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1
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  1. to collapse
  2. to break down / crumble / break apart
  3. to plummet
A

s’effondrer

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Despite the earthquake, the building did not collapse.

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Malgré le séisme, le bâtiment ne s’est pas effondré.

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After a difficult day, she broke down in tears.

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Après une journée difficile, elle s’est effondrée en larmes.

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I was exhausted and I slumped into the armchair.

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J’étais épuisé et je me suis effondré dans le fauteuil.

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The price of oil plummeted after the financial crisis.

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Le cours du pétrole s’est effondré après la crise financière.

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  1. leader
  2. officer
  3. executive
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le dirigeant

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  1. to manage / to drive / to rule
  2. to govern
  3. to supervize
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diriger

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top executive

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le cadre dirigeant

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business leader

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le dirigeant d’entreprise

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meeting

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une assemblée

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  1. speaker
  2. participant
  3. panelist
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l(e)’intervenant

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The panelists took turns exposing their views on the topic.

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Les intervenants ont exposé tour à tour leurs vues sur le sujet.

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social worker

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l’intervenant social

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keynote speaker

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l’intervenant principal

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  1. suspended sentence

2. deferment / grace period / postponement

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le sursis

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I asked my bank for a deferment of payment.

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J’ai demandé à ma banque un sursis de paiement.

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I will pay off my debt after the grace period offered by my creditor.

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Je rembourserai ma dette après le sursis accordé par mon créancier.

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18
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to compensate for / mitigate / counteract

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pallier qqch

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RIB

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relevé d’identité bancaire (RIB)

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RIB

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relevé d’identité bancaire (RIB)

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BIC

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Business Identifier Code

similar to SWIFT

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BIC

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Business Identifier Code

similar to SWIFT

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targeted / focused / specific / intended

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ciblé

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downstream

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en aval

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downstream

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en aval

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  1. issued
  2. challenge
  3. bet
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(le) enjeu

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conclusive / convincing / persuasive

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probant

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guarantee / pledge / proof

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le gage

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29
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talent pool

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le vivier de talents

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  1. to sulk
  2. to ignore
  3. to shun
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bouder qqch / qqn

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31
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favored

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plébiscitée

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32
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  1. foolproof

2. inexorable

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imparable

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33
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JD

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fiche du poste

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  1. to fill
  2. to provide
  3. to supply
  4. to maintain
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pourvoir

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35
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data entry

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la saisie de données

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36
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input field

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le champ de saisie

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37
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text box

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la zone de saisie

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  1. entry
  2. confiscasion
  3. closure
  4. input
  5. capture
  6. typing
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la saisie

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The court ordered the seizure of the bankrupt company’s assets.

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La cour a ordonné la saisie des avoirs de la société en faillite.

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The owner avoided foreclosure by paying off his mortgage.

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Le propriétaire a évité la saisie en remboursant son prêt immobilier.

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41
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to quit

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tout plaquer

42
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to probe / to scrutinize

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scruter qqch / qqn

43
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published

A

parue

44
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to ban / to prohibit / to shun

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bannier qqch / qqn

45
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to harass / to badger / to plague / to hassle / to plague on

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harceler qqch / qqn

46
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relaunch / revive / resume / reinvigorate / restart

A

relancer qqch

47
Q

I relaunched the software after the update.

A

J’ai relancé le logiciel après la mise à jour.

48
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The company adopted new measures to stimulate growth.

A

L’entreprise a adopté de nouvelles mesures afin de relancer sa croissance.

49
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We are not part of the problem

A

Nous n’avons rien à voir avec le problème

50
Q

plain text

A

le texte en clair

51
Q

toaster

A

le grille-pain

52
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to lay

A

pondre qqch

53
Q

to bleed

A

saigner

54
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golden fish

A

le poisson rouge

55
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dismissal / layoff / redundancy

notice

A

le licenciement

56
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  1. maintenance / care / keeping / service

2. interview / conversation / talk / meeting

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l’entretien

57
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magnanimous / gracious

A

magnanime

58
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  1. break

2. separation

A

la rupture

59
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early termination

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la rupture anticipée

60
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contractual termination

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rupture conventionnelle

61
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right of withdrawal / cancellation / retraction

A

droit de rétractation

62
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  1. to solve
  2. to address
  3. to overcome
  4. to eliminate
  5. to fix
  6. to tackle
  7. to sort
  8. to remedy
  9. to clean up
  10. to cancel
A

résoudre

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The new software release fixes many bugs.

A

La nouvelle version du logiciel résout de nombreux bogues.

63
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The new software release fixes many bugs.

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La nouvelle version du logiciel résout de nombreux bogues.

64
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Both parties wanted to sort out the problem.

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Les deux parties voulaient résoudre le problème.

65
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to come to terms with

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se résoudre à qqch

66
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  1. to catch
  2. to get
  3. to trap
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attraper qqch/qqn

67
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It is not uncommon to get a cold in winter.

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Il n’est pas rare d’attraper un rhume en hiver.

67
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It is not uncommon to get a cold in winter.

A

Il n’est pas rare d’attraper un rhume en hiver.

68
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to get sunburnt

A

attraper un coup de soleil

69
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to get caught

A

se faire attraper

70
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  1. to remove
  2. to peel
  3. to take off / away
  4. to kidnap
  5. to delete
  6. to withdraw
  7. to wash away
A

enlever qqch

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He took his coat off when he arrived.

A

Il a enlevé son manteau en arrivant.

72
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He took his coat off when he arrived.

A

Il a enlevé son manteau en arrivant.

73
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My son didn’t bother to take off his muddy boots.

A

Mon fils n’a pas pris la peine d’enlever ses bottes boueuses.

74
Q

to strip down

A

enlever ses vêtements

75
Q

it turns out that

A

il s’avère que

76
Q

turn out to be smth / smb

A

s’avérer être (qqn./qqch.)

77
Q

to come in handy

A

s’avérer pratique

78
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to rescue

A

secourir

79
Q

a challenge

A

un défi

80
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The athlete took up the challenge and won the race.

A

L’athlète a relevé le défi et remporté la course.

81
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I am ready to face any challenge.

A

Je suis prêt à faire face à n’importe quel défi.

82
Q

a tall order

A

le défi de taille

83
Q

knowledgeable

A

calé

84
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  1. to stall
  2. to block
  3. to lock
  4. to wedge
A

caler qqch

85
Q

I wedged the door open to air out the room.

A

J’ai calé la porte pour aérer la pièce.

86
Q

to allocate / to assign / to bestow / to grant / to award

A

allouer qqch

87
Q

to hire / to recruit

A

embaucher qqn

88
Q
  1. issue

2. challenge

A

l’enjeu (m)

89
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  1. issue

2. challenge

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l’enjeu (m)

90
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crucial issue

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enjeu majeur

91
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strategic challenge

A

enjeu stratégique

92
Q

substance of the case / debate

A

le vif du sujet

93
Q

middle ground

A

le terrain d’entente

94
Q

agreemnent / understanding / deal

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l’etante (f)

95
Q

unlawful agreemnt

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l’entente illicite (f)

96
Q

letter of understanding

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lettre d’entente

97
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collectively / jointly

A

conjointement

98
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in conjunction with

A

conjointement à

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