Unit 11 Unusual Vocab Flashcards

1
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au pouvoir

A

in power

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2
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avouer

A

to confess

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3
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un chef d’entreprise

A

company director

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4
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les congés payés

A

paid holidays

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5
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la directive

A

order

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6
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une exigence

A

a demand

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7
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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
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un rassemblement

A

a gathering

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13
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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
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à la suite de

A

following

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18
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aboutir à un résultat

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to succeed

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19
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un aiguilleur du ciel

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air-traffic controller

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ailleurs

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par ailleurs

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une bourse

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l’efficacité

A

efficiency

24
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faire savoir à

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to let someone know

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geler
to freeze
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le licenciement
redundancy
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le maintien des effectifs
retention of staff
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mi-temps
part-time
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un montant
amount, total
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peu probable
unlikely
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rentable
profitable
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à quoi bon ?
what's the point?
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aboutir à
to lead to/ end up in
34
accéder à
to grant
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amener
to bring about
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s’avérer
to prove to be
37
boucler les fins de mois
to make ends meet
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ça ne tient pas debout
it does not make sense
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casser les pieds
to annoy
40
céder
to give in (cede)
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tenir compte de
to take into account
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se serrer la ceinture
to tighten one's belt
43
se reproduire
to make happen again
44
pas grand-chose
not much
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joindre les deux bouts
to make ends meet
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gênant
Annoying
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fructueux
fruitful