Chapitre 1-4

Question 1

1) Essayer/Tenter de… (v.)

2) Tentative (n.)

Answer 1

1) It is not a good idea to attempt to fix that machine yourself.
2) After several attempts…

Question 2

Tenir pour responsable.

Answer 2

Blame somebody for +V-ing

He blamed a coworker for breaking it.

Question 3

Meuble de rangement

Answer 3

We keep all the office supplier in that cabinet.

Question 4

1) Suppression/Déplacement (n.)

2) Amovible/Détachable (adj.)

Answer 4

1) We don’t allow removal of computers from this office.

2) The side door of the photocopier is removable.

Question 5

1) Fournir (v.)

2) Fourniture/Provisions/Réserves (n.)

Answer 5

1) To supply somebody with…

2) We order new supplies for the office every month.

Question 6

Prêt à l’emploi/à portée de main (expr.)

Answer 6

On hand

Question 7

S’excuser (v.)

Answer 7

Apologise for + V-ing ou + N

Question 8

Prendre rdv

Answer 8

To make an appointment

Question 9

1) Conscient/Au courant de (adj.)
2) Conscience (n.)
3) Ne pas être conscient de/Ne pas être au courant de (adj.)

Answer 9

1) To be aware of something/that
2) Awareness
3) I was unaware that Mr.Paul was away on a business trip.

Question 10

1) Bref/Court/Concis (adj.)

2) Brièvement/Rapidement (adv.)

Answer 10

1) Would you like to leave a brief message ?

2) We spoke briefly on the phone last week.

Question 11

1) Dérangement (n.)

2) Dérangeant/perturbant (adj.)

Answer 11

1) Frequent phone calls cause a lot of disturbance to our work office.
2) The content of the message was disturbing.

Question 12

S’attendre à/Anticiper (v.)

Answer 12

To expect somebody to do/ To expect something to happen

I expect Shirley to return in the early afternoon

Question 13

Raccrocher (v.)

Answer 13

After I hang up, I’ll put the message on her desk.

Question 14

Chargé/Intense (adj.)

Answer 14

My schedule is full; it will be a hectic day.

Question 15

1) Long/Détaillé (adj.)
2) Longueur (n.)
3) Longtemps/ En détail (adj.)

Answer 15

1) She left a very lengthy message about the meeting.
2) Because of the length of the phone message…
3) They spoke lengthily on the telephone about their plans.

Question 16

Urgent/Pressant (adj)

Answer 16

He called to speak with you about a pressing matter.

Question 17

1) Réticent/2) Réticence/3) Avec réticence

Answer 17

1) Reluctant/ 2)Reluctance/ 3) Reluctancy

Question 18

Rappel (n.)

Answer 18

He called to give a reminder aboutthis afternoon’s meeting.

Question 19

1) Rappeler quelque chose à quelqu’un.

2) Rappeler à quelqu’un de faire quelque chose.

Answer 19

1) Please call to remind somebody of/about the appointment.

2) Remind somebody to do something.

Question 20

Messagerie vocale

Answer 20

Voice Mail

Question 21

Composer un numéro

Answer 21

Dial

Question 22

La tonalité lorsque vous décrochez.

Answer 22

DialTone

Question 23

La tonalité qui indique que la ligne est occupée.

Answer 23

Busy Signal

Question 24

Veuillez restez en ligne/Ne raccrochez pas (2)

Answer 24

Please hold/Please stay on the line

Question 25

être mis en communication avec quelqu’un

Answer 25

Get through to someone

Question 26

Passer quelqu’un à quelqu’un d’autre

Answer 26

Put someone through to

Question 27

1) Reconnaître/Se montrer reconnaissant (v.)

2) Remerciement/Reconnaissance (n.)

Answer 27

1) To acknowledge Something
I am writting to you to acknowledge your contribution to our most recent project.
2) We sent him a letter of acknowledgment.

Question 28

1) Permettre/Autoriser/Laisser (v.)

2) Permis/Autorisé (adj.)

Answer 28

To allow somebody to + V

1) Your boss may allow you to take a day off.
2) It is allowable to use the company.

Question 29

Occasion (n.)

Answer 29

I hope you get a chance to read this book.

Question 30

Rature (n.)

Answer 30

He made so many deletions on the report.

Question 31

1) Joindre/Ajouter (v.)

2) Pièce jointe (n.)

Answer 31

1) Please enclose a resume with your letter.

2) The enclosures includes a CV and a copy of her diploma.

Question 32

Oublier/ Omettre (v.)

Answer 32

Don’t leave out any important information when you write the letter.

Question 33

Proposition/Suggestion (n.)

Answer 33

Please read my proposals and let me know your opinion.

Question 34

Se souvenir/Se rappeler (v.)

Answer 34

Do you recall meeting me in LA last year ?

Question 35

1) à propos/ Opportun/Qui arrive au bon moment (adj.)

Answer 35

1) Your letter asking for a job is timely as we are looking for a new office assistant.

Question 36

1) S’adresser à (v.)

2) Allocution (n.)

Answer 36

1) She adressed everyone inthe room

2) The keynote speaker will give her adress at 9:00 AM.

Question 37

Ordre du jour (n.)

Answer 37

Agenda

Question 38

1) Présence/Assiduité (n.)

2) Assister à (v.)

Answer 38

1) The director wasunhappy about the poor attendance at the staff meeting.
2) The entire staff will attend the meeting.

Question 39

1) Traiteur

2) S’occuper de/ Pourvoir de la nourriture

Answer 39

1) The caterer served five desserts.

2) We usually ask a local restaurant to cater our meetings.

Question 40

Le local et ses équipement, ses installations. (n.)

Answer 40

We were unhappy with the facility where the conference was held.

Question 41

Se réunir (v.)

Answer 41

Let’s get together next weekto plan our presentation.

Question 42

1) Conférence/Cours magistal
2) Conférencier
3) Donner une conférence

Answer 42

1) Dr. Gomez will give a lecture on international finance.
2) The lecturer will speak about scientific research.
3) She often lectures on politics.

Question 43

Remettre à plus tard

Answer 43

We will have to postpone the meeting.

Question 44

S’inscrire à

Answer 44

Register for something

Question 45

Manquer de/ être à cours de…

Answer 45

Run out of

We ran out of chairs.

Question 46

Réviser/Relire/Revoir

Answer 46

Go over