Abstract notions - Usefulness and uselessness Flashcards

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utiliser, l’utilité / l’usage / l’emploi

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to use, use

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utilisable / utile # inutile

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usable / useful # useless

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utilement # inutilement

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usefully # uselessly

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l’utilité # l’inutilité

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usefulness # uselessness

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un utilisateur, un usager

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a user

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facile à utiliser

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user-friendly

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l’usage

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usage

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l’utilité -> utiliser -> utilisable -> une utilisation

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utility -> to utilize -> utilizable -> utilization

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service public (faux ami)

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public utility (faux ami)

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inutile, vain -> inutilement -> l’inutilité

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pointless -> pointlessly -> pointlessness

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servir de -> usage ou service -> utilisable, en état de fonctionner

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to serve as -> service -> serviceable

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vain -> en vain

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futile = vain -> vainly = in vain = to no avail

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profiter (de) -> le profit / un avantage -> avantageux # non rentable

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to profit (by) -> profit -> profitable # unprofitable

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commode, pratique -> de façon commode -> la commodité

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convenient -> conveniently -> convenience

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une fonction -> fonctionnel = en état de marche

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a function -> functional

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un but = un usage -> conçu pour un usage spécifique

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a purpose -> purpose-built

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ne presque jamais utiliser qqch

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to hardly ever use sth

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utiliser qqch avec précaution / avec prudence / judicieusement

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to use sth carefully / cautiously / wisely

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utiliser qqch de façon efficace / en petites quantités

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to use sth effectively = efficiently / sparingly

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utiliser / faire un usage considérable de

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to make use of / to make extensive use of

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conseiller / préconiser = recommander l’usage de …

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to advise / advocate = recommend the use of …

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interdire / limiter l’usage de

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to prohibit = ban / restrict the use of …

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projeter l’utilisation de

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to plan the use of

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être, se révéler utile

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to come in useful / to come handy

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une vaine tentative
a futile attempt
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remplir une fonction
to fulfil = to perform a function
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employer qqch utilement
to use sth profitably / to use sth to good purpose
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bien # mal employer qqch
to put sth to good use # to bad use
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ce système est largement utilisé
this system is in wide use
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cette expression ne s'emploie plus
this phrase is no longer in use
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je n'ai plus besoin de ...
I have no further use for ...
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cette caisse me sert de table
I use this box as a table
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ne jette rien qui puisse servir
don't throw away anything that may be of use
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A quoi sert ce truc? Il sert à déboucher les éviers
What's this device used for? It's used to clear sinks / for clearing sinks
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à quoi bon s'inquiéter ?
What's the use / what's the point of worrying?
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il a perdu l'usage de sa jambe gauche
he has lost the use of his left leg
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ca ne sert à rien de la mettre en garde
It's no use = it's useless / pointless = it's of no avail warning her. There's no point in warning her.
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cette machine ne sert plus à rien.
This machine has outlived its usefulness
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Ca ne servira à rien
That won't do any good.
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il jouit encore de toutes ses facultés
he still has full use of his faculties
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prêt à l'emploi
ready for use
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à usage externe # interne
for external # internal use only
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pour mon usage personnel
for my own use
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puis-je vous aider en quoi que ce soit?
Can I be of any service to you?
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vous m'avez rendu un grand service
You've done me a great service
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joindre l'utile à l'agréable
to mix business with / and pleasure | to combine business with / and pleasure
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à quoi sert cet exercice?
What's the purpose of this exercise?
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je ne vois pas l'utilité de prolonger cet entretien
I see no purpose in prolonging the interview