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Week 4 Flashcards

1
Q

when you’re so comfortable by doing sth you love

A

To be (completely) IN one’s element

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2
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être couché confortablement pendant que tu lis un livre

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To curl UP with a good book

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3
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when people are always watching because you’re famous

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To be in the public eye

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4
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to fix

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To mend

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5
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to tolerate

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To put up with

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6
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punish (often unnecessarily) yourself because you fail to do sth

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To beat oneself UP (ABOUT sth)

Many people beat themselves up short about falling short of not fulfilling their expectations

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7
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(usually expectations, targets, aims, goals) almost but not quite (met your expectation)

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To fall short OF sth/ - ing form

Many people beat themselves up about falling short of not fulfilling their expectations

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8
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to have persistence

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To have self-belief

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9
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will reward you in the future

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Persistence pays dividends

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10
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someone who takes risks

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A risk-taker

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11
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sb who is very successful and leads an executive life

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Spend time with high flyers (n,p)

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12
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Recover

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Overcome setbacks

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13
Q

Get your ideas

A

Find inspiration

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14
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Grasp (every opportunity)

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Take advantage of

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15
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Want to be liked

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Seek popularity

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16
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When people say they are good

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To accept praise

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17
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I’m not sure that I am able

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I doubt my ability

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18
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En raison de

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On the grounds of

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19
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“I’m in the right job. There is no point pushing for promotion because I’d be out of my depth”

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Fixed mindset

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20
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“I’ve never tackled anything like that before but I guess I can learn as I go along”

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Growth mindset

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21
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Consequences

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Ramifications

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22
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Capability

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Potential

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23
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Philosophy

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Ethos

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24
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Personal stories

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Anecdotes

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25
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Understanding

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Insight

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26
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Achievement

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Attainment

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27
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To arrange FOR sb to do sth

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To arrange FOR sb to do sth

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28
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do you have the right skills, traits, qualifications, experience to do sth

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Do you have what it takes to

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29
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  • how much money you make in one year

- refers to employees

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Turnover (N)

(High) turnover (negative) : employees constantly change

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30
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money you receive, pay when sb uses your intellectual property

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To be paid/to receive royalties FOR sth

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31
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part or % ownership in a company

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Equity (N, unc)

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32
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To lose people’s faith, trust in you

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To lose credibility

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33
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to be confused, bewildered by a claim

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To be bemused BY a claim

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34
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An initial requirement

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An initial requirement

35
Q

to reveal a disastrous miscalculation

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to expose a disastrous miscalculation

36
Q

A competitive market

The smartphone is quite competitive

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A competitive market

The smartphone is quite competitive

37
Q

a total, complete shot in the dark (guess, no ideas)

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A complete punt

38
Q

equity of a business

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A large slice of a business

39
Q

A large scale business

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A large scale business

40
Q

let me get to the main point

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So without further adieu /ado/

41
Q

to start selling a product

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To launch a product

42
Q

sth is likely to fail, be unsuccessful

A

Sth is doomed

43
Q

to understand, comprehend the fact

A

To grasp the fact that + clause

44
Q

Adj for creates a feeling of sadness

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Poignant (adj)

-> moment, story, ending

45
Q

randomly

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Haphazardly (adv)

46
Q

passing quickly, cannot be caught or held

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Fleeting (adj)

-> moment, idea, thought

Cf: to get, catch a glimpse OF sth

47
Q

was there but now gone

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To get, catch a glimpse OF sth

Cf : fleeting

48
Q

to get a quick smell of sth

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To get a whiff OF sth

49
Q

in an unplanned way, without judgment and without thinking (negative)

A

Indiscriminately (adj)

50
Q

unwillingness

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Aversion

To have an aversion TO / TOWARDS sth

Aversive behaviour : nonconformist behavior

To be averse TO sth

51
Q

100 % likely to happen, ie very certain that sth will happen BUT you don’t know WHEN

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Sth is bound to fail

52
Q

Être bon en qqch

A

To be good at doing

53
Q

Prendre des décisions rapides

A

To make quick decisions

54
Q

Repousser des choses à plus tard

A

To put things off

55
Q

to make perfect or complete/to improve a work

A

Polish a work

56
Q

to divide a task into smaller, simpler parts

A

Break a task down

57
Q

Cannot deny, cannot argue against

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Undeniable

58
Q

To reduce, ignore the importance, significance of sth

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To undermine sth

59
Q

To give the ability

A

To enable sb to do sth

60
Q

Faire usage de qqch

A

To make use OF sth

61
Q

To choose

A

To opt FOR sth

62
Q

Expression used to say how, the method

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BY doing sth

63
Q

To have 0% chance

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To have, stand no chance OF doing sth

64
Q

To invent

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To come UP WITH sth

65
Q

Devise a way, calculate

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To work sth OUT

66
Q

To work

Travailler sur qqch

A

To work ON sth

67
Q

Flower arranging

A

Flower arranging

68
Q

Prendre, saisir l’opportunité

A

Take, grab, seize, grasp the opportunity

69
Q

Prendre le pouvoir

A

Take, seize, grab power

70
Q

Prendre le contrôle de qqch

A

Take, seize control of sth

71
Q

Prendre, saisir la chance

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Take, seize, grab the chance

72
Q

Flower arranging

A

Flower arranging

73
Q

Prévenir qqn de (faire) qqch

A

Prevent sb FROM -ing verb

74
Q

Rendre illégal de faire qqch

Rendre qqch illégal

A

To make it illegal to do sth

To make sth illegal

75
Q

Laisser qqn faire qqch

A

To let sb do sth

76
Q

Une hausse de: taxes, unemployment, sales

A

An increase, rise IN sth

77
Q

Une hausse de # (20%, $2,000)

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An increase OF

78
Q

Sth doesn’t make a difference to sb, sth

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Sth is of no consequence TO sth, sb

79
Q

Encounter
Receive
Suffer

-> A setback

A

Encounter
Receive
Suffer

-> A setback

80
Q

Get
Gain
Receive

-> Inspiration

A

Get
Gain
Receive

-> Inspiration

81
Q

Trust
Doubt
Follow
Rely on

-> Your intuition

A

Trust
Doubt
Follow
Rely on

-> Your intuition

82
Q

Have
Exceed
Fulfill

-> An expectation

A

Have
Exceed
Fulfill

-> An expectation

83
Q

Get
Gain
Receive

-> Exposure

A

Get
Gain
Receive

-> Exposure

84
Q

Achieve
Fulfill
Realise

-> An ambition

A

Achieve
Fulfill
Realise

-> An ambition

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