Vocabulaire_11

Question 1

Les plus et les moins

Answer 1

The pluses and the minuses
We are here to determine the pluses and the minuses of the solution

Question 2

Bien, sans heurt

Answer 2

Smoothly
If you reorganise your report, the text would flow more smoothly.

Question 3

Volumineux

Answer 3

Bulky
The bulky guy

Question 4

Le brouillon

Answer 4

The rough draft
Where did I put my rough draft ?

Question 5

S’accrocher

Answer 5

Clunk, clunked, clunked
From the start, we clung to the promise of a success

Question 6

Propulser

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Propel by
This mission propelled me to the summit

Question 7

Pour faire face aux changements

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To address the changes
I think we have to be beside the enterprises to help them to address the changes

Question 8

Pour commencer

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For starters
For starters, let’s establish thinks to do

Question 9

Le contrecoup

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The backlash
We suffer the backlash from bad decision taken log time ago

Question 10

Compenser

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To make up
If we want to make up the bad result we get last year, we have to work twice more

Question 11

A la lumiere de…

Answer 11

In light of…
In light of her declaration, I think impossible to continue the mission.

Question 12

Les defaillances

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The lapses
In light of the lapses we found

Question 13

Sortir de l’impasse

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Break the deadlock
The solution purposed could be a way to break the deadlock

Question 14

Une reticence

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An unwillingness
He proofs his unwillingness to engage more over

Question 15

A voix haute

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Out loud
I prefer read the report out loud to identify eventual synthax errors

Question 16

Participer à la reunion

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Attend the meeting
It will be necessary to attend the metting to defend our standpoint.

Question 17

Relire

Answer 17

Proofread
You should proofread the email before sending it

Question 18

Soulever l’idée

Answer 18

Raise the idea
I would like to raise the idea

Question 19

Par opposition à

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As opposed to
As opposed to what we have conclude till now…

Question 20

Surestimer

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Overestimate
I think we overestimate the importance of this person.
He overestimates himself!

Question 21

Sous-estimer

Answer 21

Underestimate
I think we underestimate the importance of this person

Question 22

Tenir au courant, communiquer

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Touch base with
I think it’s important to touch base with all team members

Question 23

Assembler (les elements)

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Assemble
If we try to assemble all pieces of the game, we will be able to see what it should arrived

Question 24

Transmettre

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Convey
Let’s me convey the evidences

Question 25

Transmettre

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Convey Let's me convey the evidences

Question 26

Aller droit au but

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Cut to the chase To get out this trap, we need to cut to the chase

Question 26

En pointe

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Cutting-edge The enterprise is still cutting edge

Question 27

Faux

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Mock let we exercise with a mock exam

Question 27

Faux

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Mock let we exercise with a mock exam

Question 28

Le niveau de qualité

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The quality bar The quality bar to access to this level is very high

Question 29

Un tour d'horizon

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Let's have a run-through

Question 30

ëtre au courant

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Up to speed on I have to up to speed of the situation evolution

Question 31

Reformuler

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Restate If I would like restating and summarising what we said...

Question 32

Garder une trace

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Keep track To ensure a good follow-up in a mission, we have to keep track main events that composed it

Question 33

Attendu

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Projected The projected mission is still expected

Question 34

Soumettre qqch à qq1

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Run (something) by (somebody) I would like to run this report by you

Question 35

D'un coup

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In one fell swoop By setting up this tools, we would be able to solve, in one fell swoop, all the issues encountered.

Question 36

Esquisser

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Sketch out Based on these recommendation we can, now sketch out the service to set up

Question 37

La paperasserie

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The red tape. I still have to do the red tape

Question 38

Déterminer quelque chose

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To nail something down Foremost, We need to nail the target down

Question 39

Rien n'est figé

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Nothing's set in stone

Question 40

Concevable

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Conceivable Is it conceivable to finish on time ?

Question 41

Une affaire conclue

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A done deal After the call, i thought it was a done deal

Question 42

Pour règler les derniers détails

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To tie up loose ends There's still a lot thing to do to tie up loose ends

Question 43

S'inquieter

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To fret I just saw him, he frets about the project

Question 44

Franchir les obstacles

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To jump through hoops We have jump through many hoops to achieve our goal

Question 45

Tete à tete, individuel

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One-on-one Each week, i have a one-on-one meeting with my manager

Question 46

Etre affiné

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To be ironed out If we want to move forward, things have to be ironed out

Question 47

Se remettre à

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To brush up For the new year, I would like to brush up to sport but i have some misgiving to do it

Question 48

Apprehension

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A misgiving For the new year, I would like to brush up to sport but i have some misgiving to do it

Question 49

redouter

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to dread Indeed I dread the consequences of his behavior