Written Expression - French - Level B

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A ce moment-la

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At that time (past or future)

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A cet effect

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To that end

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A cette fin

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For this purpose

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A compter de (+ date) / A partir de

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Starting (+ date)

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A condition de (+ infinitif)

A condition que (+ subjonctif)

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On the condition that / As long as

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A court / moyen / long term

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In the short- / medium- / long- term

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A jour

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Up-to-date

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A l'avenir

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In the future

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A l'epoque

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At that time (past)

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A l'etranger

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Out of the country

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A l'etude

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Under consideration / Under review

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A la retraite

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Retired

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A ma connaissance

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As far as I know / To my knowledge

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A moins que (+ subjonctif)

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Unless

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A partir de (+ date)

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As of / Beginning / Effective

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A titre d'information / De renseignement

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For your information

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A titre de (+ profession, fonction)

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As... (ex. As president of...)

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Abonnnement

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Subscription (magazine)

Membership (place)

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Abstiner (s')

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To refrain

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Accord

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Agreement

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Accorder

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To grant / To allow

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Accroitre

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To increase (quantity)

To enhance (quality)

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Accuser reception de

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To acknowledge receipt of

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Acheminer

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To forward / To send

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Actualities

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Current events

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Actuellement

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At present / At the moment / Currently

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Adherent

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Member / Subscriber

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Adjoint administratif

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Administrative assistant

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Admissible

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Eligible

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Affectatoin

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Posting

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Affecte

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To be assigned (to something)

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Affiche

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Posted

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Afin de (+ infinitif)

Afin que (+ subjonctif)

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In order to

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Agenda

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Diary / Organizer

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Ainsi que

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And also / As well as

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Amerioration

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Improvement

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Anciennete

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Seniority / Years of service

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Annee financiere

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Fiscal year

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Annexe

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Enclosed / Attached

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Apercu

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Outline / Overview

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Appuyer

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To support

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Arret de travail

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Work stoppage

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Assigner

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To assign (something to someone)

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Assister a (un cours, une reunion)

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To attend (a course, a meeting)

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Assumer (des responsabilities)

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To take on (responsibilities)

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Atelier

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Workshop

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Atteindre

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To reach

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Attendu que

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Given that / Since

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Attenuer

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To diminish / To lessen

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Attestation

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Certificate

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Attribuer

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To allocate

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Au besoin

Si necessaire

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If necessary

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Au cours de

Pendant

Durant

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During

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Au depart

Premierment

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At first / Initially

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Au fur et a mesure

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Gradually

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Au moins

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At least

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Au plus tard (+ date)

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By (+ date) / At the latest

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Au sein de

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Within

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Au terme de

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At the completion of

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Augmentation

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Increase

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Aupres de

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Contact

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Auriez-vous l'obligeance de

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Would you be so kind as to

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Aux fins de (+ nom)

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For the purposes of (+ noun)

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Avant le (+ date)

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By (+ date)

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Avantages sociaux

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Social benefits

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Avertir

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To notify

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Avis (ecrit)

Avis (oral)

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Notice

Opinion

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Avoir des attentes

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To have expectations

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Avoir droit a (+ nom)

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To be entitled to

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Avoir le droit de (+ verbe)

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To have the right to

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Avoir pour objet

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To have as its aim

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Avoir raison / tort

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To be right / wrong

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Avoirs

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Assets / Holdings

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Beneficiare

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Recepient

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Benevolat

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Volunteer work

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Benevole

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Volunteer

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Bien que

Quoique (+ subjonctif)

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Althought

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Bien-etre

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Well-being

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Bien-fonde

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Validity / Merit / Justificiation

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Biens

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Goods / Possessions

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Bilan

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Summary / Assessment

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Bourse

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Stock market / Bursary / Grant

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But

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Aim / Goal

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Ca vaut la peine de (+ verb)

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It's worth it to (+ verb)

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Cadre superieur

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Executive Manager

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Caisse de retraite

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Pension Plan

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Calendrier

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Schedule

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Candidature

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Application

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Car

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Because

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Cas echeant

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If necessary / If need be

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Cependant

Toutfois

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However

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Champ

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Section (of a form)

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Chef de file

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Leader

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Chomage

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Unemployment

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Chomeur

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Unemployed person

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Ci-apres

Ci-dessous

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Hereafter / Below

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Cible

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Target

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Ci-joint

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Attached

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Classement

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Filing

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Classeur

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Filing Cabinet

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Clavarder

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To chat (Internet)

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Comite de gestion

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Management committee

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Comme (+ titre, fonction)

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As (+ title, function)

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Comme suite a

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Further to

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Composante

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Component

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Composer

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To dial

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Compressions budgetaires

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Budget cuts

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Comptable

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Accountant

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Compte rendu

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Report

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Compte tenu de

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Considering

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Compter

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To intend to

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Concours

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Competition

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Confier

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To entrust

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Conformement a

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Accourding to / In accordance with

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Conge sans solde

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Leave without pay

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Congediement

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Dismissal (at work)

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Congedier

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To dismiss (formal)

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Consacrer

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To devote

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Conseil

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Advice

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Conseil du Tresor

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Treasury Board

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Consigne

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Instruction

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Constater que

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To notice / To observe

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Convenir a quelqu'un

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To suit someone

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Convenir de quelque chose

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To agree on something

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Convention collective

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Collective agreement

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Coordonnees

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Contact information

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Cotisations

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Dues

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Courrier

Courriel

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Mail / Email

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Covoiturage

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Car pooling

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Croissance

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Growth

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Cumuler des fonctions

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To hold more than one office

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D'ailleurs

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Furthermore / Besides

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D'autre part

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On the other hand

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D'ici (+ date/time)

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By (+ date/time)

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D'un autre cote

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On the other hand

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Dans la mesure du possible

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To the extent possible / As much as possible

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Dans le cadre de

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Within the framework of / As part of

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Dans les plus brefs delais

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As soons as possible

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Dans un delai de

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Within

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Date limite

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Deadline

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Date ulterieure

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Later date

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Davantage

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More

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De facon a

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In order to

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De plus

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Moreover

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Declaration de revenus / d'impot

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Income tax return

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Demande

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Request / Enquiry / Inquiry

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Demarche

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Approach

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Demettre

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To dismiss

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Demissionner

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To resign

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Depart anticipe

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Departure incentive

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Depenses

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Expenses

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Deposer une plainte

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To lodge a complaint

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Des (+ temps)

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Effective

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Desagrement

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Inconvenience

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Description de taches

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Job description

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Desormais

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From now on / Henceforth

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Devancer

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To put ahead of schedule

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Devouement

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Dedication

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Differend

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Quarrel / Opposite point of view

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Direction

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Management

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Directive

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Instruction

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Disponible

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Available

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Don

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Donation

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Donnees

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Data

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Donner suite a

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To follow up on

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Dorenavent

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From now on / Henceforth

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Dotation

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Staffing

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Douanes

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Customs

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Ebauche

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Draft

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Ecart

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Difference

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Echantillon

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Sample

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Echeance

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Due date

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Efficacite

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Effectiveness

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Egalement

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Also / As well

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Eleve

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High

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Embaucher

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To hire

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Empechement

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Obstacle

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Emploi du temps

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Schedule of work

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Employe nomme pour une periode determinee

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Term employee

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En appler d'une decision

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To contest / To appeal a decision

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En cas de

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In the even of / In case of

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En ce qui a trait a

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Concerning / Regarding

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En conge

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On leave

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En consequence

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Therefore

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En depit de

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In spite of

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En effet

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Indeet / As a matter of fact

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En fonction de

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Based on / According to

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En matiere de

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Regarding / Concerning

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En meme temps

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At the same time / Simultaneously

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En outre

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Besides / Further

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En raison de

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Because of / Due to / On the grounds that

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En realite / En fait

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Actually / In fact

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En tant que

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As (ex. As president of...)

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En tout temps

N'importe quand

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At anytime

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toute bonne foi

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To the best of my knowledge

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En vertu de la loi

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According to the law

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En vigueur

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In force / In effect

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En vue de

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With a view to

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Engager

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To hire

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Engendrer

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To result in / To give rise to

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Enoncer

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To set out a policy

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Enquete

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Inquiry / Investigation

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Ensemble

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Set

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Entente

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Agreement

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Entreprendre

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To undertake

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Entre-temps

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Meanwhile

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Entretien

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Interview / Discussion (oral)

Maintenance

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Et pourtant

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And yet

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Etant donne que

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Given that