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B1  ·  27 words

Digital life and data protection in French

The account, the access, the backup.

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From these 27 words, as many per round as you like — up to all of them: first what is due today, then new ones. First you choose, then you fill the gap, then you write it yourself. Mistakes come back again shortly.

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The list every software notice is written in. One entry of it contains two false friends in a row: les paramètres de confidentialité. Les paramètres are the *settings* — the menu you open to change something: va dans les paramètres. English « parameter » is a quantity in a formula, or a boundary on what is allowed (« within the parameters of the study »), and it is never the menu. And la confidentialité is *data protection*, privacy in the legal sense, while English « confidentiality » is a duty to keep something secret — what a lawyer or a doctor owes you. So the English for the whole phrase is « privacy settings », and it shares not one word with the French. Both halves look translatable and both mislead, which is why the phrase is worth learning whole rather than in pieces.

The words

Verb (8)

récupérerto recoverVerbB2
On récupère les photos depuis la copie.The photos are recovered from the copy.
synchroniserto synchroniseVerbB2
L’application synchronise les contacts chaque nuit.The app synchronises the contacts every night.
crypterto encryptVerbB2
Le logiciel crypte le disque au démarrage.The software encrypts the disk on start-up.
pisterto trackVerbB2
Certaines pages pistent chaque clic.Some pages track every click.
se désinscrireto unsubscribeVerbB2
On peut se désinscrire en bas du message.You can unsubscribe at the bottom of the message.
relancerto restartVerbB1
Relancez l’application avant d’appeler.Restart the app before you call.
automatiserto automateVerbB2
Nous automatisons l’envoi des factures.We are automating the sending of invoices.
parcourirto browseVerbB1
Il parcourt les annonces pendant le trajet.He browses the adverts during the journey.

Conjugation of parcourir →

Phrase (11)

la copie de sauvegardethe backup copyPhraseB1
La copie de sauvegarde date de la semaine dernière.The backup copy dates from last week.
le stockage en ligneonline storagePhraseB1
Le stockage en ligne est plein depuis mardi.The online storage has been full since Tuesday.
les paramètres de confidentialitéthe privacy settingsPhraseB2
Les paramètres de confidentialité tiennent sur deux écrans.The privacy settings take up two screens.
la bannière de consentementthe consent bannerPhraseB2
La bannière de consentement revient à chaque visite.The consent banner comes back on every visit.
recharger un appareilto charge a devicePhraseA2
Je recharge mon appareil le soir.I charge my device in the evening.
l’espace de stockagethe storage spacePhraseB1
L’espace de stockage ne suffit plus.There is no longer enough storage space.
partager un liento share a linkPhraseA2
Elle partage un lien avec la classe.She shares a link with the class.
l’intelligence artificielleartificial intelligencePhraseB2
L’intelligence artificielle trie les images en quelques secondes.Artificial intelligence sorts the images in a few seconds.
à distanceremotelyPhraseB1
La réunion se tient à distance.The meeting is being held remotely.
le centre de donnéesthe data centrePhraseB2
Le centre de données se trouve dans un autre pays.The data centre is in another country.
le renouvellement automatiquethe automatic renewalPhraseB1
Le renouvellement automatique se coupe dans les réglages.The automatic renewal can be turned off in the settings.

Noun (m) (6)

Grammar for these: Definite article: le, la, les · Indefinite article: un, une

l’accèsthe accessNoun (m)B1
L’accès au dossier est réservé à deux personnes.Access to the folder is restricted to two people.
le cookiethe cookieNoun (m)B1
Ce cookie disparaît à la fermeture de l’onglet.This cookie disappears when the tab is closed.
le plantagethe crashNoun (m)B1
Le plantage arrive toujours au même endroit.The crash always happens at the same point.
le classeurthe workbook (spreadsheet)Noun (m)B2
Le classeur contient douze feuilles.The workbook contains twelve sheets.
le mot-cléthe keywordNoun (m)B1
Un seul mot-clé ne suffit pas pour trouver la page.A single keyword is not enough to find the page.
le modèlethe modelNoun (m)B2
Le modèle donne toujours la même réponse.The model always gives the same answer.

Noun (f) (2)

Grammar for these: Definite article: le, la, les · Indefinite article: un, une

les autorisationsthe permissionsNoun (f)B2
Les autorisations se règlent dans le menu du compte.The permissions are set in the account menu.
la notificationthe notificationNoun (f)B1
La notification arrive même la nuit.The notification arrives even at night.

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