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Gen 2019 Flashcards

1
Q

To watch over, to take care of smth

A

veiller à qqch

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2
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Her job consists in taking care of wellbeing within the company

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Son job consiste à veiller au bien-être dans l’entreprise.

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3
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To ensure that X

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faire en sorte que X

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4
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I am confused

A

je suis dans le flou

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5
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to tinker with something

A

bidouiller qqch.

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6
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It’s a good bet that…

A

il y a fort à parier que…

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7
Q

To be within reach of someone

A

être à la portée de quelqu’un

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8
Q

wealthy

A

nanti(e)(s)

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9
Q

it appears that…

A

Il en ressort que…

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10
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I’m busy (I’m not idle)

A

je ne chôme pas

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11
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henceforth (2)

A

dorénavant, désormais

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12
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To get started, to give a leg up

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mettre le pied à l’étrier (literally, to put the foot in the stirrup)

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13
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I am very sorry

A

Je suis navré

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14
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I wonder how I missed X

A

Je me demand comment j’ai pu passer à côté de X

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15
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We will try to identify ways to move forward together

A

Nous tenterons de dégager des modalités pour avancer ensemble

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16
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a deadline / a due date

A

une échéance

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17
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to describe where we are on X

A

Décrire où nous en sommes sur X

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18
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soon (2)

A

bientôt / sous peu

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19
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depending on what we’re aiming for

A

selon ce qu’on vise

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20
Q

To straighten things out, to put things clearly

A

mettre les choses à plat

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21
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To refine, to tweak

A

affiner

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22
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Two things I hadn’t thought of

A

Deux choses auxquels je n’avais pas pensé

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23
Q

not having done it myself

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ne l’ayant pas fait moi-même

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24
Q

we would be more than happy to do X

A

nous serions plus qu’heureux de faire X

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25
Q

the motherboard

A

la carte mère

26
Q

To work around / to circumvent

A

contourner

27
Q

a blunder

A

une bourde

28
Q

It runs on Windows (It only runs on Windows)

A

Il tourne sous Windows (Il ne tourne que sous Windows)

29
Q

To remove / subtract

A

soustraire

30
Q

The zero waste movement is burgeoning

A

la mouvance « zéro déchet » est en plein essor

31
Q

To label (e.g. with a price)

A

étiqueter

32
Q

To catch up with a process

A

rattraper le train en marche

33
Q

cautious / risk-averse / skittish

A

frileux (frileuse)

34
Q

prohibitive

A

rédhibitoire

35
Q

the criticality of X

A

la criticité de X

36
Q

that’s it!

A

ça y est!

37
Q

time-consuming

A

chronophage

38
Q

I have to deal with that

A

il faut que je m’en occupe

39
Q

a competitive price

A

un prix concurrentiel

40
Q

we’ll put it to good use

A

On en fera bon usage

41
Q

for want of something better

A

faute de mieux

42
Q

a learning curve

A

une courbe d’apprentissage

43
Q

a gap / a discrepancy

A

un écart

44
Q

realistic / workable

A

réaliste

45
Q

probably / presumably

A

vraisemblablement

46
Q

an obstacle

A

une entrave

47
Q

to the extent of our means

A

dans la mesure de nos moyens

48
Q

money laundering

A

le blanchissage d’argent

49
Q

upstream work

A

le travail en amont

50
Q

the peak (of a cycle, mountain…)

A

le pic

51
Q

there is almost nothing

A

il n’y a presque plus rien

52
Q

a wardrobe

A

une penderie

53
Q

to fail to get off the ground

A

ne pas voir le jour

54
Q

in hindsight

A

avec le recul

55
Q

to succeed / to come to fruition

A

aboutir

56
Q

accomplished

A

abouti

57
Q

customisable

A

personnalisable

58
Q

it’s not something to take lightly

A

ce n’est pas une chose à prendre à la légère

59
Q

a compromise that had to be made

A

un compromis qu’il a fallu faire

60
Q

I knew that this would happen

A

Je savais que cela allait arriver

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