Septembre 2014 - EN FRANCE Flashcards

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PDG (Président Directeur Général)

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CEO

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la régie (f)

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state-owned company

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autonome

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autonomous, standalone

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rallonger

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to lengthen, to extend

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le mandat (m)

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mandate or term length (of politician in office)

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le bilan (m)

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balance sheet, year-end statement

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chiffre d’affaires (m)

chiffre d’affaire net

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sales

net sales

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la hausse (f)
en hausse
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rise

rising

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par rapport à

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with regard to, compared with

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autofinancement (m)

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self-financing

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bondir

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to leap

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rentable

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profitable, profit-making

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fier

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proud

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exploiter

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1) to exploit

2) (=as in company or firm) to run or manage

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mettre en service

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to enable, to put into service

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mettre en cause

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to question, to implicate

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ce qui

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which, what

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partout

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everywhere

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justement

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exactly

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entraîner

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to pull, to carry along, to lead

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commander

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1) to order

2) to command

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envergure (f)

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calibre, scale

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détenir

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to hold, to detain

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à force de

à force de faire…

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by means of, due to

by doing…

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ça tombe bien
that's good timing
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si bien que
with the result that
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au bord de... | au bord de la Seine
on/at the edge of | on the edge of the Seine
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chambre de bonne
maid's room
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I am in Cairo
Je suis au Caire | Cairo = le caire
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quoi de neuf
what's new?? (très informel)
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Quelles sont les nouvelles?
What's new?? (plus formel)
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C'est éloigné
It's long!
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To be happy with...
être content de
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To be disappoint with...
être déçu de | être déçu par
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Qu'est-ce que tu as? | Qu'est-ce que vous avez?
What's wrong? What's the matter?
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faire la tête
a long face...
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axer qch sur
to center something on
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axes majeurs
concentrations (at school)
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le monde des oiseaux
fantasy world (i.e. walt disney)
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faire de terrain
to work in the field
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acquérir
to acquire, to gain
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aller sur le terrain
to go on the ground
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faire ses preuves | je dois faire mes preuves
to prove oneself | I need to prove myself (or, I need to put in my time)
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une amende (f)
fine
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infliger
to inflect, to impose
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s'élever
to go up, to rise
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un choc
impact, shock
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enfreindre
to infringe, to break
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une filiale
subsidiary (in business)
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être en délicatesse avec...
to be in trouble with
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homologue (m/f)
counterpart
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démêlé
dispute
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démêler | démêler un problème
to untangle, to get to the bottom of a problem | to resolve a problem
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**selon**
according to
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sinon | sinon que
otherwise, except | except that
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redouter | redouté
to dread | adj
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la suite (f)
the next installment
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un versement
payment or financial installment
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convenu, -e (adj)
agreed
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le déclassement
reclassification, decommissioning | (Finance) downgrading debt
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inattendu, -e
unexpected
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revenir
l'opposé de partir (to come back)
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l'opposé de retourner et renter
aller
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pronunciation de "plus"
"ploos" quand c'est positive | "ploo" quand c'est négatif
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une concurrence (f)
competition
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pocket
une poche (f)
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nearby
proche
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autogestion
self-mangement
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savoir + ?
verb | Tu sais conduire?
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connaître + ?
nom | Tu connais Jason?
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public transportation
les transports en commun
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les réseaux ferrés
rail networks
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a connecting train, bus, or plane
une correspondance
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How much does this cost?
Combien ça coûte? | Quel est le prix?
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cadre (m)
framework, surrounding
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à l'encontre de
against
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franchir
to clear, to cross, to exceed
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un pas
pace, step
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un flux (m)
incoming tide, flow (pron= silent x)
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intervenir
to intervene, [(=med) to operate]
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croître
to grow, to increase (biz)
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par ailleurs
besides, moreover
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maladresse (f)
clumsiness, blunder
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renseignement (m)
information, intelligence
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mettre en garde
= avertir
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dirigeant, e (n or adj)
``` noun = leader, director adj = managerial, ruling ```
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tarder à faire | La banque a tardé à le reconnaître
to delay doing | The bank delayed recognizing it
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dans de tels cas (exp)
in such cases...
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être d'usage...
to be the custom
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une échine (f)
spine, backbone
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courber l'échine
to hunker down
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brandir
to brandish, to wave
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puisque
since, because
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une enchère (f)
bid
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voire | voire le retrait pur et simple de leur licence
indeed, even | Indeed, the withdrawal, pure and simple, of their license.
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être talonné par
to be closely followed by...
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collimateur (m) | Elles sont dans le collimateur de...
sight, aim | They are in the sight of...
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épingler
to pin on...
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coupable
guilty