1 & 2 Flashcards
actuel(le)
present, actual, current; today’s, contemporary
ailleurs
elsewhere, somewhere else
d’ailleurs
by the way, for that matter
par ailleurs
moreover, furthermore
l’annuaire (m)
phone book; annual report
s’avérer
to prove (to be), turn out to be
cadrer
to set boundaries
cadrer avec
to be consistent/in keeping with; to conform/fit in with
le cadre
surroundings, setting; remit, framework; executive; frame
le choc
impact, collision; shock
décoller
to take off, get off the ground; to get going/moving; to unstick, peel off; to lift, raise; to tear sb away; to lose weight
se décoller
to peel off, peel away, come unstuck
dépasser
to pass, go past, exceed
le dépit
frustration, disappointment, bitterness, rancour
en dépit de
in spite of
détenir
to have, possess; to detain
les données
data
la base de données
database
dont
whose, of which; with; including
duquel (de + lequel)
which, whom, who, whose
échanger
to exchange, swap; to talk about sth, exchange views
échapper (à)
to escape (from), get out of, elude, avoid, dodge
s’échapper
to escape reality
escompter
to count on, expect; to discount
l’essor (m)
rise (development); flight (bird)
en plein essor
booming, fast-growing
exiger
to demand; to require, need, necessitate
prendre son essor
to flourish, blossom (develop)
l’exigence (f)
demand, requirement; demanding nature
exigeant
demanding, strict; challenging
être exigeant avec soi-même
to set yourself high standards, ask a lot of yourself, be tough on yourself
faible
weak; soft
le faible
weak/vulnerable person; soft spot, fondness, weakness
au fait
by the way, that reminds me, now that I think of it, actually
être au fait de
to be familiar with, be up to speed with
en venir au fait
to get to the point
le fleuron
jewel
la frontière
border; mark, line, boundary
fulgurer
to flash; to light up; to flash sb a look
fulgurant
lightning, swift, immediate; dazzling, blinding; stormy, thundery; searing (pain)
la fulgurance
brilliance; dazzling nature; lightning speed
la gestion
management, administration
ne … guère
hardly, barely
ne guère de
hardly any, almost no, not very much
hors
not including, without; except, apart from; beyond, outside, out of
hors antenne
off-air
hors budget
outside the budget
hors circuit
out of the loop; cut off, excluded
hors classe
first class, outstanding, exceptional; in the upper pay range
hors concours, hors pair
unrivalled, in a class of your own; not competing, disqualified
hors contrat
non-contracted, on a non-contractual basis
hors course
out of the race
hors délai
outside the time limit, over the deadline
hors jeu
offside
hors ligne
offline
hors-la-loi
illegally
hors saison
off-season, out of season
hors du commun, hors norme
unusual, uncommon, out of the ordinary, extraordinary
hors du coup
out of the loop/picture, not involved
hors de danger
out of danger, safe
hors de doute
beyond (any) doubt
hors d’état
not/no longer fit for purpose; written off, destroyed, wrecked
hors-d’oeuvre
starter, appetiser
hors de prix
unaffordable, prohibitively expensive
hors de proportion
disproportionate, out of proportion
hors du temps
timeless
hors d’usage, hors service
not/no longer usable, not/no longer working, out of order/service
hors de vue
to be out of sight
être hors de cause
to have nothing to do with, be in the clear, be out of the picture
être mis hors de cause
to be acquitted, be cleared
être hors d’état de faire qch
to be in no fit state to do sth
être hors d’haleine
to be out of breath, be breathless
être hors de propos
to be irrelevant, be beside the point, be out of place, be inappropriate
la boutique hors taxes
duty-free shop
mettre qch hors tension
to switch/turn/power sth off
C’est hors de question!
It’s out of the question!, No way!
l’informatisation
computerisation
léger(ère)
light (not heavy); slight, subtle; minor, unimportant
le léger mieux
slight improvement
avoir le sommeil léger
to be a light sleeper
à la légère
rashly, thoughtlessly
en ligne
online
méfiant
wary, suspicious, distrustful
menacer
to threaten
le millier
≈ thousand
la nouveauté
novelty
l’outil (m)
tool
en outre
besides, moreover
le pas
step, footstep, footprint; speed, pace
à deux pas
a stone’s throw away, very nearby
la poche
pocket; bag, pouch
être à la pointe de
to be at the forefront of
pousser
to push, shove, drive; to grow
poussé
advanced
pousser qqn à faire qch
to push/urge/encourage sb to do sth
se pousser
to shift, budge
prometteur
promising, encouraging
raccorder
to join (up), link up, connect
le rapport
report; link, connection, relationship; return, yield; sexual relations
par rapport à
compared to, in relation to
rattraper
to catch, catch up with; to rectify, make up for (time)
se rattraper
to make amends, put things right, redeem yourself
le retard
lateness, delay
le son
sound, volume
tel
such (a), like this/that; (just) like, as; some; this
tel que
such as
tel quel
as it is
tenir
to hold, take; to control, keep in check; to manage, run (business); to keep, maintain; to last; to fit
tous azimuts
left, right and centre; all-out, full-scale
voué à
doomed to, destined for
