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Administration, Law and the Armed Forces Flashcards

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abusif

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

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acte

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

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actuel

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present(-day) NOT actual

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affecter, l’affectation

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present(-day) NOT actual

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l’agenda

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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”

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l’agglomération

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an urban, built up area

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l’application

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diligence, NOT an application which is “la candidature”

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arabe

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

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arguer, argument

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

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arrêter

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

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assigner

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

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assumer

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

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assurer

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

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auditeur

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a listener

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avis

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view, position, but also official announcement

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la barge

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

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le bombardement

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bombing as well as shelling

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le box

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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”

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la bribe

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not a bribe, but a fragment of music or conversation

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le calendrier

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

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caractérisé

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well marked, definite NOT characterised

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le carton

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cardboard or cardboard box

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casser

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to break but also to quash

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cautionner

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to guarantee, NOT to caution

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la chemise

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

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collectif

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

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le commando

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

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communal

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

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la compétence

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

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constater

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to note

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décliner

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

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décomposer

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to break down a problem or difficulty into its constituent parts

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défendre

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to defend or to forbid depending on the context

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déposer

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

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le député

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not a deputy but an MP

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désigner

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to appoint, NOT design which is dessiner

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desservir

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to do someone a disservice or to clear the table

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la destitution

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dismissal, NOT destitution which is la misère or le dénuement

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disposer

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

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la disposition

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provisions

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une évidence

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

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le forfait

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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

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formel

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strictly, categorically

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le formulaire

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a form to fill in

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gracier

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to pardon

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le greffe

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the Clerk’s Office in a court of law

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la greffe

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a graft by a gardener or transplanter

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habiliter

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to give official authorisation

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l’habitation

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publicly provided low rent accommodation

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honoraire

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

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le huissier

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usher, but also a court official responsible for delivering summons

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l’impression

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

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inculper

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to bring a formal charge against

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l’injure

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not an injury (la blessure) but an insult

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instamment

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not instantly (tout de suite) but urgently

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intéresser

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not only to interest but also to concern

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interroger

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not always to interrogate but sometimes better rendered by to question

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inutile

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unnecessary as well as useless

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la licence

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

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liquider

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

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