General Vocab Flashcards

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de plus en plus

A

more and more

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c’est inarretable

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it’s unstoppable

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3
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par exemple

A

for example

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4
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Example

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L’exemple (M)

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5
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Report

A

Le Rapport

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Domain

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Le domaine

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Civil Engineer

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un ingéneur civil

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Chartered Accountant

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Un comptable agréé

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9
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The building

A

L’édifice (M)

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10
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mauvais

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bad

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mal

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wrong

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c’est trop vite à mon gôut

A

It’s too fast for my liking

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13
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De manière plus générale

A

In a more general way

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14
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par-dessus tout

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above all else

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15
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il doit bien y avoir.

Il doit y avoir, bien sûr, des contrôles réguliers pour veiller à ce que les règles et les principes qui ont été convenus

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there must be

There must, of course, be regular checks to make sure that the rules and principles that have been agreed are being complied

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16
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le système de dépistage

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tracking system

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17
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provisoire

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provisional

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18
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scellée

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sealed

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19
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le cas échéant

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if applicable

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20
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près de la lisière de la glace

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near the edge of the ice

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21
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la rugosité

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roughness

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22
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la banquise

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the ice pack

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23
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se fier

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to rely on

24
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veiller à ce que

Il incombe à l’exploitant du navire de veiller à ce que toute personne qui se rend à terre pour une brève visite revienne ensuite à bord.

A

to ensure that

It is the vessel operator’s responsibility to ensure that any persons going ashore for a brief visit return to the ship.

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glisser-deposer

A

drag-and-drop

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se traduira par

Il est vrai qu’à court terme, la concrétisation du protocole se traduira par des coûts économiques pour les entreprises européennes.

A

will result in

It is true that, in the short term, implementing the Protocol will result in economic costs to European businesses.

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la propreté

A

cleanliness

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pécuniaires

commerciales trompeuses peuvent souvent générer des profits beaucoup plus élevés que les sanctions pécuniaires imposées.

A

pecuniary/monetary

deceptive marketing can often lead to profits that are far greater than the monetary penalties that can be administered.

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To flourish

Whatever a society is like, it can only flourish in peace, and there can be no peace without justice.

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s’épanouir

Quelle que soit la société, elle ne peut s’épanouir que dans la paix et il ne peut y avoir de paix sans justice.

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from one time to another

This capacity may vary slightly from time to time because of economic conditions

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d’une fois à l’autre

La capacité varie légèrement d’une fois à l’autre selon la conjoncture économique.

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with regards to

As regards the enlargement of the eurozone

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en ce qui concerne

En ce qui concerne l’élargissement de la zone euro

32
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reinforce each other

A

se renforcent mutuellement

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good camaraderie

A

bonne entente

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hidden gems

A

des joyaux cachés

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results based management

A

la gestion axée sur les résultats

36
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confused

A

embrouillé

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We have been good stewards of the fisheries resource in our area

A

Nous avons assuré une bonne intendance de ces ressources chez nous

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Many times

This war has no winner, as has been confirmed many times.

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de nombreuses reprises

Cette guerre n’a pas de gagnant, comme cela a été confirmé à de nombreuses reprises.

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one hour delay

A

une heure de decalage

40
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most widespread

A

le plus repandu

41
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if I’m still struggling

A

si j’ai encore du mal

42
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it is totally topical.

A

il est totalement d’actualité

43
Q

toggle

A

bascule

44
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If something similar were to happen among people, we would not be able to do anything.

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Si une chose similaire devait se produire parmi la population humaine, nous serions incapables de faire quoi que ce soit.

45
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warn

A

prévenir/avertir

46
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sketch/outline

A

esquisser

47
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You will find a draft of a related form after the chapter on safety.

A

Vous trouverez l’ébauche d’un formulaire correspondant suite au chapitre sécurité.

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to consumer/gobble up/swallow up

A

engloutir

49
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I find it somewhat annoying

A

Je trouve ça un peu agaçant

50
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inescapable

A

incontournables

51
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the denial of all human rights

A

le deni de tous les droits de l’homme

52
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In such cases,

A

En pareils cas

53
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Such mechanisms

A

Pareils mécanismes

54
Q

the remaining…

A

le reliquat d’

55
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establishment

A

instauration