Concours Passerelle Voc Economique Flashcards

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1
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L’indice de croissance

A

The growth index

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Le secteur primaire/ secondaire/ tertiaire

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The primary/secondary/tertiary sector

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Créer une société

A

To set up/ To start a business

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Trouver des fonds

A

To raise capital

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La réduction des coûts

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Cost savings

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Entretenir des relations commerciales

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To do business with

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Avec des pratiques commerciales déloyales

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Unfair trade practices

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Participer aux bénéfices

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To share in the profits

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Subir des pertes

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To suffer a loss

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Régler la note

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To foot the bill

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Une table ronde

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A round-table discussion

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Conclure un marché

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To make / To strike a deal

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Le conseil d’administration

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The Board of Directors

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La marge brute

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Gross profit

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Les frais généraux

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Overhead costs

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La fraude fiscale

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Tax evasion

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La participation aux bénéfices

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Profit-sharing

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Une zone de libre-échange

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A free-trade area

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19
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Le marché noir

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The black market

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20
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Le commerce extérieur

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Foreign trade

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21
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Un accord commercial

A

A trade agreement

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22
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Le déficit commercial

A

The trade gap

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Le commerce intérieur

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Domestic trade

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Le produit national brut (PNB)

Le produit intérieur brut (PIB)

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The Gross National Product (GNP)

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

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Le revenu par habitant

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The per capita income

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L’offre et la demande

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Supply and demand

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Etre en déficit

A

To be in the red

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28
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Le taux de change

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The exchange rate

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29
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Une devise forte / faible

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A hard / soft currency

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L’étude de marché

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Market research

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31
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Trouver un débouché

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To find a market

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Conquérir un marché

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To penetrate a market

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Retirer progressivement du marché

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To phase out of the market

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Un marché orienté à la baisse / hausse

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A bear /bull market

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Laisser entrer des marchandises

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To allow goods in

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36
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Le président du conseil d’administration

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The Chairman of the Board

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37
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Le PDG

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The Chief executive officer (C.E.O) = us

The managing director (uk)

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Le chef du personnel

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The chief of staff / the head of personnel

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39
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Une voiture de société

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A company car

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40
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Un voyage d’affaires

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A business trip

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41
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Une societe d’état

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A state-owned company

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42
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Une PME

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A small or medium-sized company

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Une OPA

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A takeover bid

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44
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Un expert-comptable

A

A chartered accountant

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45
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Liquider une affaire

A

To wind up a business

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46
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Fermer, cesser ses activités

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To go out of business

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47
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La prise de décision

Un décideur

A

Decision making

A decision-maker

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Insulter

A

To abuse

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49
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Accomplir

Achever

A

To achieve

To finish

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Accomplissement , réussite

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Achievement

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51
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Réel

Actuel

A

Actual

Current

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52
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En réalité, en fait

Actuellement

A

Actually

Presently/ at the moment/ nowadays

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53
Q

Publicité

Avertissement

A

Advertisement

Warning

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54
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Conseil

Avis

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Advice

Mind, opinion

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55
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Riche

Richesse

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Affluent

Affluence

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56
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Heure d’affluence

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Rush gout

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57
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Candidature ( sens plu fréquent )

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Application

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58
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Se disputer

Une dispute

A

To argue

A argument (le sens “argument” est plus rare)

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Assister à

Attendre

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To attend

To wait for

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Bénir

Blesser

A

To bless

To hurt, To injure, To wound

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Tromper

Une tromperie

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To deceive

A deception

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Décevoir

Une déception

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To disappoint

A disappointment

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Exiger

Demander

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To demand

To ask

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Rédacteur en chef

Éditeur

A

Editor

Publisher

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Finalement

Éventuellement

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Eventually

Possibly

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Une preuve

Une évidence

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An evidence

An obvious fact

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Chiffre / silhouette

Une figure

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A figure

A face

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Blesser

A

To injure

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69
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Injurier

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To abuse

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70
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Problème, sujet ou numéro d’un journal

Une issue

A

An issue

A way out , an exit

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Grand , étendu

Large

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Large

Wide , broad

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72
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Cours, une conférence

Une lecture

A

A lecture

A reading

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Roman

Nouvelle

A

A novel

A shirt story

74
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Romancier, romancière

A

A novelist

75
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Client

Patron

A

Patron

Biss

76
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Prejugés

Préjudice

A

Prejudice

Damage

77
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Faire semblant

Prétendre

A

To pretend

To claim

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Empêcher de

Prévenir

A

To prevent from + vbING

To warn

79
Q

Se rendre compte

Réaliser un rêve

A

To realize

To fulfil a dream (d’où fulfilment)

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Avoir ses raisons pour

Avoir raison

A

To have reason

To be right

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Famille

Connaissance

A

Relatives

Acquaintance

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Soulagement

A

Relief (sens le plus fréquent )

83
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Grossier

Rude

A

Rude

Hard, tough

84
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Raisonable

Sensible

A

Sensible

Sensitive

85
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Soutenir

Supporter

A

To support

To bear , To stand

86
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Compassion

Compatissant

A

Sympathique

Sympathetic

87
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Sympathique

A

Friendly

88
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Bon

Exact/ bon (la bonne question)

A

Good

Right

89
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Dernier :

  1. On sait qu’il n’en écrira plus d’autres
  2. C’est le dernier sorti mais il y en aura d’autres
A
  1. Last

2. Latest

90
Q

Economique (qui concerne l’économie )

Economique ( peu cher )

Les sciences économiques

A

Economic

Economical

Economics

91
Q

Femme

  1. Epouse
  2. Femme au sens large
A
  1. Wife

2. Woman

92
Q

Fille

  1. Sens general
  2. P/r au pere ou a la mere
A
  1. Girl

2. Daughter

93
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Mauvais

  1. Contraite de “good”
  2. Pas celui qu’il fallait
A
  1. Bad

2. Wrong

94
Q

La photographie (le cliché)

L’art de la photographie

A

Photograph

Photography

95
Q

Politique d’un gouvernement

La politique en general

A

The policy

Politics

96
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En outre

Notamment

A

Alonge other things

97
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Philanthropie

A

Philanthropy

98
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La zone euro

A

The eurozone

99
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Le port

A

The port / the harbour

100
Q

L’inflation

A

Inflation

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Hausse des prix de l’alimentation

A

An increase in food prices

102
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Un oignon

A

A onion

103
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Un contenu

A

A content

104
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Télécharger (net )

A

To upload (ed)

105
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Un prisonnier

A

A prisoner

106
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Confiner, fermer à clé

A

To lock up. (Ed)

107
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Actuellement

A

Currently

108
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La dette publique à long terme

A

Long-term debt

109
Q

Se vanter / vanter

A

To boast

110
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Jouir

A

To enjoy/ To boast

111
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Jusque-là

A

Until now

112
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L’enseignement supérieur

A

Higher education

113
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Consacrer / dédier

A

To devote (ed)

114
Q

De temps en temps

A

From time to time

115
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Pendant si longtemps

A

For such a long time

For so long

116
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En même temps

A

At the same time

117
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De tous les temps

A

Of all times

118
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En un rien de temps

A

In next to no time

119
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Pour le moment

A

For the time being

120
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Par moments

A

At times

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A de nombreuses reprises

A

Time and again

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Maintes fois

A

Many a time

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Jadis

Il etait une fois

A

Once

Once upon a time

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Jusqu’à présent

A

So far

125
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Tous les jours

Tous les 2 jours

Tous les trois jours

A

Every day
Every other day
Every theme days

126
Q

Toute la journée

A

All day long

127
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À compter de

A

As from …

128
Q

Désormais

En+ Date

A

From now on

In + date

129
Q

Dès + date

A

As early as + date

130
Q

A temps (p/r à un planning, à une horaire)

A

On time

131
Q

A temps pour

A

In time

132
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En + mois, saison, annee, moment de la journee

A

In / within + moment

133
Q

La nuit

A

At night

134
Q

Dans + durée

A

In + durée

135
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D’ici à / moins de + durée

D’ici 40 min

A

Within + durée

Within forty minutes

136
Q

D’ici à + date / moment

A

By + date/moment

137
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Le + jour , date dans l’avenir ou le passé

A

On + date/ jour

138
Q

Un sens caché

A

A hidden meaning

139
Q

Entourer cerner encercler

A

To surround

140
Q

Meriter

A

To deserve

141
Q

Joie

A

Delight

142
Q

Malgré tout

A

And yet …

143
Q

Bien que

A

Although
Though
Even though

144
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Même si

A

Even if

Even though

145
Q

Alors que (idee de contradiction)

A

Whereas

146
Q

Peu importe qui
Quiconque
Qui que ce soit

A

Whoever

147
Q

Quoi que
N’importe lequel
tout
Absolument tout

A

Whatever

148
Q

Quelque soit la façon dont / quelque soit la maniere

Cependant

A

However

149
Q

Partout où
Ou donc
N’importe ou

A

Wherever

150
Q

N’importe quand
Quand tu veux
Tout le temps

A

Whenever

151
Q

Mériter

A

To deserve

152
Q

Abandonner
Baisser les bras
Renoncer
Ceder qch

A

To give up

153
Q

Worth

A

La valeur

Qui vaut

154
Q

Chemin
Voie
Parcous

A

A path

155
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Tenace
Têtu
Obstiné

A

Stubborn

156
Q

Chasser

Poursuivre

A

To chase

157
Q

Difficile
Dur
Robuste
Coriace

A

Tough

158
Q

Se balader

Une balade/ promenade

A

To stroll

Stroll

159
Q

Une amende

A

A fine

160
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Faible 
Pauvre 
Fragil 
Mou
Médiocre 

Faiblesse

A

Weak

Weakness

161
Q

Époustouflant
Magnifique
Stupéfiant

A

Breathtaking

162
Q

Chercher

Rechercher

A

To look for

163
Q

Tenter

Essayer

A

To attempt (ed)

164
Q

Volontaire

Consentant

A

Willing

165
Q

Ralentir

Décélérer

A

To slow down (ed)

166
Q

Vraiment
Véritablement
Réellement

A

Truly

167
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Folie
Démence
Insanité

A

Insanity

168
Q

Encore et toujours

A

Over and over again

169
Q

S’attendre

Espérer

A

To expect

170
Q

En quelque sorte

A

As it were

A placer apres l’expression qualifiée

171
Q

Entendre parler de

Avoir des nouvelles de

A

To hear of

To hear from

172
Q

Envoyer chercher

A

To send for

173
Q

Espérer qqchose

A

To hope for

174
Q

Dépendre de

A

To depend on

175
Q

Vivre aux crochets de

A

To live on

176
Q

S’occuper de qqn

A

To look after

To take care of

177
Q

Avoir affaire à

A

To deal with

178
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Compenser

A

To make up for

179
Q

Licencier

A

To lay off

180
Q

S’enfuir

A

To run away

181
Q

Céder à

A

To give in

182
Q

Renoncer à

A

To give up