Administration, Law and the Armed Forces

Question 1

abusif

Answer 1

incorrect, illegal, unauthorised, excessive - NOT abusive, which is “injurieux”

Question 2

acte

Answer 2

incorrect, illegal, unauthorised, excessive - NOT abusive, which is “injurieux”

Question 3

actuel

Answer 3

present(-day) NOT actual

Question 4

affecter, l’affectation

Answer 4

present(-day) NOT actual

Question 5

l’agenda

Answer 5

a diary in the sense of what has to be done NOT agenda which is l’ordre du jour. diary as in thoughts thought is “le journal”

Question 6

l’agglomération

Answer 6

an urban, built up area

Question 7

l’application

Answer 7

diligence, NOT an application which is “la candidature”

Question 8

arabe

Answer 8

in the use of “le téléphone arabe” for the grapevine

Question 9

arguer, argument

Answer 9

as in putting forward an argument but not a quarrel, which is une dispute,une querelle

Question 10

arrêter

Answer 10

to stop or to arrest, but also to decide upon or to fix in administrative contexts

Question 11

assigner

Answer 11

as well as to assign, means to summon someone to court as a defendant or witness. une assignation is a summons

Question 12

assumer

Answer 12

not assume in the sense of suppose, but to take on

Question 13

assurer

Answer 13

as in English to assure and insure (une police d’assurance contre la grele) but also to provide

Question 14

auditeur

Answer 14

a listener

Question 15

avis

Answer 15

view, position, but also official announcement

Question 16

la barge

Answer 16

a flat-bottomed military landing craft NOT a barge which is “une péniche”

Question 17

le bombardement

Answer 17

bombing as well as shelling

Question 18

le box

Answer 18

as in “le box des accusés”. but note that the witness box is “la barre des témoins”. Un box also means a lock up garage, but a box in a theatre is “une loge”

Question 19

la bribe

Answer 19

not a bribe, but a fragment of music or conversation

Question 20

le calendrier

Answer 20

not just a calendar but a schedule of times by when things have to be done

Question 21

caractérisé

Answer 21

well marked, definite NOT characterised

Question 22

le carton

Answer 22

cardboard or cardboard box

Question 23

casser

Answer 23

to break but also to quash

Question 24

cautionner

Answer 24

to guarantee, NOT to caution

Question 25

la chemise

Answer 25

not just a shirt, but also a folder for holding papers

Question 26

collectif

Answer 26

used frequently where English has the term public, like public expenditure or so

Question 27

le commando

Answer 27

a group or unit of soldiers, NOT a soldier trained for dangerous operations

Question 28

communal

Answer 28

belonging to the smallest unit of local gov. in France, NOT communal

Question 29

la compétence

Answer 29

not just competence, but also having the authority to decide something

Question 30

constater

Answer 30

to note

Question 31

décliner

Answer 31

not just to decline (an invitation or a verb), but also to state your identity (décliner son identité)

Question 32

décomposer

Answer 32

to break down a problem or difficulty into its constituent parts

Question 33

défendre

Answer 33

to defend or to forbid depending on the context

Question 34

déposer

Answer 34

to depose but to also make a statement: faire une déposition

Question 35

le député

Answer 35

not a deputy but an MP

Question 36

désigner

Answer 36

to appoint, NOT design which is dessiner

Question 37

desservir

Answer 37

to do someone a disservice or to clear the table

Question 38

la destitution

Answer 38

dismissal, NOT destitution which is la misère or le dénuement

Question 39

disposer

Answer 39

to have at one's disposal (DE), NOT to dispose of which is se débarasser de, or to dispose of someone being exécuter

Question 40

la disposition

Answer 40

provisions

Question 41

une évidence

Answer 41

not evidence (la preuve, le témoignage, une déposition) but that which is evident or goes without saying

Question 42

le forfait

Answer 42

an inclusive contract, NOT a forfeit in a game which is "un gage". Hence the expression: "un voyage a' prix forfaitaire" for a package holiday

Question 43

formel

Answer 43

strictly, categorically

Question 44

le formulaire

Answer 44

a form to fill in

Question 45

gracier

Answer 45

to pardon

Question 46

le greffe

Answer 46

the Clerk's Office in a court of law

Question 47

la greffe

Answer 47

a graft by a gardener or transplanter

Question 48

habiliter

Answer 48

to give official authorisation

Question 49

l'habitation

Answer 49

publicly provided low rent accommodation

Question 50

honoraire

Answer 50

not honorary in the senseof unpaid, but retired and authorised to retain a title

Question 51

le huissier

Answer 51

usher, but also a court official responsible for delivering summons

Question 52

l'impression

Answer 52

as in English, but also une faute d'impression is a printing error

Question 53

inculper

Answer 53

to bring a formal charge against

Question 54

l'injure

Answer 54

not an injury (la blessure) but an insult

Question 55

instamment

Answer 55

not instantly (tout de suite) but urgently

Question 56

intéresser

Answer 56

not only to interest but also to concern

Question 57

interroger

Answer 57

not always to interrogate but sometimes better rendered by to question

Question 58

inutile

Answer 58

unnecessary as well as useless

Question 59

la licence

Answer 59

not a driving licence, but either a university degree, an import licence, membership of a sports federation

Question 60

liquider

Answer 60

note liguider une pension - to determine when someone retires, also the winding up of a firm after bankcruptcy