Vocabulary List 1B - Stressed Syllables (USA)

Vocabulary List 1B - Stressed Syllables (USA)

• hand out literature: distribute documents
• hands-on experience: practical experience
• highschool (junior): junior high school, collège
• highschool (senior): senior high school, lycée
• higher education: advanced education, enseignement supérieur
• holiday (vacation): time off from work, a vacation, vacances
• host (to welcome): to greet, to receive, accueillir-souhaiter bienvenu
• improve (to) - improvement: to become better, to make better, améliorer, amélioration
• in-company training: training conducted by a company, formation en entreprise
• industrial training period, internship: practical experience in industry, stage en entreprise
• information technology (I.T.): computer technology, informatique
• lab - lab practical session: laboratory practice, labo - T.P. (séance de TP)
• lecture - lecturer - lecture hall: a formal talk, conférencier, amphi
• link, connection (to link, connect): a connection, lien, reller
• look for a job (to): seek employment, chercher un emploi
• look forward to + N/Ving (to): to anticipate with pleasure, attendre avec impatience/plaisir
• make sure that (to) / check: be certain, s'assurer que
• many a few (books): a number of. Beaucoup # peu (pluriel)
• mark (USA, grade): grade received, note (d'évaluation)
• master's degree: master's degree, master's degree, mastère (ex maîtrise)
• match sthg (to), to correspond to: to equal, correspondre à, aller de pair avec
• material: substance or object, matière(s) - matériau(x)
• much a little: many or few, beaucoup - peu (non comptable, obligatoire)
• must (a must) - compulsory: required, obligation
• office desk: a desk in an office, bureau: pièce meuble
• opportunity: chance, chance, opportunité
• opt for (to) = to choose: to pick from options, choisir, décider en faveur de
• pass an exam (to): to complete a test, réussir un examen
• pass with distinction / honors: to pass with high marks, réussir avec mention
• Ph. D., PhD student: a doctorate degree, doctorat - doctorant
• pick s.o. up (to): drop s.o. off: to collect someone from a destination, passer prendre qqn # déposer qqn
• position / job / post: a job/role, emploi, poste
• postgraduate (Noun - Adj.): graduate studies, thésard - (Adj.) niveau 3º cycle
• profit from (to) = make the most of sthg: gain from a situation, profiter de, tirer parti de
• provide, to supply (s.o. with sthg): give to someone, fournir (qqch à qqn)
• quick(ly), fast (fast) = slow(ly): rapid(ement) = lent(ement)
• require (to) - required : to need, nécessiter, requérir - requis
• requirement: demand, condition nécessaire
• resume (to): summary of qualifications, reprendre (après un arrêt)
• research - researcher: to do an investigation, recherche (la-les) - chercheur
• research leading edge res. : cutting-edge research, les/des recherches de pointe
• room, one-room apartment/flat: single-room accommodation, chambre- studio
• room-mate: sharing a space, co-locataire
• run out of (to) - to lack sthg: to use up, se trouver à court de manquer de
• safety - health hazard: safeguards. sécurité - santé risque industriel
• sandwich courses: alternating programs, formation en alternance
• school / college of engineering: school of engeneering, école d'ingénieur
• seminar: a meeting to discuss, T.D. (séance de TD)
• sensible / reasonable: logical, sensé, raisonnable.
• series (a series): a set of things, série
• show s.o. round a place (to): give someone a tour, monter, faire visiter un endroit
• specialize in a field (to): focus on an area specialise in, spécialiser (se) dans 1 domaine
• stand for (to) - to mean: represent, signifier (pr un sigle) - signifier
• straightaway: immediately, immédiatement
• studies - to study - student: academic work, études-Vb-étudiant
• suit s.o./sthg (to): be appropriate to, convenir à qqn/qqch
• sum up (to) - summary: condense, résumer- un résumé
• take an exam (to), sit for an exam: to sit examinations, passer un examen
• teach (to) ≠ to learn - teaching: instructs, enseigner apprendre-enseignmt
• technical-sales engineer: technical-sales engineer, ingénieur technico-commercial
• thesis (pl. theses): a complete work, thèse-thèses
• tuition/courses - a course, class: the fees for education, enseignement - un cours
• undertake (to) - to set out to + V: commit oneself , entreprendre - entreprendre de
• value - valuable: worth, valeur - qui a de la valeur
• whole, full, complete, entire: complete, entier, complet
• willing to: ready,, désireux de
• reluctant to: unwilling, réticent à
• workshop (ex.: in a symposium): a practical session, atelier (ex.: dans un congrès)