11 & 12 Flashcards
animer
to present, host, lead, facilitate; to move, keep sth going; to bring to life, fill with life, liven up; to motivate, spur on, drive
animer une soirée
to host an event; to get a party going
s’animer
to come to life, come alive, liven up
l’aube (f)
dawn, daybreak
autant
however much/many
autant de…que
(just) as much/many as
autant de
so much/many
autant que
it’s best, may as well
autant que je sache
as far as I know
autant que possible
as much/far as possible
autant dire
in other words
autant pour moi
my fault, my mistake
d’autant
as much, equally, accordingly, in proportion
d’autant (plus/moins) que
especially as
en faire autant
to do likewise, do the same
pour autant
nevertheless, yet, still, even so
pour autant que
as long as, provided that
tout autant
just as much, equally
le bien commun
the common good
la clé/clef
key; answer, solution; key/pivotal moment
comptabiliser
to keep a record/count of; to enter into the accounts
conduire
to drive; to lead, guide
conduire à des erreurs
to lead to errors/mistakes
se conduire
to behave yourself
se conduire comme un goujat
to act like a prick
conférer
to award, bestow upon, confer
le cri
cry, shout, scream, call
dernier cri
very latest thing, latest fashion, state-of-the-art
pousser un cri
to let out a cry, cry out, shout
le cursus
course, curriculum; career path
le double cursus
joint honours degree
débrider
to rectify (situation); to unbridle; to remove the limits from sth
déconseiller à qn de faire qch
to advise sb against doing sth
le dédale
labyrinth, maze; complexity, subtlety, mess
de la part de
from, on behalf of
délivrer
to (set) free, release; to relieve; to issue (docs); to deliver
se délivrer
to escape, break free
devoir qch à qn
to owe sth to sb
douloureux (-euse)
painful; distressing, unpleasant
écourter
to shorten, cut short
l’épuisement
end of stock; exhaustion
jusqu’à l’épuisement
to the point of exhaustion
escamoter/esquiver
to evade, sidestep, dodge; to make sth disappear
s’escamoter
to disappear, vanish
esquiver le tir
to dodge a bullet
esquiver ses responsabilités, fuir les responsabilités
to shirk your responsibilities
s’essayer à qch
to try your hand at sth
l’expert(e) (en)
expert (in)
fier
proud
se fier à
to trust (in), rely/count on; to judge by
il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences
don’t judge a book by its cover
il y a de quoi être fier
that is something to be proud of
la filière
industry, sector; pathway, course, subject; procedure
la fusion
merger
inscrire
to write, record, engrave; to enroll sb
s’inscrire à
to sign up for, enroll
s’inscrire dans
to be part of; to fit in, be in line with
s’inscrire dans la durée
to be maintained over time
instaurer
to institute, establish
s’instaurer
to be established; to set yourself up
l’issue (f)
exit, way out; end, outcome
l’issue de secours
emergency exit
à l’issue de
at the end of
la rue/voie sans issue
dead end, cul-de-sac
la situation sans issue
impossible/no-win situation
issu de
to come from, descend from
le labyrinthe
labyrinth
le litige
dispute, legal action
se magner/manier
to hurry up, get a move on
la maîtrise
master’s degree; mastery, command, knowledge; middle management
la maîtrise (de soi)
self-control
la maîtrise des coûts
cost effectiveness, cost management/control
la maîtrise du budget
budget control
la maîtrise du temps
time control
maîtriser
to master, be an expert in; to understand, have good command of, be fluent in; to control
se maîtriser
to have self-control
orienter
to position; to guide, orientate
s’orienter
to find your bearings; to find your way (fig)
s’orienter vers
to turn/lean towards; to head towards (fig)
la plaie
wound, cut; pain in the neck
mettre le doigt sur la plaie
to touch on a sore spot, hit a raw nerve
plaie d’argent n’est pas mortelle
it’s only money, money isn’t everything
Quelle plaie!
What a pain!
plusieurs
a number of, several; some people
la poursuite
pursuit, chase
les poursuites
legal proceedings
à la poursuite de
in search/pursuit of
(le) préalable
prior to; prerequisite
au préalable
first, beforehand
sans avis préalable
without prior notice
le processus de décision
decision-making process
la publicité
advertising; advert; publicity
quasi
almost, nearly
la quasi-certitude
near certainty
la question
question; topic, subject, issue, matter
la question bateau
unoriginal/routine question
la question brûlante
burning question
la question de fond
core issue, fundamental question
c’est question d’habitude
you get used to it
la question ne se pose pas
it’s a no-brainer; it’s irrelevant
creuser une question
look at an issue in more depth, delve further into an issue
escamoter une question
to evade/skirt around a question
faire le tour de la question
to look at the question from all angles
mettre en question
to (call sth into) question, challenge, cast doubt upon
se remettre en question
to question yourself, take a good look at yourself
reconnaître
to recognise, acknowledge, admit; to have a look around
reconnaître qch/qn à sa juste valeur
to truly appreciate, recognise the value of
reconnaître ses torts
to acknowledge your faults
se reconnaître dans qch/qn
to see/recognise yourself in sth/sb
remuer
to stir, mix; to move; to touch; to bring up, go over
se remuer
to move, get a move on; to do all you can, make a great effort
résulter de
to result from, be due to
la réunion
meeting; joining
la réunion d’affaires/de travail
business meeting
la réunion de direction
board meeting
animer une réunion
to lead a meeting
écourter une réunion
to cut a meeting short
soumettre (à)
to subject; to subdue; to defeat; to submit
soumettre qch à qn
to submit sth to sb
se soumettre à
to obey; to agree to, consent to
souple
flexible, supple
le/la spécialiste de/en qch
expert/specialist in sth
suivre une formation
to take a course, undergo training
tenter (de)
to try, attempt; to tempt, sound tempting
tenter l’expérience
to give it a go/try
tenter le coup
to give it a try, chance it
tenter sa chance
to try your luck
trier
to sort, classify, put into order; to select, choose
trier (qn) sur le volet
to handpick/cherry-pick (sb), select (sb) carefully
