Volume 2 Flashcards

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une secrétaire

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a secretary

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la peinture

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paint (eg wall)

painting

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antivirus (adj)

Ce programme antivirus n’est pas bon.

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antivirus

This antivirus program is no good.

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un bloc-note

les blocs-notes

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notepad

notepads

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une corbeille

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wastebasket

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gâcher

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to spoil, ruin s.t.

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C’est pour ça que…

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That’s why…

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réussir à

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to manage to

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les baskets

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sneakers

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decider de…

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to decide to…

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un théorème

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theorem

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un consultant

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consultant

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un changement de…

un changement d’attitude

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change in…

a change in attitude

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un assaut

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an assault

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prendre

Ils sont passés nous prendre hier

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to take etc; in this case: to pick up, to collect

They came by to pick us up yesterday.

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l’angine (f)

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throat infection

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avec un quart d’heure de retard

Le train est parti avec un quart d’heure de retard

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a quarter of an hour late

The train left a quarter of an hour late

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les actions (f)

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stocks

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un manuscrit

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manuscript

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monter

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to go up
to start (eg. a business or a project)
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une prime

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a bonus

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faire grêve

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to be on strike

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l’Union Européenne

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European Union

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tracasser

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to upset

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un chèque
a cheque
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toucher Combien de chèques as-tu touchés?
to touch, handle How many cheques did you cash?
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les données (fp)
data
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une base de données
a database
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le numéro de vol
flight number
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la gare routière
bus terminal
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la marchandise
merchanise
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étaler
to display to spread to spread out to scatter
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un commerçant | une commerçante
shopkeeper
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un routier
a teamster, a truck driver
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routier (adj) le transport routier
highway highway transport
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un expéditeur | une expéditrice
sender
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un prêt
a loan
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le marketing
marketing
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acquitter
to acquit | to clear, pay back
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un débiteur | une débitrice
debtor
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la formation Un cours de formation La formation des jeunes
formation, training training course youth education
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une succursale
branch office
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la bureautique
office automation
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l'ouverature (f)
opening
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vanner je suis vanné!
to winnow to tire out (colloquial) I'm wiped out!
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un vanne ouvrir les vannes (colloquial) envoyer les vannes à qqn (idiom)
a sluice, sluice gate open the floodgates = make funds flow to take a dig at someone
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un gratte-ciel
skyscraper
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un architecte
architect
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un guichet automatique de banque (GAB)
automatic teller machine (ATM)
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l'espionnage (m)
espionage
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un régisseur
a stage manager
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tourner un film
shoot a film
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monter Le métro était très bondi et je n'ai pas pu monter
to get on (bus, train etc) The subway was very busy and I couldn't get on.
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bondi (adj)
busy
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la mansarde
attic
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la cultivation
cultivation
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entouré (adj)
surrounded
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une clôture
a fence
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la chaussée rez-de-chaussée
roadway, pavement street level floor of a building
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recevoir On utilisait le salon seulement pour recevoir.
to have company, receive guests (plus usual meaning) We used the living room only to have company.
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mentionner
to mention
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l'augmentation (f)
increase, raise (eg. a salary raise)
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une marque
a brand (of product)
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en vouloir à qqn
to resent someone | to hold a grudge against someone
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convenir à qqn
to be good for someone | to suit someone
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succéder à qqn
to succeed someone
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le criminel | la criminelle
criminal
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parvenir parvenir à Ils sont parvenus la sommet de la montagne. Je parviens à l’apprendre
to reach to manage tp They reached the mountain's summit. I’m managing to learn it
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la summet
summit
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les alpinistes (m, f)
mountaineer
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être qqn tout craché Il est son père tout craché.
to be the spitting image of someone He is the spitting image of his father.
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en avoir marre de J'en ai marre de ses bêtises.
to be fed up with I'm fed up with his nonsense.
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bien du/de la/de l'/des bien du mal bien des gens
lots lots of trouble lots of people
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accabler de
to overwhelm with...
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encombrer de
to clutter with
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jouir de
to get pleasure from
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en revenir
to get over it
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s'en tenir
to stick to (story, facts...)
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en vouloir qqn
to have a grudge against someone
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s'en prendre à qqn
to attack someone | to pick a fight with someone
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le répondeur
answering machine
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la tablette
tablet (computer)
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s'offenser
to get insulted
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débarbouiller qqn | se débarbouiller
to wash someone's face | to one's face
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détendre qqn | se détendre
to cause someone to relax | to relax
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limer | se limer les ongles
``` to file (down) to file one's nails ```
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s'éloigner de
to move away from
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se mettre debout
to stand up
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animer qqn s'animer
to rouse someone, cheer someone on to feel more lively
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embêter qqn s'embéter
to annoy someone to be or get bored
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enthousiasmer qqn s'enthousiasmer
to fill someone with enthusiasm to get enthusiastic
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impatienter qqn s'impatienter
to annoy someone to get impatient
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indigner qqn s'indigner
to make someone indignant to get indignant or annoyed
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préoccuper qqn se préoccuper
to worry someone to worry
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ranimer qqn se ranimer
to revive someone to regain consciousness, be revived
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réjoir qqn se réjoir de
to gladden someone to be delighted at
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la figure
face