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Annie Paiement, Sébastien Fecteau and Jessica Coulombe > Vocabulary, pronunciation and expressions. > Flashcards

Vocabulary, pronunciation and expressions. Flashcards

1
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How do you pronounce the following word:
analysis

A

a-NA-lississ

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2
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How do you pronounce the following word:
chimney

A

TCHIM-nee

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3
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What is “animer une réunion” in English?

A

Host / Lead a meeting.

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4
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What is “faire une erreur” in English?

A

Make a mistake.
NOT “Do an error” or “Do a mistake” :-)

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5
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When you need to change the date of a meeting for a later date, you have to ………. it.

A

postpone
(move is also possible)

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6
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A machine or piece of equipment that is not up-to-date is………?
(désuet)

A

obsolete
outdated

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7
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“Because of” or “according to”?
I can’t go to the English class next week ………………….. my meeting.

A

Because of

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8
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“Because of” or “according to”?
…………………… my boss, the equipment will need to be changed in the next 2 years.

A

According to

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9
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When people are 65 years old, they usually……. (prendre sa retraite)

A

retire

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10
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Is this sentence right or wrong?
According to Nathalie, my English is improving.

A

Right

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11
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Is this sentence right or wrong?
According to me, my English is improving.

A

Wrong.
In my opinion

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12
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What is the translation for “ne pas pouvoir s’en empêcher” in the following sentence?:
Quand les gens font des erreurs en anglais, je ne peux pas m’en empêcher: je les corrige.

A

can’t help it
Example: When people make mistakes in English, I can’t help it: I correct them.

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13
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What do we call the piece of paper that contains all the information about our birth and that we need to show in legal documents?

A

birth certificate

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14
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What is the translation for “ancien” in “mon ancien emploi” or “mon ancien patron”?

A

previous
old
My old job
My old boss

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15
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When a piece of wood is rough and we need to smoothen it, we have to……..it

A

sand

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16
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What is “béton” in English?
Example: Dalle de béton

A

concrete
Example: Concrete slab.

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17
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What is “vissé au plancher” in English?

A

Screwed to the ground.
Bolted to the ground.

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18
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If we don’t have enough money to buy something, we can ………. some from the bank.

A

borrow

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19
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If we have good credit, the bank will accept to ……… us the money.

A

lend

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20
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He started working here last week. The company ……….. him last week.

A

hired

21
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What is “au can où” in English?
Example: Je vais le faire au cas où.

A

just in case
Example: I will do it just in case.

22
Q

What is “jeter de l’argent par la fenêtre” in English?
Example: Acheter ces choses inutiles équivaut à jeter de l’argent par la fenêtre.

A

Pour money down the drain
Example: Buying useless things is like pouring money down the drain.

23
Q

The person who lives next to you is your ………

A

neighbor

24
Q

What is “Gestion de projet” in English?

A

Project management

25
Q

When you work in a company during your studies for a few weeks to get some experience under supervision, you do an…..?

A

intership

26
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A student who works in a company during their studies for a few weeks to get some experience under supervision is called an…..?

A

intern

27
Q

How do we say: “J’ai eu un imprévu” in English?

A

Something has come up.
Something came up.

28
Q

What’s the difference between WEATHER and TEMPERATURE?

A

Weather = nice, bad, cloudy, sunny, etc.
Temperature = 25 degrees Celcius, 80 degrees Fahrenheit.

29
Q

What is the general question to ask about the weather? (2 possibilities)

A

What’s the weather like?
How’s the weather?

30
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What is the English word for “étant donné que” in the sentence: “Étant donné qu’elle est en vacances cette semaine, elle ne sera pas au cours aujourd’hui.”

A

Since
As
Since she’s on vacation this week, she will not come to the class today.
As she’s on vacation…

31
Q

The house is very warm even in the wintertime because it is well …………. (isolé)

A

insulated

32
Q

My roof has a 30-degree ……… (pente)

A

slope

33
Q

How do you pronounce “patio” in English?

A

PA-dee-oh

34
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How do we pronounce INSURANCE in English?

A

inn-SHU-rence

35
Q

What can appear in house walls when there’s too much humidity? (moisissure)

A

Mold

36
Q

What is the opposite of “well done” or “well made”? (mal fait)

A

Badly done
Badly made

37
Q

In the morning, I ……………. my kids at school and at the end of the day, I ………….. (aller les reconduire, aller les chercher)

A

drive - drop off
pick them up

38
Q

What adjective do we use to describe employees who work in a big business and are represented by an organization that is there to protect their rights?

A

unionized

39
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What do we call the organization that represents employees and fights for their rights?

A

Union

40
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What is the translation for “s’en tenir à” in the sentence “Les employés doivent s’en tenir au plan.”?

A

stick to

41
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What is the English word for “déclencher” in the sentence “Je ne sais pas ce qui a déclenché la réaction allergique.”

A

Trigger
“I don’t know what triggered the allergic reaction”?

42
Q

hat do we call in English the disease that has to do with blood sugar?

A

diabetes

43
Q

How do we pronounce “diabetes”?

A

daï-ah-BEE-deez

44
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How do we pronounce “diabetic”?

A

daï-ah-BÈ-dik

45
Q

What is “soutien technique” in English?

A

Technical support

46
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What is “tanné de” in English?
Example: Je suis tanné d’attendre après l’information.

A

Tired of
Sick of
Fed up with
Example: I’m tired of waiting for information. = I’m sick of waiting for… = I’m fed up with waiting…

47
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What is “bon pour l’environnement” in English?

A

Environmentally friendly

48
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What verb do we need to use with the names of meals “breakfast-lunch-dinner” to make them a verb? (2 possibilities.)

Exemple:
J’ai déjeuné à 10h.

A

Eat or have
Example:
I had breakfast at 10.
I ate breakfast at 10.

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