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Sébastien Julien and Maxime Berriault > Pronunciation and vocabulary > Flashcards

Pronunciation and vocabulary Flashcards

1
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How do you pronounce the following word? DEBTS

A

DÈTS
(do not pronounce the “b”)

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2
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What is the English word for “soumission”? (used in business when referring to prices.)

A

Quote or quotation
Proposal
Bid

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3
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What are the three ways in English to say: “aux deux semaines”?

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Every two weeks / Every second week / Every other week

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4
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What do we call the type of leave an employee has the right to have when they save a certain percentage of their salary over some time to get some time off?

A

Deferred leave

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5
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How do you pronounce the following word?
Procedure

A

pro-SEE-djer

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6
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How do we pronounce the following word?
Component

A

kom-PÔ-nent

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7
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What are the terms we use for a company’s main office?

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Headquarters
HQ
Head office

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8
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How do we pronounce the following word?
Signal

A

SIG-nowl

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When we have a lot to do in a short amount of time at work, we say we have….? (un échéancier serré)

A

A tight schedule
A tight deadline

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What does it mean when someone says they feel under the weather?

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They feel slightly sick

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11
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What is “gestion de risque” in English?

A

Risk management

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What do future lawyers have to do after they graduate from university before they can start practicing?

A

Pass the bar

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13
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What is another expression for “I would prefer..”?

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I’d rather…

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What do we call a person or a group of people who are used to try a new product, a new service or a new drug?

A

guinea pig(s)

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15
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What program do lawyers have to study at university?

A

Law

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16
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What do we call a temporary prohibition of an activity?

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Moratorium

17
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When we are buried or drowned under a large amount of work, we can say that we are ……. (Note: adjective).

A

Overwhelmed with work.
Swamped with work.

18
Q

What is “sur le chantier” or “sur le site” in English?

A

On the (job) site
On-site
On the construction site

19
Q

What is the English translation for “à nos frais”?

A

at our expense

20
Q

What is a synonym for “if” in the following sentence?
I don’t know if my students read their notes or not.

A

whether

21
Q

What is “soit…soit…” in English?
Example: On peut soit reporter la rencontre, soit l’annuler.

A

either…or…
We can either postpone the lesson or cancel it.

22
Q

What do we call the place we put ice cream in at home?

A

freezer

23
Q

Having machines do the work instead of humans is called autom…..?

A

automation
(not “automatization”)

24
Q

What word is defined here?
“Failure to act in accordance with a wish or command.” (non-conformité)

A

Non-compliance

25
Q

Municipalities and associations have many ………….. (règlements)

A

regulations

26
Q

When employees have a lot of experience, we say they are exper………

A

experienced
(not experimented)

27
Q

What do we call the side of a road or of a highway?

A

A ditch

28
Q

A synonym for “get better”

A

improve

29
Q

When air or water can’t get in something, we say it is………. (étanche).

A

tight
airtight
watertight

30
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If we don’t want a machine to break, we need to regularly ……………. it. (verb) or do the …………………… (noun)

A

maintain
maintenance

31
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What is the past of the verb “bring”?

A

brought

32
Q

She’s a single mother so she’s the only one to ………… her children.

A

raise

33
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What is the past tense of “raise”?

A

raised

34
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What is the past tense of “rise”?

A

rose

35
Q

Every year, with inflation, if we don’t want to lose purchasing power, we need to get a ……………… in our company.

A

pay raise
salary raise

36
Q

We created a new ……………….. when we hired out last employee. (poste)

A

position

37
Q

When we want our employees to feel responsible for their work, we have to ……………………………….. (les responsabiliser)

A

empower them.
make them accountable for their work.

Sébastien Julien and Maxime Berriault (1 decks)

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