Office Verbs Flashcards

PS verbs

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adresser – des lettres

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to address - some letters

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conseiller à Pierre de parler à son patron

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to advise - Pierre to talk to his boss

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analyser – les besoins

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to analyze - the needs

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annoncer – des changements à l’horaire

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to announce -changes to the schedule

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répondre à – la demande de quelqu’un

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to answer - someone’s request

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approuver – une demande

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to approve - a request

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assigner – des tâches

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to assign - tasks

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assister à – la conférence

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to attend - the conference

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être – membre de l’association des ingénieurs

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to be -a member of the engineer’s

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porter sur – L’exposé porte sur la situation économe

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to be about - The display is about the

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être responsable de – Je suis responsable des …

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to be responsible for - I am responsible

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s’occuper de – Je m’occupe des réservations

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to be responsible for -I am responsible

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être – a la retraite

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to be - retired

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débuter - sa carrière professionnelle

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to begin - one’s professional career

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commencer - sa carrière professionnelle

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to start - one’s professional career

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appartenir à - une association professionnelle

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to belong to - a professional assoc

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faire partie de - Je fais partie du syndicat

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to be part of - I am part of the union

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naviguer - dans Internet

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to browse - the Internet

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annuler -un voyage

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to cancel - a trip

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effectuer - une démarche

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to carry out – the steps (of a procedure)

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exécuter - une tâche

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to perform - a task

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présider - la réunion annuelle

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to chair - the annual meeting

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vérifier - les données

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to check to verify - the data the facts

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comparer - les statistiques

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to compare - statistics

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compiler - les résultats terminer

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to compile – the final results

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finir - des recherches

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to complete – the research

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remplir - un formulaire

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to complete - a form

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confirmer - des réservations d’avion

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to confirm - plane reservations

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consulter - l’annuaire du ministère

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to consult-the department’s directory

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contrôler - l’accès à l’édifice

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to control - access to the building

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convoquer -une réunion

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to convene - a meeting

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coordonner - le travail des employés

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to coordinate - ones employee’s work

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copier -un rapport

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to copy - a report

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corriger - une erreur dans un texte

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to correct - a mistake in a text

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élaborer - les politiques

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to develop - the policies

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livrer - les fournitures de bureau

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to deliver - the office supplies

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concevoir créer - des pages Web

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to design - Web pages

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acheminer - les appels

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to dispatch to direct - the calls

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distribuer - l’ordre du jour

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to distribute - the agenda

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diviser - la tâche entre les travailleurs

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to divide - the task amongst the workers

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repartir - les tâches entre les membres de l’équipe

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to divide - the tasks amongst team members

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partager - les tâches entre les travailleurs

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to share - the tasks amongst the workers

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faire –un suivi

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to follow-up

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télécharger - des renseignements de l’Internet

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to download - information from

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élaborer -un document

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to draw up (write/complete) - a document

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entrer - des données dans l’ordinateur

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to enter - data in the computer

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évaluer - les coûts du projet

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to evaluate - the costs of the project

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examiner - les dossiers

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to examine - files

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expliquer - le fonctionnement d’un appareil

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to explain - the working of a device

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classer - des documents

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to file - documents

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remplir - un formulaire

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to fill in - a form

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congédier - un employé incompétent

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to fire - an incompetent employee

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mettre à la porte- un employé incompétent

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to fire - an incompetent employee

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fixer - un autre rendez-vous

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to arrange - another appointment

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prévoir - des changements à l’horaire

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to foresee - changes to the schedule

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recueillir - des renseignements

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to gather - information

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avoir obtenir - le poste

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to get obtain - the job

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remettre - les résultats de l’enquête

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to hand in - the survey’s report

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embaucher - un nouvel employé

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to hire - a new employee

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engager - deux commis

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to hire - two clerks

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espérer – avoir une augmentation de salaire

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to hope - to have a raise

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animer - une réunion

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to host - a meeting

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renseigner - les visiteurs

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to inform - the visitors

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informer - les employés par une note de service

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to inform - the employees by memo

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inspecter - le travail de quelqu’un

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to inspect - someone’s work

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installer - un nouveau logiciel dans son ordinateur

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to install - a new program in one’s

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recevoir un candidat en entrevue

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to interview - a candidate for a job

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présenter - un nouvel employé

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to introduce - a new employee

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enquêter - sur les habitudes des consommateurs

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to investigate - on consumer’s habits

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tenir - un relevé des dépenses

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to keep - a statement of expenses

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savoir - ou trouver les renseignements

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to know - where to find the information

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quitter - le bureau à 17h

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to leave - the office at 5 pm

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écouter - le discours du président

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to listen to - the president’s speech

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chercher - une solution à un problème

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to look for - a solution to a problem

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perdre - un contrat

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to lose - a contract

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faire -un discours

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to make - a speech

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gérer - vingt-six employés

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to manage - twenty- six employees

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rencontrer - des clients potentiels

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to meet - potential clients

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devoir - embaucher de nouveaux employés

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must to have to - hire some new employees

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avoir besoin de - J’ai besoin de renseignements

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to need – I need some information

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noter - les changements à faire

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to note down - the changes to make

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obtenir – une avance de voyage

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to obtain - a travel advance

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organiser - le travail

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to organize - the work

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ouvrir - un dossier

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to open - a file

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commander - trois autres classeurs

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to order - three more filing cabinets

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débrancher

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to unplug

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participer à - quelque chose

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to participate - in something

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réussir – un examen

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to pass – an exam

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communiquer - quelque chose à quelqu’un

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to pass on communicate something to s/o

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transmettre -un message

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to pass on - a message

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payer - une commande spéciale

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to pay - a special order

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photocopier -un document

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to photocopy - a document

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planifier - une conférence

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to plan - a conference

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indiquer - la date d’échéance du projet

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to point out - the project’s due date

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préparer - une ébauche

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to prepare - an outline

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préparer - le budget pour la section

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to prepare -the budget for the section

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imprimer -une brochure

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to print - a brochure

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traiter - une demande de subvention

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to process - a request for a grant

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fournir - de l’équipement spécialisé

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to provide - specialized equipment

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publier -une brochure

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to publish - a brochure

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mettre - la lettre dans l’enveloppe

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to put - the letter in the envelope

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remettre - la réunion à plus tard

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to put off - the meeting to later

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recevoir - une demande

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to receive - a request

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refuser - des demandes de congé

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to refuse - requests for leave

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répéter - les consignes plusieurs fois

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to repeat - the orders many times

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remplacer - un logiciel désuet

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to replace - an outdated comp program

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réserver -une place

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to reserve - a seat

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démissionner - de son poste

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to resign - from one’s position

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respecter - les échéances

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to respect - the deadlines

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prendre - sa retraite

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to retire

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réviser - un document

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to revise - a document

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envoyer - un courriel à un ami

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to send - an E-mail to a friend

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établir - des priorités dans les échéances

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to set in - priorities in the deadlines

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montrer - mon travail au patron

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to show - my work to the boss

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signer -un chèque

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to sign - a cheque

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régler résoudre - un problème

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to solve - a problem

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trier -le courrier

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to sort out - the mail

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épeler - un nom correctement

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to spell - a name correctly

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monter -un dossier

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to start up to build up - a file

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créer lancer -une entreprise

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to start a business

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étudier - les données du rapport

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to study - the report’s facts data

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traiter de - quelque chose

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to study in depth - something

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soumettre - un rapport chaque mois

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to submit - a report each month

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soustraire - un montant du relevé

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to subtract - an amount from the s

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suggérer - une approche différente

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to suggest - a different approach

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superviser - des employés

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to supervise - employees

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prendre -un congé

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to take – leave (annual)

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suivre - un cours de gestion

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to take - a management course

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avoir lieu - L’atelier aura lieu à 15 h

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to take place - The workshop will

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enseigner à - Marie à utiliser Word

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to teach - Marie to use Word

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téléphoner à - un technicien

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to telephone - a technician

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former - un nouvel employé

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to train - a new employee

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muter –une employée

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to transfer - an employee (female)

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traduire - un rapport de recherche

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to translate - a research report

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allumer - son ordinateur

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to turn on - one’s own computer

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éteindre -l’ordinateur

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to turn off- the computer

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taper –une lettre

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to type - a letter

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mettre à jour - les dossiers

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to update - the files

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se servir de - quelque chose

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to use - something

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utiliser - des moyens audio-visuels

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to use - audio-visual means

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réussir - le concours

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to win - the competition

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travailler - au gouvernement

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to work - in government

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travailler - en informatique

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to work - in computer science

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rédiger - une note de service

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to write - a memo

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écrire - une lettre de remerciement

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to write -a letter of thanks

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inscrire - dans un registre

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to write down - in a ledger