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Sébastien Lussier > January to April 2023 - Vocabulary and pronunciation > Flashcards

January to April 2023 - Vocabulary and pronunciation Flashcards

1
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How do we pronounce the words “woman” and “women”?

Examples:

Our accounting clerk is a woman.
Many of our employees at Créations Jade are women.

A

Woman = WÔ-man

Women = Wé-men

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What is the meaning of “I used to…” in the sentence “I used to do that in my job.”?

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Avant ….
J’ai déjà…

(NOTE: We only use “I used to do…” for things that are no longer true.)

Example: Avant, je faisais ça dans mon travail.

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What is “former” un employé in English?

Exemple: Nous formons bien nos employés.

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“Train” an employee

Example: We train our employees very well.

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What is a “cobaye” in English?

Exemple: Tu vas être mon cobaye pour ma nouvelle façon d’enseigner avec Brainscape!

A

guinea pig

Example: You will be my guinea pig with my new way to teach with Brainscape!

(note: “Guinea pig” also means “cochon d’Inde”) :-)

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5
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What is “bouche-à-oreille” in English?

Exemple: Le bouche à oreille est mon meilleur marketing!

A

Word of mouth

Example: Word-of-mouth is my best marketing!

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What is “Conférence de presse” in English?

A

Press conference.

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What is “Répondant” (à un sondage) in English?

A

respondent (to a survey)

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What is “Exigeant” in English?

Exemple: Mon rôle en tant que président de la Chambre de Commerce est exigeant.

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Demanding
Time-consuming

Example: My role as president of the Chamber of Commerce is demanding and time-consuming.

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9
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What is “Produit de niche” in English?

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Niche product.

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What is “relève” in English?

Exemple: Je vais rester président de la Chambre de Commerce pendant 2 ans étant donné qu’il n’y a pas de relève pour l’instant.

A

Succession (noun) ∕ Successor (person)

Example: I will stay the president of the Chamber of Commerce for 2 years since there are no successors for now.

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What is “Défaire ∕ Démolir” in English? (example: of walls, building)

Exemple: Bruno a commencé à défaire des murs.

A

tear down ∕ knock down

Example: Bruno has started knocking down some walls.

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12
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What is “à l’automne” in English?

A

in the fall

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13
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What are “bardeaux de cèdre” in English?

A

Cedar shingles

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14
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What are “volets” in English? (by a window)

A

Shutters

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15
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What is “à l’aise” in English?

Example: Je ne suis pas à l’aise avec cette situation.

A

Comfortable (pronounced KOMF-te-bowl)

Example: I’m not comfortable with this situation.

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What is “service à la clientèle” in English?

Example: Notre service à la clientèle est excellent!

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Customer service

Example: Our customer service is top notch!

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17
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What is “du tout” in English, as in “Elle n’aimait pas son travail du tout!”

A

at all

Example: She didn’t like her job at all!

18
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How do we pronounce the word “bonus”?

A

BÔ-nuss (and not BÂ-nuss)

19
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What is “déclencher” or “déclencheur” in English?

Exemple: Qu’est-ce qui a déclenché cette situation?

A

Trigger

Example: What triggered this situation?

20
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What is “compenser” in English, as in “Le bon travail des uns compense pour le mauvais travail des autres.”?

A

Compensate
Make up for

Example:
Some employees’ good work compensates for other employees’ bad work.

= Some employees’ good work makes up for other employees’ bad work.

21
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What is the adjective “logique” in English, as in “Cette façon de faire n’est pas logique.”?

A

Logical
Example: This way of doing things is not logical.

22
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What is “succursale” in English?

Exemple: Notre succursale d’Abitibi se porte bien.

A

Branch
Division

Example: Our Abitibi branch / division is doing well.

23
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What is “atteindre son but” in English?

Exemple: Je pense que je vais atteindre mes buts.

A

Reach one’s goal.

Example: I think I will reach my goals.

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What is “parvenir à une entente” in English?

Exemple: Nous sommes en discussion en ce moment et j’espère qu’on va parvenir à une entente bientôt.

A

Reach an agreement

Example: We’re in discussion right now and I hope we’ll reach an agreement soon.

25
Q

What is “ralentir” in English?

Exemple: Mon employé souhaite ralentir pour éventuellement prendre sa retraite dans deux ans.

A

Slow down

Example: My employee wants to slow down and eventually retire in two years.

26
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What is “remarquer” in English?

Exemple: J’ai remarqué que je comprends de plus en plus.

A

Notice

Example: I’ve noticed that I understand more and more.

27
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What is “jusqu’à maintenant” in English?

Exemple: On a eu deux cours jusqu’à maintenant.

A

so far

Example: We’ve had 2 lessons so far.

28
Q

What is the English expression for “tout va bien jusqu’à maintenant.”?

A

So far, so good!

29
Q

What is “le 25ième anniversaire” (d’une entreprise par exemple)?

A

the twenty-fifth anniversary

P.S.: If it’s of a person, you would say “the 25th birthday”.

30
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What is “subvention” in English?

Example: Dysphasie Estrie reçoit des subventions du gouvernement.

A

Subsidy / Grant

Example: Dysphasie Estrie receives grants from the government.

31
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What is “Trouble du langage” in English?

A

Language disorder

P.S.: All the health issues that are called “trouble” in French are called “disorder” in English (Example: Language disorder, behavior disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder, etc.)

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What is “pendant 10 ans” in English?

Example: J’ai été le porte-parole pendant 10 ans.

A

For 10 years

Example: I was the spokesperson for 10 years.

33
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What is “quitter” in English?

Example: J’ai quitté à 8h.

A

Leave

Example: I left at 8 o’clock.

34
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What is “aussi” in English?

Example: Ma conjointe aussi va être là.

A

Too / Also

Example: My girlfriend will be there too.
My girlfriend will also be there.

35
Q

What is “non plus” in English?

Example: Je ne serai pas là non plus.

A

Either / Neither

Example: I won’t be there either.

NOTE: When there is a form of “negation” in the sentence, we use the word “either”. When there is no form of negative, we use the word “neither”.

Examples:
Me neither.
I won’t be there either.

36
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What is “sur-mesure” in English?

A

Custom-made
Customized
Personalized

37
Q

What is “domaine” in English?

Example: Elle n’a jamais travaillé dans le domaine corporatif.

A

field

Example: She’s never worked in the corporate field.

38
Q

What is “Je suis habitué” in English?

A

I’m used to it.

39
Q

What is “travailleur autonome” in English?

A

self-employed

40
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What is “réserver” in English?

Example: Je vais réserver une place l’été prochain.

A

Reserve
Book

Example: I’m going to book / reserve a place next summer.

41
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How do you pronounce the year “2005”?

A

Two thousand five (not “two hundred five”) ;-)

Sébastien Lussier (5 decks)

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