English lesson of September 20, 2023 Flashcards
What is “réticent au changement” in English?
Exemple: Plusieurs personnes sont réticentes au changement.
Reluctant to change
Example: Many people are reluctant to change.
What is “vision” in English?
Exemple: Les pilotes doivent avoir une vision parfaite.
Vision
Eyesight
Example:
Pilots must have perfect vision.
Pilots must have perfect eyesight.
What is “examen de la vue” in English?
Exemple: L’examen de la vue est effectué par le technicien médical.
Eye exam
Eye examination
Eye test
Example: The eye exam / eye examination / eye test is performed by the medical technician.
What is “IMC” (Indice de masse corporelle) in English?
BMI (Body Mass Index)
What is “obèse” in English?
And “obésité”?
obese
obesity
What is “consciencieux” in English?
Conscientious
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What is “perte de temps”?
“Perte d’énergie”?
Waste of time
Waste of energy
What is “s’occuper de” in English?
Exemple: Elle s’occupe de la paperasse.
Take care of
Example: She takes care of paperwork.
What is “responsable de” or “en charge de” in English?
Exemple: Serge est responsable d’appeler les candidats.
Serge est en charge d’appeler les candidats.
Responsible for
In charge of
Example:
Serge is responsible for calling candidates.
Serge is in charge of calling candidates.
What is “être pressé” in English?
Exemple: Êtes-vous pressé?
Be in a hurry
Example: Are you in a hurry?
What is “les deux” in English?
Exemple: Je peux servir les candidates dans les deux langues.
Both (not “the both”)
Example: I can serve candidates in both languages.
What is “remédier à la situation” in English?
Exemple: Nous allons remédier à la situation dans les plus brefs délais.
Correct the situation
Remediate the situation
Example: We will remediate the situation as soon as possible.
What is “à la mode” in English?
Trendy
In
In fashion
Fashionable
What’s the plural of “person”?
Persons (less common)
People (more common)
What is “dispute” in English?
Exemple: Ils ont eu une dispute.
Argument
Fight
Example:
They had an argument.
They had a fight.
What is “pâté chinois” in English?
Shepherd’s pie
NOTE: I’m not sure this will be useful for your job, but we never know! ;-)
What is “étiquette” in English?
Exemple: C’est écrit sur l’étiquette.
Label
Example: It’s written on the label.
What is “fiable” in English?
Exemple: C’est un employé fiable. On peut toujours compter sur lui!
Reliable
Example: He’s a reliable employee. We can always count on him!
What is “gouvernement” in Englsih and how do we pronounce it?
Government
(pronounced GÂ-vern-ment)
How do we pronounce “Japan”?
And “Japanese”?
dje-PANN
DJA-pe-neez
What is “une fois par jour”?
“Deux fois par semaine”?
3-4-5 fois par mois?
Once a day
Twice a week
3-4-5 times a month.
What is “d’habitude” in English and how do we pronounce it?
Exemple: Je termine à 16h d’habitude.
Usually
(pronounced YOU-jou-lee)
Example: I usually finish at 4.
What is “de temps en temps” or “à l’occasion” in English?
Exemple: Nous avons des retards de temps en temps.
From time to time
Once in a while
Every now and then
Example:
We have delays from time to time.
We have delays once in a while.
We have delays every now and then.
What is “paperasse” in English?
Exemple: J’ai beaucoup de paperasse dans mon travail.
Paperwork
Example: I have a lot of paperwork in my job.
What is “c’est dommage” or “c’est plate!” in English?
That sucks (NOTE: can be seen as vulgar a little bit, so do not use at work)
That’s a bummer!
That’s too bad (more common)
