VOC TOIEC Flashcards

1
Q

A Patent

A

Legal possession : un brevet

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2
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Artless

A

Ingénue

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3
Q

Shop steward

A

Délégué syndical

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4
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The Shareholders

A

Les actionnaires

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5
Q

The stakeholders

A

Les parties prenantes

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6
Q

So so

A

Moyen

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7
Q

Under the weather

A

Ne pas se sentir bien

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8
Q

A Scorcher

A

Une journée torride

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9
Q

Sky-rocket

A

Monter en flèche

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10
Q

A slump

A

Une chute, une baisse

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11
Q

Broadcast

A

Diffuser

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12
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Withdraw (v. Irrégulier : withdraw/withdrew/withdrawn

A

Retirer

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13
Q

«In» pour un lieu ou un groupe
«Of» pour le temps

A

/

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14
Q

Lumberjack

A

Bûcheronne

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15
Q

Plant

A

Usine

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16
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One of _____ (pluriel)

A

/

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17
Q

To fend off the cold

A

Affronter le froid

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18
Q

Priceless

A

Hors de prix

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19
Q

A electronic chip

A

Une puce électronique

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20
Q

To be laid back

A

Être décontracté

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21
Q

Purchase

A

Achat

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22
Q

Attendance

A

Présence

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23
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Mandatory

A

Obligatoire

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24
Q

To be implicated

A

Être mouillé/mis en cause

25
Q

On sale

A

En promotion

26
Q

Suit ≠ fit

A

Suit : convenir
Fit : être aux bonnes dimensions

27
Q

To lend

A

Prêter

28
Q

Current

A

Actuel, en cours

29
Q

To be aware

A

Être au courant

30
Q

Therefore

A

En conséquence

31
Q

Forewarn

A

Avertir

32
Q

To take a rain check

A

Remettre à une autre fois

33
Q

Under

A

Sous (en-dessous)

34
Q

Bucket

A

Sceau

35
Q

embezzlement

A

détournement de fond

36
Q

sightseeing

A

faire une visite touristique

37
Q

at least a fortnight

A

au moins deux semaines

38
Q

The rumour mill’s in overdrive

A

Le moulin à rumeurs va bon train

39
Q

Somebody, anybody et nobody sont des pronoms indéfinis

A

/

40
Q

it’s (high) time est suivie soit d’un infinitif (it’s time to go), soit par sujet + verbe au prétérit

A

/

41
Q

broken down

A

tombé en panne

42
Q

dispatch ≠ deliver

A

Dispatch = l’envoi de la marchandise


Deliver = la livraison

43
Q

Lorsque l’on évoque des horaires ou des événements fixes
(horaires de transports ou de cours, séances de spectacles), on utilise le présent simple

A

/

44
Q

weath

A

Blé

45
Q

Catch up on

A

rattraper son retard

46
Q

Must n’est jamais suivi par to

A

/

47
Q

ladder

A

Échelle

48
Q

this (singulier) = these (pluriel)

A

Cette / Ces

49
Q

those

A

là-bas

50
Q

« a waste of time » (une perte de temps) doit être suivie de la forme Verbe + “-ing”

A

/

51
Q

The management

A

la direction

52
Q

shuttle

A

une navette

53
Q

Legible

A

Lisible

54
Q

Behind schedule

A

En retard

55
Q

At long last

A

Enfin

56
Q

Blew up

A

Explosion

57
Q

Red eye flight

A

Vol de nuit

58
Q

Drop in on someone

A

Passe voir quelqu’un

59
Q

At noon on the dot

A

À midi pile