Voc Qcm 24 Flashcards

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Editions Soleil

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Published by Soleil

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Bruxelles

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Brussels

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De facon paradoxale

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In a paradoXICAL way

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Un mal pour un bien (3)

Un mal necessaire

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To make an omelette you have to break a couple of eggs.

It’s a blessing in disguise.

No pain, no gain.

A necessary evil/ hindrance

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Des actions de communications

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Communication campaigns

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Régularisation

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Regulation

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Des pays pauvres très endettés

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Severely indebted poor countries

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Remember / remind

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People ARE REMINDED of things. (it doesn’t appear in their head)
People REMEMBER things. (it does appear in their head)

REMEMBER = Person doing it themselves
REMIND = Other person making someone else remember.

I remembered my birthday but I forgot to remind you to buy me a present, a very expemsive one!

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Un numero de contrat d’assurance

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An insurance policy number

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Compléter un dossier

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To complete, update a dossier/ file

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To whisper

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Chuchoter

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To swell

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Gonfler

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A speckled breast

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Une poitrine tachetée

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A mate

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Un partenaire

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To pick up

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Enregistrer

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To spread out

The bird spread out its wings

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Deployer

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A beetle-like man

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Un homme ressemblant à un scarabée

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With a vague reverence

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Avec un vague respect

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Breveter

La companie ayant breveter le Viagra

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To patent

The firm which patented Viagra

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Une companie pharmaceutique

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A pharmaceutical company

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Dont 2 en France

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Including 2 in France

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La securité social

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Social security

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S’élever à

Les droits d’inscription s’élèvent à 10€

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Reach

Registration fees

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Un etudiant de licence

Un doctorant

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An undergraduate

A PhD, a doctorate student

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Lettres de motivation (2)

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Letters of application

Cover(ing) letters

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Un recruteur

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A recruiter

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Avoir le bon profil (2)

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To have the right profile

Would suit the position

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Postuler à un emploi donné

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… For a job on offer/ vacancy

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Donner à qn le benefice du doute

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To give sb the benefit of the doubt

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I notified … that I had changed my adress

The bank
With the bank
To the bank

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The bank

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She has … In that sector

A lot of experience
A lot of experiences
Many experiences

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A lot of experience