Science, health, and technology 187
La technologie (Technology)
Science has proven eff ective in accelerating technological progress with ever-increasing speed.
Th is progress is obvious in many areas such as transportation, information, communication, and
multimedia. All of these contribute to the productivity of a country in a global economy.
affi cher to post
bloquer to block
charger to load
chatter to chat
enrayer to lock, stop
enregistrer to record
fi ltrer to fi lter
gérer to manage, organize
informer to inform
initier to initiate
innover to innovate
installer to install
interdire to forbid
inventer to invent
mettre à jour to update
naviguer to navigate
optimiser to optimize
organiser to organize
perfectionner to perfect
permettre to allow
pirater to hack
programmer to program
(se) renseigner to inform (oneself)
s’abonner to subscribe
se connecter to connect
sécuriser to ensure security
simuler to simulate
télécharger to download
transmettre to transmit
utiliser to use
Le piratage informatique est sévèrement Information hacking is severely punished.
puni.
Je paie mes factures sur un site sécurisé. I pay my bills on a secure site.
Tout le monde télécharge de la musique Everybody downloads music onto his/her iPod.
sur son iPod.
Tu p e u x a ffi cher des annonces sur un You can post announcements on an Internet site.
site Internet.
Ce site doit être mis à jour. Th is site needs to be updated.
Ce logiciel fi ltre mes messages. Th is soft ware fi lters my messages.
Je vais télécharger ce document et I am going to download this document and
l’attacher à mon e-mail. attach it to my e-mail.
Nous devons créer un nom pour ce We have to create a name for this fi le.
fi chier.