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solution/project/contract

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At pntt, we offer turnkey …

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(FR: travailler jusqu’à tard dans la nuit)

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Michael burned the midnight oil on many a night* during his university years. (*de nombreuses nuits)

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(FR: opérationnel; en état de marche)

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The new system is now up and running.

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(FR: Ça roule comme sur des roulettes!)

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The new system is running like clockwork.

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(FR: disponible, à prendre, à gagner)

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Jean is leaving the company at the end of the month and his job will be up for grabs.

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(FR: ce qui est à notre portée, des cibles faciles, la partie facile)

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I’m a great believer in picking low-hanging fruit. Start with what’s easy, and go higher later.

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(FR: gain/impact/résultat rapide)

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Let’s look at some of the quick wins we can do to help us meet our deadline.

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(FR: pour faire une grande histoire courte)

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Anyway, long story short, I had to take the next flight back to Montreal.

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(FR: un jeu d’enfant, une promenade de santé)

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Some COVID variants make recovering from influenza seem like a walk in the park.

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(FR: revenir/se remettre à la planche à dessin)

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That didn’t go very well, did it? Let’s go back to the drawing board.

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whatchamacallit

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ce machin chouette

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Withing reason

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Dans les limites du raisonnable.

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EN : A Beacon of

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The pas must serve as a beacon for us. (Une guide)

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EN : Painstakaing

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The application of this procedure is painstaking. (Rigoureux)

Procedure = Prosidjure

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EN : in a nutshell

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En un mot : In a nutshell, we can do better.

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EN : To turn a blind eye

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Fermer les yeux sur une situation : We cannot turn a blind eye to the risks it poses.

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Off the top of my head

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de mémoire … : I can’t tell you for sure off the top of my head.

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To keep an ear to the ground

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Garder l’oeil ouvert :

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To take stock of

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Faire l’inventaire, Faire le point avant de prendre une décision

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s’établir quelque part en affaires

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To set up shop

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21
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réaliser des bénéfices

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To turn a profit

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Quelque chose à la fine pointe

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Something that is at the forefront of.

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To tick all the boxes

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Réponds à toutes les cases.

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Être pris entre l’arbre et l’écorce

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To be caucht between a rock and a hard place

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25
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Apprendre les rouages

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To learn the ropes

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26
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To be on the ball

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Être sur la coche

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27
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To fit the bill

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Remplir la commande

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Je vais y réfléchir

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I will think it over

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29
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Être laisser en plan

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To be left high and dry

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Laisser pour compte

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To be left out in the cold

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Tu as bien commencer

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Off to a good start.

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32
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Convaincre

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To talk someone into something

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33
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Passer au chose sérieuse

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To get down to business

34
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Tourner les coins ronds

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To cut Corners

35
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Au final

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The Bottom line

36
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Conquérir le marché

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To corner the market

37
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Partir de zéro

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From the ground up

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Une cause de rupture d’une accord

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a dealbreaker

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À la fine pointe de la techonologie

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On the cutting edge

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Aller droit au but

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To cut the chase

41
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Bouche à oreille

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Word of mouth

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Une bataille difficile

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Uphill battle

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Avoir le dessus

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To have the upper hand

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Avoir trop de chose à faire

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To have too many irons in the fire

45
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Rafraichir la mémoire

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To jog someone’s memory

46
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Lancer des paroles en l’air - Faire des promesses en l’air.

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To pay lip service to something or someone

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Faire le point

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To take stock/

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Être à la hauteur, elle ne remplie pas nos standards.

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To cut the mustard

49
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Dans les limites du raisonnable

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Within reason

50
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Je n’étais pas au courant, tu me l’apprends

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That’s news to me

51
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Me pas être synchronisé

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To be out of sync

52
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Prendre le taureau par les cornes

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To take the bull by the horns

53
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Des miettes

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Pennies on the dollar

54
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Incertain

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Up in the air

55
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mettre quelqu’un au courant

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To bring someone up to speed

56
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Épargner les détails

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To spare the details

57
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Tenir son bout

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To stand one’s ground

58
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un chiffre approximatif

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A ballpark number

59
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de mémoire

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Off the top of my head

60
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Vue d’ensemble

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The big picture

61
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Dans les règles

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By the book

62
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Prendre des risques

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No pain no gains + Nothing venture nothing gains

63
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Not going to fly

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Ça ne fonctionnera pas!

64
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Serrer les cordons de la bourse

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Tightening the purse strings or hold the purse strings

65
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Dans ton coin

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In your neck of the woods

66
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Depuis le début, à partir de zéro

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From the grown up

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En résumé!

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In a nutshell…

68
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Quelque chose qui change la donne

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it’s a game changer!

69
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Je vais t’aider à te rafraichir la mémoire

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Jog someone’s memory

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Quelqu’un d’hypocrite - Dit oui, mais ne le fait pas …

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To pay lip service

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Faire le point avant de prendre une décision

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To take stock!

72
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point de vue, un angle, une position avantageuse

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a vintage point

73
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mettre fin à quelque chose

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To pull the plug

74
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joindre ou contacter quelqu’un

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to get (a) hold (TENIR) of someone

75
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Mettre la main sur quelque chose

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to get (a) hold (TENIR) of something

76
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Arrêtons nous là pour aujourd’hui

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Let’s call it a day!

77
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Ça pourrait s’avérer utile !!

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To come in handy

78
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Je comprends comment ça marche

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I get the jist of it …

79
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to see something through

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Passer au travers quelque chose de difficile ou unpleasant

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a safe bet

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81
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Dollars to donuts

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