Nouns 02 Flashcards

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the distress

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la détresse

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the support / backing

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le soutien

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director (of film or art) (m/f)

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réalisateur / réalisatrice

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inventer

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inventeur / inventrice

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a snack

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un casse-croûte

des casse-croûte (no s - it’s invariable)

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a character / figure of a person

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un personnage

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the counter (in a shop) or bar

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le comptoir

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a gown / blouse / smock

like a ‘white coat’

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la blouse

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poster

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une affiche

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an advertising claim

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une réclame

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advertising spot / advertising space

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les spots publicitaires (the t of spot is pronounced)

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a little girl

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une fillette (fee-yet)

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slice / band or bracket

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une tranche

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kindness / goodness

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la bonté

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younger brothers and sisters

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des frères et sœurs cadets

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others (as in your fellow man)

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autrui

NB: this is a pronoun

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a resthome

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une maison de repos

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a masterpiece

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un chef d’oeuvre

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a river (smallish)

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la rivière

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a river (biggish)

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le flueve

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the pavement

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le trottoir

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global warming

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le réchauffment globale

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the waste or wastage

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le gaspillage

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the forest

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la forêt

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the woods
le bois
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a greenhouse
une serre
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shopping items i.e. the items you buy for the house
les provisions
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fertiliser
l'engrais (m)
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a murder
un meurtre
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packaging
l'emballage (m)
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sky scraper
le gratte-ciel
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a representative
représentant | représentante
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``` the filling (of a biscuit) the fodder ```
le fourrage
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a layer
une couche
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a ball (small)
une bille (bee-ye)
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a (sound) recording
un enregistrement
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a footprint / an impression
une empreinte
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a shipment / shipping
une expédition
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the shell (nut/egg) / hulll (ship)``
la coque
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the wax
la cire
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practicality (ease)
la praticité
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the content / the composition
la teneur
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the intake / the contribution
un apport
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roundness
la rondeur
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a brand / emblem / shield
l'enseigne (f)
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the rate / level / ratio
le taux (les taux)
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a household (x2)
un foyer | un ménage
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beam (of sun) / ray / shelf or section of a shop
le rayon
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mad cow disease
la maladie de la vache folle
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bird flue
la grippe aviaire
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advertising or advert
la publicité
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magic key / sesame
le sésame
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keyboard
le clavier
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radio waves
les ondes radio (f)
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personal adviser
le conseiller personnel
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a keyword
un mot clés
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a GPS system (plus full description)
GPS (système de positionnement par satellite)
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a sticker / decal
l'autocollant (m)
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shopping trolley
le chariot
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the bank account
le compte en banque
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an advertising slogan
une formule publicitaire
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a leaflet
le dépliant
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an approach / procedure | note - the plural meaning also
la démarche | les démarches à +inf = efforts to / attempts to
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details / coordinates
les coordonnées (f)
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cash machine
le distributeur (automatique)
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a wine fair
la foire aux vins
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nightmare
le cauchemar
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banker
banquier | banquière
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a trap / pitfall / catch
le piège | mouse trap = le piège à rats
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a dream / daydream / fantasy
un rêve | house of your dreams = une maison de rêve
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goods or property
des biens
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expenditure
la dépense
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the title
le titre
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consumption / use / intake
la consommation
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a bygone age / a long-lost age
l'époque révolue
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a mass phenomenon
un phénomène de masse
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debtor
débiteur
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boredom or trouble
l'ennui
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the scale / magnitude / size
l'ampleur (f)
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the drop / fall / decrease (eg. in wages)
la baisse (de)
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the decline / degradation / worsening
la dégradation
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hardship / poverty / precariousness | not 'pauvreté'
la précarité
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a break-up / break / rupture
la rupture (amoureuse)
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mourning / grief / bereavment
le deuil (doy)
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the hope
l'espoir (m)
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loved ones / nearest and dearest (x2)
les proches | les intimes
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the will / willingness
la volonté
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appearances
le paraître
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practices / policies (eg. towards customers)
les pratiques (f)
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good advise
le bon conseil
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comments / feedback
les commentaires (m)
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competitors / contestants / contenders / rivals
les concurrents
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forum (internet) / chat room
l'espace de discussion (m) / forum
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a payslip
un bulletin de salaire
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a receipt / proof of payment
la quittance
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balance / stability / equilibrium
l'équilibre
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private life / personal life
la vie privée
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working life / professional life
la vie professionnelle
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dissatisfaction
l'insatisfaction
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the workforce / manpower
l'effectif
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workload
la charge de travail
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pain / suffering / sorrow
la douleur
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relaxation / recreation
la détente
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defeat
la défaite
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failure
la défaillance
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overtime
des heures supplémentaires
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well being (nous)
le bien-être
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a howl / a scream / yell
le hurlement (no liason)
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a childminder / nanny
une nounou
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technological advance
une avancée technologique
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the remote control
la télécommande
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effeciveness / efficiency
l'efficacité
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a claim / demand / protest
revendication
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a day of protest
la journée de revendication
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employers (in the sense of 'the concept of people who employ people) / the management / heads of the company
le patronat
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singular meaning - chase or pursuit | plural meaning - legal proceedings
la poursuite | les poursuites
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a decade
une décennie
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the french job centre | l'ANPE
l'agence nationale pour l'emploi
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a job position
un poste
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anger
la colère
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revulsion / disgust (x2)
l’écœurement | le dégoût
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the notice period / advance warning / notice (employment)
le préavis
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dismissal / redundancy/ termination (of employment)
le licenciement
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redundancy pay
la prime de licenciement
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reemployment
la réembauche
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a crime
un délit
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the coming / the advent / the emergence (of)
l'avènement de
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the domain / the area
le domaine
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membership / subscription / adhesion
l'adhésion
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peril / jeopardy / risk
le péril
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failure / setback / breakdown / fiasco
l'échec (ey-shek) (m)
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bonus (pay)
la prime
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a pay increase
l'augmentation de salaire
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a decrease / a drop
une baisse
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a withdrawal
un retrait
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minimum wage
le SMIC (salaire minimum garanti)
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equal pay
l'égalité salariale (f)
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job prospects / opportunities | NB - this is plural but note the singular meaning also
les débouchés (m) | NB- le débouché (sg) = outlet or exit
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study programmes note - the meaning of the singular also.
les filières d'études (f) NB: la filière = chain or sector
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worked-linked training
la formation en alternance
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synergy / complimentarity
complémentarité
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a shortcut
un raccourci
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the traditional routes the traditional paths the traditional uses
les filières classiques (f)
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management (as a career)
la gestion
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starting salary
le salaire d'embauche
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novice / newbie / rookie / newcomer
débutant
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the attempts to / the efforts to...
les démarches à +inf (f) | see also singular 'la démarche'=proceedure or approach
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a fan / fan shape / range (not 'gamme')
un éventail
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indication / clue / hint / indicator / sign
l'indice (m)
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nuisance / disturbance
la nuisance
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role / part / purpose
le rôle
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material (for building) / fabric
le matériau (plural: matériaux) | NB: see also 'matérial' which means equipment.
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equipment (x2)
le matérial / l'équipement (m) | NB: building material is 'matériau'
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an earthquake
le séisme
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oil slick
une nappe de pétrole | NB: une nappe = sheet/tablecloth/layer etc
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a shortage / lack / scarcity
la pénurie
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age bracket
la tranche d'âge
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a firm (company) / an office / a practice
cabinet
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a fad
l'engouement
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hunting ground (can be metaphorical)
le terrain de chasse
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a new recruit
une nouvelle recrue
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a target / a darboard
la cible
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a job fair
un forum emploi
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recruitment agency
un cabinet de recrutement
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an unemployed person
un chômeur | une chômeuse
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networking (as an activity)
le réseautage
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method
la méthode
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a job offer
l'offre d'emploi
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confidence / self-confidence
l’assurance | this also means 'insurance' or 'guarantee'
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a network / grid / web
le réseau (plr les réseaux)
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job application
la candidature
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track / trail / runway
la piste
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leader / directer / bigwig
dirigeant
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the proceedure
le procédé
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a tool
un outil
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plagiarism
le plagiat
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a challenge / a dare
le défi
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bottle neck / traffic jam / conjestion / gridlock (x2)
le bouchon | l'embouteillage
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bottling / jam
l'embouteillage
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plug / cork / stopper / traffic jam
le bouchon
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the survival
la survie
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a user (of a service)
l'usager
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broadband
le haut débit
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the finger / digit
le doigt
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a bill / invoice
la facture
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a permanent job
un emploi fixe
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temp staff member
un vacataire
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whosoever / whoever / anybody (pronoun)
quiconque (kee-konk)
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the latest technology
la dernière technologie
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seeing and hearing (as abilities)
la vue et l'ouie
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seeing and hearing (as abilities)
la vue et l'ouie
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cell (of the body)
la cellule
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cell (of the body)
la cellule
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schoolboy / schoolgirl
écolier | écolière
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schoolboy / schoolgirl (up to 16 y.o.)
écolier | écolière
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(infant/junior) schoolboy / schoolgirl / pupil (up to 11ish y.o.)
écolier | écolière
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(junior/senior) schoolboy / schoolgirl / pupil (to 16ish y.o.)
collègien | collègienne
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(highschool) student (m+f) pre-university
lycéen | lycéenne
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(highschool) student (m+f) pre-university
lycéen | lycéenne
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a quest / a search
la quète
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a quest / a search
la quête
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a quest / a search
la quête
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an interest
l'intérêt (m)
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an interest
l'intérêt (m)
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a diagram / pattern / figure or illustration (in a book)
le schéma
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a diagram / pattern / figure or illustration (in a book)
le schéma
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the lawn / grass / turf
la pelouse
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the lawn / grass / turf
la pelouse
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poetry
la poésie
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game of snakes and ladders
le jeu de l'oie (le wah) | nb: the game of the goose
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game of snakes and ladders
le jeu de l'oie (le wah) | nb: the game of the goose
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carpentry / woodwork
la menuiserie
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carpentry / woodwork
la menuiserie
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a choir / a chorus
une chorale
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a choir / a chorus
une chorale (kor-al)
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a choir / a chorus
une chorale (kor-al)
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a vowel
une voyelle
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a vowel | a consonant
une voyelle | une consonne
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a vowel | a consonant
une voyelle | une consonne
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the scriptures
les écritures