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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

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that’s good timing

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si bien que

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with the result that

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au bord de…

au bord de la Seine

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on/at the edge of

on the edge of the Seine

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chambre de bonne

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maid’s room

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I am in Cairo

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Je suis au Caire

Cairo = le caire

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quoi de neuf

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what’s new?? (très informel)

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Quelles sont les nouvelles?

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What’s new?? (plus formel)

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32
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C’est éloigné

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It’s long!

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33
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To be happy with…

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être content de

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To be disappoint with…

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être déçu de

être déçu par

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Qu’est-ce que tu as?

Qu’est-ce que vous avez?

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What’s wrong? What’s the matter?

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faire la tête

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a long face…

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axer qch sur

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to center something on

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axes majeurs

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concentrations (at school)

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le monde des oiseaux

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fantasy world (i.e. walt disney)

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faire de terrain

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to work in the field

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acquérir

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to acquire, to gain

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aller sur le terrain

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to go on the ground

43
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faire ses preuves

je dois faire mes preuves

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to prove oneself

I need to prove myself (or, I need to put in my time)

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une amende (f)

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fine

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infliger

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to inflect, to impose

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s’élever

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to go up, to rise

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un choc

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impact, shock

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enfreindre

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to infringe, to break

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une filiale

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subsidiary (in business)

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être en délicatesse avec…

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to be in trouble with

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homologue (m/f)

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counterpart

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démêlé

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dispute

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démêler

démêler un problème

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to untangle, to get to the bottom of a problem

to resolve a problem

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selon

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according to

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sinon

sinon que

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otherwise, except

except that

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redouter

redouté

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to dread

adj

57
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la suite (f)

A

the next installment

58
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un versement

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payment or financial installment

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convenu, -e (adj)

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agreed

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le déclassement

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reclassification, decommissioning

(Finance) downgrading debt

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inattendu, -e

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unexpected

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revenir

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l’opposé de partir (to come back)

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l’opposé de retourner et renter

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aller

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pronunciation de “plus”

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“ploos” quand c’est positive

“ploo” quand c’est négatif

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une concurrence (f)

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competition

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pocket

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une poche (f)

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nearby

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proche

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autogestion

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self-mangement

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savoir + ?

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verb

Tu sais conduire?

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connaître + ?

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nom

Tu connais Jason?

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public transportation

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les transports en commun

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les réseaux ferrés

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rail networks

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a connecting train, bus, or plane

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une correspondance

74
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How much does this cost?

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Combien ça coûte?

Quel est le prix?

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cadre (m)

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framework, surrounding

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à l’encontre de

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against

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franchir

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to clear, to cross, to exceed

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un pas

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pace, step

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un flux (m)

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incoming tide, flow (pron= silent x)

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intervenir

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to intervene, [(=med) to operate]

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croître

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to grow, to increase (biz)

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par ailleurs

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besides, moreover

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maladresse (f)

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clumsiness, blunder

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renseignement (m)

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information, intelligence

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mettre en garde

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= avertir

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dirigeant, e (n or adj)

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noun = leader, director
adj = managerial, ruling
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tarder à faire

La banque a tardé à le reconnaître

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to delay doing

The bank delayed recognizing it

88
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dans de tels cas (exp)

A

in such cases…

89
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être d’usage…

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to be the custom

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une échine (f)

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spine, backbone

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courber l’échine

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to hunker down

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brandir

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to brandish, to wave

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puisque

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since, because

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une enchère (f)

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bid

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voire

voire le retrait pur et simple de leur licence

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indeed, even

Indeed, the withdrawal, pure and simple, of their license.

96
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être talonné par

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to be closely followed by…

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collimateur (m)

Elles sont dans le collimateur de…

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sight, aim

They are in the sight of…

98
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épingler

A

to pin on…

99
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coupable

A

guilty

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