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50 Cards in this Set
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please (in a response); you are welcome
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je vous en prie
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attractive, seductive
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séduisant
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to know something in depth
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connaître qch à fond
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as a director of export,... (being a director of export, I do sth...)
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en tant que directeur d'export...
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a competitor (in business)
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le concurrent
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to resign
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démissionner
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to fire sb.
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renvoyer; mettre à la porte
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to plan to do sth.
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envisager de faire qch.
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in spite of
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en dépit de
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a business trip
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le déplacement
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to stress sth.
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mettre l'accent sur qch.
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rather
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plutôt
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demanding
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astreignant
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to suspect, to imagine
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se douter
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tough
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corsé
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a hiking
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la randonnée
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to be fluent in (a language)
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parler couramment la langue
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rusty (both for iron things and for language skills)
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rouillé
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to depend on
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dépendre de
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a requirement with respect to sth.
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la prétention en terme de
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a bonus
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le prime
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an allowance
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l'indemnité
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to make a decision
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prendre une décision
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to be capable of doing sth.
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être à même de faire qch.
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What about/How about doing sth.?
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Si on faisait qch.?
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If only I had more money.
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Si j'avais plus d'argent.
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Use imperfect to express something that should have happened but didn't.
One more word and the contract would have been canceled. |
Un mot de plus et le contrat était annulé.
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suddenly
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tout à coup
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He arrived completely out of breath.
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Il est arrivé à bout de souffle.
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someone with connections
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qq. qui a les bras long
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to reveal sth.
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divulger qch.
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to expand rapidly
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être en plein essor
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a breathalyser test
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l'alcootest
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to convince sb. to do sth.
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convaincre qq. de faire qch.
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an earhquake
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le tremblement de terre
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a fire (pozar)
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l'incendie
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a flood
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l'inondation
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a hurricane
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l'ouragan
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a typhoon
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le typhon
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a tornado
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la tornade
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a tropical storm
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l'orage tropical
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a volcanic eruption
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l'éruption volcanique
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be in a good/bad mood
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être bien/mal luné
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I have been working here for two months.
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Il y a/Voilà deux mois que je travaille ici. /Je travaille ici depuis deux mois.
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two months ago
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il y a deux mois
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How long have you been doing this?
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Depuis quand/Depuis combien de temps faisez-vous ceci?
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last week
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la semaine dernière
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to threaten
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menacer
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to go on strike
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se mettre en grève
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to hire sb.
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embaucher qq.
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