The Office Flashcards

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1
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clerical staff

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le personnel administratif

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office staff

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le personnel de bureau

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secretary

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le/la secrétaire

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programmer

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le programmeur/la programmeuse

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office,desk

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le bureau

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waiting room

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la salle d’attente

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conference room

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la salle de conférence

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head office

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le siège principal

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premises

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les locaux (m)

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air-conditioning

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la climatisation

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office hours

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les heures de bureau (f)

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office supplies

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les fournitures de bureau (f )

les articles de bureau (m)

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waste-paper basket

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la corbeille à papier

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pen

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le stylo

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pencil

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le crayon

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pencil sharpener

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le taille-crayon

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felt-tip pen

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le stylo-feutre

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highlighter

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le surligneur

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glue

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la colle

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scissors

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les ciseaux (m)

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stationery

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la papeterie

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ribbon

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le ruban

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to duplicate

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faire un double de

polycopier

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desk lamp

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la lampe de bureau

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calculator

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la calculatrice

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network

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le réseau

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programming

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la programmation

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printer

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l’imprimante (f )

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to crash

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tomber en panne

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character

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le caractère

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capital letter

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le caractère majuscule

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lower-case letter

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le caractère minuscule

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in bold

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en caractères gras

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in italics

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en caractères italiques

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full stop

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le point

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apostrophe

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l’apostrophe (f )

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comma,decimal point

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la virgule

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question mark

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le point d’interrogation

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dash

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le tiret

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dotted line

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le pointillé

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underlining

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le soulignement

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quotes

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les guillemets (m)

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bracket

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la parenthèse

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44
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records office

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le bureau des archives

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45
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answering machine

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le répondeur

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46
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files

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les archives (f )

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folder

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la chemise

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file

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le dossier

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49
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to file

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classer archiver

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paper-clip

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le trombone

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staple

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l’agrafe (f )

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stapler

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l’agrafeuse (f )

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rubber band

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le caoutchouc

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54
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hardware

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le hardware

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55
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software

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le logiciel

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56
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file (computer)

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le fichier

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keyboard

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le clavier

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mouse

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la souris

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mouse-pad

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le tapis de souris

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cursor

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le curseur

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61
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password

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le mot de passe

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62
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to load a programme

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charger un programme

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63
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to format

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formater

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to download

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transférer

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65
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to save

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sauver

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66
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to delete

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effacer

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67
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to customise

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personnaliser

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cut and paste

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la coupe et insertion

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character font

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la police des caractères

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ruler

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la règle

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spacebar

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la barre d’espacement

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to scroll

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faire défiler un texte

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to update

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actualiser

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to click

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cliquer

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offence

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l’infraction (f )

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offence, crime

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le délit

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attack, assault,

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l’agression (f )

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assailant

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un agresseur

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to mug

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agresser

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to stab

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poignarder

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manslaughter

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l’homicide involontaire (m)

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murder

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le meurtre

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murderer

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le meurtrier/la meurtrière

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rape rapist

A

le viol le violeur

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85
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to abduct

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enlever

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86
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kidnapping

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l’enlèvement (m)

le rapt

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hostage

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l’otage (m/f )

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ransom

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la rançon

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burglary burglar

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le cambriolage le cambrioleur

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90
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to loot

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piller

mettre à sac

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robbery

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le vol avec violences

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92
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bribery

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la corruption

la subornation

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blackmail

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le chantage

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to blackmail

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faire chanter

soudoyer

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extortion

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l’extorsion (f )

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fraud

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la fraude

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drug trafficking

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le traffic de drogues

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emergency services

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la police-secours

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traffic police

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les agents de circulation (m)

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plain-clothes policeman

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le policier/la policière en civil

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inquiry, investigation

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l’enquête (f ) les recherches (f )

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investigator

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l’enquêteur/ l’enquêteuse

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interrogation

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l’interrogatoire (m)

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identification

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la pièce d’identité

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trial

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le procès

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magistrate

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le magistrat

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jury

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le jury

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lawyer

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le/la juriste l’avocat/l’avocate

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solicitor

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le notaire

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indictment

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l’inculpation (f )

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defendant

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l’accusé(e)

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proof

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la preuve

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evidence

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les preuves (f )

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plaintiff

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le/la poursuivant(e)

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witness

A

le témoin

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to plead guilty

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plaider coupable

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to plead not guilty

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plaider non coupable

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to make a statement

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faire une déclaration

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to make a testimony

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faire une déposition

120
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statement

A

le constat

121
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confession

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l’aveu (m)

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to charge

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inculper

123
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to appeal

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interjeter appel

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bail

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la caution

125
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acquittal

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l’acquittement (m)

126
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to acquit

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acquitter

127
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to discharge

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relaxer

128
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to be found guilty

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être reconnu coupable

129
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detention

A

la détention

130
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pardon

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la grâce

131
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imprisonment

A

l’incarcération (f)

132
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criminal record

A

le casier judiciaire

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to have a clean record

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avoir un casier vierge

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law-breaker

A

le malfaiteur

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accomplice

A

le/la complice

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instigator

A

l’instigateur/ l’instigatrice

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shop-lifting

A

le vol à l’étalage

138
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armed robbery

A

le vol à main armée

139
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breaking and entry

A

le vol avec effraction

140
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to break in

A

entrer par effraction

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forger

A

le/la faussaire

142
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perjury

A

le faux témoignage

le parjure

143
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tax evasion

A

la fraude fiscale

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smuggling

A

la contrebande

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escape

A

l’évasion (f )

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riot

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l’émeute (f )

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arson

A

l’incendie volontaire (m)

148
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arsonist

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l’incendiaire (m/f )

149
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hijacking

A

le détournement

150
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arrest warrant

A

le mandat d’arrêt

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search warrant

A

le mandat de perquisition

152
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summons

A

le mandat de comparution

la citation à comparaître

153
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search

A

la perquisition

154
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raid

A

la rafle

155
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seizure

A

la saisie

156
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to give oneself up

A

se livrer à la police

157
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prisoner

A

le/la détenu(e)

158
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informer

A

l’indicateur/ l’indicatrice

159
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`missing person

A

une personne disparue

160
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clue

A

l’indice (m)

161
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litigation

A

le litige

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hearing

A

l’audience (f )

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examination

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l’audition (f )

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to bring a charge against

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porter plainte contre

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to take legal action against

A

engager des poursuites contre

intenter un procès

poursuivre quelqu’un en justice

166
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to begin proceedings

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entamer des poursuites

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to drop charges

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abandonner les poursuites

168
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embezzlement

A

le détournement de fonds

169
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forgery

A

la contrefaçon

170
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to release

A

remettre en liberté

171
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suspended sentence

A

la remise de peine

172
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extenuating circumstances

A

les circonstances atténuantes (f )

173
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death penalty

A

la peine de mort

174
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hanging

A

la pendaison

175
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compensation

A

des dommages et intérêts

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out-of-court settlement

A

le règlement à l’amiable

177
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fees

A

les honoraires (m)

178
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liability

A

la responsabilité

179
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to go bankrupt

A

faire faillite

180
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creditor

A

le créancier/la créancière

181
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debtor

A

le débiteur/la débitrice

182
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loophole

A

le point faible

183
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organised crime

A

le grand banditisme

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outlaw

A

le hors-la-loi

185
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to tip off

A

tuyauter

186
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mass murder

A

la tuerie

187
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truncheon

A

la matraque

188
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bullet-proof vest

A

le gilet pare-balles

189
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handcuffs

A

les menottes (f )

190
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tear gas

A

le gaz lacrymogène

191
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fingerprints

A

les empreintes digitales (f )

192
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to frame

A

monter un coup

193
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inadmissible evidence

A

des témoignages irrecevables

des preuves irrecevables (f )

194
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admissible evidence

A

des preuves recevables (f )

195
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incriminating evidence

A

des pièces à conviction (f )

196
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circumstantial evidence

A

des preuves indirectes (f )

197
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lack of evidence

A

le manque de preuve

198
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to jail

A

écrouer

199
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life imprisonment

A

la prison à vie

200
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deflation inflation

A

la déflation

l’inflation (f )

201
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inflation rate

A

le taux d’inflation

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devaluation to devalue

A

la dévaluation

dévaluer

203
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fluctuation

A

la fluctuation

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recession

A

la récession

205
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capital

A

le capital

les capitaux (m)

206
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surplus

A

l’excédent (m)

207
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deficit

A

le déficit

208
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coin

A

la pièce

209
Q

tails heads

A

pile

face

210
Q

change, currency

A

la monnaie

211
Q

small change

A

la menue monnaie

212
Q

to put into circulation to withdraw from circulation

A

mettre en circulation

retirer de la circulation

213
Q

to pay cash

A

payer au comptant

214
Q

payment in full

A

le paiement intégral

215
Q

to buy on credit

A

acheter à crédit

216
Q

profitability profitable

A

la rentabilité

rentable

217
Q

margin

A

la marge bénéficiaire

218
Q

to balance one’s budget

A

équilibrer son budget

219
Q

to make a profit

A

réaliser des bénéfices

220
Q

loss

A

la perte

221
Q

to make a loss

A

subir une perte

222
Q

account

A

le compte

223
Q

account number

A

le numéro de compte

224
Q

to have an account with

A

avoir un compte en banque à

225
Q

to open an account to close an account

A

ouvrir un compte fermer un compte

226
Q

deposit

A

le versement

227
Q

to make a deposit

A

faire un versement

228
Q

withdrawal

A

le retrait

229
Q

funds

A

les fonds (m)

230
Q

to be overdrawn

A

être à découvert

231
Q

to save

A

faire des économies

économiser de l’argent

232
Q

to invest

A

investir placer

233
Q

cashpoint

A

le point argent

234
Q

exchange rate

A

le taux de change

235
Q

loan

A

l’emprunt (m)

le prêt

236
Q

debt

A

la dette

237
Q

to get into debt

A

s’endetter

238
Q

in debt

A

endetté

239
Q

tax

A

l’impôt (m)

240
Q

to pay taxes

A

payer des impôts

241
Q

car insurance

A

l’assurance automobile (f )

242
Q

price increase

A

la majoration des prix

243
Q

price range

A

la fourchette de prix

la gamme des prix

244
Q

to fix prices

A

fixer des prix

245
Q

price fluctuations,

A

les variations des prix (f )

246
Q

stock exchange

A

la bourse

247
Q

market economy

A

l’économie de marché (f)

248
Q

market value

A

la valeur boursière

la valeur marchande

249
Q

property market

A

le marché immobilier

250
Q

to grant a loan

A

octroyer un prêt

251
Q

mortgage

A

l’emprunt-logement (m)

252
Q

creditor debtor

A

le créancier/la créancière

le débiteur/la débitrice

253
Q

guarantor

A

garantir

254
Q

guarantee

A

la garantie

255
Q

outstanding

A

impayé

256
Q

to go into overdraft

A

passer en découvert

257
Q

to clear a debt

A

s’acquitter d’une dette

amortir une dette

258
Q

investor

A

l’investisseur

l’investisseuse

259
Q

overseas investment

A

l’investissement à l’étranger

260
Q

to withdraw cash

A

retirer des espèces

261
Q

payee

A

le bénéficiaire

262
Q

deposit

A

le dépôt

263
Q

cash-flow

A

la trésorerie

264
Q

investment

A

le placement

265
Q

dividend

A

le dividende

266
Q

appreciation

A

l’appréciation (f )

267
Q

tax return

A

la déclaration d’impôts

268
Q

to fill in one’s tax return

A

remplir sa déclaration d’impôts

269
Q

income tax

A

l’impôt sur le revenu (m)

270
Q

gross national product

A

le produit national brut

271
Q

audit

A

le contrôle de comptes

272
Q

to audit

A

apurer

273
Q

face value

A

la valeur faciale

274
Q

to fall in value

A

se déclasser

275
Q

account holder

A

le/la titulaire de compte

276
Q

bank balance

A

la situation de compte

277
Q

indirect taxation

A

l’imposition indirecte

278
Q

tax bracket

A

la tranche d’imposition

279
Q

tax evasion

A

la fraude fiscale