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1
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Diplôme d’études collégiales (DEC)

A

Diploma of college studies (DCS)

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Études en technique collégiale

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College technical studies / College technical program

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Directeur général et greffier trésorier

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Director General and clerk-treasurer

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accusé de réception

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acknowledgement of receipt

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Assister à (ex. J’ai assisté à plusieurs rencontres)

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attend (e.g. I attended to a lot of meetings).

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Procès-verbal (ex. Je suis responsable de rédiger le procès-verbal du conseil municipal).

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Minutes (Ex. I’m responsible for writing the minutes of council meetings.)

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Urbanisme

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Urban planning

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Camp de jour estival

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Summer day camp

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Conseil municipal

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Town councillor /city councillor

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Préfet de la MRC

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Prefect of the RCM

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Ordre du jour (Ex. Tous les participants de la rencontre ont reçu une copie de l’ordre du jour.)

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Agenda (Ex. All participants of the meeting received a copy of the agenda.)

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Rare

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Rare (pronounced “wrèwr”)

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Ajouter une corde à son arc

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Add a string to one’s bow (Ex. I went back to school in IT to add a string to my bow).

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Séance du conseil

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Council meeting

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Habituel, Habituellement

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Usual, Usually

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Commun (ex. Ce n’est pas une situation courante)

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Common (Ex. It’s not a common situation)

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Technicien comptable

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Accounting technician

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Directeur des travaux publics

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Director of publics works

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Loisirs et culture

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Leisure and Culture / Recreation and Culture

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Agent de communication

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Communications officer / Communications agent

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Chantier

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Site / Building site / Construction site

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Urbaniste

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Planner / Urban planner

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Formation

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Training

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Séance plénière

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plenary session

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Sujet sensible

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Hot topic / Sensitive subject / Sensitive topic

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Réduire

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Lower / reduce (Ex. Many people want to reduce the speed limit to 30 in residential areas)

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Pancarte d’arrêt

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Stop sign

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Le bon choix

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The “right” choice (not the “good” choice)

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Une fois par semaine, deux fois par semaine

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Once a week, twice a week

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Trois, quatre, cinq fois par semaine

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Three, four, five times a week

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être debout / être assis

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Stand / sit (or be seated)

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Se lever

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get up / rise up

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33
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Député fédéral

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MP (Member of Parliament)

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Député provincial

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MNA (Member of National Assembly)

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Ça me dit quelque chose

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It rings a bell

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36
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Appartenir à (un groupe)

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Belong to (a group)

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37
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Demande de…

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Request / Application

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38
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Cul-de-sac

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Dead-end / cul-de-sac

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39
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Règlementation

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Regulation

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40
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C’est écrit

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It’s written

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J’ai écris une lettre à…

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I wrote a letter to…

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le premier, le deuxième, le troisième, le quatrième, le cinquième

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The first, the second, the third, the fourth, the fifth

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le sixième, le septième , le huitième, le neuvième, le dixième

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the sixth, the seventh, the eighth, the ninth, the tenth

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Appel d’offres

A

Call of tender / bid

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Chalet

A

Cabin (basic)
Cottage (more luxurious)
Chalet (usually found at ski resorts or mountainous areas.)

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Ponton

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Pontoon boat

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47
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Démolir

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Tear down / knock down / demolish

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48
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Résidence pour personnes âgées

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Senior home

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Conformément à

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in accordance with

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50
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Gouvernement

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Government (pronounced GÂ-vern-Ment)

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51
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Fossé / Fossés

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Ditch / Ditches

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52
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Pente

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Slope

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53
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Leurs factures

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their bills

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54
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Quitter

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Leave (pronounced LEEV)

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55
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En direct

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Live (pronounced laïv)

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56
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Large

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Wide

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57
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Étroit

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Narrow

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Demander

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Request, ask for

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Exiger (ex. Ils exigent des explications)

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demand (ex. They demand an explanation.)

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Égouts

A

Sewers

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Déjà

A

Already, ever

62
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Expression : Depuis un bout de temps

A

for ages (expression)

63
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Réseau pluvial

A

pluvial network

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Jusqu’à maintenant (Ex. Il n’y a pas eu de problèmes jusqu’à présent)

A

so far (Ex. There haven’t been any problems so far.)

65
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pas encore

A

Not yet

66
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Je viens de déjeuner

A

I’ve just had a lunch

67
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J’ai eu un dîner au bureau

A

I had lunch at the office

68
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Qu’est-ce qui s’est passé ?

A

What happened ?

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Riche / Richesse

A

Wealthy / wealth

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Déneigeuse

A

snow plow (rhymes with “wow”)

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Arriver (un événement)

A

Happen (event)

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M.R.C. Municipalité régionale de comté

A

R.C.M. Regional County Municipality

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Rejoindre
Exemple: J’ai essayé de le rejoindre mais je n’ai pas réussi.

A

Reach
Example: I tried to reach him without success.

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Usine

A

Plant
Factory

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Retraité

A

Retiree

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Durer (ex. Nos rencontres durent normalement entre 30 minutes et une heure.)

A

Last (ex. Our meetings usually last between 30 minutes and one hour.)

77
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Meubles

A

Furniture

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Patinoire extérieure

A

Outdoor (skating) rink

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Règlement de zonage

A

Zoning regulation

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De… à… (ex. Nos cours le mardi sont de 11h30 à 13h)

A

From… To … (Our lessons on Tuesday are from 11:30 to 1pm)

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Enfouir

A

Bury (pronounced “Berry”)

82
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Développement durable

A

Sustainable development

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Aire de jeux d’eau

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Water play area

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Site d’enfouissement

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Landfill

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Matières organiques

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Organic materials / organic matter

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Embellissement (comité d’embellissement)

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Embelllishment (embellisshment committee)

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Pelouse/gazon

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Lawn/grass

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Bac de compost, de recyclage, de déchets

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Compost bin, recycling bin, garbage bin

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Biens mobiliers

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Fixed assets

90
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Comptable / comptabilité

A

Accountant/ accounting

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Terrain (sportif)
Champ

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Field

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Terrain agricole ou terrain pour une propriété

A

Land, farming land

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Terrain de tennis

A

Tennis court

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Surface

A

Surface (pronounced SER-fiss )

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Europe

A

Europe (pronounced YU-ropp)

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Le candidat sortant

A

The incumbent candidate

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Circonscription

A

Riding / district

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Il y avait…

A

There was…/ There were… (There was a council meeting last night. / There were many people around the table.)

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Un suivi

A

A follow-up

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Brigadier

A

Crossing guard

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Interdire

A

Forbid

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Conseil d’administration

A

Board of Directors

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C’est payant

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It pays a lot/ it pays well

104
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Avant-dernier

A

Second-last

105
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Calme

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Calm / quiet

106
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La collecte des ordures

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Garbage collection

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Reporter (par exemple une rencontre)

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Postpone

108
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Vache à lait (en parlant d’un client ou d’un type d’industrie)

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Cash cow

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Parvenir à une entente

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Reach an agreement

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À pic

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Steep

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Côte

A

Hill

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Élargir (une rue)

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Widen (a street)

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Alors que

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While / Whereas

114
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Dans un moment

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In a while

115
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Jusqu’à maintenant

A

So far

116
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Jusqu’à maintenant, tout va bien

A

So far, so good

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Depuis des lustres

A

For ages

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Amélioration

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Improvement

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Problématique
Par exemple: L’espace est une problématique.

A

Issue
Example: Space is an issue.

120
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Évaluation foncière

A

Property assessment

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Terre agricole

A

farming land

122
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être accepté
Exemple:
C’est difficile d’être accepté dans le programme d’architecture.

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get in / Get into

Example: It’s hard to get into the architecture program.

123
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Le marché du travail

A

the work market or the job market or the labour market

124
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arpenteur-géomètre

A

land surveyor

125
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verger

A

orchard

126
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How do you pronounce: Collègue ?

A

colleague (pronounced KÂ-League) / co-worker

127
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Vendeur

A

Peddler

128
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Réunion de démarrage

A

Kick-off meeting

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Quartier

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Area/neighbourhood

130
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Période de dégel

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Thaw period

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Système de santé

A

healthcare system

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Dalle de béton

A

concrete slab

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Acheter

A

Purchase (pronounced PER-tchiss)
Buy

134
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Résolution proposée par

A

Resolution moved by

135
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Permis de conduire

A

Driver’s license (pronounced LAÏ-cense)

136
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Immatriculation

A

registration

137
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Assurance

A

Insurance (pronounced In-SCHU-rence)

138
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Épeurant, faire peur

Exemple: Ça fait un peu peur.

A

(be) scary

E.g.: That’s a little scary!

139
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Avoir peur

Ex: J’ai vraiment peur des araignées!

A

(be) scared

I’m really scared of spiders!

140
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Équilibré (Ex. Nous devons présenter un budget équilibré)

A

balanced (ex. We need to present a balanced budget)

141
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Usagé

A

Used / second-hand

142
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Prendre sa retraite

Exemple: Je prévois prendre ma retraite à 65 ans.

A

Retire
E.g.: I’m planning to retire at 65.

143
Q

Ces

Example: Est-ce que ces clés sont à vous?

A

Those/these
E.g.: Are those keys yours?

144
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Ce
Ex: Est-ce que ce téléphone est à vous?

A

this/that
E.g.: Is that your phone?

145
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Remboursement

A

Reimbursement

146
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Consommation

Exemple: On doit réduire notre consommation énergétique.

A

Consumption

E.g.: We have to reduce our energy consumption.

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