Grammaire (4) Flashcards by alexandre poppa

la crise des migrants qui affecte l’Europe va probablement empirer

the migrant crisis SWEEPING Europe is likely to gEt worse

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en faire les frais

bearing the brunt

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La Hongrie veut organiser un referendum pour accueillir les réfugiés du programme de réinstallation

Hungary CALLED a referendum to take IN refugees on a RESETTLEMENT scheme

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ont évité de justesse l’impasse

NARROWLY avoided the DEADLOCK

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les syndicats se sont opposés à la proposition du gouvernement socialist à propos du licenciement

TRADE UNIONS opposed (! !) socialist government’s PROPOSAL about REDUNDANCY

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être au pouvoir

be in office

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se déclencher, exploser (went)

went OFF

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faire un effort

to MAKE an effort

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se réconcilier (make)

to make UP

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transformer (make)

make OVER

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céder qch à qqn (make)

make sth OVER TO sb

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Do nothing but….

but + V (without to), nothing but complain

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the less / least it could do

the LEAST it could do

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arriver à suivre, continuer (keep)

keep ON doing sth / keep UP

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se maintenir au niveau (keep)

keep UP WITH

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empêcher de sortir (keep)

keep IN

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rester à l’écart

steer clear of

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pousser à la criminalité

to drive to crime

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Ils disent qu’ils ont eu les preuves pendant la campagne de Mme Rousseff

They say they had EVIDENCE (no S) during MS Rousseff’s CAMPAIGN

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Il a laissé entendre qu’il y avait un projet de proposition

he HINTED that there was a DRAFT PROPOSAL

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interdire les citoyens de visiter le Liban

banning the citizens FROM visiting LEBANON

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abandonner (drop)

drop OUT

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course présidentielle

presidential RACE

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a fortement baissé

fell SHARPLY

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milliardaire / millionaire

billionaire / millionaire

exclure (rule)

rule OUT

restauration

catering

On m’a appris votre promotion . Félicitations.

I was told ABOUT your promotion, congratulationS

Le président Obama s'attaque à la polémique concernant le réchauffement climatique de la planète.

(! ! ) President Obama is attacking the global warming ISSUE

11 des 12 dernières années figurent parmi les dix années les plus chaudes depuis 1850

11 of the past/last 12 years are among the ten warmest (years) since 1850.

radicalement

radically/dramatically

Islande

Iceland

Le Canada s'est dit prêt à réduire

Canada says/has said it IS ready to reduce

Diriger ce pays à l’heure actuelle

To RUN this country AT THE MOMENT

Quelle bonne idée !

What A good/great idea

Pourriez‐vous me contacter

Could you (please) CONTACT me

un enfant sur 4

one child in four

s'abstenir de

to refrain FROM

come forward

se présenter

By now

à l'heure qu'il est

il a à peine compris

Only DID he understand

remember ing / to

ing -> remember to have done sth / to V -> remember you need to do sth

suggested +ing / to

suggested +ING

le chef de l'État, a annoncé la loi sur le travail du dimanche.

(the) HEAD OF State, , announced the law on Sunday work(ing hours).

dépression

depression

Un poste de cadre dans une entreprise présente à l’international.

An EXECUTIVE position in an international firm/company.

les démarches à suivre

the procedure

Ce système serait largement employé par les grandes sociétés

This system would be used MOSTLY by LARGE companies

un mail récapitulatif.

recapitulative e-mail.

le favori de la course républicaine

the FRONT RUNNER in the Democratic RACE

Trump a agrandi son avance dans la lutte Républicaine

Trump LENGHTENED his lead in the RepublicAn CONTEST

soutenir

to support, to back

Ils incluent des inspections obligatoires sur toutes les expéditions/cargaisons

They include MANDATORY inspectons of all SHIPMENTS

ils ont fermé le blog

they SHUT DOWN the blog

débordé

overwhelmed

exonérer de l'impôt sur le revenu

to EXEMPT FROM income tax

roughly

grossièrement

le plus grand syndicat a annoncé que les ouvriers feraient grève à partir de lundi prochain si la direction n’accepte pas de les rencontrer.

The main / biggest / LEADING (trade) union announced that the workers would (go on) strike FROM next Monday if MANAGEMENT DOESN'T accept to meet them.

Onze mois après l'entrée en vigueur de l'interdiction de fumer sur les lieux de travail, ils se sont adaptés rapidement et sans difficulté majeure.

11 months after its INTRODUCTION they HAVE adapted quickly and without MAJOR difficulty to the smoking ban in the WORKPLACE

les problèmes de discrimination sur le marché du travail.

THE discrimination problems | on the EMPLOYMENT MARKET.

Coca Cola parraine les Jeux Olympiques cette année, et innove en permanence

Coca Cola IS sponsorING this year’s Olympic Games is constantly innovating

pénalisée

penaliZed

les entreprises qui ne le respectent pas

companies WHO do not respect it

les engagements

commitments

Au 1er janvier 2007, la taux de fécondité est estimé a

ON January 1, 2007 the fertility BIRTH rate WAS estimated at

Pierre a eu un accident le jour où il allait à un entretien d’embauche.

Pierre had an accident the day he WAS GOING to a job interview.

parvenir à un accord

to REACH an agreement

un guerre pourrait éclater

a war could BREAK OUT

sécheresse

drought

fabricant d'automobile

carmaker

faire des recherche

to carry out / undertake / conduct research

prendre la temps

to MAKE time

être en bon / mauvais état

to be in good / bad condition

hand in / give in

remettre

stop by

s'arrêter en chemin

take up / take on

prendre (temps, espace / des responsabilités)

sales: sing / plu ?

plural

être troublé par qch

to be perturbed AT sth

give in / give up

céder (difficulté/poids) / abandonné (lassitude)

Le gain pour les consommateurs

Consumer earnings

Le Canada est un pays qui attire beaucoup de jeunes diplômés et leur donne une ouverture d’esprit formidable.

Canada is a country WHICH attracts many young graduatES and offerS them a wonderful broadening of the mind.

Vous êtes prié de trouver ci-joint

Please find ENCLOSED

Si vous pouviez me confirmer sa date d’arrivée

If you could confirm (! !) the arrival date of Mr Grey.

Elle a postulé pour le poste de DRH dans une des plus grandes banques d’Angleterre.

She applied for the position of HRD in one of the BIGGEST English banks.

Au moment de la fermeture de ses activités déficitaires le Royaume-Uni avait refusé la possibilité de déduire de ses impôts payés en Grande-Bretagne les pertes de ses filiales

At the time of the CLOSURE of its LOSS-MAKING activities the UK refused the possibility to subtract the LOSSES made in the subsidiaries FROM taxes paid in Great Britain.

La direction de Hewlett-Packard France a annoncé la suppression de 886 postes au lieu des 1 240 initialement prévues par le groupe informatique américain.

Hewlett Packard’s MANAGEMENT (has) announced 886 REDUNDANCIES / lay-offs instead of the 1,240 initially announced by the American COMPUTER group.

Grammaire (4) Flashcards

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