Common terms and expressions (Q-Z)

Question 1

quand même

Answer 1

even though

Question 2

quelque part

Answer 2

somewhere

Question 3

quant a moi

Answer 3

according to me

Question 4

quiconque

Answer 4

whoever

Question 5

quitte à (recommencer)

Answer 5

even if (it has to be done again)

Question 6

recevez l’assurance de mes sentiments…

Answer 6

respectfully yours

Question 7

régir

Answer 7

to govern

Question 8

relever de qqn

Answer 8

to report to someone

Question 9

rendre compte de

Answer 9

to account for

Question 10

reporter (à une date ultérieure)

Answer 10

to postpone

Question 11

requérir / requis

Answer 11

to require / required

Question 12

s’agir de

Answer 12

to be about

Question 13

s’aquiter de

Answer 13

to fulfill

Question 14

s’avérir

Answer 14

to prove, to turn out

Question 15

se prevaloir de qqc / d’un droit

Answer 15

to avail oneself of something / to invoke (law)

Question 16

signaler qqc

Answer 16

to report something

Question 17

sans

Answer 17

without

Question 18

sans cesse

Answer 18

continuously

Question 19

satisfaire les exigences

Answer 19

to meet the requirements

Question 20

savoir gré de

Answer 20

to be grateful to

Question 21

savoir pertinemment

Answer 21

to know well

Question 22

selon (lui)

Answer 22

according to (him)

Question 23

se charger de

Answer 23

to take responsibility for

Question 24

se composer de

Answer 24

to be made of

Question 25

se faire un plaisir de

Answer 25

to be pleased to, to be delighted to

Question 26

se pencher sur

Answer 26

to look into, to study

Question 27

se tenir (événement)

Answer 27

to happen, to occur, to take place (event)

Question 28

sinon

Answer 28

except, other than, if not

Question 29

soit…soit

Answer 29

either…or

Question 30

soumettre une candidature

Answer 30

submit an application

Question 31

sous peu

Answer 31

shortly

Question 32

sous prétexte que

Answer 32

under the pretexte of

Question 33

stipuler

Answer 33

to stipulate, to specify

Question 34

suite à

Answer 34

following

Question 35

surtout

Answer 35

especially

Question 36

survenir (événement)

Answer 36

to happen, to occur, to take place (event)

Question 37

susmentionné

Answer 37

above mentionned

Question 38

tandis que

Answer 38

whereas

Question 39

tel(le) que

Answer 39

such as, like

Question 40

tellement…que

Answer 40

so much…. that, as

Question 41

tenir à

Answer 41

to insist to, to hold to

Question 42

tenir au courant (de)

Answer 42

to keep up-to-date on, to keep informed of

Question 43

tenir compte de

Answer 43

to have regards for, to take into account

Question 44

titulaire (d’un poste)

Answer 44

(job) incumbant

Question 45

tomber le (10 mai)

Answer 45

to occur (may 10th)

Question 46

toutefois

Answer 46

however

Question 47

toutes les fois que

Answer 47

every time that, all the times that

Question 48

traiter de qqc

Answer 48

to be about, to concern

Question 49

travailler de concert avec qqn

Answer 49

to work with someone

Question 50

ultérieur

Answer 50

later

Question 51

veiller à

Answer 51

to make sure that

Question 52

veuillez agréer mes sentiments distingués

Answer 52

please accept my sincere regards

Question 53

verser à

Answer 53

to put into

Question 54

viser à

Answer 54

to aim to

Question 55

voeux de prompt rétablissement (m)

Answer 55

get well wishes

Question 56

vous trouverez ci-joint (ou ci-inclus)

Answer 56

you will find attached, included

Question 57

vu (que)

Answer 57

seeing that, given that