14 Oct 14 Flashcards by bob smith

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Avoir beau + verb

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However + verb

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derogation

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exception (dispensation)

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In contrast

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En ravanche

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engendrer

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produce, bring about

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while supporting XXX

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tout en appuyant le XXX

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QQC derivied from QQC

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QQC decoule de QQC

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Clerk of privy council

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greffier

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D’ ailleurs

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Incidently

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Par ailleurs

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Furthermore

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ailleurs

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elsewhere

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avoir pour but de

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object of the message

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à nouveau

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encore

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claim over something

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se prevaloir de

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virtue

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vertu (f)

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Propose (QQC, QQN)

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Proposer qqc à qqn

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Être pret (QQC)

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Être pret à

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seniority

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ancienneté

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Supposed

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Censé

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En voie

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In the process of

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Look forward to

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avoir hâter

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Face to face

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face à face

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estimation du cout de …

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cost estimate

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à part … moi où eux

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apart from me or them

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De retour à mon bureau

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back at my office

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demissioner

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resign (an action you must do yourself)

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je n’ai plus rien à faire

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I have nothing to do

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faire part (QQC, QQN)

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faire part de QQC à QQN

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informer (QQC, QQN)

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informer QQN de QQC

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le seuil

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threshold

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Ainsi / Ainsi que

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Thus / As well as

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Autrement dit

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In other words

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davantage

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more

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While (x3)

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Pendant que / Alors que / Tandis que

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l’ecart se creuse

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Gap is widdening

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unanimously

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faire l’unanimité

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epinglette

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pin / badge

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l’octroi (m/f)

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gift (m)

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compter (+ inf)

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avoir l’intention de

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sous peu

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bientôt (soon)

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surprendre

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surprise

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laisser entendre

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implied (same as) faire comprendre QQC à QQN

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donner suite à

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respond

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exposé

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presentation

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However + verb

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Avoir beau + verb