Unit 12 Vocab Flashcards
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abriter (v)
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to shelter / to house
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accent (mettre l’~ sur) (exp)
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to focus on
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accompagner (v)
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to go with
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accompagner (v)
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to go with / to support
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accorder (v)
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to grant / to give
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accueillir (v)
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to welcome
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acquitter (s’~ de) (v)
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to discharge / to carry out
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adresser (s’~ à) (v)
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to speak to
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allocution (n/f)
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short (official) speech
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allouer (v)
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to allocate
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amélioration (n/f)
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improvement
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améliorer (v)
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to improve
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approprier (s’ ~) (v)
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to appropriate
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artisan(e) (n/m/f)
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craftsman /craftswoman
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artisanat (n/m)
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craft industry
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aspirer à (v)
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to yearn for / to aspire to
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atelier (n/m)
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studio / workshop
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attendre (s’~ à) (v)
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to expect / to wait for
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audacieux (-euse) (adj/m/f)
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daring / audacious
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auditoire (n/m)
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audience / public
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augmentation (n/f)
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increase / raise
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autonomisation (n/f)
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empowerment
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autosuffisance (n/f)
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self-sufficiency
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avouer (v)
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to admit / to confess
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bâtisse (n/f)
building
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bénéficiaire (n/m/f)
beneficiary
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besoin (n/m)
need
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biais (par le ~ de) (exp)
by means of / by way of
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bien-fondé (n/m)
validity / wisdom / merits
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bourse (n/f)
scholarship /grant
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bricole (n/f)
thing / trifle
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but (à ~ lucratif)(exp)
for-profit / profit-driven
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but lucratif (à ~) (exp)
for-profit / profit-driven
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candidature (n/f)
application
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capital (n/m)
asset / capital
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casse (n/f)
automobile scrapyard
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célibataire (adj/m/f)
single
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changement climatique (n/m)
climate change
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charger (se ~ de) (exp)
to take care of
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chef de file (n/m/f)
leader
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chômage (n/m)
unemployment
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citoyen(ne) (n/m/f)
citizen
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clore (v)
to close
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clôture (n/f)
closing
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colloque (n/m)
conference
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commercialiser (v)
to market
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communauté (n/f)
community
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complément d’information (n/m)
further information
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concentrer (se ~ sur) (v)
to focus on
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concours (n/m)
competition
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conçu(e) pour (adj/m/f)
designed for
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confiant(e) (adj/m/f)
confident / trusting
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confier (se ~ à) (v)
to confide in
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confier qqch. à qqn (v)
to give an assignment to someone / to attribute
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consommateur (-trice) (n/m/f)
consumer / customer
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costume (n/m)
suit
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cours d’eau (n/m)
stream
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couvrir (v)
to cover
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covoiturage (n/m)
carpooling
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cravate (n/f)
tie
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cultivateur (-trice) (n/m/f)
farmer
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cuvette (n/f)
basin
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décédé(e) (adj/m/f)
deceased
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défi (n/m)
challenge
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délabré(e) (adj/m/f)
dilapidated
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démarche (n/f)
step / initiative
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démontrer (v)
to show / to demonstrate
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dépit (en ~ de) (exp)
in spite of
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déroulement (n/m)
progress / development
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dérouler (se ~) (v)
to take place
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détenir (v)
to detain / to possess
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dignitaire (n/m)
dignitary
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dirigeant(e) (n/m/f)
leader / manager
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diriger (v)
to manage / to run
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discrétionnaire (adj/m/f)
discretionary
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dispensaire (n/m)
clinic
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dispensaire (n/m)
dispensary / clinic
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dissiper (v)
to clear / to dissipate
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dommages (n/m/plur)
damages
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doter de (v)
to provide with / to equip with / to endow
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doter de (v)
to provide with / to equip with / to endow with
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doué(e) (adj/m/f)
gifted
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drapeau (n/m)
flag
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droits coutumiers (n/m/plur)
customary rights
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durer (v)
to last
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eaux pluviales (n/f/plur)
rainwater
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ébauche (n/f)
draft / outline / sketch
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échange (n/m)
exchange
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éclaircir (v)
to lighten
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écrouler (s’~) (v)
to collapse
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édifice (n/m)
building
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efficace (adj/m/f)
effective / efficient
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égoutter (v)
to drain
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élan (n/m)
impetus
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emblématique (adj/m/f)
symbolic
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embouteillage (n/m)
traffic jam
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emmener (v)
to take (someone somewhere)
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empirer (v)
to get worse
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employer (v)
to use
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endommagé(e) (adj/m/f)
damaged
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englober (v)
to include
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enseignement (n/m)
education
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entreprenariat (n/m)
entrepreneurship
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entreprendre (v)
to begin / to undertake
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entretien (n/m)
interview
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envergure (de petite/de grande ~) (exp)
small-scale / large-scale
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envisager (v)
to consider / to view
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équilibrer (v)
to balance
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esclavage (n/m)
slavery
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espoir (n/m)
hope
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esprit (n/m)
mind / spirit
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essor (n/m)
expansion
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établissement (n/m)
establishment
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état des lieux (n/m)
current situation / inventory
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état des lieux (n/m)
needs assessment
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événement (n/m)
event
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exhiber (v)
to display / to show off / to present
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fabriquer (v)
to make / to manufacture
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fâcheux (-euse) (adj/m/f)
unfortunate / regrettable
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favoriser (v)
to favor
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filière (n/f)
sector / industry
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financement (n/m)
financing
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fondateur (-trice) (n/m/f)
founder
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fonder (v)
to establish / to found
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formulaire (n/m)
form
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fort(e) (adj/m/f)
strong
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frais d’acquisition (n/m)
acquisition costs / fees
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fût (n/m)
barrel
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geste (n/m)
gesture
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grâce à (prep)
thanks to
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gravure (n/f)
engraving
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groupement (n/m)
group
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guichet (n/m)
counter / window
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habitude (n/f)
habit
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habituer (s’~ à) (v)
to get used to
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implication (n/f)
involvement
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impliquer (v)
to involve / to imply
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imprimé(e) (adj/m/f)
printed
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incontestablement (adv)
unmistakably
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inédit(e) (adj/m/f)
unpublished
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inscrire (s’~) (v)
to enroll / to join
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issu de (exp)
coming from / descended from
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jardinage (n/m)
gardening
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lancement (n/m)
launching
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lendemain (n/m)
the next day / the following day
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lieu (au ~ de) (prep)
instead of
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lieu (n/m)
place
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loger (v)
to house
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lycéen(ne) (n/m/f)
high school student
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main-d’œuvre (n/f)
labor / workforce
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maire (n/m)
mayor
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manière (n/f)
way / manner
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mécanisme (n/m)
mechanism
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mener (v)
to lead
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mener à terme (exp)
to complete
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mentorat (n/m)
mentoring
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menuiserie (n/f)
woodworking / carpentry
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mettre en œuvre (exp)
to implement
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montant (n/m)
amount
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mordu (past part)
bitten
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morsure (n/f)
bite
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numéraire(s) (en ~) (exp)
cash
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obus (n/m)
shell
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octroyer qqch. à qqn (exp)
to grant somebody something
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octroyer qqch. à qqn (v)
to grant somebody something
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œuvre (n/f)
work
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œuvrer (v)
to work
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opérer (v)
to proceed / to operate
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ordre (de l’~ de) (exp)
approximately
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orienter (v)
to adjust / to direct / to point
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outil (n/m)
tool
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outré (en ~) (exp)
moreover / on top of
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ouvrir la session (exp)
to start the session / to open the session
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palabres (n/f/plur)
endless discussions
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parmi (prep)
among
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patrimoine (n/m)
heritage
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paysage (n/m)
landscape
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permettre (v)
to allow
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perpétuer (v)
to immortalize / to carry on
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personne (n/f)
person
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personnel (n/m)
staff / personnel
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pièce (n/f)
document / piece / play
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piller (v)
to pillage / to steal
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plage (n/f)
beach
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plaider (v)
to plead
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plaisant(e) (adj/m/f)
amusing / pleasant
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postuler (v)
to apply
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précaire (adj/m/f)
precarious
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préservation (n/f)
protection / conservation
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prévenir (v)
to warn / to notify
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prévoir (v)
to foresee
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procurer (se ~) (v)
to get / to raise
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prodiguer des soins (exp)
to provide (medical) care
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produit artisanal (n/m)
craft
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profiter (de) (v)
to take avantage (of), / to benefit (from)
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programme phare (exp)
key program / flagship program
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projection de film (n/f)
film screening
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prolonger (v)
to extend
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promoteur (-trice) (n/m/f)
developer
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promotion (n/f)
promotion
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promotion (n/f)
promotion / class
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promouvoir (v)
to promote
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puisque (conj)
because / since
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rassembler (v)
to gather together / to collect
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reboisement (n/m)
reforestation
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reconvertir (v)
to convert
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recrutement (n/m)
recruiting / recruitment
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recueillir (v)
to collect
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rédacteur (-trice) en chef (n/m/f)
editor-in-chief
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réfléchir (v)
to reflect / to think
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rencontrer (v)
to meet (with)
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rendre (se ~ à) (v)
to go
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renforcer (v)
to strengthen / to reinforce
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renommée (de ~ international) (exp)
world-renowned
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renommée international (de ~) (exp)
world-renowned
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renouer (v)
to reconnect / to renew / to resume
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renseignement (n/m)
information
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reposer (se ~) (v)
to rest
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représentant(e) (n/m/f)
representative
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reprise économique (n/f)
economic recovery
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ressortir (v)
to highlight / to bring out
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retenir (v)
to remember
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rêve (n/m)
dream
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revenu (n/m)
income
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richesse (n/f)
wealth
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rompre (v)
to break / to rupture
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saccager (v)
to wreck / to trash / to ransack
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sauvegarder (v)
to save / to protect
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savon (n/m)
soap
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serpent (n/m)
snake
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soin (n/m)
care
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sol (n/m)
ground
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solliciter (v)
to request / to seek
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sondage (n/m)
poll / survey
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soumettre (v)
to submit
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soutenir (v)
to support
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soutien (n/m)
support
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stage (n/m)
training course / internship
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subvention (n/f)
subsidy
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tant (en ~ que) (conj)
as
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télécharger (v)
to download
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témoignage (n/m)
testimony / evidence
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tenir au courant de (exp)
to keep up-to-date on
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tenue (n/f)
outfit
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terrain (sur le ~) (exp)
in the field
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toit (n/m)
roof
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toiture (n/f)
roofing
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tollé (n/m)
outcry
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tomber malade (exp)
to get sick
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trait (avoir ~ à) (exp)
to be related to
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traiter de (v)
to deal with
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transport (n/m)
transportation
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travers (à ~) (prep)
through / throughout
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veiller à (v)
to see to / to keep an eye on
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viser à qqch. (exp)
to aim at something
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vue (en ~ de) (exp)
with the aim of
