Ohagan_Advanced2_Eng to Fren Flashcards
barely, hardly
à peine
to gum up, to damage
abîmer
subscription
abonnement
to subscribe
abonner
heightened, increased
accru
stockholder, shareholder
actionnaire
to lean against
adosser
bitter
aigre
prevailing atmosphere or trends of the times
air du temps
removable, portable
amovible
to soften, to relax
assouplir
bargain, windfall
aubaine
disruption, upheaval
bouleversement
to dabble in the stock market
boursicoter
one who dabbles in the stock market
boursicoteur
to turn,to point
braquer
to mix, to shuffle
brasser
newsletter
bulletin report
to tick, to mark
cocher
co-manager
cogérant
chest, dresser, bureau
commode
to intend to do
compte faire
simultaneity
concomitance
competition
concurrence
counsellor, advisor
conseiller
futures contract
contrat à terme
counter enquiry, second enquiry
contre-enquête
quotation, stock quote
cotation
health coverage
couverture santé
unpleasant aftertaste
déboire
deposed, fallen
déchu
to march, to scroll
défiler
fall (noun), collapse
dégringolade
telegram
dépêche
to lodge a complain
déposer une plainte
latest fashion
dernier cri
wishes (noun)
desiderata
dictum
diktat
to tell sth straight
dire sans détour
leadership, rulers
dirigeants
to establish sth in a domicile
domicilier to domicile
to weaken
ébranler
special correspondant
envoyé spécial
one who saves, saver
épargnant
splendour
faste
manager
gérant
to run, to manage, to handle
gérer
that cannot be ignored, incontrovertible
incontournable
contempt
mépris
to plunder
mettre à sac
billion
milliard
wonderful
mirifique
envoys of the leadership
missi dominici
mixed, lukewarm,
mitigé
formerly, quite recently
naguère
negotiations, trade, transactions
négoce
board, sign, billboard
panneau
owner, boss
patron
to pay cash
payer comptant
CEO
PDG (président-directeur général)
reminder
pense-bête
to sack, to plunder, to loot
piller
investment
placement
to play, to joke
plaisanter
wet, rainy
pluvieux
grasp (noun), grip
poigne
polemics, controversy, debate
polémique
portfolio, wallet
portefeuille
to soar up, to expand rapidly
prendre son essor
to take oath, to swear in
prêter serment
primacy
primat
private sector
privé
product, savings instrument
produit d’épargne
proposition (noun), offer
proposition
ferocity, greed
rapacité
settlement, payment
règlement
to relativize, to put into perspective
relativiser
lucrative
rémunérateur
bail-out
renflouement
web, network
réseau
remain quiet
rester coi to
claim (noun), demand
revendication
laughing stock
risée
to prove true (also with s’)
avérer
without mishap
sans encombre
to sell off (also with se)
brader
to exert oneself, to thrash about
se démener
to vow (also with se), to swear
jurer
staggering, astonishing
sidérant
online site
site en ligne
standard of living, social standing
standing
branch office, branch
succursale
to create, to spark, to arouse
susciter
full screen
tout-écran
to lie around
traîner
to sit enthroned
trôner
cash cow
vache à lait
flea market
vide-grenier
to see to
voir à
to take a dim view of sth
voir qch d’un mauvais oeil