Class Vocab Flashcards
tromper
to trick or deceive
le facteur
mailman
effectuer (une tâche)
to do a task
autrefois
in the past
le fournisseur
supplier or vendor
décaler
to delay
aux frais de la societé
at the expense of the company
le veille
the day before
tant de travail
so much work
de nos jours
nowadays
embaucher / employer / engager
to hire
les salariés
salaried employees
ambitieux
ambitious
un dose d’essai
sample
la reuissite
success
le parc informatique
IT equipment
le pôt à crayon
pencil/pen holder
une boîte de conserve
canned good
boucler (un dossier)
to shut / sew up (a business deal)
une racine
the root (of a word)
le tournage
shooting
au sein de
within
evoluer
to evolve / make progress
la conscience professionnel
professional awareness
la évolution
evolution / progression / development
demandeur d’emploi
job seeker
un(e) candidat(e)
candidate / applicant
favoriser
to favor / give preference to
diriger
to direct / point (someone to) / head / manage / mastermind
ambitieux
ambitious
tout d’abord
first of all
une petite annonce
want ad
le descriptif du poste / des tâches
job description
une lettre de motivation
cover letter
entretien d’embauche
job interview
carrière
career
être au chômage
to be unemployed
DAF (Directeur Administratif et Financier)
CFO
une salle d’attente / un salon d’attente / un salon de accueil
waiting room
en liquide
cash
la orthographe
spelling
disposer
to feel favorably towards someone or an action
posséder
to posses / to own / to have
obtenir
to obtain / acquire / get ahold of
baisser
to lower
le caddie
shopping cart
résilier (un contrat)
to terminate or cancel a contract
l’infirmation
overturning (of a decision)
infirmer
invalidate (an assertion) / nullify
débiteur
debtor
AR (accusé reception)
acknowledge receipt
relever (de)
to depend (on)
l’avis
opinion / judgment / notice
le défaut
defect / flaw
le meneur
leader
soutenir
to support
expliciter
to explain thoroughly
ça me paraît être
it seems to me
paraître
to appear / look / seem
un ordre du jour
agenda
un congrès
(high level) conference
une foire exposition
a trade fair / expo
un salon
lounge
mécontent
unhappy
quelques-uns
some people
égocentrique
self-centered
mettre en evidence
emphasize / showcase
briller
to shine / glare
souffler
to blow
plutôt
rather
rapporter
to bring back / earn
ainsi
thus / therefore
lorsque
when
dérouler
to take place / unfold
jusqu’au bout
through
dès que
as soon as
aussitôt que
as soon as
sitôt
as soon as
tandis que
while (while on the other hand)
l’edifice
building / structure
poursuivre
to persue / hunt / or indicate that you have completed a course (j’ai poursuivi un cours de française)
acquérir
to acquire
étroite
intimately (ie, to work intimately with)
polycompétent
multi-tasker
rigoureux
rigorous / precise
autonome
autonomous (NOT necessarily indenpendant)
serrer
to tighten / squeeze
afin de
in order to
le prise
taking (ie: le prise de la responsibilité)
freiner
to break
ralentir
to slow down
se serrer
to pull together
ranger
to put away / put back
peindre
to paint
éteindre
to turn off
atteindre
to attain / reach
a’agir
is about / to be a matter of / question of
agir
to act / behave
l’averse
rainstorm
tomber en panne
to breakdown
tout à coup
suddenly / all of a sudden
témoigner
to witness / testify
le témoignage
testimony
la devanture
store front
la étalagiste
window display artist
étaler
to display / to set out
tenir un commerce
to run a business
la vitrine
store window
mettre en valeur
to display / to enhance / to show off
les primeur (f)
fruits and vegetables
la supérette
convenience store
la piéton
a pedestrian
convaincre
to convince
persuader
to persuade
sans frais
interest free
promouvoir
to promote (a product)
le tenue vestimentaire
outfit (uniform)
la bijouterie
jewelry
le collier
necklace
la bague
ring
bouche à oreille
word of mouth
une boucle d’oreille
earring
boucler
to buckle / to fasten
les boutons de manchettes
cuff-links
la manche
sleeve
mouchoir de poche
pocket square
le pull
sweater
la couturier
seamstress / dressmaker (high end)
les bottes (f)
boots
serré
tight
desserré
loose
les cuisses (f)
thighs
la taille
waist
attirante
attractive
attirer
to attract
veiller
to stay awake / stay up late
passionner
to excite
s’occuper
to look after / take care of
avoir l’impression
to have the feeling
le tableau
a painting
se taire
to be quiet
désigner
to designate / to assign / to appoint
une échelle
ladder / scale (dimension) - une échelle local
les banlieue (f)
suburbs
voire
or even
un concessionnaire
car dealership
matière première
raw materials
ne…que
only (in negative construction) (not…but)
le bond
a leap / jump
la décroissance
reduction in growth
décroître
to decrease
la croissance
growth
croître
to increase
un pic de croissance
peak growth (ie. highest point on a chart)
une courbe
curve
abriter
to shelter / accommodate (also can be reflexive)
abri-bus
bus shelter
soudain
sudden / abrupt
pâlir
to go pale
terne
dull (opposite of brillant)
l’enquête (f)
inquiry
mener
to lead / to direct
auprès
nearby
apprécier
to appreciate / to respect / to value
se débrouiller
to figure (things) out
traiter de
to deal with
livrer
to deliver / to hand over
raccrocher
to hang up (the phone)
rapprocher
to bring together / to compare
l’extrait (m)
an extract / excerpt / passage
la Bourse
the Stock Market
prendre ici et là
take from here and there
assoiffé
thirsty
relier
to link
en outre
furthermore / besides
réguler
to regulate
canaliser
to channel
fiable
reliable
bimensuel
biweekly papers (2x/month)
hebdomadaire
weekly (paper)
paraître
to appear / to seem
retenir
to hold back / to retain
digne
worthy / deserving (digne de confiance)
saisir
to seize / to grab
l’expéditeur
sender
le destinataire
recipient (addressee)
prise de contact
initial meeting
parvenir
to reach (au sommet) / to succeed in/at (à faire qqch)
veuillez agréer,
sincerely yours,
faire parvenir
to send
au titre de
pursuant to / concerning
se tenir à votre disposition
to be at your disposal
éviter
to avoid
préposé
clerk (at an administration)
au-delà
beyond / well above
le fauteuil
armchair / chair
fournir
to furnish / to supply
prévoir
to preview
prévenir
to warn / to caution
les revues
magazines / journals
une part de pizza
a slice of pizza
gorger
to stuff (with food)
récapituler
to reiterate
s’agir de
is about / to be a question or matter of
s’occuper de
to look after / to take care of / to be busy
appartenir
to belong to
convenir
to be appropriate
éclairer
to light / to brighten / to clear up
échapper
to escape / to elude
pressant (adj)
urgent / pressing
le meuble
piece of furniture
mettre en colère
to anger / to madden
à l’unanimité
unanimously
le voile
veil
se dépêcher
to hurry
rater
to miss (a bus/train/etc) / to fail (a test)
ça craint
it’s difficult (informal)
se plaindre
to complain
plaindre
to feel sorry for / to pity
la douleur
pain / soreness
j’en ai marre
I’m sick of it / fed up
ivre / saoul / bourré
drunk (formal / normal / informal)
le piège
trap
un roman
novel
esquiver
to dodge (a question) / to shirk (a responsibility)
craindre
to fear / to be afraid of
cueillir
to pick / to gather
fuir
to flee / to run away from
valoir
to be worth / to merit / to deserve
coudre
to sew
élonger
to stretch
hâter
to rush
la hausse
increase / rise / growth / boom
faire un devis
to estimate
emporter
to carry out / to take away
enrichir
to enrich / to enhance
banal
trivial / banal
au sein de
within
convenir
to be appropriate
proposer ma candidature
propose my candidature
en ce qui concerne
with regard to
plus tard
later / after
implanter
to implant / to implement
enquête
enquiry / investigation
mener
to lead / to guide
traiter
to treat / to handle
livrer
to deliver
raccrocher
to hang up (the phone)
auprès
nearby / next to / beside
en manque
withdrawal
croître
to increase
des viennoiserie
breakfast pastries
tenter
to tempt / to attract
la cage d’escalier
stairwell
le tapage
racket (noise)
chier
to shit
chiant
shitty? / damn annoying
aimer mieux
to prefer (familiar)
faire la tête
to mope
PDG
Président Directeur General
les cadres
executives
promouvoir
to promote
la circulation
traffic
le bouchon
traffic jam / plug / stopper
le débouché
job opening / job opportunity
parmi
among / amongst
quête
quest / search / pursuit
les arrhes / le acompte
deposit (of money)
en revanche
on the other hand
Se mettre à
to begin
une prime
bonus
exiger
to demand / to require
or,
now, / in fact,
épanouissant
fulfilling
se pencher
to bend over
haïr
to hate
