IB French HL Vocab

les alimentaires

food, dietary

semblent

to seem, appear

s'améliorer

to improve

la baisse

decreasing, declining

le taux

rate, ratio, level

pousser

to push, grow

soutenir

to uphold, maintain

tabagisme

smoking addiction

pertinents

relevant

tirés

excerpts

tirer

to pull, draw, exert force upon, yank, tug, etc

les exigences

requirements, demands

les patrons

bosses, owners

le manque

the lack

le marché de travail

job market

la précarité

instability, (financial) insecurity

le chômage

unemployment

le grève

labor strike

ensuite

next

rattraper

to catch up

rater

to miss, to fail

décrocher

to pick up

reprenner

to start again

replonger

to become hooked again, relapse (not just drugs)

maîtriser

to master, control

assister

to attend, be present, to assist

se rapporter

to relate to

dont

of which, of whom

de plus

moreover

dans le but de

with the intention of, in order to

parmi

among

inciter

to encourage, incite

les salariés

employees

permettre

to permit, to allow

habituer

to get used to, familiarize

empêcher

to prevent, to stop

tendance

trend, tendency

autrefois

formerly, in the past

tenir compte

to consider, take into account

mis à part

apart from, aside from

bien que

although, even though

la plupart

most, the majority

les horaires

schedules, timetables

hors

except for, apart from, outside of

les appels

phone calls

la entreprise

company, business

remarquer

to notice

perçoiver

to perceive

les aînés

elders, seniors

souple

flexible, supple

réussir

to pass, to succeed

indispensable (m/f)

indispensable, essential

baser (sur)

to base on

étonnante

surprising

étabir

to establish

maladroitement

clumsily, awkwardly

ne ... plus

no longer

la retraite

retirement

insensé

senseless

mari/marie

husband/wife

vers

towards, around, about

penchant

liking, penchant

la vérité

truth, reality

sûr

certain, sure, safe

se trompe

to be mistaken, wrong

plaire (participe passé: plu)

to please

laid(e)

ugly

en disant...

saying that...

dès

of the

le effet

effect, impression

le surlendemain

the day after tomorrow

insipide

tasteless, insipid

repousser

to push back, reject

repoussante

repulsive

irréalisable

unachievable, impractical

accorte

agreeable, charming

dégoût

disgust

insupportable

unbearable, intolerable

attirante

attractive, appealing

concrétiser

to make a reality, realize

déménager

to move (out)

avant tout

above all

attrister

to sadden

la presse

press, newspapers, media

la marque

label, brand, mark

critère

criteria

l'obtention

obtaining, acquisition

en valeur

to highlight, accentuate

réunionner

to hold meetings

médiatiser

to broadcast, cover

constituer

to form, to establish

efficacité

efficiency, effectiveness

les affaires

business

entretiens

interviews

prôner

to preach, advocate

provoquer

to provoke

bruyante

noisy

épineuse

thorny, tricky

inquièter

to worry

la formation

the schooling, training