French Vocabulary - Page 8 Flashcards
consacrer
to sanction; devote
aménager
to develop; convert; do up; lay out
À temps
on time
les environs / les alentours
surronding areas / vicinity of
encombrer
obstruct; clutter up
s’empresser
haster; hurry; pay close attention to; fuss
intervenir
step in; interfere; reach agreement
un différend / désaccord / querelle
disagreement; conflict / dispute / quarrel
un dénouement
outcome
une concurrence / concurrencer
competition / to compete with
garantir
to guarantee; certify; safeguard
retenir
to deduct; hold back; keep
juste
accurate; correct; fair; a bit; just in time
entraîner
to lead to; bring about; entail
incomber
to fall to, to lie with (the responsibility lies with . . )
entreprendre
to start; undertake, to tackle
entretenir
to keep going; to look after; maintain
un glossaire
glossary
vocabulaire / un lexique
vocabulary / lexicon; word book
Directeur général
managing director; CEO
un grief
grievance; complaint
un exposé
presentation; talk; report
une explication
explanation
depasser
to exceed; overtake
en plus de
besides; as well as
émis / émettre
issued / to emit
une mire
target; test pattern (TV, printing)
d’autre
other; else
une vacance / les vacances
a vacancy / vacation
l’approvisionnement
supply (of)
en principe
in principle
un ajustement; réajustement
adjustment; readjustment
toutefois
nevertheless; however
l’optic
optics; perspective
l’estime
respect
la disposition
arrangement; position; disposal
la préposée
official
l’horaire
schedule
le côntrole
control; check; test
quelque part
somewhere; anywhere
probatoire
preliminary; probationary
nul / un nul
blank; void; tie / a loser
une requête
a request
