Unit 2 - Developments in shipping and port facilities

Question 1

Autoriser/donner droit à

Answer 1

To entitle “He is entitled to at least twelve hours rest”

Question 2

Tendre (vers)

Answer 2

To trend “Trends to be regulated by law”

Question 3

Mettre en danger/exposer

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To endanger “To prevent endangering of other people’s properties and life”

Question 4

Repos décent

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Decent rest

Question 5

Supporter/porter

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To bear, bore, borne “Bearing solely the full responsibility for whatever might happen”

Question 6

Valeur

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Worth “And a property worth many millions of dollars”

Question 7

Angoissant, très éprouvant pour les nerfs

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Nerve-racking “This often under the most nerve-racking conditions”

Question 8

Elucider/tirer au clair

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To elucidate “Let me elucidate with a practical example”

Question 9

En transit/en route

Answer 9

Bound For “A ship bound for several European ports”

Question 10

Durant/partout dans

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Throughout “Throughout the sunday in the North Sea, dense fog”

Question 11

Débarquer les membres d’équipage

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Paying off crew members

Question 12

Embarquement d’un marin

Answer 12

Signing on “Signing on new crew”

Question 13

Plus de/pendant plus de

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For over “For over five days, this ship’s Master has not been asleep for more than 4 hours on end”

Question 14

Je trouve curieux que…

Answer 14

It puzzles ma that…“What puzzles me is that”

Question 15

En forme/capable

Answer 15

Fit “Everybody expects this Master to be 100% fit”

Question 16

Coupable

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Culprit “Everybody will blame this man as the only responsible culprit”

Question 17

Etonné/stupéfait

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Astonished “Astonished about his incompetence”

Question 18

Incapacité/inaptitude

Answer 18

Unfitness “Captain who”d refuse to put out to sea, on the ground of physical unfitness”

Question 19

Fondé sur/pour cause de

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On the ground of

Question 20

En dépit de/malgré tout/néanmoins

Answer 20

Notwithstanding “One man remains the only responsible person notwithstanding his physical condition”

Question 21

De cela/en/”des deux”

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Thereof “Although the problem with all his consequences…I would suggest following solutions or combination thereof”

Question 22

Celui-ci

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The latter “… provided the latter is in possession of a Master’s ticket”

Question 23

Disculper/innocenter

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To exonerate “Exonerating the Master completely in case of navigational errors”

Question 24

Encore bien vivant/en place

Answer 24

Still alive and kicking

Question 25

Souler/calmer

Answer 25

To alleviate “The stress of additional paper work should be alleviated to the maximum”

Question 26

Rideau

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Curtains

Question 27

parcelle de vérité/bon sens

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Grain of truth

Question 28

Bon soutiens/support

Answer 28

Good backing “The only way to perform well in a top function is to have good backing …”

Question 29

Le problème

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The trouble “The trouble is, the impossibility aboard ship, to keep a good team”

Question 30

Disposé/enclin

Answer 30

Willing to “Unless shipowners are willing to promote team-work…”

Question 31

Une illusion/il ne faut pas rêver/prendre ses désirs pour des réalités

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Wishful thinking “Unless … efficiency aboard will remain wishful thinking”

Question 32

Endroits éloigné

Answer 32

Remote “In some remote harbour”

Question 33

Etablir

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To lay “This body will be well placed to lay the necessary contacts with Owner’s and Charterer’s association”