Office life Flashcards

1
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A paper clip

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Un trombone

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A pencil

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Crayon à papier

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A binder / folder

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Un classeur / chemise

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A board minutes

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Un compte-rendu de la réunion du Conseil d’administration

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5
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A booth

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Un stand

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A brief

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Un briefing

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A briefcase

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Un porte-documents / une serviette

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A budget cut

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Une coupe budgétaire

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A bulletin board

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Un tableau d’affichage

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A calculator

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Une calculatrice

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A chart / a graph

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Un tableau / ungraphique

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A colored (US) pencil /a coloured (GB) pencil

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Un crayon de couleur

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13
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A convenient time

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Un horaire pratique

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A copier / a copy machine

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Une photocopieuse

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A correction fluid/ liquid paper/ white out

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Un correcteur liquide

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A coworker

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Un collaborateur, collègue

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A customer

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Un client

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18
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A customer file

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Un dossier client

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19
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A deadline

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Une date limite, butoir

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20
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A department / a division (US)

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Un service/ rayon (magasin)

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21
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A draft

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Un brouillon

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22
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A drawer

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Un tiroir

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23
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A fan

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Un ventilateur

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24
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A fax machine

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Un fax

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25
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A felt pen / a felt-tip pen / a felt tip

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Un feutre

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26
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A file / to file

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Un dossier/ classer les dossiers

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27
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A file box

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Une boîte de classement

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28
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A fixed income

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Un revenu fixe

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29
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A form

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Un formulaire

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30
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A general ledger

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Un grand livre de frais (comptabilité)

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31
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A glue stick

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Un bâton de colle

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32
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A hard copy

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Une impression papier

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33
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A highlighter

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Un surligneur

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34
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A landmark

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Un repère

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35
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A lobby

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Un hall/une entrée

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36
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A lunch / coffee break

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Une pause déjeuner / une pause café

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37
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A memorandum / amemo

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Une note interne de service

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38
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A minutes of a meeting

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Un compte-rendu / un procès-verbal d’une réunion

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39
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A notebook

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Un cahier

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40
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A notepad

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Un bloc-notes

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41
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A pair of scissors

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Un ciseau / une paire de ciseaux

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42
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A parcel

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Un colis

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43
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A pen

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Un stylo

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44
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A protractor

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Un rapporteur

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45
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A recording

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Un enregistrement

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46
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A refund

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Un remboursement

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47
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A registered letterwith acknowledgement of receipt

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Une lettre recommandéeavec accusé de réception

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48
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A sheet protector

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Une chemise transparente

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49
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A shelf

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Un rayon / une étagère

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50
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A spot

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Un lieu

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51
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A stamp

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Un timbre

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52
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A stamped envelop

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Une enveloppe affranchie

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53
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A staple

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Une agrafe

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54
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A stapler

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Une agrafeuse

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55
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A statement (of account)

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Un procès-verbal / un relevé de compte

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56
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A storage room

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Un lieu de stockage, un dépôt

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57
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A supply closet

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Un placard à fournitures

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58
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A tack

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Une punaise

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59
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A toll-free call

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Un numérovert

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60
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A trial offer

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Une offre d’essai

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61
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A warehouse

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Un entrepôt

62
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A wastebasket

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Une corbeille à papier

63
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A workload

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Une charge de travail

64
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A pencilcase/ box

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Une trousse

65
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A set square

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Une équerre

66
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Agenda / on the agenda

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Ordre du jour / à l’ordre du jour

67
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An assignment/ a task

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Une mission / une tâche

68
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An attachment

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Une pièce jointe

69
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An eraser (US)/a rubber (GB)

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Une gomme

70
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An event

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Un événement

71
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An invoice / a bill

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Facture

72
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Assets and liabilities

A

Crédit et débit

73
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At your discretion

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A votre discrétion

74
Q

Bad spelling

A

Mauvaise orthographe

75
Q

Board members

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Membres du conseil d’administration

76
Q

Business hours

A

Heures de bureau

77
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Busy

A

Occupé

78
Q

Exhausting

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Ereintant, épuisant

79
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Expenditures / spendings

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Dépenses

80
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Expenditures and revenue

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Dépenses et recettes

81
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Figures

A

Des chiffres

82
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Grunt work

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Travail répétitif et fatiguant

83
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Hectic

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Mouvementé/chargé

84
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I can afford/ I can’t afford

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Je peux me permettre (financièrement)/je ne peux pas me permettre

85
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I can’t stand

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Je ne supporte pas

86
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In bold (print / character)

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En (caractère)gras (écriture) / en gras

87
Q

Menial tasks

A

Tâches subalternes

88
Q

Office chores

A

Tâches de bureau

89
Q

Online activities

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Activités en ligne

90
Q

Postage

A

Affranchissement

91
Q

Small and medium sized companies

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Petites et moyennes entreprises

92
Q

Stationery

A

Fournitures de bureau/ papier à lettres /la papeterie

93
Q

The appropriate boxes

A

Les cases appropriées

94
Q

The backlog

A

Le retard dans le travail

95
Q

The directory

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L’annuaire

96
Q

The early bird gets the worm

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La vie appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt

97
Q

The letterhead

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L’en-tête (d’une lettre)

98
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The management

A

La direction / la gestion d’une entreprise / l’administration / les cadres supérieurs / les dirigeants

99
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The patrons

A

La clientèle / les clients

100
Q

The premises

A

Les locaux

101
Q

The workload

A

La charge / quantité de travail

102
Q

To attend a workshop

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Assister à un atelier

103
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To be a pain (in the neck)

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Etre pénible, casse-pieds

104
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To be at stake

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To be at risk

105
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To be behind on something

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Avoir du retard sur quelque-chose

106
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To be over with something

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En avoir fini avec quelque-chose

107
Q

To broadcast

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Publier, diffuser sur un média

108
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To cancel

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Annuler une réunion, un rendez-vous

109
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To complain

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Se plaindre

110
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To convene

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Se réunir/ convoquer / organiser une réunion

111
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To dial a number

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Taper un numéro (sur un pavé numérique)

112
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To direct a question to someone

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Diriger une question vers quelqu’un

113
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To draft a proposal

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Faire l’ébauche d’une proposition

114
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To draw the meeting to a close

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Pour clore la réunion

115
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To enclose

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Joindre

116
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To fill out a nametag

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Mettre son nom sur un badge d’identification

117
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To get back to doing something

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Se remettre à faire quelque-chose

118
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To give up

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Abandonner

119
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To grab a schedule

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Se saisir d’un emploi du temps

120
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To handle a report

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S’occuper d’unrapport

121
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To have a word about something

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Avoir un échange/une discussion à propos de quelque-chose

122
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To hold a conference

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Tenir un congrès; une conférence

123
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To keep an eye on something

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Garder un œil sur quelque-chose

124
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To look forward to + V-ING

A

Dans l’espoir de, dans l’attente de…

125
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To make benefits/ profits / money

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Faire du profit

126
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To notice

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Remarquer

127
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To organize a training session

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Organiser une session/séance de formation

128
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To organize interviews

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Organiser des entretiens

129
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To pack things

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Mettre des choses dans une valise/un sac

130
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To postpone a meeting

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Reporter une réunion

131
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To push back a meeting

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Repousser une réunion

132
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To put a job at risk

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Risquer de perdre son emploi

133
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To put the finishing touches

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Mettre les dernières touches

134
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To review a problem

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Revoir un problème

135
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To run a business

A

Diriger une société

136
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To schedule an appointment / to set an appointment

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Fixer un rendez-vous

137
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To set a deadline

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Définir une date butoir

138
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To sneak in

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Entrer discrètement

139
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To sort out

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Trier

140
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To sort the mail

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Trier le courrier

141
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To stand for someone

A

Représenter quelqu’un

142
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To stop by

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Passer par

143
Q

To switch offices

A

Echanger de bureau

144
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To take place in

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Avoir lieu à, dans

145
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To tidy (up)

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Ranger / mettre en ordre / mettre de l’ordre

146
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To transfer a person/money

A

Muter une personne/virer de l’argent

147
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To turn on a computer

A

Allumer un ordinateur

148
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To type a report

A

Taper un rapport (à l’ordinateur)

149
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To welcome with open arms

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Accueillir à bras ouverts

150
Q

Typing mistakes

A

Des fautes de frappe

151
Q

Unwell

A

Pas bien, mal (état)

152
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Writingpaper / notepaper

A

Papier à lettre