Gen 2019

Question 1

To watch over, to take care of smth

Answer 1

veiller à qqch

Question 2

Her job consists in taking care of wellbeing within the company

Answer 2

Son job consiste à veiller au bien-être dans l’entreprise.

Question 3

To ensure that X

Answer 3

faire en sorte que X

Question 4

I am confused

Answer 4

je suis dans le flou

Question 5

to tinker with something

Answer 5

bidouiller qqch.

Question 6

It’s a good bet that…

Answer 6

il y a fort à parier que…

Question 7

To be within reach of someone

Answer 7

être à la portée de quelqu’un

Question 8

wealthy

Answer 8

nanti(e)(s)

Question 9

it appears that…

Answer 9

Il en ressort que…

Question 10

I’m busy (I’m not idle)

Answer 10

je ne chôme pas

Question 11

henceforth (2)

Answer 11

dorénavant, désormais

Question 12

To get started, to give a leg up

Answer 12

mettre le pied à l’étrier (literally, to put the foot in the stirrup)

Question 13

I am very sorry

Answer 13

Je suis navré

Question 14

I wonder how I missed X

Answer 14

Je me demand comment j’ai pu passer à côté de X

Question 15

We will try to identify ways to move forward together

Answer 15

Nous tenterons de dégager des modalités pour avancer ensemble

Question 16

a deadline / a due date

Answer 16

une échéance

Question 17

to describe where we are on X

Answer 17

Décrire où nous en sommes sur X

Question 18

soon (2)

Answer 18

bientôt / sous peu

Question 19

depending on what we’re aiming for

Answer 19

selon ce qu’on vise

Question 20

To straighten things out, to put things clearly

Answer 20

mettre les choses à plat

Question 21

To refine, to tweak

Answer 21

affiner

Question 22

Two things I hadn’t thought of

Answer 22

Deux choses auxquels je n’avais pas pensé

Question 23

not having done it myself

Answer 23

ne l’ayant pas fait moi-même

Question 24

we would be more than happy to do X

Answer 24

nous serions plus qu’heureux de faire X

Question 25

the motherboard

Answer 25

la carte mère

Question 26

To work around / to circumvent

Answer 26

contourner

Question 27

a blunder

Answer 27

une bourde

Question 28

It runs on Windows (It only runs on Windows)

Answer 28

Il tourne sous Windows (Il ne tourne que sous Windows)

Question 29

To remove / subtract

Answer 29

soustraire

Question 30

The zero waste movement is burgeoning

Answer 30

la mouvance « zéro déchet » est en plein essor

Question 31

To label (e.g. with a price)

Answer 31

étiqueter

Question 32

To catch up with a process

Answer 32

rattraper le train en marche

Question 33

cautious / risk-averse / skittish

Answer 33

frileux (frileuse)

Question 34

prohibitive

Answer 34

rédhibitoire

Question 35

the criticality of X

Answer 35

la criticité de X

Question 36

that's it!

Answer 36

ça y est!

Question 37

time-consuming

Answer 37

chronophage

Question 38

I have to deal with that

Answer 38

il faut que je m’en occupe

Question 39

a competitive price

Answer 39

un prix concurrentiel

Question 40

we'll put it to good use

Answer 40

On en fera bon usage

Question 41

for want of something better

Answer 41

faute de mieux

Question 42

a learning curve

Answer 42

une courbe d’apprentissage

Question 43

a gap / a discrepancy

Answer 43

un écart

Question 44

realistic / workable

Answer 44

réaliste

Question 45

probably / presumably

Answer 45

vraisemblablement

Question 46

an obstacle

Answer 46

une entrave

Question 47

to the extent of our means

Answer 47

dans la mesure de nos moyens

Question 48

money laundering

Answer 48

le blanchissage d'argent

Question 49

upstream work

Answer 49

le travail en amont

Question 50

the peak (of a cycle, mountain...)

Answer 50

le pic

Question 51

there is almost nothing

Answer 51

il n’y a presque plus rien

Question 52

a wardrobe

Answer 52

une penderie

Question 53

to fail to get off the ground

Answer 53

ne pas voir le jour

Question 54

in hindsight

Answer 54

avec le recul

Question 55

to succeed / to come to fruition

Answer 55

aboutir

Question 56

accomplished

Answer 56

abouti

Question 57

customisable

Answer 57

personnalisable

Question 58

it's not something to take lightly

Answer 58

ce n’est pas une chose à prendre à la légère

Question 59

a compromise that had to be made

Answer 59

un compromis qu’il a fallu faire

Question 60

I knew that this would happen

Answer 60

Je savais que cela allait arriver