French B1 module 6: Business (Business)
This is learning module 6 of 6 of our French B1 syllabus. Each learning module contains 6 till 8 chapters.
Learning goals:
- Leadership and team
- Negotations and contracts
- Common communication in the company
- Business sectors and departments
Word list (213)
Core vocabulary
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Context vocabulary:
216
| French | English |
|---|---|
| Adopter des mesures | To adopt measures |
| Ambitieux | Ambitious |
| Antipathique | Unpleasant |
| Avoir l’esprit d’équipe | To have a team spirit |
| Bien dans sa peau | Comfortable in oneself / confident |
| Capable d’initiative | Proactive / able to take initiative |
| Communicatif | Communicative |
| Compiler | To compile |
| Conclure | To conclude |
| Connaître | To know |
| Contaminé | Contaminated |
| Continuer vers | to continue towards |
| Diriger | To manage / To lead |
| Déléguer | To delegate |
| Déterminé | Determined |
| Détestable | Detestable |
| Efficace | Efficient |
| En plusieurs fois | In several installments |
| Engagé | Committed |
| Exercer | To practice / To carry out (a profession) |
| Franc | Frank / straightforward |
| Gazeux | Gaseous |
| Geler | To freeze |
| Gérer | To manage |
| Habile | Skilful |
| Il y a des embouteillages | there are traffic jams |
| Introverti | Introverted |
| Inventer | To invent |
| Jeter | To throw away |
| L'accord | Agreement |
| L'acheteur | Buyer |
| L'allocation | The allowance |
| L'ambassadeur | The ambassador |
| L'apport institutionnel | Institutional contribution |
| L'assurance automobile | car insurance |
| L'autorisation | The authorization |
| L'autoroute | the motorway |
| L'engagement | Commitment |
| L'essence | petrol |
| L'offre de collaboration | Collaboration offer |
| La baisse | Decrease |
| La chimie | Chemistry |
| La clôture | The closing |
| La cohésion | Team cohesion |
| La commission | Commission |
| La condition requise | The required condition |
| La conférence | The conference |
| La contre-offre | Counter-offer |
| La cotisation sociale | The social contribution |
| La demande | Demand |
| La devise | Currency |
| La découverte | Discovery |
| La grève | the strike |
| La hausse | Increase |
| La licence | The licence |
| La législation environnementale | Environmental legislation |
| La majoration | Markup |
| La matière | Matter |
| La motivation | Motivation |
| La méthode | Method |
| La métropole | Metropolis |
| La pause-café | The coffee break |
| La physique | Physics |
| La pollution | Pollution |
| La profession libérale | Liberal Profession / Self-employed Professional |
| La remise | Discount |
| La roue | the wheel |
| La route | the road |
| La salle de conférence | The conference room |
| La sanction | The sanction |
| La session de questions-réponses | The Q&A session |
| La tasse de café | The cup of coffee |
| La trottinette | the scooter |
| La vague de chaleur | Heat wave |
| La vague de froid | Cold wave |
| La voiture hybride | the hybrid car |
| La voiture particulière | the private car |
| Le GPS | GPS |
| Le badge | The badge |
| Le biogaz | Biogas |
| Le biologiste | Biologist |
| Le cabinet d'avocats | Law Firm |
| Le carrefour | the crossroads |
| Le carton | Cardboard |
| Le changement climatique | Climate change |
| Le chef de projet | Project Manager |
| Le ciel dégagé | Clear sky |
| Le citoyen | The citizen |
| Le climat humide | Humid climate |
| Le climat sec | Dry climate |
| Le collaborateur | Colleague / Team Member |
| Le congrès | The congress |
| Le consul | The consul |
| Le conteneur à verre | Glass container |
| Le couturier | Fashion Designer / Dressmaker |
| Le covoiturage | carpooling |
| Le coût | Cost |
| Le crédit | Credit |
| Le designer | Designer |
| Le diesel | diesel |
| Le directeur des ressources humaines | Human Resources Director |
| Le district | The district |
| Le dossier | The file |
| Le débat | The debate |
| Le déjeuner professionnel | The business lunch |
| Le délai | The deadline |
| Le financement | Financing |
| Le fournisseur | Supplier |
| Le frein | the brake |
| Le gaz méthane | Methane gas |
| Le gazole | diesel fuel |
| Le maire | The mayor |
| Le micro | The microphone |
| Le ministre de l'Intérieur | The interior minister |
| Le ministre de l'Éducation | The education minister |
| Le ministre de la Défense | The defense minister |
| Le ministre des Affaires étrangères | The foreign affairs minister |
| Le modérateur | The moderator |
| Le métal | Metal |
| Le métier | Occupation / Trade |
| Le partenaire technique | Technical partner |
| Le participant | The participant |
| Le passage | the crossing |
| Le pendulaire | the commuter (pendular) |
| Le permis | The permit |
| Le plastique | Plastic |
| Le protocole | Protocol |
| Le président-directeur général | Chief Executive Officer (CEO) |
| Le quai | the platform |
| Le remboursement de frais | expense reimbursement |
| Le remplaçant | Substitute / Temporary Replacement |
| Le responsable RH | HR Manager |
| Le responsable marketing | Marketing Manager |
| Le risque financier | Financial risk |
| Le service administratif | Administrative Department |
| Le service comptable | Accounting Department |
| Le service des ressources humaines | Human Resources Department |
| Le siège social | Head Office / Headquarters |
| Le stagiaire | Intern |
| Le taux de change | Exchange rate |
| Le traducteur | Translator |
| Le trajet | the journey |
| Le trottoir | the pavement |
| Le vendeur | Seller |
| Le versement | Payment (installment) |
| Le vice-président | The vice president |
| Le véhicule | the vehicle |
| Les bouchons | traffic jams |
| Les canettes | Cans |
| Les devoirs | Duties |
| Les droits | Rights |
| Les frais | expenses |
| Les talons | High heels |
| Les traitements des déchets | Waste treatment |
| Les traits de caractère | Character traits |
| Liquide | Liquid |
| L’assistant | Assistant |
| L’auditorium | The auditorium |
| L’employé de banque | Bank Employee |
| L’inscription | Registration |
| L’installation | Facility / Installation |
| L’inventeur | Inventor |
| L’invention | Invention |
| L’or | Gold |
| L’échange de contacts | The contact exchange |
| L’écologie | Ecology |
| L’économiste | Economist |
| L’élément | Element |
| L’énergie alternative | Alternative energy |
| L’énergie solaire | Solar energy |
| L’énergie verte | Green energy |
| L’énergie éolienne | Wind energy |
| L’étude | Study |
| L’événement de networking | The networking event |
| Ne pas douter de soi | Not to doubt oneself / self-assured |
| Ouvert | Open-minded |
| Parvenir à un accord | Reach an agreement |
| Promouvoir | To promote |
| Protéger l’environnement | To protect the environment |
| Présenter un sujet | To present a topic |
| Quelqu’un de bien | A good person |
| Quelqu’un de super | A great person |
| Ramasser | To pick up |
| Recycler | To recycle |
| Refuser | To refuse |
| Responsable | Responsible |
| Réaliste | Realistic |
| Réduire les émissions | To reduce emissions |
| Réparer la voiture | to repair the car |
| Réservé | Reserved |
| Résilier | Terminate (a contract) |
| S'acquitter de | To fulfil (an obligation) |
| Sensible | Sensitive |
| Sociable | Sociable |
| Solide | Solid |
| Sous la supervision de | Under the supervision of |
| Stérilisé | Sterilized |
| Superviser | To supervise |
| Sérieux | Serious / reliable |
| Sûr de soi | Self-confident |
| S’évaporer | To evaporate |
| Tenir compte des autres | To consider others |
| Transporter | to transport |
| Travailler dans une entreprise de services | To work in a services company |
| Travailler dans une entreprise de transport | To work in a transport company |
| Traverser | to cross |
| Volcanique | Volcanic / fiery |
| À l’aise | At ease / comfortable |
| Échanger des cartes de visite | To exchange business cards |
| Électronique | Electronics |
| Être assistant | To be an assistant |
| Être complet | To be fully booked |
| Être promu | To be promoted |