U18 Lexique

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to raise (an issue)

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aborder (un problème) (v)

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to be protected from / to be safe from

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abri (être à l’~ de) (exp)

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absenteeism

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un absentéisme (n/m)

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conduct / act

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un agissement (n/m)

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dispute

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une altercation (n/f)

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arrangements

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des aménagements (n/m/plur)

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friendly

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amical(e) (adj /m/f)

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to ease (tensions)

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apaiser (des tensions) (v)

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to calm / to ease / to relieve

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apaiser (v)

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infringement (of rights)

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une atteinte (à des droits) (n/f)

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near / with

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auprès de (prep)

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warning / notification

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un avertissement (n/m)

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to be in the same boat

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bateau (être dans le même ~) (exp)

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well-being

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un bien-être (n/m)

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disapproval / reprimand

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un blâme (n/m)

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noise

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un bruit (n/m)

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rhythm

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une cadence (n/f)

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labor code

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un code du travail (n/m)

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to spread

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colporter (v)

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gossip

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un commérage (n/m)

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competitiveness

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une compétitivité (n/f)

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behavior

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un comportement (n/m)

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report / review

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un compte rendu (n/m)

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conclusion

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une conclusion (n/f)

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inflexible

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contraignant(e) (adj/m/f)

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contribution

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une cotisation (n/f)

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employer’s contributions

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une cotisation patronale/ des cotisations patronales (n/f/plur)

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highest court of appeal

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une cour de cassation (n/f)

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to develop / to grow

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cultiver (v)

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to manage / to figure out

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débrouiller (se ~) (v)

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discharge

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une décharge (n/f)

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relaxed

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décontracté(e) (adj/m/f)

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relaxation

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une décontraction (n/f)

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to decree / to declare

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décréter (v)

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complaint

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une doléance (n/f)

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legal damages

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des dommages et intérêts (n/m/plur)

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to (strongly) doubt

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douter (fort) (v)

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savings

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des économies (n/f/plur)

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to collapse

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effondrer (s’~) (v)

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to issue / to transmit

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émettre (v)

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to generate

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engendrer (v)

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flourishing / blossoming

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un épanouissement (n/m)

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for lack of

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faute de (+ nom) / faute de (+ infinitif) (exp)

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wrongful

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fautif (-ive) (adj/m/f)

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to border on / to come close to

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friser (v)

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to erase

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gommer (v)

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seriousness / severity

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une gravité (n/f)

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strike

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une grève (n/f)

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grievance

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un grief (n/m)

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hardly

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guère (ne… ~) (exp)

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harassment

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Un harcèlement (n/m)

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unusual working hours

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des horaires atypiques (n/m/plur)

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unexpected

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Un imprévu (n/m)

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written notice of meeting

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une lettre de convocation (n/f)

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malaise / angst

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un mal-être (n/m)

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lack (of)

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un manque (de) (n/m)

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handling / warehouse work

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une manutention (n/f)

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environment

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un milieu (n/m)

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layoff

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Une mise à pied (n/f)

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memorandum

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une note de service (n/f)

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excessively

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outrance (à ~) (exp)

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hardness

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une pénibilité (n/f)

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painful / hard

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pénible (adj/m/f)

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to complain of

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plaindre (se ~ de ) (v)

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pursuit / legal prosecution

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une poursuite (n/f)

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without notice

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préavis (sans ~) (exp)

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strike notice

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un préavis de grève (n/m)

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to advocate

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prôner (v)

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any

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quelconque (adj/m/f)

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call to order

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un rappel à l’ordre (n/m)

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to reconcile

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réconcilier (v)

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rules / regulations

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un règlement (n/m)

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to take care of problems

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régler des problèmes (v)

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rebuke

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une remontrance (n/f)

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to blame someone / to hold something against someone

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reprocher qqch. à qqn (v)

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late (person)

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retardataire (adj/m/f)

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latercomer / straggler

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un(e) retardataire (n/m/f)

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good manners

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un savoir-vivre (n/m)

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sense of belonging

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un sentiment d’appartenance (n/m)

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to act as an intermediary

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servir d’intermédiaire (exp)

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survey

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un sondage (n/m)

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to raise (an issue)

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soulever (un problème) (exp)

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boss / supervisor

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un supérieur (n/m)

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so much that / to the point of

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tellement/tant/si …, que

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to keep away from / to distance

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tenir (à l’écart de) (exp)

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to draw from

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tirer de (v)

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tournament

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un tournoi (n/m)

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sleep disorders

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des troubles du sommeil (n/m/plur)

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in force

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vigueur (en ~) (exp)

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even / indeed

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voire (adv)

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thug

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un voyou (n/m)