Unit 11 Unusual Vocab Flashcards

1
Q

au pouvoir

A

in power

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2
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avouer

A

to confess

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3
Q

un chef d’entreprise

A

company director

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4
Q

les congés payés

A

paid holidays

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5
Q

la directive

A

order

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6
Q

une exigence

A

a demand

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7
Q

maint

A

many

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8
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un mot d’ordre

A

watchword

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9
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un ordre de grève

A

a strike call/ call to strike

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10
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un ouvrier

A

a worker

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11
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le patronat

A

company bosses

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12
Q

un rassemblement

A

a gathering

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13
Q

rentabiliser

A

to make profitable

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14
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renverser

A

to topple

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15
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suivre à la lettre

A

to follow to the letter

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16
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un votant

A

a voter

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17
Q

à la suite de

A

following

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18
Q

aboutir à un résultat

A

to succeed

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19
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un aiguilleur du ciel

A

air-traffic controller

20
Q

ailleurs

A

elsewhere

21
Q

par ailleurs

A

besides

22
Q

une bourse

A

grant

23
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l’efficacité

A

efficiency

24
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faire savoir à

A

to let someone know

25
Q

geler

A

to freeze

26
Q

le licenciement

A

redundancy

27
Q

le maintien des effectifs

A

retention of staff

28
Q

mi-temps

A

part-time

29
Q

un montant

A

amount, total

30
Q

peu probable

A

unlikely

31
Q

rentable

A

profitable

32
Q

à quoi bon ?

A

what’s the point?

33
Q

aboutir à

A

to lead to/ end up in

34
Q

accéder à

A

to grant

35
Q

amener

A

to bring about

36
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s’avérer

A

to prove to be

37
Q

boucler les fins de mois

A

to make ends meet

38
Q

ça ne tient pas debout

A

it does not make sense

39
Q

casser les pieds

A

to annoy

40
Q

céder

A

to give in (cede)

41
Q

tenir compte de

A

to take into account

42
Q

se serrer la ceinture

A

to tighten one’s belt

43
Q

se reproduire

A

to make happen again

44
Q

pas grand-chose

A

not much

45
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joindre les deux bouts

A

to make ends meet

46
Q

gênant

A

Annoying

47
Q

fructueux

A

fruitful