Job Application& Training Flashcards

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To cope with

To deal with

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To handle

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To handle

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To cope with

To deal with

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Misplaced

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Not appropriate

Lost

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Lost

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Misplaced

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To avoid

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Eviter

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Eviter

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To avoid

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To start off

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To do first

To begin with

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To begin with

To do first

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To start off

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To delve into sth

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To investigate

To research

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To investigate

To research

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To delve into sth

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To skew

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To distort

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To distort

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To skew

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To ramble

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To go on countryside walk

To speak at length

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To speak at length (radoter)

To go on countryside walk

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To ramble

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A movie preview

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Une bande annonce

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Une bande annonce

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A movie preview

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To slash

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To physically cut

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A flick

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A quick movement

Flip with finger (dinner une pichenette)

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A quick movement

To flip with finger (donner une pichenette)

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To flick

A flick

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To stress

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To emphasize

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To emphasize

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To stress

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To rehearse

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Répéter (une pièce…)

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Répéter (une pièce…)

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To rehearse

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To pique sb’s interest

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Piquer la curiosité de quelqu’un

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To dread

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To fear, to feel daunted

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To fear, to feel daunted

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To dread

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An inquiry

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An investigation, a question

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A question, an investigation

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An inquiry

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Broad-minded

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Tolerant, liberal

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Tolerant, liberal

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Broad-minded

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Diligent

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Hardworking

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Hardworking

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Diligent

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Easygoing

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Relax, happy-go-lucky

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Relax, happy-go-lucky

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Easygoing

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Pioneering

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Innovative

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Innovative

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Pioneering

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Pro-active

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Préventif

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Préventif

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Proactive

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Pushy

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Insistant

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Insistant

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Pushy

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Straightforward

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Direct, honest

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Direct, honest

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Straightforward

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Stubborn

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Obstinate

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Obstinate

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Stubborn

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Resilience

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Adaptability

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To weather

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To overcome

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Adaptibility

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Resilience

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To overcome

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To weather

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Bleak

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Lugubrious

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Lugubrious

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Bleak

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Outlook

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Perspective

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Perspective

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Outlook

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To get closer

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To get nearer

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To get nearer

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To get closer

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Ultimate

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Final, most extreme

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Final, most extreme

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Ultimate

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to convey

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to communicate

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to communicate

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to convey

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An overnight success

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A sudden, instant success

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A sudden, instant success

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An overnight success

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quarterly

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every 3 months

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every 3 months

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quarterly

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to leverage sth

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to use advantage of sth

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A scalable technology

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technology : able to expand

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to network

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se faire des relations

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to strive

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to struggle

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timely

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well-timed, or before time limits

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to move on

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Passer à autre chose

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To use advantage of sth

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to leverage sth

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se faire des relations

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to network

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to struggle

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to strive

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well-timed, before time limits

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timely

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Passer à autre chose

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to move on

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up-to-date

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modern

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modern

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up-to-date

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to allow

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to permit

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a downtime

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un temps mort

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to permit

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to allow

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un temps mort

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a downtime

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Self-reliance

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autonomy

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autonomy

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self-reliance

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aside

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apart from the others

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apart from the others

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aside

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to promote

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to advertise

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to advertise

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to promote

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business venture

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start-up business

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start-up business

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business venture

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a venture

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a risky activity

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a risky activity

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a venture

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to seek

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to look for, to search sth

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to look for, to search sth

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to seek

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to fund sth

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to provide money for sth

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to provide money to sth

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to fund sth

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back-and-forth

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va-et-vient

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va-et-vient

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back-and-forth

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ripe

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mature

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mature

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ripe

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to attempt

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to try

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to try

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to attempt

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an ink stamp

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cachet, estampille, tampon

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cachet, estampille, tampon

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an ink stamp

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to tap sth

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to give a gentle tap

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to give a gentle tap

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to tap sth

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to shepherd

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to lead

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to lead

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to shepherd

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gut (informal)

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qui vient des entrailles

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qui vient des entrailles

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gut (informal)

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sufficient

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enough

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enough

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sufficient

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to pick sth out

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to choose sth

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to choose sth

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to pick sth out

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A daredevil (casse-cou)

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A reckless person

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a reckless person

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A daredevil (casse-cou)

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to ensure

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to make certain

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to make certain

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to ensure

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To apply for a job

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être candidat pour un poste

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être candidat à un poste

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to apply for a job

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A job application

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une candidature

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une candidature

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a job application

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an applicant, a candidate

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un candidat

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un candidat

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an applicant, a candidate

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a job seeker

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un chercheur d’emploi

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un chercheur d’emploi

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a job seeker

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A CV/ a resume

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un cv

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un cv

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a cv/ a resume

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a cover letter

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une lettre de motivation

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une lettre de motivation

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a cover letter

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job advertisement/classified job/job offer

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annonce d’emploi

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annonce d’emploi

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job advertisement/classifier job/job offer

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skills/qualifications

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compétences, aptitudes

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compétences, aptitudes

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skills/qualifications

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a work placement/ a training programme/ an internship

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un stage

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un stage

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a work placement/ a training programme/ an internship

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se former

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to train for

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to train for

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se former

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être formé (au sens théorique)

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to be educated

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to be educated

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être formé (au sens théorique)

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an achievement

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une rélisation

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une réalisation

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an achievement

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to recruit/to hire/ to take on/ to employ

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engager/recruter

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recruter/engager

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to recruit/to hire/ to take on/ to employ

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to fire

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virer

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virer

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to fire

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to dismiss/ to make redundant/ to lay off

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renvoyer/licencier

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renvoyer/licencier

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to dismiss/ to make redundant/ to lay off

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staff/employees

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les employés

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les employés

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staff/employees

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the employer

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l’employeur

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l’employeur

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the employer

149
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a job interview

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un entretien d’embauche

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un entretien d’embauche

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a job interview

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Human/Personnal ressource management

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Ressources humaines

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ressources humaines

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Human/Personnal ressource management

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the workplace

A

le lieu de travail

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le lieu de travail

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the workplace

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an undergraduate/ a graduate

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un étudiant en 2e/3e cycle

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to freelance

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travailler en indépendant

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travailler en indépendant

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to freelance

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a career planning

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un plan de carrière

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un plan de carrière

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a career planning

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entrepreneurship

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entreprenariat

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entreprenariat

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entrepreneuship

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job vacancy/opening

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poste à pourvoir

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poste à pourvoir

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job vacancy/opening

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a contract

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un contrat

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un contrat

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a contract

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Temping

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intérim

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intérim

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temping

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a degree

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une licence

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une licence

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a degree

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a position, a job

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un poste

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un post

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a position, a job

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salary/pay/wage

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salaire

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salaire

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salary/pay/wage

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full-time/part-time

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plein-temps/temps-partiel

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the dole/unemployement

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le chômage

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le chômage

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the dole/unemployement

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a trainee

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un stagiaire

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un stagiaire

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a trainee

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Accepter/refuser un poste

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To accept/ rien down a position

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Acquérir de l’expérience

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To acquire/gain experience

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Aller à l’école

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To attend school

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Anciens élèves

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Alumni (US)

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Année d’alternance

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A gap year, a sandwich placement

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Apprenti/apprentissage

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Apprentice/apprenticeship

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Bachoter

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To cram for an exam

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Bourse

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Scholarship

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Carrière

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Career

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Chasseur de tête

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Headhunter

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Conseiller d’orientation

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Placement officer, career counselor

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Contrat à durée déterminée

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A short term contract

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CDI

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Permanent, fixed contract

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Cours de remise à niveau

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Refresher classes

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Débouché

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Opening

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Emploi saisonnier

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Seasonal job

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Évaluation

A

Assessment

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Être séléctionné

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To be short-listed

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Formation en entreprise

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In-house training

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to accompany

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to come with

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to come with

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to accompany

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devoid of

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without, lacking

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lacking, without

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devoid of

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to shy away

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to keep distance

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to keep distance

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to shy away

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to shy away from doing sth

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to avoid doing sth

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to avoid doing sth

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to shy away doing sth

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to recoil

A

faire une bond en arrière

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faire un bond en arrière

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to recoil

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sursauter

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to flinch

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to flinch

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sursauter

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appealing

A

attractive

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attractive

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appealing

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to dismay

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consterner

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consterner

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to dismay

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boldness

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daring, courage

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daring, courage

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boldness

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baldness

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the lack of hair on head

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the lack of hair on head

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baldness

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a chick

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a baby bird of any kind

219
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a baby bird of any kind

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a chick

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sinew

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figurative : strength, power

221
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strength, power (figurative)

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sinew

222
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a short trend (engouement)

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a fad

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a fad

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a short trend (engouement)

224
Q

a wishful thinking, an utopia, idealism

A

a pie in the sky

225
Q

a pie in the sky

A

a wishful thinking, an utopia, idealism

226
Q

to carve out a niche for yourself

A

to find your place, your trade

227
Q

to find your place/your trade

A

to carve out a niche for yourself

228
Q

trimmed

A

taillé, coupé

229
Q

taillé, coupé

A

trimmed

230
Q

turmoil

A

disturbances

231
Q

disturbance

A

turmoil

232
Q

to implement

A

to put into effect

233
Q

to put into effect

A

to implement

234
Q

to comply with

A

to conform with, to obey

235
Q

woeful

A

wretched, pitiful

236
Q

wretched, pitiful

A

woeful

237
Q

dismissals

A

fires

238
Q

fires

A

dismissals

239
Q

a distress

A

an anguish

240
Q

an anguish

A

a distress

241
Q

a layoff

A

a dismissal

242
Q

a dismissal

A

a layoff

243
Q

a reward

A

a compensation

244
Q

a compensiation, a prize

A

a reward, a prize

245
Q

a money spinner

A

une activité lucrative

246
Q

une activité lucrative

A

a money spinner

247
Q

a moneylender

A

a loan company

248
Q

a loan company

A

a moneylender

249
Q

a cash cow

A

une poule aux oeufs d’or

250
Q

une poule aux oeufs d’or

A

a cash cow

251
Q

a cash desk

A

la caisse

252
Q

la caisse

A

a cash desk

253
Q

to appeal to sb

A

plaire à qqn

254
Q

plaire à qqn

A

to appeal to sb

255
Q

to entail

A

to inquire, to involve

256
Q

to inquire, to involve

A

to entail

257
Q

the pros and the cons

A

the advantages and the disadvantages