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1 fence
fence [fens]1 noun∎ electric/barbed-wire fence clôture f électrique/en fil barbelé(b) (in show-jumping) obstacle m;∎ to rush one's fences (horse) arriver trop vite sur l'obstacle; figurative aller trop vite en besogne∎ to come down on the right/wrong side of the fence choisir le bon/mauvais parti;∎ to be on the other side of the fence être de l'autre côté de la barricade;∎ to mend one's fences (with fans, electorate) se refaire une réputation; (with friends, colleagues) se regagner des faveurs;∎ to mend one's fences with sb (fans, electorate) se refaire une réputation auprès ou regagner les faveurs de qn; (friends, colleagues) se réconcilier avec qn;∎ to sit on the fence ne pas se prononcer, rester neutre;∎ stop sitting on the fence, come down off the fence prononce-toi►► fence post piquet m de clôture∎ he feels fenced in il se sent enfermé, il étouffe;∎ to feel fenced in by sth étouffer sous le poids de qchséparer à l'aide d'une clôture -
2 alienate
alienate [ˈeɪlɪəneɪt]* * *['eɪlɪəneɪt] -
3 popular
popular [ˈpɒpjʊlər]• I'm not very popular with the boss just now (inf) je ne suis pas très bien vu du patron en ce moment* * *['pɒpjʊlə(r)]1) ( generally liked) [actor, politician] populaire (with, among parmi); [profession, hobby, sport] répandu (with, among chez); [food, dish] prisé (with, among par); [product, resort, colour, design] en vogue (with, among chez)I'm not very popular with my husband at the moment — je n'ai pas tellement la cote (colloq) auprès de mon mari en ce moment
2) ( of or for the people) [music, song] populaire; [entertainment, TV programme] grand public inv; [science, history etc] de vulgarisation; [enthusiasm, interest, support] du public; [discontent, uprising] du peuple; [movement, press] populairethe popular view ou perception of something — l'opinion générale sur quelque chose
by popular demand ou request — à la demande générale
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4 social
social [ˈsəʊ∫əl]1. adjective[class, status, problem] social• he has little social contact with his business colleagues il a peu de contacts avec ses collègues en dehors du travail• she didn't regard him as her social equal pour elle, il n'appartenait pas au même milieu social2. compounds• to have an active social life ( = go out frequently) sortir beaucoup ; ( = see people frequently) voir du monde ► social network noun réseau m social• the Department of Social Security (British) ≈ la Sécurité sociale ► Social Security Administration noun (US) service des pensions• to learn social skills apprendre les règles de la vie en société ► social studies plural noun sciences fpl sociales━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Aux États-Unis, le numéro de sécurité sociale, formé de neuf chiffres, est indispensable pour bénéficier des prestations sociales, mais il est également de plus en plus utilisé comme numéro d'identité à l'échelle nationale: il figure sur les carnets de chèques ; certains États l'utilisent comme numéro de permis de conduire et certaines universités comme numéro d'inscription des étudiants. Depuis 1987, tous les enfants se voient attribuer un social security number.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *['səʊʃl] 1. 2.1) ( relating to human society) social2) ( recreational) [activity] de groupes; [call, visit] amical3) [animal] social -
5 together
together [təˈgeðər]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ adverba. ensemble• together with what you bought yesterday that makes... avec ce que vous avez acheté hier ça fait...• he, together with his colleagues, accepted... lui, ainsi que ses collègues, a accepté...b. ( = simultaneously) en même temps ; [sing, play] à l'unisson• all together now! (shouting, singing) tous en chœur !* * *together frequently occurs as the second element in certain verb combinations ( get together, pull together, put together, tie together etc). For translations for these, see the appropriate verb entry (get, pull, tie etc)For examples and further uses, see the entry below[tə'geðə(r)] 1.1) gen ensembleshe's cleverer than all the rest of them put together — elle est plus intelligente que tous les autres réunis
they belong together — ( objects) ils vont ensemble; ( people) ils sont faits l'un pour l'autre
2) ( at the same time) à la fois3) ( without interruption) d'affilée2.(colloq) adjective équilibré3.••to get one's act together —
to get it together — (colloq) s'organiser
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6 win
win [wɪn](verb: preterite, past participle won)1. nounvictoire f(in war, sport, competition) gagner• who's winning? qui gagne ?• you win! (in reluctant agreement) soit ! tu as gagné !a. [+ war, match, competition] gagnerc. [+ fame, fortune] trouver ; [+ sb's friendship] gagner ; [+ sympathy, support, supporters] s'attirer• to win sb's love/respect se faire aimer/respecter de qn► win over, win round separable transitive verb[+ person] convaincre* * *[wɪn] 1.2) ( successful bet) pari m gagnant2.1) Games, Military, Sport gagner; Politics gagner [election, votes] ( from somebody aux dépens de quelqu'un); gagner les élections dans [region, city] ( from somebody aux dépens de quelqu'un)to win a (parliamentary) seat — être élu député ( from somebody aux dépens de quelqu'un)
2) ( acquire) obtenir [reprieve] ( from de); gagner [friendship, heart]; s'attirer [sympathy]; s'acquérir [support] (of de)3.to win somebody's love/respect — se faire aimer/respecter de quelqu'un
you win! — ( in argument) je m'incline!
I've done my best to please her, but you just can't win — j'ai tout fait pour lui plaire, mais rien à faire
win or lose, the discussions have been valuable — quoi qu'il arrive, les discussions ont été profitables
Phrasal Verbs:- win back- win out- win over••win some, lose some — on ne peut pas gagner à tous les coups
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7 consultation
(discussion) consultation f, délibération f;∎ the matter will be decided in consultation with our colleagues la décision sera prise en consultation ou en concertation avec nos collègues;∎ he was asked to leave without prior consultation on l'a renvoyé sans préavis -
8 empowerment
= fait d'accorder davantage d'autonomie (à ses employés)The flexibility to work where and how you want to is another key benefit of empowerment. Again, employers can expect to see an increasingly motivated workforce as a result. Media buyer Kate Parry became Just Media's first teleworker as she became disillusioned with working in London. The company set her up with a laptop computer, a fax and a printer. "I am able to speak with my clients and my colleagues efficiently from my home office; communication is the key to our success, so it is very important that I can do this in a suitable environment," she says.
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9 marzipan layer
familiar cadres m pl moyensThe main grievances inside the firm seem to be coming from what insiders call the marzipan layer. This is the group of senior staff who have not been made new partners in the transition to a quoted company. The resentment that comes from people in all sections of the firm, from traders to fund managers, focuses on the 40 new partners, many of whom seem to have leapfrogged their colleagues.
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10 quango
British( abbreviation quasi-autonomous non-governmental organization) = organisme crée par le gouvernement et doté de pouvoirs quasi autonomesDespite the promise of a people's government, the country is increasingly run by unaccountable, secretive crony networks, writes Stuart Weir. Tony Blair and his colleagues have been full of promises to abolish the quango state and make "bonfires of quangos". But there are no dead quangos among the slaughtered sheep and livestock in the funeral pyres and trenches that disfigure the British countryside. No, the quango state is alive and well.
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11 backbiting
noun Constant backbiting by her colleagues led to her resignation.) médisance -
12 bitchy
adjective ((usually of women) fond of making unpleasant comments about people: She is sometimes very bitchy about her colleagues.) vache -
13 colleague
['koli:ɡ](a person with whom one is associated in a profession or occupation: He gets on well with his colleagues.) collègue -
14 distract
[di'strækt](to draw aside (the mind or attention of): He was constantly being distracted from his work by the noisy conversation of his colleagues.) distraire- distraction -
15 esteem
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16 feel/look small
(to feel or look foolish or insignificant: He criticized her in front of her colleagues and made her feel very small.) se sentir (tout) honteux -
17 fluency
noun (ease in speaking or expressing: Her fluency surprised her colleagues.) aisance (à s'exprimer) -
18 memorandum
[memə'rændəm]1) (a note to help one to remember: He wrote a memo; ( also adjective) a memo pad.) note2) (a written statement about a particular matter, often passed around between colleagues: a memorandum on Thursday's meeting.) note de service -
19 out of line with
(in or out of agreement with: His views are out of line with those of his colleagues.) en accord (en désaccord) avec -
20 rat
1. noun1) (a small animal with a long tail, like a mouse but larger: The rats have eaten holes in those bags of flour.) rat2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant and untrustworthy person.) salaud2. verb1) (to break an agreement, promise etc.) manquer à2) (to betray one's friends, colleagues etc: The police know we're here. Someone must have ratted.) dénoncer•- rat race- smell a rat
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