Unit 1 vocabulary Flashcards
(52 cards)
1
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against the odds
A
contre toute attente
2
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foresee
A
prévoir, anticiper
3
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half-hearted
A
tiède, hésitant
4
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networking
A
réseauter, activer son réseau
5
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scrape through
A
passer l’année à la raclette
6
Q
feasible
A
faisable, réalisable
7
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fidget
A
remuer, gigoter
8
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long-winded
A
très long
9
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mumble
A
marmonner, bredouiller
10
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pay off
A
rembourser
11
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to rumble
A
divaguer, partir/faire une randonnée
12
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safety margin
A
marge de sécurité
13
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slouch
A
fainéant, être avachi
14
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affluent
A
riche
15
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allocate
A
distribuer, répartir
16
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assimilate
A
assimiler
17
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grasp
A
hold
18
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liaise
A
coppérer, collaborer
19
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strech
A
étirer
20
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close-knit community
A
communauté très lièe
21
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heavy workload
A
grosse charge de travail
22
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thight deadlines
A
courte échéance
23
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muddled
A
confused
24
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make an impression
A
faire impression
25
to have an inpact on something
avoir un impact sur quelque chose
26
put some ideas into pratice
mettre ses idées en pratique
27
take something in your stride
to calmly and easily deal with something unpleasant or difficult and not let it affect what you are doing
28
take pleasure in
prendre du plaisir en faisant quelque chose
29
apprehensive about
to be worried about something
30
to make the best of something
to do as well as possible with something
31
be pressurised into
se sentir forcé à faire quelque chose
32
to take pity on
avoir pitié de quelqu'un
33
to be taken aback
confused or surprised by something unexpected
34
to crop up
To happen or appear, often unexpectedly
35
to stand somebody in good stead
if an experience, a skill, or a qualification will stand you in good stead, it will be useful in the future
36
to snap (something) up
to grasp something quickly
37
take something personnally/seriously
prendre les choses personnellement ou sérieusement
38
make time for something
to allow time for something in particular
39
take no for an answer
if someone will not take no for an answer, they continue asking for something although their request has already been refused
40
take the time to do something
prendre le temps de faire quelque chose
41
hand in your resignation
to quit your job by your own
42
hand in your essay
rendre quelque chose
43
do a course
faire un cours
44
do law
faire du droit
45
have a carreer
avoir une carrière
46
take no notice of something
without paying attention
47
take advantage of something/somebody
profiter de
48
take exception to something
to take offense at something, to disagree with something
49
take pride in something/somebody
do somtehing carefully beacause it is important for somebody
50
take it out on somebody
to make suffer because of your problems
51
take sides in a debate
take position
52
take in
fully understand
