La Marchandise

Question 1

acheminer

Answer 1

to transport, dispatch / bring

Question 2

le bas-côté

Answer 2

the roadside, the verge

Question 3

un bulletin

Answer 3

a report

Question 4

commettre

Answer 4

to commit

Question 5

l’ébriété (f)

Answer 5

drunkenness, inebriation

Question 6

éclaircir

Answer 6

to lighten, to clear something up, shed light on

Question 7

un entrepôt

Answer 7

warehouse, depot

Question 8

réglementaire

Answer 8

regulation, required

Question 9

la tenue réglementaire

Answer 9

the required uniform

Question 10

se ranger

Answer 10

line up, get in order

Question 11

Les élèves se rangent le long du mur, à la porte de la salle de cours et font silence

Answer 11

the students line up along the wall at the door to the classroom in silence

Question 12

un utilitaire

Answer 12

a goods / utility vehicle, a small van

Question 13

une denrée

Answer 13

a food product, edible good

Question 14

dégriffé

Answer 14

cut-label, ex-brand

Question 15

le conditionnement

Answer 15

the packaging

Question 16

la contrepartie

Answer 16

compensation

Question 17

en contrepartie (de)

Answer 17

in compensation (for)

Question 18

dégressif

Answer 18

decreasing

Question 19

un tarif dégressif

Answer 19

a decreasing rate of charge

Question 20

les dommages et intérêts

Answer 20

damages

Question 21

engager

Answer 21

to take on, hire, enlist someone, start, commit, bind, involve, invest

Question 22

juridique

Answer 22

legal

Question 23

franco de port

Answer 23

postage paid

Question 24

un préjudice

Answer 24

a loss

Question 25

au préjudice de

Answer 25

at the expense of

Question 26

s’arranger

Answer 26

to come to an agreement

Question 27

Arrangez-vous avec le patron

Answer 27

You’ll have to come to an agreement with the boss.

Question 28

solliciter

Answer 28

to make demands on, to seek, to appeal to

Question 29

un surcoût

Answer 29

an additional charge / cost

Question 30

une formule économique

Answer 30

an economic solution (cheaper option)

Question 31

garantir le délai

Answer 31

to guarantee the wait time

Question 32

le traitement prioritaire

Answer 32

priority handling / treatment

Question 33

le rythme de rotation

Answer 33

turnover, rotation schedule

Question 34

un chiffre d’affaires

Answer 34

a turn over

Question 35

une remise de fonds

Answer 35

a remittance

Question 36

toutes destinations confondues

Answer 36

for all destinations, all destinations included

Question 37

le coût / prix unitaire

Answer 37

the unit cost / price

Question 38

avoir été livré

Answer 38

to have been delivered

Question 39

être prevu.e pour

Answer 39

to be scheduled for

Question 40

la mention “fragile”

Answer 40

the note / comment “fragile”

Question 41

engager la responsabilité de

Answer 41

to be liable / responsible for

Question 42

expédier

Answer 42

to send, dispatch

Question 43

subir un préjudice

Answer 43

to suffer harm

Question 44

des droits de douane

Answer 44

customs duties

Question 45

livrer sous 24 heures

Answer 45

deliver in under 24 hours

Question 46

un prix départ-usine

Answer 46

an ex works / ex factory price (nuyer is responsable for the whole shipment from door to door)

Question 47

les prix s’entendent “départ usine”

Answer 47

the prices quoted are ex works

Question 48

les frais de douane

Answer 48

customs fees

Question 49

soulever la question de

Answer 49

to raise the question of

Question 50

souscrire une assurance

Answer 50

to take out insurance

Question 51

prendre contact avec qqn

Answer 51

to get in touch with someone

Question 52

le degré d’urgence

Answer 52

the urgency

Question 53

en urgence

Answer 53

emergency

Question 54

en urgence absolue

Answer 54

in a critical condition

Question 55

autant + inf

Answer 55

may as well

Question 56

faire le nécessaire

Answer 56

to do the necessary

Question 57

réceptionner

Answer 57

to take delivery of, to receive