Lecon 6-2

Question 1

fear (noun)

Answer 1

la crainte

de crainte de faire qch = for fear of doing sth
⇒ Il n’ose rien dire de crainte de la vexer. He daren’t say anything for fear of upsetting her.

Question 2

to know (the news)

Answer 2

être au courant

Question 3

to shake sb’s hand

Answer 3

serrer la main de qn

Question 4

bankruptcy

Answer 4

la faillite

une entreprise en faillite a bankrupt business

Question 5

(= spoil) [+ surprise, holiday, trip]

Answer 5

gâcher

⇒ It ruined our holiday. Ça a gâché nos vacances.

Question 6

[sirène, alarme] to ring out

Answer 6

retentir

Question 7

suddenly

Answer 7

tout à coup or tout d’un coup

Question 8

worker

Answer 8

ouvrier

ouvrier qualifié = skilled worker

la classe ouvrière = the working class

Question 9

to attract, to pull, to draw

Answer 9

attirer

Attiré par la réputation de votre société ….

Question 10

to join, to put together

Answer 10

joindre

Question 11

thanks to

Answer 11

grâce à

⇒ Je suis arrivé à l’heure grâce à toi. I arrived on time thanks to you.

Question 12

to achieve, to acquire

Answer 12

acquérir

Question 13

management (sa manage ceva anume)

Answer 13

la gestion

gestion de fichiers = file management

Question 14

aspect, side

Answer 14

l’aspect

Question 15

folder, file

Answer 15

le dossier

⇒ une pile de dossiers = a stack of files

Question 16

enclosed (atasat la mail de ex)

Answer 16

ci-joint

Vous troverez ci-joint mon curriculum vitae

Question 17

to be certain that

Answer 17

avoir l’assurance que

Question 18

network

Answer 18

le réseau

un réseau de relations = a network of contacts

Question 19

to increase

Answer 19

accroître

Question 20

submit [+ proposal, report, request, resignation, application]

Answer 20

soumettre

Question 21

in accordance with

Answer 21

en vertu de

Question 22

rising

Answer 22

en hausse