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Les mots du mois Flashcards

1
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to come

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à venir

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3
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put an end to the contract

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mettre fin au contrat

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I was going to need to talk to our customers

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j’allais avoir besoin de parler avec nos clients

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6
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pressures

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des pressions

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7
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get a head

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devancer

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9
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speakers

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hauts-parleurs

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10
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it took a long time

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ça a pris beaucoup de temps

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12
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there are others

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il y en a d’autres

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13
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long-term

short-term

medium-term

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à long terme

à court terme

à moyen terme

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15
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concerned about

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préoccupé par

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16
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he’s always in a good mood and always has a good word to say

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il est toujours de bonne humeur et toujours un bon mot à dire

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18
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about 6 feet tall

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il mesure environ 6 pieds

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19
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he no longer wanted to use a certain software

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il ne voulais plus utiliser un certain logiciel

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21
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life expectancy of the software

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la durée de vie du logiciel

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22
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open-plan office

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bureau à aire ouverte

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24
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shake hands

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serrer la main

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25
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have an obligation

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avoir l’obligation de

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26
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chair a meeting

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presider une réunion

qui président
dirige

anime une réunion, animer
animateur = host or presenter

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28
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go around the table, invite them to talk

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faire un tour de table, les inviter à parler

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29
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a link

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un lien

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31
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protect the private life

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protéger la vie privée

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32
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language training

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la formation linguistique

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34
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lobby

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hall d’entrée

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35
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the spam

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le pourriel

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36
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the air force

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les forces aériennes

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38
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make changes

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apporter des changements

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39
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defending a point of view

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defendre un point de vue
je suis pour / je suis contre

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41
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since I had to focus on

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puisque j’ai dû me focaliser sur

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42
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humour

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l’humour

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44
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to calm

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pour calmer

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45
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they would have lost time

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ils auraient perdu du temps

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46
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he has one year left of studies

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il lui reste 1 an d’études

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48
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a warm up… .for training
warm up a coffee or anything else

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un échauffement
réchauffer un café

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49
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a flyer

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un dépliant

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51
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promote

I promote

I have promoted
I want to be promoted
I have been promoted

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promouvoir

je promeus

j’ai promu
je veux étre promu
j’ai été promu

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52
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president and chief executive officer

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président-directeur général

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54
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if the meeting lasts longer, I’ll let you know

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si la réunion dure plus longtemps, je vais te prevenir

to let know = faire savoir
je te fais savoir
Je te fais mal
Je te fais plaisir
je te vois
je peux te voir
je vais te voir

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55
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Length of times
shorten
extend
cancel
postpone
advance

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écourter
prolonger
annuler
reporter
avancer

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57
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the seller

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le vendeur

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58
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the owner

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le propriétaire

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60
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the expectations

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les attentes

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62
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a discussion

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un discours
une allocution

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63
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he would have been discouraged

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il aurait été découragé

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65
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if he hadn’t improved, I would have paired him with another person

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s’il ne s’était pas amélioré , je l’aurais jumelé à une autre personne

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66
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I was afraid of finding myself in the same situation

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j’avais peur de me retrouver dans la même situation

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68
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I have more vocabulary than her
my vocabulary is richer than hers

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j’ai plus de vocabulaire qu’elle
mon vocabulaire est plus riche que le sien

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70
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hierarchical

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hiérarchique

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72
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get well soon

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bon rétablissement

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73
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a block
to bloquer

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un bloc
pour bloquer

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75
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I was worried about the rain

I was concerned about the rain

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Je suis préoccupé par la pluie - passive voice

Je me suis préoccupé de la pluie

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76
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its even better

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c’est encore mieux

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77
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he looks sick

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il a l’air malade

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78
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Replacing relative pronouns

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je dois me forcer à m’adapter à une situation
je dois me forcer à m’y adapter

je m’habitue au francais
Je m’y habitue

je dois me forcer à m’adapter au style de l’enseignante
Je dois me forcer a m’y adapter

Je force mon fils à bien manger
je l’y force

J’adapte mon chien à la nature
Je l’y adapte

Je me force a bien manger
je m’y force

Je t’aide à t’adapter à cet environnement

Joey donne son ordinateur à son fils
Il le lui donne
Il ne le lui donne pas

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79
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adding fuel to the fire

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jeter de l’huile sur le feu

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80
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pass judgement

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porter un jugement

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81
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to take care of

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prendre soin de
s’occuper de

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82
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as we go along

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au fur et à mesure

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83
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in case the situation is more serious

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au cas ou la situation est plus grave

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84
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to be ready to go

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pour être prêt à sortir

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85
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power outage

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une panne de courant

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86
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I am worried, concerned about my situation

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je suis préoccupé par ma situation
je m’inquiéte de ma situation

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87
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blue collar workers

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les cols bleus

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88
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a tight schedule

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un horaire serré

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89
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an overview of all the details

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une vue d’ensemble de tous les détails

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90
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an ergonomic chair

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un fauteuil ergonomique

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91
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fill the position

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combler le poste

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92
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shift

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le quart de travail

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93
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harassment

harass

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l’harcèlement (m) - say arcèlement

harceler qqch,qqn - say arceler

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94
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fund raising

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la levée de fonds

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95
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terminate a project

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mettre fin à un projet

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96
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audio visual equipment
audio-visual technology

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les appareils audio-visuels
la technologie audio-visuelle

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97
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a vicious circle

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un cercle vicieux

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98
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advance notice

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pré-avis

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99
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a shuttle

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une navette

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100
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procurement departement

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le service d’approvisionnement

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101
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reveal the why

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dévoiler le pourquoi

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102
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on time

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à temps

103
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the spokesperson

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le porte-parole

104
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an open-plan office

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un bureau à aire ouverte

105
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it’s going to get worse

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ça va empirer
La situation va empirer

ça va s’aggraver
La situation va s’aggraver

106
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within the next 4 or 5 years

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d’ici 4-5 ans

107
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the interruptions hinder the course
the interruptions hindered the course

interruptions interfere with the smooth running of the course

interruptions disrupt the course
interruptions disrupt the course

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les interruptions gênent le cours
les interruptions ont gêné le cours

les interruptions nuisent à la bonne marche du cours

les interruptions pertube le cours
les interruptions dérange le cours

108
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make sense
it makes sense

A

avoir du sens
ça a du sens

c’est logique

109
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generally what you need

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en général ce dont on a besoin

110
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we’re not equipped to update devices

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on n’est pas outillé pour mettre à jour les appareils

111
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built in speaker

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haut-parleur integré (m)

112
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background noise

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bruit de fond

113
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hearing impaired or visually impaired

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malentendant(e)s ou un handicap visuel
deficience visuel
deficience mental

114
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furniture

office furniture

movable property

real estate

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des meubles

mobiliers de bureau

des biens mobiliers

un bien immobilier

115
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to meet requirements

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correspondre aux exigences

116
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inclusivity

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inclusivité start with inclu sivité

117
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return vs come back

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retourner…
Elle va retourner à la maision, need to clarify where she is going back

Revenir
Ma femme sera revenue… no need to clarify where she is returning.. its assumed she is coming back to where she started

118
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I want to put my name in the pool

A

Je veux que mon nom soit soumis dans le bassin

119
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We have either coffee or tea

for either this or this or this…

A

On a soit du café soit du thé, tu préfères quoi ?

keeping adding soit, soit

Soit tu fais ton travail soit tu pars
Either you do your job or you leave

120
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agenda

A

l’ordre du jour

121
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unless
unless you are 18

unless
unless you are 18

at least
at least 18 years old

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à moins que
à moins que tu aies 18 ans

à moins de
à moins d’avoir 18 ans

au moins
au moins 18 ans

122
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after installing

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après avoir installé

123
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to deter

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dissuader

124
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to encourage people not to do

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inciter à ne pas faire

125
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lend a hand

I give him a hand

to help someone

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porter main forte à

je lui porte main forte

porter main forte à quelqu’un

126
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respects

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égards

127
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to renew

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renouveler

128
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we can move mountains

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on peut soulever des montagnes

129
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we were in the thick of things

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on était dans le jus

130
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self employed workers

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travailleurs autonomes

131
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type of job

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type d’emploi

132
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interim or acting

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par intérim

intérimaire

133
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fill the position

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combler les postes

134
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lazy

A

paresseux

135
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i paid out of my pocket

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je payais de ma poche

136
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the number of employees increased

increased

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le nombre d’employés s’est accrû

a augmenté

137
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administrative assistant

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l’adjointe administrative

138
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bankruptcy
go bankrupt

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la faillite la fa yette
faire faillite
nortel a fait faillite

139
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on one side
other side

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d’un côté
> de l’autre

140
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especially

A

surtout

141
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officially
Officially its about

A

officiellement
Officiellement, il s’agit de

142
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shared office

A

un bureau partagé

143
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by discussing

A

en discutant

144
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every two weeks

A

à toutes les 2 semaines

145
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meet the criteria

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remplir les critères
répondre aux critères
satisfaire les critères
correspond aux critères
répondre aux exigence

146
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shift work

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le quart de travail

147
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the green light

A

le feu vert

148
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in the end, all went well

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à la fin, tout s’est bien passé

149
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to approach

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aborder

150
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an aggresive tone

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un ton agressif

151
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you cannot be promoted

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on ne peut pas être promu

152
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discouraged

A

découragé

153
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my studies have prepared me well

A

mes études m’ont bien préparé

154
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we’ll develop skills over time

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on va développer des compétences avec le temps

155
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remove obstacles

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éliminer les obstacles

156
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a pass

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un laissez-passer
une carte de bus

157
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after obtaining his
when he has obtained

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après avoir obtenu son
quand il aura obtenu

158
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either formal or informal

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soit formel ou informel

159
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mentor
mentee

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le mentor
le mentoré

160
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empathic

having empathy

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empathique

avoir de l’empathie (f)

161
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if I had this problem, I’d understand

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si j’avais ce problème, je comprendrais

162
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instead of improving, it’s getting worse,

A

au lieu de s’améliorer ça s’aggrave,

163
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I plan my day for the next day

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je planifie ma journée du lendemain

164
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I heard about a situation

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j’ai entendu parler d’une situation

165
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The restrictions are lifted

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Les restrictions sont levées

166
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an estimate

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un devis

167
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at least

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au moins

168
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to occurr

A

survenir

169
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vulnerable

A

vulnérables

170
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a route or path

A

une voie

171
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Treasury Board policies

occupational health and safety

A

les politiques du Conseil du Trésor

santé et sécurité au travail

172
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he’d like me to attend
attend the meeting

A

il aimerait que j’y assiste
assister à la réunion

173
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written evaluations

evaluation grid

A

les évaluations écrites

grille d’évaluation

174
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My boss wanted me to go there

A

Mon patron voulait que j’y aille

175
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at the expense of another person

A

au détriment d’une autre personne

176
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had been included

A

avait été incluse

177
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I would have had to create

A

il aurait fallu que je crée
J’aurais dû créer

178
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he reversed his decision

A

il est revenu sur sa décision

179
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i offered him my help

A

je lui ai offert mon aide

180
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he was procrastinating

A

il faisait de la procrastination

181
Q

in advance

A

à l’avance
en avance

182
Q

workplace charity campagne

A

Une campagne de charité en milieu de travail

183
Q

an excellence source for fund raising

A

une excellente source des levées de fonds

184
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on a voluntary basis

A

sur une base volontaire

185
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donate to other charities

A

donnent à d’autres oeuvres de charité

186
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do research

A

faire de la recherche

187
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they behave badly

A

ils se comportent mal

188
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as long as

A

tant que

189
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as much as

A

autant que

190
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as well as

A

ainsi que

191
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other than that

A

à part ça

192
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chairman - chairing a meeting

animator animate a meeting

A

président- présider une réunion

animateur animer une réunion

193
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was about

A

était au sujet de

194
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Question
qu’est-ce qu’il aurait fallu que vous fassiez pour obtenir le poste que vous convoitiez

A

what would you have had to do to get the job you wanted?

j’aurais dû étudier

si je m’étais mieux préparé, j’aurais peut-être obtenu le poste

195
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chartered accountant
auditor

A

comptable agrée
vérificateur

196
Q

job security

A

la sécurité d’emploi

197
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to behave

A

se comporter

198
Q

build your networking system

A

établir son système de réseautage

199
Q

the way to achieve

reach

we reach

is the way to reach

A

la façon par laquelle on obtient

atteindre

on atteint

c’est la façon par laquelle on atteint

200
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I would have loved to be an airplane pilot

and for good reason, my eyes

A

j’aurais aimé être un pilote d’avion

et pour cause, mes yeux

201
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making the effort to work

A

faire l’effort de travailler

202
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to meet the needs

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répondre aux besoins

203
Q

I have applied for this position
I have applied

A

j’ai posé ma candidature pour ce poste
j’ai postulé à
j’ai postulé à le poste de gestionnaire - only to add more context, but you can just say j’ai postulé…

204
Q

apply for admission for accounting studies

A

faire une demande d’admission pour des études de comptabilité

205
Q

air conditioner

A

un air climatisé

206
Q

to dress myself

A

pour m’habiller

207
Q

one of the tools

A

un des outils

208
Q

after obtaining a diploma in commerce

A

après avoir obtenu un diplôme en commerce

209
Q

I left Nortel just before the company went bankrupt

A

j’ai quitté Nortel juste avant que la compagnie fasse faillite

210
Q

cash flow

A

les rentrées d’argent

211
Q

an online job application

A

une demande d’emploi en ligne

212
Q

and sent my updated CV

A

et j’ai envoyé mon CV à jour

213
Q

senior managers

A

les hauts-gestionnaires

les câdres supérieurs

214
Q

an interim manager

as a manager I was acting

A

un gestionnaire intérimaire

comme gestionnaire j’agissait comme intérim

215
Q

he became

A

il est devenu

216
Q

be in person

A

être en présentiel

217
Q

to make, so that employees are more productive

A

pour que les employés soient plus productifs

My French Vocabulary (40 decks)

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