Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Lv1 > Vocabulaire Collins > Flashcards

Vocabulaire Collins Flashcards

0
Q

Risquer gros

A

To have a lot at stake

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
1
Q

Sur les lieux du drame

A

At the scene of the disaster

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Un naufrage

Faire naufrage

A

A shipwreck

To be shipwrecked

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Un mouchard

A

A grass

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Homicide involontaire

A

Manslaughter

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Détourner un avion

A

To hijack a plane

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Poser une bombe

A

To Plant a bomb

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Revendiquer un attentat

A

To claim responsability for an attack

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Par représailles

A

In relatalion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Diffamer (à l’oral)

A

To slander

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Le recel

A

Receiving

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Une escroquerie

A

A swindle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Un abus de confiance

A

A confidence trick

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Un escroc

A

A crook

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Détourner des fonds

A

To embezzle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Blanchir

A

To launder

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Des faux papiers

A

Forged documents

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Un policier en civil

A

A plain-clothes policeman

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Faire respecter la loi

A

Tu enforce the law

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Une campagne de répression contre qqch

A

A crackdown on stg

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Prendre qqn en flag

A

To catch sb in the act

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Abolir une loi

A

To repeal a law

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Décréter que

A

To decree that

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Un remaniement ministériel

A

A govenment reshuffle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

La fonction civique

A

The civil service

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Organiser un référendum

A

To hold à référendum

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

Le taux de participation électorale

A

The turnout at the polls

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

Renverser

A

To overthrow

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

Adresser un ultimatum à

A

To deliver an ultimatum to

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

Une taupe

A

A mole

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

Mettre le tel de qqn sur écoute

A

To bug sb s phone

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

Mourir de faim

A

To Die of starvation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

Une trêve

A

A truce

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

Négociations

A

Negotiations

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

Belliqueux

A

Warlike

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

La lutte antiterroriste

A

The War on terror

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

Assiéger

A

To besiege

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

Tué au combat

A

Killed in action

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

Repousser qqn

A

To repel sb

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

Une balle perdue

A

A stray bullet

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

Le gaz asphyxiant

A

Poison gas

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

Lancer un emprunt

A

To issue a loan

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

Une baisse des ventes

A

A downturn in sales

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

Une chute de la demande

A

A slump in demand

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

La reprise eco

A

The economic revival

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

Une action

A

A share

46
Q

Un actionnaires

A

A shareholder

47
Q

Une obligation

A

A bond

48
Q

Un distributeur de billets

A

A cashpoint

49
Q

La loi de l’offre et de la demande

A

The law of supply and demand

50
Q

Concurrencer qqn

A

To complete with sb

51
Q

Rock-bottom prices

A

Des prix défiant toute concurrence

52
Q

Lancer un produit

A

To launch a product

53
Q

Le siège social

A

The head office

54
Q

La liquidation judiciaire

A

Compulsory liquidation

55
Q

Un plan de sauvetage

A

A rescue plan

56
Q

La compagnie a pour règle d’agir ainsi

A

It is a compagny policy to do this

57
Q

Fusionner

A

To merge

58
Q

D’occasion

A

Second-hand

59
Q

Un facture

A

An invoice

60
Q

Une livraison

A

A delivery

61
Q

Les personnes du 3ème âge

A

Senior citizens

62
Q

TVA

A

VAT

63
Q

Frauder le fisc

A

To evade taxation

64
Q

Industrie lourde/légère

A

Heavy/light industry

65
Q

Matières premières

A

Raw materials

66
Q

Robotisé

A

Automated

67
Q

Le rendement

A

Output

68
Q

Les ouvriers du bâtiment

A

Building workers

69
Q

Un éboulement

A

A cave-in

A rock fall

70
Q

La sidérurgie

A

The iron and steel factory

71
Q

Un puits de pétrole

A

An oil well

72
Q

Les pays de l’OPEP

A

The opec countries

73
Q

Un pétrolier

A

A tanker

74
Q

Une centrale nuc

A

A nuclear plant

75
Q

Un barrage, un réserve

A

A dam

76
Q

Aux heures de pointe

A

At peak hours

77
Q

Un panneau solaire

A

A solar panel

78
Q

Un parc d’éoliennes

A

A wind farm

79
Q

L’énergie marémotrice

A

Tidal power

80
Q

Une récolte

A

A crop

81
Q

Un saisonnier

A

A seasonal worker

82
Q

Travailler à la chaîne

A

To work on a production line

83
Q

Une offre d’emploi

A

A job advertissement

84
Q

Répondre à une petite annonce

A

To answer an advertisement

85
Q

Un cdi

A

A term contract

86
Q

Une période d’essai

A

A probationary period

87
Q

Prendre qqn a l’essai

A

To take sb on probation

88
Q

Muter qqn à

A

To transfer sb to

89
Q

Un intérimaire

A

A temporary worker

90
Q

Être débordé de travail

A

To be snowed under with work

91
Q

Gratifiant

A

Rewarding

92
Q

Le manque de mo

A

Labour shortage

93
Q

Un stagiaire

A

A trainee

94
Q

Une prime

A

A bonus

95
Q

Une note de frais

A

An expense account

96
Q

Un ticket resto

A

A luncheon voucher

97
Q

Une voiture de fonction

A

A company car

98
Q

Les risques du métier

A

Occupational hazards

99
Q

Le syndicalisme
Un syndicat
Un syndicaliste

A

Trade unionism
A trade union
A trade unionist

100
Q

Manquer de personnel

A

To be understaffed

101
Q

Aboutir à une impasse

A

To reach (a) deadlock

102
Q

Reprendre le travail

A

To resume work

103
Q

À titre d’info

A

For ur information

104
Q

Faire la critiue de qqch

A

To review stg

105
Q

La pub mensongère

A

Misleading advertising

106
Q

Flâner

A

To hang around

107
Q

Passer devant

A

To go past

108
Q

Marcher à grands pas

A

To stride

109
Q

Marcher péniblement

A

To trudge

110
Q

Boiter

A

To limp

111
Q

Chanceler

A

To stagger

112
Q

Revenir à la nage

A

To swim back

Lv1 (2 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions