Lesson of December 10, 2024

Question 1

What is “bas de Noël” in English?

Answer 1

Christmas stocking

Question 2

What does “silly” mean?

Example: Some people act silly when they drink too much.

Answer 2

“silly” is a kinder word that means “stupid”.

Question 3

What is “reprendre” in English?

Example: We will have a break during the holidays and ……….. the lessons in January.

Answer 3

resume

Example: We will have a break during the holidays and resume the lessons in January.

Question 4

How do we pronounce “allow” and “allowed” and what do they mean?

Answer 4

(rhyme with “wow”)

they mean “permit” and “permitted”

Question 5

What is “interdit” in English?

Example: Smoking in public is strictly ………………

Answer 5

prohibited

forbidden

Example:
Smoking in public is strictly prohibited.
Smoking in public is strictly forbidden.

Question 6

What is “se comporter” in English?

Example: All parents want their kids to ………… well at school.

Answer 6

behave

Example: All parents want their kids to behave well at school.

Question 7

How do we pronounce “public”?

Answer 7

PÂ-blik

Question 8

How do we pronounce “police”?

Answer 8

po-LEACE

Question 9

What is “parmi” in English?

Example: Choose the correct answer ……… all the options.

Answer 9

among

Example: Choose the correct answer among all the options.

Question 10

What is “imputabilité” in English?

Example: ……………. is very important in politics.

Answer 10

accountability

Example: Accountability is very important in politics.

NOTE: Même si le mot ressemble au mot français “comptabilité”, ça n’a rien à voir avec ce mot…

Question 11

What is “région éloignée” in English?

Answer 11

remote area

Question 12

What is “subvention” in English?

Answer 12

grant

Question 13

What is “efficace” and “efficace” in English?

Example:
The new procedure is very ………….
We have to improve the ……….. of our procedures.

Answer 13

Effective

Effectiveness

Example:
The new procedure is very effective.
We have to improve the effectiveness of our procedures.

Question 14

What does “routed though” mean in the following sentence:

…such correspondence is to be routed through the Director’s
office…

Answer 14

acheminé vers…

Question 15

What does “so that I can…” mean in French?

Example: I would be grateful if you could provide your comments by the end of February, so that I can then revise the paper

Answer 15

afin que je puisse

Question 16

What does “resign” mean:

….. I will have to resign and give three weeks notice…

Answer 16

resign = démissionner

Question 17

What does “relinquish” mean in the following sentence?

Employees who have previously been issued a card must relinquish their old card before a new one can be made.

Answer 17

renoncer à

Question 18

What does “income” mean in the following sentence:

The purpose of the survey is to obtain income and related information from Canadian families.

Answer 18

revenus

Question 19

What does aim mean?

The aim of this request is to…

Answer 19

synonym = goal, purpose, objective
(=but, objectif)

Question 20

What does the verb “purchase” mean?

Example: I would like to purchase the report ….

Answer 20

synonym = buy
(= acheter)

Question 21

What does “headquarters” mean?

Example: ……. and a report has been filed at their
headquarters…….

Answer 21

quartier général
ou
siège social

Question 22

What does “to be in agreement” mean in the following sentence?

We are in agreement that from now on all printing requests should be sent to Martin and not directly to printing.

Answer 22

= we agree
(= on est d’accord)

Question 23

What does “weakness” mean?

Example: In the past, one of the weaknesses of the selection process ……

Answer 23

faiblesse

Question 24

What does “implement” mean?

Example: This year the Commission is implementing an extensive revision …..

Answer 24

Mettre en place

Mettre en oeuvre

instaurer

Question 25

What is “a means”?

Example: This should provide a means for better differentiating among candidates

Answer 25

un moyen

Question 26

What does “scope” mean here?

…….they will give managers more scope for the exercise of discretion and judgement….

Answer 26

latitude

Question 27

What does “deal with” mean in the following sentence?

The second major hearing dealt with the adequacy…..

Answer 27

porter sur

Question 28

What does “carry out” mean?

Example: a report on the activities carried out under this grant

Answer 28

effectuer