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A. UNIT 1 ; INTRODUCTION
• Théorie ;
Academic writing ; X informal words
X phrasal verbs
X vague words
X emotive verbs
X personal words
X « and » « but »
X active voice
V passive voice
V « it’s possible that » « may »
V formal + impersonal tone
• Traductions ;
Equivalence = trouver l’expression qui correspond
Modulation = changement de point de vue
Etoffement = ajouter des mots
Transposition = changer de catégorie grammaticale
Effacement = effacer des mots
=> Exemples ;
1) Equivalence
How would you like your steak, sir ? – Medium please.
Et la cuisson pour le steak, monsieur ? – A point, s’il vous plait.
2) Modulation
I was told to call back in the afternoon.
On m’a dit de rappeler dans l’après-midi
3) Etoffement
He helped her with her bags.
Il l’aida à porter ses sacs
4) Transposition
His suspicions had no foundation.
Ses soupçons n’étaient pas fondés. Ici, le nom « foundation » est devenu le verbe
« fonder »
5) Effacement
She stood waiting in the queue.
Elle faisait la queue
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• Vocabulaire ;
1. Major / leading = most important or most successful
2. To set something off = to start a process or series of events
3. Divisive = causing people to be split into groups that disagree with one another
4. Lack = the state of not having something or not enough
5. Power = the public supply of electrivity
6. To clear = to remove something that is not wanted from a place / to make people leave a
place
7. To overflow = to be so full that the contents go over the sides
8. Damage = physical harm done to something
9. Though = in spite of the fact that
10. Go down = easy to swallow
11. To raise = to increase in amount or size
12. To rise = to increase in amount or number
13. Significant = large or important enough to have an effect or to be noticed
14. Work force = all the people in a country or an area who are available for work
15. Schooling = the education you receive at school
16. Marginal = small and not important
17. To support = to provide everything necessary, especially money, so that
somebody/something can live or exist
18. Childcare = the care of children, especially while parents are at work
19. To... extent = used to show how far something is true or how great an effect it has
20. Background = the details of a person’s family, education, experience, etc.
21. Clerical = connected with office work
22. Opportunity = a time when a particular situation makes it possible to do or achieve
something
23. Prospect = the possibility that something will happen
24. Surgery = medical treatment of injuries or diseases that involves cutting open a person’s
body and often removing or replacing some parts; the branch of medicine connected with
this treatment
25. Out of action = not able to work or be used because of injury or damage
26. Surgeon = a doctor who is trained to perform surgery
27. Wound = to injure part of the body, especially by making a hole in the skin using a weapon
(also a verb)
28. Rally = a large public meeting, especially one held to support a particular idea or political
party
29. Rescue worker = a person whose job is to try to save people from dangerous or difficult
situations, especially after an accident or a disaster
30. Flooding = large amounts of water covering an area that is usually dry; the fact of this
happening
31. Bank = the side of a river, canal, etc.and the land near it
32. Extensive = covering a large area; great in amount
33. Damage to something = physical harm caused to something which makes it less
attractive, useful or valuable
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34. Medicine = a substance, especially a liquid that you drink or swallow in order to cure an
illness
35. Medication = a drug or another form of medicine that you take to prevent or to treat an
illness
36. Cod = cabillaud
37. Haddock = aiglefin
38. Survey = an investigation of the opinions, etc. of a particular group of people, which is
usually done by asking them questions
39. Pollack = Colin
40. Saithe = lieu noir
41. Whiting = merlan
42. Healthy = having good health and not likely to become / good for your health
43. Nutrient = a substance that is needed to keep a living thing alive and to help it to grow
44. Report = a written or spoken account of an event, especially one that is published or
broadcast
45. News = new information about something that has happened recently / reports of recent
events that appear in newspapers or on television or radio
46. Disorder = an illness that causes a part of the body to stop functioning correctly
47. Diet = the food that you eat and drink regularly / a limited variety or amount of food that
you eat for medical reasons or because you want to lose weight; a time when you only eat
this limited variety or amount
48. Lethargic = without any energy or enthusiasm for doing things
49. Life-threatening = that is likely to kill somebody
50. Deficient = not having enough of something, especially something that is essential
51. To tackle = to make a determined effort to deal with a difficult problem or situation
52. Eyesight = the ability to see
53. Iron = a hard strong metal that is used to make steel and is also found in small quantities
in blood and food.
54. To suffer from something = to be badly affected by a disease, pain, sadness, a lack of
something,
55. Affluent = having a lot of money and a good standard of living
56. To result in something / in somebody doing something = to cause something, or to
produce something
57. To lead to something / to somebody to do something = to have something as a result
58. Further = more, additional
59. To arise = to happen, to start to exist
60. Saturated fat = a type of fat found, for example, in butter, fried food and many types of
meat, which encourages the harmful development of cholesterol
61. Likely = probably going to happen, or probably true
62. Gallstone = a hard painful mass that can form in the gall bladder
63. Metabolic = relating to your metabolism (= the chemical processes in living things that
change food, etc. into energy and materials for growth)
64. To tend to do something = to be likely to do something or to happen in a particular way
because this is what often or usually happens
65. Adult-onset = used to refer to a disease that usually develops in adults
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66. To develop = to begin to have something such as a disease or a problem; to start to affect
somebody/something
67. Historic = important in history; likely to be thought of as important at some time in the
future
68. Emerging = starting to exist, grow or become known
69. Emitter = a person, organization, or country that produces a greenhouse gas such as
carbon dioxide or a substance that pollutes the environment
70. Greenhouse gas = a gas, especially carbon dioxide or methane, that is thought to trap
heat above the Earth and cause the greenhouse effect
71. To implement = to take action or make changes that you have officially decided should
happen
72. To acknowledge = to accept that something is true
73. To host = to organize an event to which others are invited and make all the arrangements
for them
74. To submit = to give a document, proposal, etc. to somebody in authority so that they can
study or consider it
75. Determination = the quality that makes you continue trying to do something even when
this is difficult
76. Involved = giving a lot of time or attention to somebody/something
77. Global = covering or affecting the whole world
78. In the pipeline = something that is in the pipeline is being discussed, planned or prepared
and will happen or exist soon
79. Senior = high in rank or status; higher in rank or status than others
80. To oversee = to watch something in order to check that it works or happens in the way
that it should
81. Affairs = events that are of public interest or political importance
82. Summit = an official meeting or series of meetings between the leaders of two or more
governments at which they discuss important matters
83. Elated = joyful
84. Evanescent = vanishing, fading away
85. Dawn = earliest time of the day
86. Awe = feeling of wonder
87. Hiatus = a break
88. Lurid = vivid
89. Languidly = in a slow or lethargic way
90. Reluctant = hesitant , unwilling
91. Gregarious = outgoing person
92. Skirmish = engage in a brief conflict
93. Annihilated = completely destroyed
94. Sleuth = detective
95. Pandemonium = chaos, disorder
96. Conundrums = puzzling situation
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B. UNIT 2 ; YOU NEVER STOP LEARNING
• Théorie ;
Analyser un texte ;
Text
Paragraph
Body
Supporting
Topic sentence
sentence
Exemples, facts, Concluding
details, reasons sentence
• Plagiarisme ;
1) quoting = « same words »
2) summarizing = shorter , no details
3) paraphrasing = same lenght, details
• Paraphrasing ;
3R: - Remain = same idea
- Replace = differents words
- Rearange = different words order
DO NOT ; - Change thenses
- Change ideas
- Use + than 3 words from the original text without « … »
• Synonyms ;
1. Approximately = arround, about
2. Helped by = benefit
3. Proposed = initiative
4. Inexpensive = cheap, low price
5. Switching to = changing
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6. Products = goods, items
7. Although = eventhoug
8. Effect = results, consequences
9. Examination results = marks, test scores
10. Strategy = approach
11. Little dangerous = risky
12. Few days = a couple of days
13. In addition = moreover
14. Typhoon = hurricane
15. To batter = to hit
16. Expenditure = the money
17. To combat = to fight
18. Budget = financial plans
19. Judge = decide, determined
20. According to = depending on
21. Volume = amount
22. Caught = saw, found
23. Expelled = suspended
24. Breaking = violating
25. Policy = rule
26. The growth = the succes
27. Car = automobile
28. Parallels = coincides
29. Developpement = rise
30. Modern = 20th century’s
31. Began = started, originated
32. Took of = thrived, boomed
33. Adapted = adjusted
34. Thus = hence, therefor
35. Production = assembly
36. Managment = running, leadership
37. Helped = contibuted to
38. Dominant = leading
39. To adapt = to modify
40. To arrise = to occur
41. To conduct = to carry out
42. To characterise = to have features of
43. To clarify = to explain
44. To concentrate on = to look at closely
45. To be concerned = to deal with
46. To demonstarte = to show
47. To discriminate = to distinguish
48. To establish = to found
49. To exhibit = to show
50. To focus on = to look at closely
51. To generate = to creat
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52. To hold = to be true
53. To indentify = to pick up
54. To imply = to suggest
55. To interact = to work together
56. To interpret = to explain
57. To manifest = to show
58. To overcome = to defeat
59. To propose = to suggest
60. To prove = to turn out
61. To recognise = to accept
62. To relate to = to link to
63. To supplement = to add to
64. To undergo = to experience
65. To yield = to produce
• Le chassé-croisé ; = double transposition
Anglais : 1 2
Français : 2 1
Exemples ;
They swam across the river
Ils ont traversé le fleuve à la nage
• Vocabulaire ;
1. To take a course => prendre un cours
2. To have good arks => avoir de bonnes notes
3. To learn by heart => apprendre par cœur
4. The end of term => la fin du semestre /
5. To failed an exam => rater un examen
6. To miss an examen => rater un examen (dans le sens d’être absent)
7. To train as => se préparer (à faire un certain métier)
8. To punish => punir
9. To divide => diviser
10. To memorise => mémoriser
11. To pay attention to => faire attention à, se concentrer
12. To revise => réviser
13. To copy => copier
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14. To cheat => tricher
15. To pass an exam => réussir un exmaen
16. A school report => un bulletin scolaire
17. A degree => un diplôme
18. A subject (in school) => un sujet, une matière
19. A bell ring => la sonnerie de la cloche
20. To read the instruction => lire les consignes
21. Ability => capacité
22. Misread => mal interpréter, mal juger
23. Failure => échec, défaut
24. Mistaken => érroné, faux, erreur
25. Punishment => punition
26. A gifted student => étudiant surdoué, talentueux, prometteur
27. Assignements => tâche, travail, devoir
28. To take an exam => passer un examen
29. To make progress => progresser
30. To make guess => suposer
31. To take a break => faire une pause
32. To make errors => faire des erreurs
33. To do his best => faire de sonmieux
34. Knowledge => connaissance
35. Discipline => discipline
36. To put up your hand => lever la main
37. To have a degree in something => avoir un diplôme en qqch
38. To be punished for something => être punis pour avoir fait qqch
39. To be good at => être doué, bon dans qqch
40. To multiply by something => multiplier par qqch
41. To write about something => écrire au sujet de qqch
42. To pick up (a langage) => prendre, absorber (une langue)
43. To be taught => être enseigné
44. To look up a word => chercher la définition d’un mot
45. Afterwards => ensuite, plus tard, après
46. To give help => donner un coup de main, aider
47. Genuine => réel, véritable, vrai
48. To waste time => perdre du temps
49. Life expectancy => espérance de vie
50. Hardship => épreuve
51. Eligible => éligible (qui peut être élu)
52. Roll => liste des électeurs
53. Polls => les urnes
54. Fraud => fraude
55. Turnout => participation
56. Abtain => obtenir
57. Borrow => emprunter
58. Arrange => prévoir
59. To have deep pocket => être riche
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60. Loan => emprunt (banque)
61. Effectiveness => efficacité
62. Alloy => alliage
63. Maritime law => droit maritime
64. Copper => cuivre
65. To establish => faire la distinction entre
66. Harsh => rude
67. Deterrent => dissuasif
68. To put the emphasis on => mettre l’accent sur
69. Implication => sous-entendu
70. Team power => machine à vapeur
71. Criminal law => droit pénal
72. Fields => spécialités, branches, domaines
73. Drugs trials => essais cliniques
74. Three-stage process => processus en trois phases
75. Library => bibliothèque
76. Getting fit => remise en forme
77. Figures => chiffre
78. Numbers => nombre
79. Digit => chiffre, nombre
80. Fractions => fractions
81. Decimals => décimales
82. Million => million
83. Thousands => milier
84. Rates => taux
85. increase by …% => augmente de …%
86. a couple => 2
87. few => peu
88. a few => 3-6
89. several => 3-4
90. various => 4-6
91. dozens of => 30-60
92. scores of => 60-100
93. one in three => 1 sur 3
94. twice times as many => 2 fois plus que …
95. a tenfold increase => 10 fois plus
96. to double => doubler
97. halve => diviser par 2
98. the lowest (rate) => (le taux) le plus bas
99. the highest (rate) => (le taux) le plus haut
100. a quarter => ¼
101. the majority of => la mjorité de
102. the minority of => la minorité de
103. on average => en moyenne
104. accuracy => exactitude, justesse
105. analysis => analyse
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106. approach => approche
107. assessment => évaluation
108. authority => autorité, expert, personne à suivre
109. to claim => affirmer, déclarer, proclamer, soutenir que
110. controversy => controversé, qui fait l’objet de débat
111. controversy => qui fait polémique
112. correlation => correlation, lien
113. validity => validité, donner raison
114. human settlement => présence humaine
115. Due to => en raison de , de par
116. Birth rate => taux de natalité
117. Rising => hausse, augmentation
118. Phenomena => phénomènes météorologiques
119. Boosted => monter en flèche
120. Accurate => précis, exact
121. Clue => indice
122. Approachable => disponible
123. Authoritative => ouvrage de référence
124. Emphatic => ferme, catégorique
125. Prizes => récompenses
126. Onnovative cultur => cultutre novatrice, d’avant-garde
127. Motivationnal => source de motivation
128. Phenomenal publishing => phénomène d’édition
129. Performance => prestation
130. Preferential treatment => traitement spécial, spécifique
131. Provisional => provisoir
132. Sequential => prérequis
133. Retreat => retrait
134. To be lured into a trap => être attirer dans un piège
135. Bus pass => abonnement de bus
136. Valid => valable
137. A tedious => un mal pour un bien
138. Fees => frais
139. Effective => efficace
140. Inclusive => inclus, compris
141. Relevant => pertinent, compétant
142. Reliable => fiable
143. Rough => dur, difficile, éprouvant, rude
144. Empirical => concret
145. Issue => problème
146. Topic => sujet
147. Matter => matière, substance, question, affaire
148. Way out of => la porte de sortie (sens figuré = sortir d’un problème=solution)
149. The answer to => la réponse à
150. The attitude to => l’attitude à, l’état d’esprit pour
151. The key to => la clé de
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152. The approach to => l’approche pour
153. The reaction to => la réaction à
154. State of affairs => situtation
155. To affect => affecter, émouvoir, toucher
156. Dillema => dilemme
157. Turning to => se tourner vers (un sujet)
158. In parenthesis => entre parenthèse
159. Leaving aside => mettre à part, sans tenir compte de
160. For instance => par exemple
161. Briefly => brièvement
162. Overleaf => au verso, au dos
163. With reference to => en référence à , concernant
164. First => en premier
165. Firstly => premièrement
166. First of all => tout d’abord
167. To begin / to start with => pour commencer
168. At the beginning => au début
169. In the beginning => au début
170. In the first place => en premier lieu
171. First and foremost => tout d’abord, en premier lieu
172. Secondly, thirdly => secondement, troisièmement
173. Then => ensuite
174. Next => puis
175. At first sight => à première vue
176. As a matter of fact, in fact => en fait
177. At all events, in any case => en fait
178. On second thoughts => à la réflexion
179. Actually => effectivement, vraiment, en fait
180. Anyway => de toutes façons
181. In most cases => dans la plupart des cas
182. In this respect => à cet égard
183. To some extent => dans une certaine mesure
184. As far as … is concerned => en ce qui concerne
185. From a … point of view => d’un point de vue de
186. And => et
187. As well as => ainsi que
188. Also => aussi
189. Too => aussi
190. Not only … but also => non seulement … mais aussi
191. Another point is that => un autre point
192. Besides => d'ailleurs
193. Furthermore => en outre, de plus
194. Moreover => de plus
195. What is more => que plus est, bien plus
196. By the way => soit dit en passant
197. In addition to => de surcroit, en outre
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198. In fact => en fait
199. In other words => en d'autres termes
200. That is to say => c'est-à-dire
201. On top of that => de plus
202. Similarly => de même
203. for example => par exemple
204. for instance => par exemple
205. this includes => cela inclus (au sens de par exemple)
206. such as => tel que
207. e.g => for example
208. like => comme
209. namely => c’est-à-dire
210. above all => surtout
211. Instead of => au lieu de
212. Nevertheless => néanmoins, toutefois
213. Notwithstanding => nonobstant, néanmoins
214. Otherwise => sinon, autrement
215. Else => sinon
216. Whereas => tandis, alors que
217. While => tandis que
218. Unlike => à la différence de
219. Yet => cependant, pourtant
220. Conversely => inversement
221. However => cependant, toutefois
222. By contrast => par opposition
223. Contrary to => contrairement
224. As against => en opposition à
225. As though => comme si
226. As if => comme si
227. In comparison => par comparaison
228. On the one hand … on the other hand => d’une part… d’autre part
229. On the contrary => au contraire
230. In contrast to => en contraste avec
231. Provided to => à condition que
232. Unless => à moins que
233. As long as => du moment que, à condition que
234. Otherwise => sinon, autrement
235. Then => alors
236. If > si
237. In case=> au cas où
238. Supposing => à supposer que
239. Providing => pourvu que
240. On condition that => à condition que
241. So long as / as long as => à condition que
242. Because => parce que
243. Because of => en raison de
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244. As => comme, étant donné que
245. For => car
246. Thanks to => grâce à
247. Due to => du au fait que, en raison de
248. On account of => étant donné que
249. Given that => étant donné que
250. Since => puisque
251. Owing to => à cause de
252. This is because => c'est parce que, la raison en est que
253. This is the reason why => c’est la raison pour laquelle
254. In consequence => en conséquence
255. Accordingly => en conséquence
256. Therefore => donc, par conséquent
257. Thus => par conséquent, ainsi
258. Hence => d’où
259. So => donc, alors
260. So that => de telle sorte que, afin que
261. So much so that => à tel point que
262. So as to => pour que
263. Consequently => en conséquence
264. As a result of => en consequence de
265. That is why => c'est pourquoi
266. For this reason => c’est pour cette raison
267. In order to => afin de
268. For => pour
269. To this end => à cet effet
270. Finally => Finalement
271. At the end => à la fin
272. In the end => à la fin
273. At last => au final
274. All in all => dans l’ensemble, somme toute
275. Overall => dans l’ensemble, en général
276. Generally => en général, pour l’essentiel
277. In conclusion => en conclusion
278. To conclude => pour conclure
279. On the whole => dans l’ensemble
280. To sum up => pour résumer
281. Professor = someone who is the most important teacher in uni department
282. Lecturer = someone who teaches at uni
283. Graduate = someone who has a college degree
284. Principal = the head of a school
285. Pupil = someone who studies at primary or secundary school
286. Tutor = someone who teaches one student or a very small class
287. Classmate = someone who is in the same clas as yourself
288. Coach = someone who teaches sport at school
289. Examiner = someone cho xrite the qst papers for exam
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290. Learner = someone who learn how to drive
291. Economic = related to economy
292. Economical = saving money
293. Historic = memorable or significant
294. Historical = person in past
295. Electric = worked by electricity
296. Electrical = relating to electricity
297. endowment = money that is given to a school, a college or another institution to
provide it
with an income; the act of giving this money
298. storied = mentioned in stories ; famous ; well-known
299. select = used by people who have a lot of money or a high social position
300. routinely = as part of the way in which things are regularly done
301. to scrutinize = to look at or examine somebody /something carefully
302. aspire to something = to have a strong desire to achieve or to become something
303. eager to do something = very interested and excited by sth that is going to happen
or about
sth that you want to do
304. to devise = to invent something new or a new way of doing something
305. to crack = to find the answer to a problem or manage to understand something that
is
difficult to understand
306. to figure out = to think about somebody / something until you understand them / it
307. to catch up = to reach somebody who is ahead by going faster
308. attribute = a quality or feature of somebody / something
309. to author = to be the author of a book, report
310. to unravel = to explain something that is difficult to understand or is mysterious
311. to spur = to make something happen faster or sooner
312. faculty = all the teachers in a faculty of a college or university
313. to enable somebody to do something = to make it possible for somebody to do
something
314. survey = an investigation of the opinions, behaviour of a particular group of people,
which is
usually done by asking them questions
315. academic = a person who teaches and / or does research at university or college
316. to set a part = to make somebody / something different from or better than others
317. sizable = fairly large ( = considerable)
318. to boast = to talk with too much pride about something that you have or can do
319. mere = used when you want to emphasize how small, unimportan somebody /
something is
320. at the mercy of somebody / something = not able to stop somebody / something
harming
you because they have power or control over you
321. portfolio = a set of shares owned by a particular person or organization
322. to amass = to collect something, especially in large quantities
323. fundraising = the activity of collecting money for a charity or organization, often by
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organizing social events or entertainments
324. to spark = to cause something to start or develop, especially suddenly
325. to thrive = to become, and continue to be, successful, strong, healthy
326. to foster = to encourage something to develop (= encourage, promote)
327. agile = able to think quickly, solve problems, and have new ideas
328. clunky = heavy and awkward
329. standard = a level of quality that is normal or acceptable for a particular person or in
a
particular situation
330. to short-change = to treat sb unfairly by not giving them what they have earned or
deserve
331. to be better off = to be in a better situation
332. vigo(u)r = energy, force or enthusiasm
333. to cater to somebody / something = to provide the things that a particular type of
person
wants, especially things that you do not approve of
334. to further = to help something to develop or be successful
335. the bottom line = the most important thing that you have to consider or accept; the
essential point in a discussion, etc.
336. trade-off = a balance between two opposing things, that you are willing to accept in
order
to achieve sth
337. to label somebody / something (as) something = to use a word or phrase to
describe sbor
sth, but often unfairly or incorrectly
• Traductions difficiles ;
1. A subject of controversy => faire l’objet d’une controverse, être l’objet d’une controverse
2. Accuracy => précision, exactitude
3. A hight percentage => une forte présence / concentration
4. Bring an approach => introduire une approche
5. A leading authority => un expert, une référence en la matière
6. X-Ray => radio
7. Practical research => recherche appliquée
8. To provide evidence => confirmer
9. A paper => un article, une recherche, un devoir
10. A gut feeling => qui vient des tripes, viscéral
11. To claim => affirmer, déclarer, revendiquer
12. Britain => Royaume-Uni
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C. UNIT 3 ; WORK AND EMPLOYMENT
• Traduire un passif ;
- Par une tournure passive (à éviter si possible)
- Par un actif (cplt d’agent devient le sujet. Si pas de cplt d’agent alors sujet impersonnel)
- Par un verbe pronominal
- Par une tournure impersonnelle
- Par le conditionnel journalistique
• Vocabulaire ;
1. To answer back : répondre d'une manière impertinente
2. To ask for : demander des nouvelles de quelqu'un
3. To bring up : élever
4. To break up : se séparer
5. To carry on : continuer
6. To cut down : réduire
7. To keep on : continuer
8. To look for : chercher quelqu'un, quelque chose
9. To look up : chercher dans un dictionnaire (par exemple)
10. To look forward to : attendre avec impatience
11. To make up : inventer
12. To pick out : choisir
13. To pick up : ramasser
14. To get on : aller, marcher
15. To get on with : s'entendre avec quelqu'un
16. To fill in/up : remplir (un formulaire)
17. To give back : redonner à
18. To give up : renoncer à
19. To go away : partir
20. To go on : continuer
21. To go out : sortir
22. To pass out : s'évanouir
23. To try on : essayer (un vêtement)
24. To turn down : refuser, rejetter, baisser
25. To turn into : changer en
26. To turn on/off : allumer/éteindre
27. To call back : rappeler
28. To call off : annuler
29. To come back : revenir
30. To come over : venir
31. To come in : entrer
32. To come out : sortir/partir
33. To drop by : passer
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34. To drop off : déposer/laisser
35. To face up to : faire face à
36. To join in : participer à
37. To knock out : éliminer
38. To laugh at : se moquer de
39. To look after : s’occuper de
40. To look at : regarder
41. To look for : chercher
42. To part with : se séparer de
43. To take on : embaucher/prendre
44. To bind to : se lier à
45. To increase in : augmenter en, de
46. To demand for : demander
47. To end up : finir par prendre une décision
48. To take out : enlever
49. To be afraid of : avoir peur de
50. To try to : essayer de
51. To put off : postposer
52. To send for : appeler
53. To break down : arrêter de fonctionner/ s’énerver
54. To draw attention to : attirer l’attention sur
55. To fall through : tomber à l’eau, faire capoter
Accountant someone whose job is to keep the financial records Comptable
of a business or person
Air trafic controller a person whose job is to give instructions to aircraft Hotesse de l’air
pilots by radio
Architect a person who designs and guides a plan, project, Architecte
etc.
Attorney (= lawyer) A person whose job is to defend the others Avocat
Banker a person who owns a bank or who has an important Banquier
job in a bank
Bookkeeper a person whose job is to keep the financial records
for a business
Builder a person or company that builds or repairs things Maçon
(such as houses, ships, bridges, etc.)
Business (men / women) a man/woman who works in business especially in
a high position
a man/woman who is good at dealing with business
and financial matters
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Butcher someone who cuts and sells meat in a shop Boucher
Carpenter a person whose job is to make or fix wooden Charpentier
objects or wooden parts of buildings
Cashier a person whose job is to take in or give out money Caissier
in a store, bank, etc.
Chef a professional cook who usually is in charge of a Chef de cuisine
kitchen in a restaurant
Coach Entraineur
Dental hygienist a person who works with a dentist and whose job Assistant dentaire
includes cleaning people's teeth
Dentist Dentiste
Designer a person who plans how something new will look
and be made
a person who creates and often produces a new
product, style, etc.
Developer a person or thing that develops something
a person or company that builds and sells houses
or other buildings on a piece of land
Dietitician a person whose job is to give people advice about Diététicien
what to eat in order to be healthy
Doctor a person who is skilled in the science of Docteur, medecin
medicine : a person who is trained and licensed to
treat sick and injured people
Ecnomist a person who studies or specializes in economics Économiste
Editor a person whose job is to edit something Éditeur
Electrician a person who works on and repairs electrical Électricien
equipment
Engineer a person who has scientific training and who Ingénieur
designs and builds complicated products,
machines, systems, or structures : a person who
specializes in a branch of engineering
Farmer a person who runs a farm Fermier
Filmmaker a person (such as a director or producer) who
makes movies
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Fisherman a person (especially a man) who catches fish Pêcheur
Flight attendant a person whose job is to help passengers who are
traveling in an airplane
Jeweler a person who makes, repairs, or sells jewelry and Bijoutier
watches
Mechanic a person who repairs machines (such as car Mécanicien,
engines) and keeps them running properly garagiste
Musician a person who writes, sings, or plays music Musicien
Nurse a person who is trained to care for sick or injured Infirmière
people and who usually works in a hospital or
doctor's office
Optician a person whose job is to sell eyeglasses and Optician,
contact lenses, to make sure that they fit correctly, ophtalmologue
and sometimes to make eyeglasses
Pharmacist a person whose job is to prepare and sell the drugs Pharmacien
and medicines that a doctor prescribes for patients
Pilot a person who flies an airplane, helicopter, etc. Pilote
Plumber a person whose job is to install or repair sinks, Plombier
toilets, water pipes,
Politician someone who is active in government usually as an Politicien
elected official
Professor a teacher especially of the highest rank at a college Prof
or university
Psychologist a scientist who specializes in the study and Psychiatre
treatment of the mind and behavior : a specialist in
psychology
Receptionist a person whose job is to deal with the people who Receptioniste
call or enter an office, hotel,
Salesman a person (especially a man) whose job is to sell Vendeur
things
Secretary a person whose job is to handle records, letters, Secrétaire
etc., for another person in an office
Surgeon a doctor who performs operations that involve Chirurgien
cutting into someone's body in order to repair or
remove damaged or diseased parts : a doctor who
performs surgery
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Therapist a person trained in methods of treating illnesses Psychologue
especially without the use of drugs or surgery
Translator a person who changes words written in one Traducteur
language into a different language
Undertaker a person whose job is to arrange and manage Croque-mort
funerals
Veterinarian a person who is trained to give medical care and Vétérinaire
treatment to animals : an animal doctor
Waiter a man who serves food or drinks to people in a Serveur
restaurant
Writer someone whose work is to write books, poems, Écrivain
stories, etc.
Appreciate to increase in value
Bankruptcy the condition of being bankrupt : a condition of
financial failure caused by not having the money
that you need to pay your debts
Budget an amount of money available for spending that is
based on a plan for how it will be spent
Capital the money, property, etc., that a person or business
owns
money, property, etc., that is used to start or
operate a business
Cash money in the form of coins and bills
Consummer a person who buys goods and services Consommateur
Cost the price of something : the amount of money that Cout
is needed to pay for or buy something
Crash to go down in value very suddenly and quickly
Credit money that a bank or business will allow a person
to use and then pay back in the future
Currency the money that a country uses : a specific kind of La monnaie courante
money
Debt an amount of money that you owe to a person, Dette
bank, company, etc.
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Deficit an amount (such as an amount of money) that is
less than the amount that is needed
Deposit an amount of money that is put in a bank account
Depression a period of time in which there is little economic
activity and many people do not have jobs
Finance money available to a government, business, or
person
matters relating to money and how it is spent or
saved
Inflation a continual increase in the price of goods and
services
Interest the money paid by a borrower for the use of
borrowed money
money paid to you by a bank for the money you
have in a bank account
Invest to use money to earn more money : to use your
money to purchase stock in a company, to buy
property, etc., in order to make future profit
Loan an amount of money that is given to someone for a Crédit
period of time with a promise that it will be paid
back : an amount of money that is borrowed
Loss money that is spent and that is more than the
amount earned or received
Profit money that is made in a business, through
investing, etc., after all the costs and expenses are
paid : a financial gain
Recession a period of time in which there is a decrease in
economic activity and many people do not have
jobs
Savings a bank account in which people keep money that Économiser
they want to save
Spending the money that is spent especially by a government Dépenser
or organization
Tax an amount of money that a government requires Taxes
people to pay according to their income, the value
of their property, etc., and that is used to pay for
the things done by the government
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Trade the activity or process of buying, selling, or
exchanging goods or services
the amount of things or services that are bought
and sold : the money made by buying and selling
things or services
Value the amount of money that something is worth : the Valeur
price or cost of something
To Apply to ask formally for something (such as a job,
admission to a school, a loan, etc.) usually in writing
Aplication a formal and usually written request for something Lettre de motivation
(such as a job, admission to a school, a loan, etc.)
Benefit a good or helpful result or effect Avantage social,
extralégal
Bonus an extra amount of money that is given to an Prime
employee
Career a period of time spent in a job or profession Carrière
Cover letter a letter that is sent with something to explain the CV
reason for it or to give more information about it
Employee Employé
Employer a person or company that has people who do work Employeur
for wages or a salary : a person or company that
has employees
Fire to dismiss (someone) from a job Virer
Full-time working the full number of hours considered normal Plein temps
or standard
Interview a meeting at which people talk to each other in Entretient
order to ask questions and get information
a formal meeting with someone who is being
considered for a job or other position
Job the work that a person does regularly in order to Travail
earn money
Layoff the act of ending the employment of a worker or Licenciement
group of workers
Minimum wage an amount of money that is the least amount of Le salaire minimum
money per hour that workers must be paid
according to the law
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Part-time working or involving fewer hours than is considered Temps partiel
normal or standard
Promotion the act of promoting someone or something Promotion
the act of moving someone to a higher or more
important position or rank in an organization
Raise to lift or move (something or someone) to a higher Augmenter
position
Reference the act of looking at or in something for information
Salary an amount of money that an employee is paid each Salaire
year
Sick leave the number of days per year for which an employer Congé maladie
= sick days agrees to pay workers who are unable to work
because they are sick
Vacation a period of time that a person spends away from Vacances
home, school, or business usually in order to relax
or travel
Commute to travel regularly to and from a place and Travailler en
especially between where you live and where you intérimaire
work
Flextime a system in which employees are required to work a
certain number of hours but are allowed to choose
their own times for starting and finishing work
To camp To live in a tent
To fall ill Tomber malade
Fulfilment centre Entrepôt
= warehouse
To come under fire Strongly criticized
To ban Interdire
Allegation A public statement that is made without giving Allégation,
proof, accusing somebody of doing something that accusation
is wrong or illegal
To pitch To set up a tent or a camp for a short time Planter, dresser une
tente
To order A request for a product to be made for you or Commander
delivered to you
Undue More than you think is reasonable or necessary Excessif, exagéré
= excessive
Compulsory That must be done because of a law or a rule Obligatoire, exigé
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Recruitment The act or process of finding new people to join a Recrutement,
company engagement
Wage money you earnthat is paid according to the Salaire
number of hours, days, weeks that ou work
Attendance The action or state of going regularly to or being Présence
present at a place or event
Investigation An official processto find out the cause of Enquête
something or to find out informations about
something
Strain a feeling of being worried and nervous about Tension
something
To launch To makes it available for the first time
A full-scale very large or serious and involving everything that
is possible or expected
Swell to increase in size
Though used to introduce a fact or opinion that makes the
other part of the sentence seemsurprising
To relocate to move to another place
Training the process of learning the skills you need to do Formation
a particular job or activity
Sharps Very strong
Trends Tendance
Commonly Often, usually
Labor-saving able to save time and effort
Range a set of similar things
Household chores Les tâches
ménagères
Lawn
Hiring Engager
Oversee to watch or organize a job or an activity to Superviser
= supervise make certain that it is being done correctly
Rubber Caoutchouc
Counterpart Homologue
Manufacturer a company that produces goods in large numbers
Expenditure the total amount of money that
a government or person spends
Steadily Avec assurance
Churchgoers a person who goes regularly to church Pratiquants, fidèles
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Agency workers Travailleurs
intérimaires
Handwritten Written by hand Manuscrit
Winemaking Vinification, œnologie
Vacuum bottel Bouteille isolante,
thermos
To feel the ground When your feet touch the ground in a pool Avoir pied (dans la
piscine)
To have sea legs Avoir le pied marin
To tread on somoene’s Marcher sur les pieds
toes de quelqu’un
To take french leave Filer à l’anglaise
India ink Encre de chine
Gooseflesh Chair de poule
To sleep like a dog Dormir comme un
loir, bébé
Daring Audace
A bull in a china shop Un éléphant dans un
magasin de
porcelaine
Good-hearted Bienveillant
Stage door Entrée des artistes
Water-tower Château d’eau
To bear in mind Garder à l’esprit
Fish-breeding Pisciculture
Overfishing Surpêche
Wheat Blé
Obviously De toute évidence
Sententiously Silencieusement
Entrance Entrée
Room temperature Température
ambiante
Pacific basin Bassin pacifique
To Compensate Dédommager
Shareholders Actionnaires
Threatened Menacer
Act Loi
Alumni Anciens étudiants
Shortage Pénurie
Midwife Sage-femme
Provisions Clause (contrat)
Stray bullet Balle-perdue
Expectation Espérence
Whenever A chaque fois
Although Même si
Credentials Qualifications
requises
Applicants Candidats
The screening process Critères de sélections
Subsidiary Filiale (société)
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Dissatisfied Insatisfait
Unrewarding Ingrat
Steady job Emploi stable
Perks Avantage
Whether Si, que + subj
Protracted Très long
Auguring Augure
Angering Rage, colère
Moonlighting Travail au noir
Oversubscribed Saturé
A firm Petite entreprise
Understaffed En sous-effectif
Pounds Livres (argent)
Continuing professional Formation continue
development
Commuting Trajet jusqu’au travail
Money commuting to Frais de déplacement
work
Stimulating Stimulant
Repetitive Répétitif
Stresfull Stressant
Monotonous Monotone
Mechanical Mécanique
Mundane Sans intérêt, terre-à-
terre
Mind-numbing Abrutissant
Rewarding Gratifiant
A rut Une routine
Sacked Viré, renvoyé
Notice Une annonce, affiche
Expense Frais, dépense
Dead-end job Job sans avenir, sans
aucune perspective
Workload Charge de travail
Freelance Indépendant, à son
compte
Pecking order Hiérarchie, échelle
= hierarchical