Grammaire (3) Flashcards

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la réunion du conseil d’administration

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The board (of directors) meeting

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le lundi 3 juin à 13h00

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on Monday, June 3 at one o’clock

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le secteur manufacturier

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the manufacturing sector

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sur 300000 emplois tous secteurs confondus

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out of (the) 300,000 posts in the different sectors

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il serait rémunéré

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he would be paid / remunerated

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le directeur marketing

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the Marketing Manager !

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La réponse de M risque d’arriver très tardivement. Qu’allons nous faire ?

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M may answer very late. What WILL we do ?

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je voudrais que vous m’envoyiez le rapport d’ici quinze jours

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I would like you TO send me the REPORT WITHIN a FORTNIGHT

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d’avance, merci

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thanks in advance

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venir voir, faire une visite

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pay a visit

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Come ABOUT

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se produire, arriver

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hautement recommAndé

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Highly recommended

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to inquire … s.o

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to inquire AFTER s.o

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to look AFTER s.o

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surveiller, s’occuper de

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to be suspected …

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to be suspected OF

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to have problems …

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problems (in) +ING

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a screw loose

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une case en moins

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to be satisfied …

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to be satisfied WITH

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bring IN

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introduire (loi), faire entrer

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accueil froid

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cold shoulder

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être consterné par qlq ch

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to be appaled AT/BY sth

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surveiller qlq’1 / qlq ch de près

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to keep a CLOSE eye on sth/sb

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coût de la vie

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cost (not price) of living

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elle a fait faire à Jack ses devoirs

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She Had/Made Jack DO his homework

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Win/earn/gain
win = competition / earn = you deserve / gain = to increase
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(the ?) GB
GB
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relinquish
renoncer
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concurrent
competitor
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manque
shortage
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en hausse par rapport à 4,3% en 2005
UP FROM (Down from) 4.3% in 2005
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se faire un nom
MAKE a name FOR s.o
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beneficial / profitable
profitable -> $
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many / much mail ?
Much mail
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to outsource
externaliser
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fabricant
manufacturer
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less/few ?
less money / few friendS
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le moins
the LEAST
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uneventful
sans incident
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at times
parfois
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il y'a moins de femme que d'homme au monde depuis les années 1950
there are FEWER women than men in the world since the 1950s
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milliard
billion
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remboursement
reimbursement (refund = rembourser)
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jour ouvré
working day
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En 2011, elles ne représentaient plus que 21,5 % des familles (1,7 million au total).
In 2011, they only made up/represented 21.5% of | (all) families (1.7 million in total).
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Une semaine après les attentats qui ont fait 17 morts
One/A week after the attacks which causED 17 (people) deaths
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Ebola est apparu pour la première fois en
Ebola first appeared in
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Veuillez trouver ci-joint le bilan de l’entreprise de mars 2015.
PLEASE find ENCLOSED the company BALANCE SHEET FROM March 2015.
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Il a bousculé beaucoup d'habitudes.
He has disrupted/changed/shaken A LOT OF habits
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Du 12 juin au 10 juillet 2022
From the 12 June to 10 July 2022 (without IN)
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Avec une estimation du marché télévisuel potentiel à 3,2 milliards de téléspectateurs.
With an estimated potential television audience of 3.2bn viewers.
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La Banque centrale européenne va, jeudi, prendre la décision de racheter des dettes souveraines »,
On Thursday,the European central bank will buy back sovereign debtʺ.
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en hausse de 12% par rapport à 2013
Up by (an increase of) 12% compared to 2013
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atteindre son niveau le plus bas
hit a new low
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Des hommages ont été rendu à Antonin Scalia, de la cours supreme américaine
Tribunes were paid to Antonin Scalia, of the America's Supreme Court
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Le FBI veut qu'Apple mette hors de service son mot de passe
The FBI wants Apple to disable the password feature
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Damas
Damascus
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villes assiégées
besieged towns
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Un sommet sur son appartenance à l'UE
A summit about its membership of the EU
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La bombe a explosé
the bomb was detonated
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La premier ministre de la Turquie a intenté un procès
Turkey'S prime minister filed a lawsuit
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les vols vont reprendre
the flights will RESUME
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8 heures du matin
8 AM
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M. Martin était à découvert de 300 € à la fin du mois dernier, .
Mr Martin was overdrawn BY €300 at the end of (=/=) last month, which is not unusual for him.
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Le taux d’intérêts qu’il payera varie entre 5 et 7 %.
The interest rate he will (have to) pay varieS !! between 5 and 7%.
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La Bourse a ouvert mardi proche de l'équilibre , en hausse de 0,07 % à 7.643,54 points, contre 7.638,23 points la veille à la clôture.
The stock exchange opened Tuesday almost flat, an increase of /up 0.07% TO 7,643.54(!!!) points, (as) against 7,638.23 points at CLOSING the day before.
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Nous pourrons vous accueillir de nouveau avec plaisir à partir du 15 mai.
We will be happy to welcome you again FROM May 15.
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Nos bureaux
our officeS
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Veuillez nous excuser pour la gêne occasionnée.
Please excuse (us for) any INCONVENIENCE caused
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Supposé avoir été enlevé par les agents de la sécurité chinoise lors du transfert de la colonie
PRESUMED to have been ABDUCTED by Chinese authorities agents on the HANDOVER of the colony
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il a été accusé de crime à cause de la pendaison
he was charged WITH crime for the hanging
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Le but est de protéger les 3 millions d'indiens du pays
the aim is to protect THE country'S 3m Hindus
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une inclination à quelque chose / à faire qlq ch
a proclivity for sth / to do sth
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Il faudrait que l’entreprise réalise une marge importante l’an prochain, si nous voulons rester le premier fournisseur de marchandise hygiénique en France.
The company must MAKE A good PROFIT margin / high profits / a large profit next year if we want to remain the LEADING hygienic goods supplier in France.
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Si vous aviez mieux présenté les avantages du produit, nous aurions peut-être signé un contrat de 2,5 millions d’euros avec la société allemande.
If you had presented the product’S ADVANTAGES BETTER, we might /may / maybe we would have signed a contract FOR €2.5m / a 2.5m euro(! ! ! ! !) contract with the German company.
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Air France-KLM s'attend à conclure un accord avant la fin du mois de mars avec l'avionneur Airbus.
Air France-KLM is expectING/expects to make a deal / sign an agreement with the aircraft manufacturer Airbus before the end of March.
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les fonds de pension géraient 168 Md $
pension funds managed $168bn in France
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geler la production de pétrole aux niveaux de janvier pour augmenter les prix, qui sont tombés en dessous de 30$ le baril le mois dernier
FREEZE oil production (not THE ! !) AT January'S levels to BOOST prices, which fell to below $30 A BARREL last month
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A souligné des inquiétudes sur l'ampleur du ralentissement chinois
UNDERSCORED worries about the EXTENT of the slowdown in China
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les sanctions furent levées
sanctions were LIFTED
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cuivre
copper
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attention particulière
careful attention
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'd rather / 'd better
I would rather + N / S + preterit = j'aime mieux / you had better + V = tu ferais mieux (les deux sans "to")
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Such (a ?) courage
such courage
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aller droit au but (cut)
to cut to the chase
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was rewarded / awarded
was awarded = a reçu
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passer moi qlq un (put)
put me THROUGH TO s.o
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un raz de marée électoral
a landslide