Meetings and Conferences Flashcards by Josse Paccaud | Brainscape

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a (staff) meeting

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une réunion (du personnel)

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an AGM (Annual General Meeting)

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une assemblée générale

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a two-hour meeting

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une réunion de deux heures

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an item on the agenda

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un point à l’ordre du jour

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the minutes

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le compte-rendu (réunion)

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(a vote by) a show of hands

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un vote à main levée

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opening remarks / closing remarks

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introduction / conclusion

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a round-table discussion

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une table ronde

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an interview

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un entretien

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a telephone call

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un appel téléphonique

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an appointment

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un rendez-vous

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a conference call

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une conférence par téléphone

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a video conference

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une visioconférence

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a talk

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un exposé

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a speech

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un discours

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a convention

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un congrès

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a seminar

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un colloque, un séminaire

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a keynote speaker

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un conférencier principal, un conférencier d’honneur

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a business lunch

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un déjeuner d’affaires

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a brainstorming session

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une séance de brainstorming

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a workshop

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un atelier

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the chair (man/woman/person)

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le président (comité/réunion)

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an attendee

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un(e) participant(e)

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a venue/site/location

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un emplacement, lieu (pour réunions, évènements, etc…)

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conference facilities

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installations/aménagements pour les conférences

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a room

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une salle/ une pièce

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room/ space

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de la place

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a conference room

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une salle de conférence

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the board room

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la salle du conseil (d’administration)

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a convention center

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un palais des congrès

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a booth (at an event)

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un stand, un kiosque

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a lecture hall

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un amphithéâtre (université)

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visual aids, visuals

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des supports visuels

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a slide

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une diapositive

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a slideshow

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un diaporama

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a screen

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un écran

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handouts

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des polycopiés

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a graphic

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un schéma, une illustration

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a graph

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un graphique

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a pie chart

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un graphique camenbert

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a bar chart

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un histogramme

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a flipchart/ flipboard

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un tableau à feuilles mobiles

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an easel

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un chevalet

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a bulletin board

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un tableau d’affichage

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to schedule (a meeting, etc…)

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planifier, prévoir la date de

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to call off/ cancel

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annuler

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to put off/ postpone

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reporter

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to bring forward

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avancer (la date)

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to hold (a meeting); (people)

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tenir; contenir

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to be held

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se tenir, avoir lieu

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to give a talk

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faire un exposé

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to make a speech

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faire un discours

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to give/ do a demonstration

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faire une démonstration

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to give/ make a presentation

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faire une présentation

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to register/ enrol/ sign up (for)

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s’inscrire

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to get in touch with someone

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contacter, joindre quelqu’un

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to accommodate (people); (needs)

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acceuillir, souhaiter la bienvenue à

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to introduce someone (to)

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présenter quelqu’un (à)

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to attend (a meeting, etc…)

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assister à

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to participate in/ take part in

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participer à

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to chair a meeting

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présider une réunion

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to take the floor

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prendre la parole

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to make a proposal

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faire une proposition

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to make plans, to plan (out)

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faire des projets, organiser

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to bring up (a point)

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soulever

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to put forward (an idea)

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avancer (une idée)

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to point out

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faire remarquer, signaler

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to negociate

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négocier

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to discuss something

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discuter de quelque chose

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to go off on a tangent/ get sidetracked

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s’écarter du sujet

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to stay on track/ to stick to the point

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ne pas s’éloigner du sujet

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to shelve (a project)

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mettre en suspens

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to take a break

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faire une pause

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to resume

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reprendre (l’activité)

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to last/ to go on (for 3 hours)

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durer (3 heures)

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to wrap up (a meeting, etc…)

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conclure, finir

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to bring (a meeting, etc…) to a close

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conclure

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to adjourn (a meeting)

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lever/ suspendre (la séance)