Thème/Version ECS2 #1 Flashcards

1
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faire de son mieux

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to do one’s Best

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éviter que

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to prevent from + ING

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3
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un pays membre

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a member country

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4
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un gd nombre

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a big/large/great number

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5
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pour que ≠ pour avoir

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so that + MODAL ≠ for + ING

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6
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récemment

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recently, newly

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faire que :

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cause (provoque, entraine : Ø agent) ≠ make (agent)

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personnes agées

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old people - seniors

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9
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se faire entendre/comprendre

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to make oneself heard/understood

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être responsable de qqc

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to be responsible/accountable FOR

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raisonnable

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reasonable = sensible ≠ sensitive

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12
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rendre / prendre qqn comme responsable

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to hold sb responsible for…

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13
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insuffisance

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a shortcoming, a shortfall

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14
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déclaration

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statement

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15
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finir par

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eventually ≠ probably

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16
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MO

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labour force/work force (/! \ dénombrable singulier) → Labour si

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17
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pop. en âge de travailler

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the working-age-population

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18
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dans tout(es)

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all over/across/through out

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19
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la presse écrite

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the written press

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20
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l’arrivée

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advent ex: the advent of THE internet

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21
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garder le contact

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to keep in touch

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22
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client (2)

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achète un service → client

achète qqc → customer

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23
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faire faire qqc

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make sb Ø do smth

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priver

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to deprive sb of smth

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on peut se demander
on may/can wonder ..
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durant
in - over - through out
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les 2 premiers
the first two
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exercer un métier
do a job
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vie professionnelle
working life
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salariat
wage-earning
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être terminé
to be over
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faire l'effort de
make the effort to do smth
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travailleur indépendant
independent worker / freelance worker / self-employed worker
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professions libérale (ou par extension, les cadres)
the professions
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tout au long de
throughout
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ce sera chacun pour soi
it will be every man for himself
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se débrouiller
to fend for oneself
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être à court d'argent
to be cash-trapped
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syndicat
a trade-union
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fournir
provide
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démuni
deprived
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classe moyenne
the middle class
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d'ici...
within ... / ... Years from now
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stagner
to stagnate
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emplois hautement qualifiés
high-skilled-jobs
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supplément
extra
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croissance
the growth
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avoir du mal à
to struggle to + V
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imaginer
figure out
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racines
roots
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grandement
significantly
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avoir des chances de devenir...
be likely to become..
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raisons (2)
reasons | grounds
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garantir
ensure
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réticence
unwillingness
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faible
weak
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incapacité
inability
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survie
survival
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ont présuppose trop souvent ....
it's too often assumed...
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loisir
leisure (indénombrable !!)
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hardly
à peine
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s'engager
to commit oneself to + ING
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respecter moral / norme
respect / comply with
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représenter (un %)
make up
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multinationale
multinational
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se mettre en conformité avec
to comply with
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compétitivité
competitiveness
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energie
power / energy (/ ! \ les deux sont indénombrables)
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beaucoup trop
much too much/many - far too much/many
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aucun de nous - aucun de nous deux
none of us - neither of us
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presque tout
almost everything
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un nombre trop important de ...
too big a number of...
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deux fois plus
twice as much (indé) / many (den)
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peu d'information
LITTLE information (car indé)
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à propos
by the way
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rattraper qn
catch up with sb
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monsieur
gentleman
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il y a 5 min à peine
hardly five minutes ago
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Vous l'attendiez ?
Were you expecting him ?
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louche
sleazy
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on n'est jamais trop prudent
one can never be too carful
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n'importe qui ≠ tout le monde
anyone ≠ everyone
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enfin
at last, Actually
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à ce point
at that point
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de plus
moreover, in addition, furthermore
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au moins
at least
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tout de même
all the same, in spite of everything
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revenir ≠ être revenu
come back ≠ be back
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il n'est pas là (contexte de bureau)
He is out of office
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engagement
commitment
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se contenter de
to limit oneself to + ING | to content oneself with + ING
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l'ampleur
scale
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problème
issue
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se mettre d'accord ≠ être d'accord ≠ approuver
to agree ON ≠ agree ≠ to approve ON smth
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ne pas arrêter de ≠ continuer de
to keep doing sth ≠ go on + ING -- Continue + ING
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la direction
the management
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avoir recours à
to resort to + N/+ING
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envisager
to consider DOING sth
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ce qui est vrai, c'est que
what is true, it that...
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ne pas cesser de
keep doing
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remettre à plus tard
delay | postpone
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avoir confiance en qc ≠ avoir confiance en qn
to be confident in ≠ to trust
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la plupart (construction)
most * OU most of the *
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être recruté
to be taken on
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préférer
would rather + V prefer ... to... like ... better than
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préféreraient que l'entreprise me recrute
could rather the compagny hired me
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nier
to deny + ING
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augmentation de salaire
A pay rise
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la personne à laquelle je parle
the person to whom i am talking
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les personnes dont le travail est...
people whose work contributes to
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ceux-ci 1) Déjà parlé 2) Leur nom suit
1) those above 2) those bellow
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avoir du mal à
to have difficulties + ING | to have trouble + ING
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désordre
mess
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rangé
clean - tidy
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avoir l'habitude de
to be used to +ING
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je ne vois pas en quoi cela te concerne
I don't see why it's any of your business
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garder le silence
to remain silent