pour la prise en compte
for taking into account
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la moquette
the carpeting
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un échantillon
a sample
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la sonorisation (sono)
the sound system
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les chevalets
the white boards
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la mise en place
the setup, installation
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un atelier
a workshop/working group
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la formation
the training
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# ** renouveler
to renew
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un enseignement
a lesson/takeaway
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le drame
the tragedy
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un invité(e)
a guest
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bientôt
soon
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tôt
early
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tard
late
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un plaidoyer
a plea/appeal
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la cuisine
the kitchen
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un entretien
an interview
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un parcours
a route, process, path, journey
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l'embauche (f.)
employment
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déménager
to move
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s'occuper de
to take care of ## Footnote to have responsibility for
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engager
to hire
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à l'époque
at the time
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la société
the company/firm
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partout
everywhere
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un faible
a weakness, penchant, liking
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un renseignement
information
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épouvantable
horrendous
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un guichet
a (shop) counter
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un chemin
a path/way
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un fleuve
a river ## Footnote not “une rivière”
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un date d’échéance
a due date
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la mise en service
the commissioning
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démarrer
to start up
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constater
to notice ## Footnote to note or observe; NOT “remarquer”
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planifier
to plan
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confier
to entrust
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désormais (adj.)
now ## Footnote from now on e.g., now with less salt
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assister à [qqc]
to attend ## Footnote to be present at e.g., Tu devrais assister à toutes les leçons
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afin de faire
in order to do
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afin que + [subjonctif]
so that + [subjunctive]
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le portail
the portal
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étant donné
given
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compte tenu
considering
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un(e) homologue
a counterpart
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un tournant
a corner | can also be turning point
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autour
around
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il a paru que
it seemed that
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sur leur propre sol
on their own soil
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briser
to break
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réellement
really
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à rebours
backwards ## Footnote in reverse
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le soutien
the support
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soudain
suddenly
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une rafale
a gust (flurry)
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aveugle
blind
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meurtrière
murderous
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la malaise
the discomfort
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quant à
as to
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en cours
ongoing
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un pion
a pawn
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saper
to undermine
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adossé à
backed by
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amorcé
primed
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le redécoupage
the redivision
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la course aux armements
the arms race
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la tutelle
the guardianship ## Footnote protection
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être en mesure
to be able to
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partout ailleurs
everywhere else
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une partie de cartes
a card game
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empêcher
to prevent
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plus adapté
better suited
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La partie ne fait que commencer.
The party has only just begun.
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immanquablement
inevitably
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citer
to quote
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la trêve
the truce
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basculer
to fall over
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basculement
tipping
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tirs de roquette
rocket fire
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au sommaire
in summary
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une lutte
a struggle/conflict
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je vous prie de bien vouloir trouver
please find
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la piste
the track ## Footnote the ski slope
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résilier
to terminate (a contract)
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un courrier
a letter
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à la remise
upon delivery
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afin de
in order to
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être en jeu
to be at stake | to be in play
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déchu
deposed
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impuissance
helplessness
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# **** déclenché
triggered
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à l'écart
apart
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# ** un bilan
an assessment
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tendre à
to tend to
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# ** la baisse
the fall
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une insuffisance
a lack
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une angoisse
an anxiety
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tenter
to try
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la tendance
the tendency
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infléchir
to influence
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un affaissement
a lowering
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un défi
a challenge
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la pérennité
the longevity