French to English glossary of translations

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"l’hypothèse d’un narrateur abstrait effacé"	'. . .the idea of a hidden, impersonal story-teller . . "	(Non-member)
"mouvement de l'esprit"	mental movement	(Non-member)
...avant d'anticiper exactement votre position,	before evaluating your position with precision	(Non-member)
...à 10 mètres sur une période de retour de 500 ans	3-second gust wind (speeds) at 10 meters on a recurrence interval/return period of 500 years	NewCal
a le charisme de susciter le rêve	has the charisma to inspire dreams	(Non-member)
action d'enlever un accent d'une langue	accent neutralization	(Non-member)
éloquent de constater	enlightening to note	canaria
étrennes	wish list (here), (more commonly) Christmas or New Year's gift	(Non-member)
Ça fleure bon le vin chaud, la canelle et le pain d'épices	the air is fragrant with	(Non-member)
Étant à l'image de cette clientèle	reflecting our clientele	(Non-member)
bretèche	bartizan	Flo Demolis
cadenasser	to padlock	Gayle Wallimann
cas construit	case study	Patrice
ce sera notre lot quotidien	this will be our daily burden	Leveleki
ceci sans crainte d'innovations.	innovation notwithstanding	NancyLynn
Centre d'études sur les mode de représentation anglophone	Center for the Study of modes of representation among English language users.	(Non-member)
cité administrative	administrative complex/area/block/centre/zone	(Non-member)
competences qui a contrait de..	... a skills deficiency that compelled/enforced (to) that layoff	(Non-member)
contraintes de temps et de connaissance	Limited / Lack of time and knowledge	(Non-member)
convaincu par les yeux	seeing is believing	(Non-member)

couleur	innovations	(Non-member)
courses de toilettes électriques	electric toilet race	(Non-member)
dans le droit fil	in keeping with, in line with, consistent with	suezen
décor	backdrop (context: blue-screen technology)	Angela Dickson
dental/gutural	dental/guttural	NancyLynn
des objectifs de négociation	(of) the objectives of negotiation (there is no need to stray from using "objectives" )	(Non-member)
des plus réputées	prestigious clients	(Non-member)
Dire que ...	(And) to think that ...	(Non-member)
dynamiser la Culture d'entreprise	energize corporate culture	Mireille K
en passant	All aspects of communication ...from graphic design through editing/printing to strategic consulting	(Non-member)
en signe de découragement	as if he'd given up	suezen
espérer un Au Revoir	hope to see you soon	(Non-member)
est amené à	is to be/is destined to be/the intention is for...to be...(see question notes)	(Non-member)
Et si on sortait de Paris !	"Let's see what's outside Paris!"	Michele Fauble
fanions à damier	Checkered pennants	(Non-member)
foisonnement	expansion	(Non-member)
force majeure	force majeure	NewCal
foyers quiescents	quiescent foci	Mireille K
full face de BMX	BMX full-face helmet	Randa F
harmonieuse décoration bleue sur le thème de la mer	A tranquil decor in the colors of the sea transformed the space into an inviting and soothing retreat.	(Non-member)

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Agriculture
Animal Husbandry = Livestock *
Anthropology
Archaeology
Architecture
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Astronomy & Space
Audit = Finance *
Automation & Robotics
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Banking = Finance *
Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
Botany
Building = Construction *
Business/Commerce (general)
Cars = Auto *
Ceramics = Materials *
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs
Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
Childrens' Literature = Poetry & Literature *
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Clothing = Textiles *
Communications = Telecommunications *
Computers (general)
Computers: Hardware
Computers: Software
Computers: Systems, Networks
Construction / Civil Engineering
Contracts = Law: Contract *
Cooking / Culinary
Cosmetics, Beauty
DVDs = Media *
Dentistry = Medical: Dentistry *
Economics
Education / Pedagogy
Electronics / Elect Eng
Energy / Power Generation
Engineering (general)
Engineering: Aero = Aerospace *
Engineering: Chem = Chemistry *
Engineering: Civil = Construction *
Engineering: Electrical = Electronics *
Engineering: Industrial
Engineering: Mechanical = Mechanics *
Engineering: Nuclear = Nuclear *
Environment & Ecology
Esoteric practices
Fashion = Textiles *
Fiction = Poetry & Literature *
Film & TV = Cinema *
Finance (general)
Financial Markets = Finance *
Fisheries
Folklore
Food & Dairy
Forestry / Wood / Timber
Furniture / Household Appliances
Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino
Gastronomy = Cooking / Culinary *
Gems, Precious Stones, Metals = Mining *
Genealogy
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Genetics
Geography
Geology
Glass = Materials *
Government / Politics
Graphic Arts = Photo/Imaging *
Health Care = Med: HC *
History
Hotels = Tourism *
Human Resources
IT (Information Technology)
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Insurance
International Org/Dev/Coop
Internet, e-Commerce
Investment / Securities
Iron & Steel = Metallurgy *
Journalism
Labor = Human Resources *
Land = Real Estate *
Law (general)
Law: Contract(s)
Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright
Law: Taxation & Customs
Leisure = Tourism *
Linguistics
Literature = Poetry & Lit *
Livestock / Animal Husbandry
Logistics = Transport *
Machinery & Tools = Mechanical *
Management
Manufacturing
Maritime = Ships *
Marketing / Market Research
Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)
Mathematics & Statistics
Mechanics / Mech Engineering
Media / Multimedia
Medical (general)
Medical: Cardiology
Medical: Dentistry
Medical: Health Care
Medical: Instruments
Medical: Pharmaceuticals
Metallurgy / Casting
Meteorology
Metrology
Military / Defense
Mining & Minerals / Gems
Multimedia = Media *
Music
Names (personal, company)
Networking = Computers: Networking *
Nuclear Eng/Sci
Nutrition
Oil & Gas = Petroleum *
Other
Paper / Paper Manufacturing
Patents
Patents = Law: Patents *
Pedagogy = Education *
Petroleum Eng/Sci
Pharmaceuticals = Med: Pharma *
Philosophy
Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts)
Physics
Plants = Botany *
Plastic = Materials *
Poetry & Literature
Politics = Government *
Power = Energy *
Printing & Publishing
Psychology
Public relations = Advertising *
Real Estate
Religion
Retail
Robotics = Automation & Robotics *
Rubber = Materials *
SAP
Sailing = Ships *
Science (general)
Shipping = Transport *
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Slang
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Software = Computers: Software *
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Statistics = Mathematics *
Surveying
Symbols / Abbreviations / Acronyms = General *
Tax = Law: Tax *
Telecom(munications)
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
Tourism & Travel
Trains = Transportation *
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
Travel = Tourism *
Veterinary = Livestock *
Video Games = Games *
Video editing/DVDs = Media *
Wine / Oenology / Viticulture
Wood = Materials *
Wood Industry = Forestry *
Zoology

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