Voc Seance 1 Flashcards
Advocacy / advocate
Speaking for a cause
Gordian knot
Resolve a very complicated situation with a direct/brutal way
Quid pro quo
Give something for something else - corruption
Mandatory / obligatory ?
Mandatory : law
Obligatory : moral
To bemoan
Déplorer qqch
Gridlock
Impasse, embouteillage
Pundit
Expert médiatique (commentateur, critique)
To stem from
Provenir de, découler de
Perfect Storm
Worst case scenario : everything is going wrong
Patently
Obviously, absolutely
Patently obvious : absolument évident
Feed
A flow of information
Set (noun)
Ensemble
Liberal
Left wing
To tailor
Ajuster, faire sur mesure
Incentive
This student lacks incentive
The club offered incentives to attract new members
something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity.
Avantage, incitation, motivation, encouragement
Draft
Brouillon
Circonscription
Deferment
Report, ajournement, renvoi
Thereby
Ainsi, de cette
To engage
- Engager quelqu’un pour un job
- Engager la conversation (in convo)
- attirer (his good nature engages everyone) : to attract or please
Community service
Travaux d’intérêts général
Feedback loop
boucle de rétroaction
feedback
réaction, impression
licensing
octroi de license
