Lecon 6-1 Flashcards

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I have no objection, quite the contrary

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Je n’y vois aucun inconvénient, au contraire

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disadvantage, drawback

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inconvénient

si vous n’y voyez pas d’inconvénient = if you have no objections

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within [+ équipe, institution]

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au sein de

Chaque pays est autonome au sein de l’Europe. Each country is independent within Europe.

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more (= plus)

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davantage

Il devrait travailler davantage. He ought to work more.(= plus longtemps),
longer ⇒ Tu ne peux pas rester davantage? Can’t you stay longer?

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to require, to call for, to demand

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requérir

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fault, flaw

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faille

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to take

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mener

mener à to take to
mener dans to take into

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to be comfortable

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être à l’aise

I’m very comfortable, thanks. Je suis parfaitement à l’aise, merci.

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at this moment in time, at the moment

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à l’heure actuelle

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[parler] fluently

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couramment

Elle parle couramment japonais. She speaks Japanese fluently.

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rusty (speaking of a language)

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rouillé

Mon français est un peu rouillé

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at present, at the present time

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actuellement

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13
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salary expectations

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prétentions de salaire

merci d’indiquer vos prétentions please indicate your expected salary

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in terms of

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en termes de

⇒ Cette année a été bonne en termes de ventes. It’s been a good year for sales.

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workload

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la charge de travail

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16
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to speak to sb again

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reparler à qn

17
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to seem

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sembler

⇒ Ce résultat me semble juste. This result seems fair to me.

comme bon lui semble = as he sees fit

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[+ emploi] to fill

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pourvoir

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(= en mesure) to be in a position to do, to be able to do

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être à même de faire

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a fortnight (British), two weeks

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une quinzaine

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about a week, a week or so

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une huitaine de jours

⇒ Nous serons de retour dans une huitaine de jours. We’ll be back in about a week., We’ll be back in a week or so.

sous huitaine within a week

22
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nevertheless, yet

cu toate acestea

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néanmoins