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1
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tromper

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to trick or deceive

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le facteur

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mailman

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effectuer (une tâche)

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to do a task

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autrefois

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in the past

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le fournisseur

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supplier or vendor

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décaler

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to delay

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aux frais de la societé

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at the expense of the company

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le veille

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the day before

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tant de travail

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so much work

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de nos jours

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nowadays

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embaucher / employer / engager

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to hire

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les salariés

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salaried employees

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ambitieux

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ambitious

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un dose d’essai

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sample

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la reuissite

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success

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le parc informatique

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IT equipment

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le pôt à crayon

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pencil/pen holder

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une boîte de conserve

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canned good

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boucler (un dossier)

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to shut / sew up (a business deal)

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une racine

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the root (of a word)

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le tournage

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shooting

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au sein de

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within

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evoluer

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to evolve / make progress

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la conscience professionnel

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professional awareness

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la évolution

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evolution / progression / development

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demandeur d’emploi

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job seeker

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un(e) candidat(e)

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candidate / applicant

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favoriser

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to favor / give preference to

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diriger

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to direct / point (someone to) / head / manage / mastermind

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ambitieux

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ambitious

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tout d’abord

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first of all

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une petite annonce

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want ad

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le descriptif du poste / des tâches

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job description

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une lettre de motivation

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cover letter

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entretien d’embauche

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job interview

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carrière

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career

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être au chômage

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to be unemployed

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DAF (Directeur Administratif et Financier)

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CFO

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une salle d’attente / un salon d’attente / un salon de accueil

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waiting room

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en liquide

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cash

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la orthographe

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spelling

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disposer

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to feel favorably towards someone or an action

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posséder

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to posses / to own / to have

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obtenir

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to obtain / acquire / get ahold of

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baisser

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to lower

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le caddie

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shopping cart

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résilier (un contrat)

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to terminate or cancel a contract

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l’infirmation

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overturning (of a decision)

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infirmer

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invalidate (an assertion) / nullify

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débiteur

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debtor

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AR (accusé reception)

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acknowledge receipt

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relever (de)

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to depend (on)

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l’avis

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opinion / judgment / notice

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le défaut

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defect / flaw

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le meneur

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leader

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soutenir

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to support

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expliciter

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to explain thoroughly

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ça me paraît être

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it seems to me

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paraître

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to appear / look / seem

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un ordre du jour

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agenda

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un congrès

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(high level) conference

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une foire exposition

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a trade fair / expo

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un salon

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lounge

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mécontent

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unhappy

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quelques-uns

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some people

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égocentrique

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self-centered

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mettre en evidence

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emphasize / showcase

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briller

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to shine / glare

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souffler

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to blow

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plutôt

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rather

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rapporter

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to bring back / earn

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ainsi

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thus / therefore

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lorsque

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when

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dérouler

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to take place / unfold

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jusqu’au bout

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through

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dès que

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as soon as

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aussitôt que

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as soon as

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sitôt

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as soon as

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tandis que

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while (while on the other hand)

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l’edifice

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building / structure

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poursuivre

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to persue / hunt / or indicate that you have completed a course (j’ai poursuivi un cours de française)

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acquérir

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to acquire

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étroite

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intimately (ie, to work intimately with)

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polycompétent

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multi-tasker

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rigoureux

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rigorous / precise

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autonome

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autonomous (NOT necessarily indenpendant)

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serrer

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to tighten / squeeze

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afin de

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in order to

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le prise

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taking (ie: le prise de la responsibilité)

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freiner

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to break

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ralentir

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to slow down

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se serrer

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to pull together

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ranger

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to put away / put back

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peindre

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to paint

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éteindre

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to turn off

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atteindre

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to attain / reach

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a’agir

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is about / to be a matter of / question of

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agir

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to act / behave

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99
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l’averse

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rainstorm

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tomber en panne

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to breakdown

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tout à coup

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suddenly / all of a sudden

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témoigner

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to witness / testify

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103
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le témoignage

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testimony

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104
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la devanture

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store front

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105
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la étalagiste

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window display artist

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étaler

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to display / to set out

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tenir un commerce

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to run a business

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la vitrine

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store window

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mettre en valeur

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to display / to enhance / to show off

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les primeur (f)

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fruits and vegetables

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la supérette

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convenience store

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la piéton

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a pedestrian

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convaincre

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to convince

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persuader

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to persuade

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sans frais

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interest free

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promouvoir

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to promote (a product)

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le tenue vestimentaire

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outfit (uniform)

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la bijouterie

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jewelry

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le collier

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necklace

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la bague

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ring

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bouche à oreille

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word of mouth

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une boucle d’oreille

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earring

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boucler

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to buckle / to fasten

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les boutons de manchettes

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cuff-links

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la manche

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sleeve

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mouchoir de poche

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pocket square

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le pull

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sweater

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la couturier

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seamstress / dressmaker (high end)

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les bottes (f)

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boots

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serré

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tight

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desserré

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loose

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les cuisses (f)

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thighs

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la taille

A

waist

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attirante

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attractive

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attirer

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to attract

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veiller

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to stay awake / stay up late

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passionner

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to excite

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s’occuper

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to look after / take care of

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avoir l’impression

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to have the feeling

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le tableau

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a painting

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se taire

A

to be quiet

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désigner

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to designate / to assign / to appoint

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une échelle

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ladder / scale (dimension) - une échelle local

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les banlieue (f)

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suburbs

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voire

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or even

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un concessionnaire

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car dealership

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matière première

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raw materials

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ne…que

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only (in negative construction) (not…but)

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le bond

A

a leap / jump

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la décroissance

A

reduction in growth

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décroître

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to decrease

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la croissance

A

growth

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croître

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to increase

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un pic de croissance

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peak growth (ie. highest point on a chart)

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une courbe

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curve

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abriter

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to shelter / accommodate (also can be reflexive)

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abri-bus

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bus shelter

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soudain

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sudden / abrupt

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pâlir

A

to go pale

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terne

A

dull (opposite of brillant)

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l’enquête (f)

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inquiry

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mener

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to lead / to direct

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auprès

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nearby

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apprécier

A

to appreciate / to respect / to value

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se débrouiller

A

to figure (things) out

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traiter de

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to deal with

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livrer

A

to deliver / to hand over

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raccrocher

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to hang up (the phone)

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rapprocher

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to bring together / to compare

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l’extrait (m)

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an extract / excerpt / passage

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la Bourse

A

the Stock Market

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prendre ici et là

A

take from here and there

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assoiffé

A

thirsty

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relier

A

to link

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en outre

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furthermore / besides

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réguler

A

to regulate

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canaliser

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to channel

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fiable

A

reliable

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bimensuel

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biweekly papers (2x/month)

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hebdomadaire

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weekly (paper)

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paraître

A

to appear / to seem

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retenir

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to hold back / to retain

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digne

A

worthy / deserving (digne de confiance)

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saisir

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to seize / to grab

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l’expéditeur

A

sender

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le destinataire

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recipient (addressee)

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prise de contact

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initial meeting

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parvenir

A

to reach (au sommet) / to succeed in/at (à faire qqch)

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veuillez agréer,

A

sincerely yours,

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faire parvenir

A

to send

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au titre de

A

pursuant to / concerning

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se tenir à votre disposition

A

to be at your disposal

193
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éviter

A

to avoid

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préposé

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clerk (at an administration)

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au-delà

A

beyond / well above

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le fauteuil

A

armchair / chair

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fournir

A

to furnish / to supply

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prévoir

A

to preview

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prévenir

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to warn / to caution

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les revues

A

magazines / journals

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une part de pizza

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a slice of pizza

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gorger

A

to stuff (with food)

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récapituler

A

to reiterate

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s’agir de

A

is about / to be a question or matter of

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s’occuper de

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to look after / to take care of / to be busy

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appartenir

A

to belong to

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convenir

A

to be appropriate

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éclairer

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to light / to brighten / to clear up

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échapper

A

to escape / to elude

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pressant (adj)

A

urgent / pressing

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le meuble

A

piece of furniture

212
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mettre en colère

A

to anger / to madden

213
Q

à l’unanimité

A

unanimously

214
Q

le voile

A

veil

215
Q

se dépêcher

A

to hurry

216
Q

rater

A

to miss (a bus/train/etc) / to fail (a test)

217
Q

ça craint

A

it’s difficult (informal)

218
Q

se plaindre

A

to complain

219
Q

plaindre

A

to feel sorry for / to pity

220
Q

la douleur

A

pain / soreness

221
Q

j’en ai marre

A

I’m sick of it / fed up

222
Q

ivre / saoul / bourré

A

drunk (formal / normal / informal)

223
Q

le piège

A

trap

224
Q

un roman

A

novel

225
Q

esquiver

A

to dodge (a question) / to shirk (a responsibility)

226
Q

craindre

A

to fear / to be afraid of

227
Q

cueillir

A

to pick / to gather

228
Q

fuir

A

to flee / to run away from

229
Q

valoir

A

to be worth / to merit / to deserve

230
Q

coudre

A

to sew

231
Q

élonger

A

to stretch

232
Q

hâter

A

to rush

233
Q

la hausse

A

increase / rise / growth / boom

234
Q

faire un devis

A

to estimate

235
Q

emporter

A

to carry out / to take away

236
Q

enrichir

A

to enrich / to enhance

237
Q

banal

A

trivial / banal

238
Q

au sein de

A

within

239
Q

convenir

A

to be appropriate

240
Q

proposer ma candidature

A

propose my candidature

241
Q

en ce qui concerne

A

with regard to

242
Q

plus tard

A

later / after

243
Q

implanter

A

to implant / to implement

244
Q

enquête

A

enquiry / investigation

245
Q

mener

A

to lead / to guide

246
Q

traiter

A

to treat / to handle

247
Q

livrer

A

to deliver

248
Q

raccrocher

A

to hang up (the phone)

249
Q

auprès

A

nearby / next to / beside

250
Q

en manque

A

withdrawal

251
Q

croître

A

to increase

252
Q

des viennoiserie

A

breakfast pastries

253
Q

tenter

A

to tempt / to attract

254
Q

la cage d’escalier

A

stairwell

255
Q

le tapage

A

racket (noise)

256
Q

chier

A

to shit

257
Q

chiant

A

shitty? / damn annoying

258
Q

aimer mieux

A

to prefer (familiar)

259
Q

faire la tête

A

to mope

260
Q

PDG

A

Président Directeur General

261
Q

les cadres

A

executives

262
Q

promouvoir

A

to promote

263
Q

la circulation

A

traffic

264
Q

le bouchon

A

traffic jam / plug / stopper

265
Q

le débouché

A

job opening / job opportunity

266
Q

parmi

A

among / amongst

267
Q

quête

A

quest / search / pursuit

268
Q

les arrhes / le acompte

A

deposit (of money)

269
Q

en revanche

A

on the other hand

270
Q

Se mettre à

A

to begin

271
Q

une prime

A

bonus

272
Q

exiger

A

to demand / to require

273
Q

or,

A

now, / in fact,

274
Q

épanouissant

A

fulfilling

275
Q

se pencher

A

to bend over

276
Q

haïr

A

to hate