Vocabulaire anglais courant 2 Flashcards

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1
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Une profession libérale

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a profession

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Un métier

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an occupation

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Un métier (manuel)

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a trade

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Les tâches ménagères

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the chores

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Surmené

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overworked

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Faire des heures supplémentaires

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to work overtime

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Faire des petits boulots

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to do odd jobs

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Travailler au noir

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to moonlight

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Des honoraires

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fees

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10
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Licencier quelqu’un

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to lay somebody off, to make somebody redundant

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Une demande d’emploi

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a job application

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Démissionner

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to resign

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13
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Faire un stage en entreprise

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to do a placement (GB), to do an internship (US)

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Le monde de l’entreprise

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the coroporate world

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Pointer (en arrivant, en sortant)

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to clock (in, out)

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Un comptable

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an accountant

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Un employé de bureau

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a clerk

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Une grève (surprise)

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a (lightning) strike

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Une école privée (général)

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a private school

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Une école publique

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a state school

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Une école privée (GB)

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a public school

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Un lycée

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a grammar school (GB), a senior high school (USA)

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Une bourse

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a scholarship

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Des cours, une série de cours

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a course

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Un cours

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a class

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Une heure de cours

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a period

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Un trimestre

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a term

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28
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La scolarité

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schooling

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29
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Des cours

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tuition

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30
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Il a fait ses études en Agnleterre

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He was educated in England

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La présence, l’assiduité

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attendance

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32
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Le dortoir

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the dormitory

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33
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L’infirmerie

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the sickroom

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34
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Une règle

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a ruler

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35
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Obligatoire

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compulsory

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36
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Les travaux manuels

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handicrafts

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37
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Passer le bac

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to take A-levels

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38
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Faire une licence en…

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To take a degree in…

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39
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Les dépenses publiques

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public expenditures

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40
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Une subvention

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a subsidy, a grant

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41
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Subventionner

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to subsidize

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42
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Une baisse d’activité

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a downturn

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43
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L’économie parallèle

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the black economy

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44
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Les entreprises étatisées

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state-owned firms

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45
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Un débouché

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an outlet

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46
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Des droits de douanes

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custom duties

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47
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Conquérir un marché

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to capture a market

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48
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S’implanter sur un marché

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to get a foothold in a market

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49
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Les affaires marchent mal

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Business is slack

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50
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Supprimer les intermédiaires

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to cut out the middlemen

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51
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Un paradis fiscal

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a tax haven

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52
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Un gel des salaires

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a wage freeze

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53
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La société d’abondance

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the affluent society

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54
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Un SDF

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a down-and-out

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55
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Frauder le fisc

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to evade taxation

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56
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Une filiale

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a subsidiary

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57
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La comptabilité

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accountancy

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58
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Un expert comptable

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a chartered accountant

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59
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Un chiffre d’affaires

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a turnover

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60
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Racheter une entreprise

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to buy out a company

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61
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S’endetter

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to run into debt

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62
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Déposer son bilan

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to go into liquidation

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63
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Un compte d’épargne

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a savings account

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64
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Un chéquier

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a chequebook

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65
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Ouvrir un compte dans une banque

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to open an account with a bank

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66
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Faire un chèque de 100€

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to write a cheque for 100€

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67
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Faire un chèque sans provision

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to issue a bad cheque

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68
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Mon compte est à découvert

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My account is in the red

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69
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Cela rapporte 10% (bourse)

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It yields 10%

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70
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Une gamme de produits

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a range of goods

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Une marque (pduits coûteux)

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a make

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72
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Faire du lèche-vitrine

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to go window-shopping

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73
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Passer une commande

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to place an order

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74
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Une facture

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an invoice

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75
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Se faire rembourser

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to get a refund

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76
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Une foire commerciale

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a trade fair

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77
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Un étal

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a stall

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78
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Le vol à l’étalage

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shoplifting

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79
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Un détaillant

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a retailer

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Un grossiste

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a wholesaler

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Une confiserie

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a confectioner’s

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Une poissonnerie

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a fishmonger’s

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Une crémerie

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a delicatessen

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Un marchand de journaux

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a newsagent’s

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Une papéterie

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a stationer’s

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La date limite de vente

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the sell-by date

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Une caisse (supermarché)

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a cash desk

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Un manutentionnaire

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a wharehouseman

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Un carton

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a cardboard box

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Une caisse (stockage)

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a crate

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Le traitement de données

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data processing

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L’unité centrale (PC)

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the CPU (Central Processing Unit)

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Un périphérique

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a peripheral

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Saisir des données

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to key in data

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Une standardiste

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a switchboard operator

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Un interphone

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an intercom

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Un bipper

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a pager

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Pourriez-vous me passer M. Wilson ?

A

Could you put me through to Mr Wilson?

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Une enveloppe

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an envelope

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Un timbre

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a stamp

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Un colis

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a parcel

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Une longueur d’onde

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a wavelength

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Un présentateur

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a newscaster

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Un bulletin

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a newscast

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Le laiton

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brass

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Le plomb

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lead

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Le gaz de schiste

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shale gas

108
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La construction navale

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shipbuilding

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Une aciérie

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a steelworks

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Un gisement pétrolifère

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an oil field

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Une raffinerie

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a refinery

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Une grange

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a barn

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Un verger

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an orchard

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Un vignoble

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a vineyard

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Une récolte

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a crop

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Faire les vendanges

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to harvest the grapes

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Une moisson

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a harvest

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Une meule de foin

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a haystack

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Semer

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to sow

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Labourer un champ

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to plough a field

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L’orge

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barley

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L’avoine

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oats

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L’élevage

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cattle breeding

124
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S’intéresser à la politique

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to be politically-minded

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Quelles sont ses idées politiques ?

A

What are his politics?

126
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S’emparer du pouvoir

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to seize power

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L’agitation sociale

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social unrest

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Un porte-parole

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a spokesperson

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Le corps législatif

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the legislative body, the legislature

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Aller aux urnes

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to go to the polls

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Voter à main levée

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to vote by a show of hands

132
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Une trêve

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a truce

133
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La dissuasion nucléaire

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nuclear deterrence

134
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S’allier avec

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to enter in alliance with…

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L’avant-garde, l’arrière-garde

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the vanguard, the rearguard

136
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Faire une reconnaissance

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to put to flight

137
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Un blocus

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a blockade

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Les vainqueurs

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the victors

139
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Livrer bataille

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to fight a battle

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Combattre au corps-à-corps

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to fight hand-to-hand

141
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Un sous-officier

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a non-commissioned officer

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Une flotte

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a fleet

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Un simple soldat

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a private

144
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La patrie

A

the motherland

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Chauvin

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chauvinistic

146
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Le Cambodge

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Cambodia

147
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Un Polonais

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a Pole

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Un Serbe

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a Serb

149
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Un Suédois

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a Swede

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Un Espagnol

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a Spaniard

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Un Thaïlandais

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a Thai

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Un Turc

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a Turk

153
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Un Néo-zélandais

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a New Zealander

154
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Gallois

A

Welsh

155
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Un break (voiture)

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an estate car (GB) a station wagon (USA)

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Une dépanneuse

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a tow truck

157
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Un mécanicien

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a mechanic

158
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Un poste d’essence

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a petrol station

159
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Les freins

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the brakes

160
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Freiner

A

to brake

161
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Le pot d’échappement

A

the exhaust pipe

162
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La clé de contact

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the ignition key

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Le pare-brise

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the windscreen (GB) the windshield (USA)

164
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Les essuie-glace

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the windscreen wipers

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Le capot

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the bonnet (GB) the hood (USA)

166
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Le compteur (de vitesse)

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the speedometer

167
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Déraper

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to skid

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Se renverser, se retourner (voiture)

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to overturn

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dépasser une voiture

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to overtake a car, to pass a car

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Un virage

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a bend

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Le trottoir

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the pavement (GB) the sidewalk (USA)

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Le prix du billet

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the fare

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Une consigne

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a lock

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Un quai

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a platform

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Une voiture

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a carriage (GB) a car (USA)

176
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Une voiture-bar

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a buffet car

177
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Une hélice

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a propeller

178
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Un tapis roulant

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a carousel

179
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Passer la douane

A

to go through customs

180
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Une péniche

A

a barge

181
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Une rame

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an oar

182
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Un remorqueur

A

a tug

183
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Le gouvernail

A

the rudder

184
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Un quai (port)

A

a quay

185
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Un vacancier

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a holiday-maker (GB) a vacationer (USA)

186
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Voyager sac à dos

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to go backpacking

187
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Faire du tourisme

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to go sightseeing

188
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C’est férié mardi prochain.

A

Next Tuesday is a public holiday.

189
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Un dépliant (flyer)

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a leaflet

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En pleine saison

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in the peak season

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En saison creuse

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in the off season

192
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Un camping car

A

a motor home

193
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Le hall (hôtel)

A

the lobby

194
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Avez-vous des chambres libres ?

A

Have you got any vacancies?

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La chambre donne sur le parc.

A

The room overlooks the park.