2020 Flashcards

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Être partant

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To agree with; to be all for something. Je suis partant

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Le recul

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Hindsight

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Couper la poire en deux

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Split the difference

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Travailler d’arrache-pied

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Travailler très fort

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Prêter main forte

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Aider qqn / Lend a hand

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Avoir les pieds sur terre

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To be practical

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Pardon, j’ai perdu mon fil d’idées

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Lost my train of thought

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Depuis belle lurette

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Depuis très longtemps

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Faire ses preuves

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Démontrer ses compétences/ efficacité

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S’en tirer avec

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Get by/ get away with

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S’en mordre les doigts

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Regretter une action. Kick yourself

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Prétendre

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Claim

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13
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Les réalisations

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Accomplissements

Réussites

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S’améliorer

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Progresser

Se perfectionner

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Cerner

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Determine 
Ascertain (cerner la cause)
Define (cerner les besoins)
Surround 
Outline

Qqch: grasp
Qqn: figure out

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Mettre en valeur

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Highlight

Emphasize

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Faire valoir

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Assert (faire valoir une droit ou une revendication)

Emphasize (faire valoir l’importance)

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Bâcler le travail

Travail bâclé

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Doing things hastily or shoddily ; cut corners

Shoddy job

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Escompter

Escompté

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Expect

Expected

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Officieux

À titre officieux

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Informal
Unofficial

Unofficially

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Pointu

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Pointed
Specific/ specialized
Demanding/ rigorous

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Reconduire un contrat ou une entente

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Renew a contract or agreement

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Rapporter (meanings other than report)

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Return (rapporter les livres empruntés)

Pay/ yield (rapporter un dividende)

Fetch (rapporter la balle)

Record (rapporter la discussion sur mon cahier)

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Se rapporter

Se rapporter à

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Relate

Pertain to

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Mener à bien

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Perform
Carry out
Complete

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Inopérant

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Inoperable

Ineffective

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Les instances appropriées

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Relevant authorities/ entities

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Un cartable

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Binder

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Encadrement

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Framing

Supervision/ orientation/ management of person