Sept 30 Flashcards

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custom made suit

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costume fait personalise

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custom made shirt

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chemise sur mesure

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3
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seat or head office

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siège

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headquarters

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le quartier général

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5
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delayed action, ticking

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à retardement

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6
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to delay or postpone

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repousser

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7
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continuing resolution

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resolution continuelle

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8
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inquiry

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enquête

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9
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debt

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la dette

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10
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amount

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le montant

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11
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1 trillion

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un billion

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12
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1 billion

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un millard

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1 million

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un million

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14
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regardless of

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quelque soit

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15
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some or few

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quelque

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16
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whatever

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qoui que

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17
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whatever! (informal)

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tout ce que vous voulez

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18
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to hear

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entendre

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to understand

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comprendre

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20
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to fail

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échouer

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21
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to fall

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chuter

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22
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to retire

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prendre sa retraite

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23
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according to him/her

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selon lui/elle

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decent return (on an investment)

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un rendement décent.

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to make sure of
s'assurer de
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to make sure that
s'assurer que
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to get insurance
s'assurer contre
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the meaning of
le sense de
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increasingly more common
plus en plus commune
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distant, aloof, far away
distant
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distinct
distinct
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to rebound
rebondir
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instead of
au lieu de
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human resources
ressources humaines
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to manage
gerer
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employee
employé
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employer
employeurs
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employment
emploi
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to be cold
geler
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a ring
une bague
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to ring a bell
sonner une cloche
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choir
choeur
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to be embarrassed
être gêné
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to blush
rougir
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to slim
maigrir
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Who knows?
Qui sait?, Aucune idée!
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perhaps
peut-être
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formerly
anciennement, au paravent, autrefois
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to pick
choisir
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to cook
cuire
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staple, to staple
l'agrafe, agrafer
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lies
les mensonges
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neither
non plus
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Neither do I.
Moi non plus
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to support
soutenir
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bra
Soutien-gorge
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weight
le poids
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force of law
la force de loi
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power, influence
le pouvoir
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strength, force
la puissance
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to have the power to do
avoir le pouvoir de faire
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political party
la parti politique
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heavy
lourd
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workload
charge de travail
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light
leger, lumiere,
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seems
semble
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ceiling
le plafond
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fat
la graisse
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expenditure, spending
dépense
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receipts
recettes (f)
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to reach, to hit. To enter
atteindre
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to change
changer
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to exchange, swap
échanger
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to exchange opinions
échanger des vues
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a bill
un project de loi
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family planning
planification familiale
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to allow, to permit
permettre
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abortion
le avortement
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It's a common mistake.
C'est un erreur courante
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a common practice
un practique courante
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middle
le milieu
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chance or fortuitous
fortuite
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ship, vessel
vaisseau
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below
ci-dessous
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these days
ces jours-ci
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bankruptcy
faillite
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settlement date or deadline
échéance
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when
lorsque
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each of us
chacun de nous
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basket
panier
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sounded the alarm, wake up call
tiré la sonnette d' alarme
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although they are related
bien qu'ils soient reliés
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way of
façon de
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Yet, But, Now (conjunction)
Or,...
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threat of
menace de
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the weight of debt will ruin
le poids de la dette ruinera
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targeted at
ciblée sur
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to inherit
hériter
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whose, which
dont
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reversed
s'est inversée
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In the wake of...
Dans la foulée du...
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to invade
envahir
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to add
ajouter
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rescue
sauvetage
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then
puis
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to cut into
entamer
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to underline, to emphasize, to stress
soulignent
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these, these ones
Ceux-ci
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the future
l'avenir
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to spend
dépenser
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growth
la croissance
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economic growth
la croissance économique
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expected growth
la croissance attendue
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the annual growth rate
le taux de croissance annuel
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harsh, bitter
âpre
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to become bitter
devenir âpre
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at the bottom of his heart
au fond de son coeur
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loafer
fainéant
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to react
réagir
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to force
contraindre
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case
cas
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to move back, to back up, to reverse, to back down
reculer
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to take a few steps back
reculer de quelques pas
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to meet one's financial obligations”
faire face à ses échéances