Lessons of December, 2024

Question 1

What is “annuel” in English?

Example: Many companies do ………….. evaluations for all their employees.

Answer 1

yearly

annual

Example:
Many companies do yearly evaluations for all their employees.
Many companies do annual evaluations for all their employees.

Question 2

myself, yourself, etc..

I did it …………..
Did you do it ………….?
He dit it …………
She did it ………….
We did it ………..
Did you guys do it ………….?
They did it …………..

Answer 2

I did it myself
Did you do it yourself?
He dit it himself.
She did it herself.
We did it ourselves.
Did you guys do it yourselves?
They did it themselves.

Question 3

What is “conférencier” in English?

Example: We will have a …………. and humorist at our Christmas party.

Answer 3

conference speaker

Example: We will have a conference speaker and humorist at our Christmas party.

Question 4

How do we pronounce Linked In?

Answer 4

LINK-tinn

Question 5

What is “faire faillite” in English?

Example: His company ………… a few years ago.

Answer 5

go bankrupt

Example: His company went bankrupt a few years ago.

Question 6

What is “baccalauréat” and “maîtrise” in English?

Example: My brother did his ……… at University of Sherbrooke and his ……… at Laval University.

Answer 6

bachelor degree

master’s (degree)

Example: My brother did his bachelor degree at University of Sherbrooke and his master’s at Laval University.

Question 7

What is “avocat-e” in English?

Example: My brother’s girlfriend is a …………..

Answer 7

lawyer

Question 8

What is “palais de justice” in English?

Example: My brother’s girlfriend is a lawyer in Granby and she has to go to the ……… every day.

Answer 8

courthouse

Example: My brother’s girlfriend is a lawyer in Granby and she has to go to the courthouse every day.

Question 9

What is “je fais du télétravail” ou “je suis en télétravail” in English?

Answer 9

I work from home.

I work remotely.

Question 10

What is “voyager” in the sense of “faire la navette” for work?

Example: My brother lives in Granby and works in Montreal so he works from home 3 days a week and ……….. the other 2 days.

Answer 10

commute

Example: My brother lives in Granby and works in Montreal so he works from home 3 days a week and commutes the other 2 days.

Question 11

What is “directeur des opérations” in English?

Answer 11

Operations manager

Question 12

What is “plat principal” in English?

Traduire: Le plat principal était de la joue de boeuf.

Answer 12

main course

The main course was beef cheek.

Question 13

What is “notaire” in English?

Example: Rémi’s girlfriend is a ……………

Answer 13

notary

Example: Rémi’s girlfriend is a notary.

Question 14

What is “travailler à son compte” in English?

Translate: Elle travaille à son compte.

Answer 14

be self-employed

Example: She’s self-employed.

Question 15

What is “fait maison” in English?

Answer 15

homemade

Question 16

What is “sûr” in English?

Exemple: Je suis sûr à 100%!

Answer 16

sure

positive

Example:
I’m 100% sure!

I’m positive!

Question 17

What is the pronunciation difference between “message” and “massage”?

Answer 17

message = MÈ-sedge

massage = ma-SÂJ

Question 18

Pronounce:

strategy

strategic

Answer 18

STRA-te-djee

stra-TEE-djik

Question 19

What is “s’occuper de” in English?

Example: My friend ………… Jules while I was at the party.

Answer 19

look after

Example: My friend looked after Jules while I was at the party.

Question 20

What is “gestion” in English?

Example: This company has some ………. problems.

Answer 20

management

Example: This company has some management problems.

Question 21

What is “aller se promener” in English?

Example: Je suis allé me promener avec mon chien.

Answer 21

go for a walk

Example: I went for a walk with Jules.

Question 22

What is “permis de conduire” in English?

Answer 22

driver’s licence