Vocabulary of December 8, 2023

Question 1

What is “comprendre” and “entendre” in English?

Note: you often confuse those two words…

Exemple:
Est-ce que tu m’entends?
Est-ce que tu me comprends?

Answer 1

comprendre = understand

Entendre = hear

Example:
Est-ce que tu m’entends? = Do you hear me?
Est-ce que tu me comprends? = Do you understand me?

Question 2

What are “résultats” in English?

Answer 2

results

Question 3

What is “ressources humaines” in English?

Answer 3

Human resources

HR

Question 4

What is “ancienneté” in English?

Answer 4

seniority

Question 5

What is “aléatoire” in English or “de façon aléatoire”?

Answer 5

random

randomly

Question 6

What is “recrutement” in English?

Answer 6

Recruitment

recruiting

Question 7

What is “en premier” in English?

Exemple: Je dois faire ça en premier.

Answer 7

First

(not “in the first time”)

Exemple: I have to do that first.

Question 8

What is “very small” in English?

Answer 8

tiny

Question 9

What is “encourager” in English?

Exemple: Ça nous encourage à postuler.

Answer 9

encourage

Example: It encourages us to apply.

Question 10

What is the English expression that means “Jusqu’à maintenant, tout va bien.”?

Answer 10

So far so good!

Question 11

What is “à pic” in English?

Exemple: Les pentes sont à pic.

Answer 11

steep

Example: The slopes are steep.

Question 12

What is “se parler” in English?

Exemple: Je me suis parlé.

Answer 12

talk to oneself

Example: I talked to myself.

Question 13

What is the difference between “story” and “history”?

Answer 13

A story is something we tell. History is past facts.

Question 14

What is “sous-bois”?

Answer 14

Glades

Question 15

How do we pronounce “trilogy”?

Question 16

What is “ça rappelle des bons souvenirs” in English?

Answer 16

It brings back good memories.

Question 17

What is “plaisir coupable” in English?

Example: I watch “Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain” every Christmas. It is my ………………………

Answer 17

Guilty pleasure

Example: I watch Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain every Christmas. It is my guilty pleasure.

Question 18

What is “film de filles” in English?

Example: Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain is a real ……………..

Answer 18

chick flick