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 | beau {adj} [temps, spécimen, discours, projet] | fine |  |
 | chimérique {adj} [projet, espoir] | wild [unrealistic] |  |
 | exaltant {adj} {pres-p} [projet, travail, musique] | inspiring |  |
 | impraticable {adj} [projet] | impracticable |  |
 | infructueux {adj} | unsuccessful [projet, attempt etc.] |  |
 | primitif {adj} [projet, état] | original |  |
 | séduisant {adj} {pres-p} [projet, idée] | appealing |  |
 | valable {adj} [œuvre, projet] | worthwhile |  |
 | vaste {adj} [programme, projet, entreprise] | massive |  |
Verbs |
 | administrer qc. [entreprise, projet] | to manage sth. [administer] |  |
 | adopter qc. [projet] | to take sth. up [e.g. a project] |  |
 | approuver qc. [action, décision, projet] | to approve of sth. |  |
 | adm. pol. approuver qc. [projet de loi, décret] | to pass sth. |  |
 | boucler qc. [enquête, projet] | to complete sth. |  |
 | contrarier qc. [projet, volonté, ambition] | to frustrate sth. [thwart] |  |
 | contrarier qc. [projet, volonté, ambition] | to thwart sth. |  |
 | contrecarrer qc. [effort, projet] | to thwart sth. |  |
 | démarrer qc. [campagne électorale, projet] | to get sth. off the ground |  |
 | ébaucher qc. [tableau, roman, sculpture, fig. : projet, sourire] | to draft sth. [letter, speech, bill, contract] |  |
 | entamer qc. [commencer] [projet] | to tackle sth. [project] |  |
 | entamer qc. [commencer] [projet] | to undertake sth. [project] |  |
 | enterrer qc. [projet] | to shelve sth. |  |
 | exécuter qc. [ordre, projet] | to carry sth. out |  |
 | former qc. [projet] | to conceive sth. [project] |  |
 | geler qc. [projet, production, processus] | to suspend sth. |  |
 | matérialiser qc. [projet] | to make sth. happen |  |
 | mûrir qc. [projet] | to develop sth. |  |
 | réaliser qc. [projet, etc.] | to carry sth. out [task etc.] |  |
 | pol. rejeter qc. [motion, proposition, projet de loi] | to defeat sth. |  |
 | relancer qc. [conversation, projet, idée] | to recommence sth. [conversation, project, idea] |  |
 | s'essouffler [fig.] [projet] | to run out of steam |  |
 | sabrer qc. [projet] | to axe sth. [fig.] |  |
Nouns |
 | ampleur {f} [de projet, sujet, d'étude] | scope |  |
 | occup. animateur {m} [de projet, congrès, festival] | organiser [Br.] |  |
 | occup. animateur {m} [de projet, congrès, festival] | organizer [Am.] [Can.] |  |
 | occup. animatrice {f} [de projet, congrès, festival] | organiser [Br.] [female] |  |
 | occup. animatrice {f} [de projet, congrès, festival] | organizer [Am.] [Can.] [female] |  |
 | envergure {f} [projet, entreprise] | scale |  |
 | initiateur {m} [de projet, mode] | originator |  |
 | initiatrice {f} [de projet, mode] | originator [female] |  |
 | parrain {m} [d'une fondation, d'un projet] | patron |  |
 | parrain {m} [d'une fondation, d'un projet] | sponsor |  |
 | plan {m} [projet] | blueprint [fig.] |  |
 | sérieux {m} [entreprise, projet] | seriousness |  |
2 Words: Others |
 | en souffrance {adj} [projet, dossier] | pending |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | appartenir à qn./qc. [projet] | to be the responsibility of sb./sth. |  |
 | concevoir qc. [produit, système, projet] (pour qc.) | to design sth. (for sth.) |  |
 | porter sur qc. [contrat, projet, enquête] | to involve sth. |  |
 | s'associer à qc. [projet, vote, décision] | to join in sth. |  |
 | se concrétiser [projet, rêve] | to become a reality |  |
 | se matérialiser [projet, idée] | to materialise [Br.] |  |
 | se matérialiser [projet, idée] | to materialize [Am.] |  |
 | se préciser [projet] | to take shape |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | participation {f} à qc. [réunion, projet] | participation in sth. |  |
 | hist. mil. phys. projet {m} Manhattan [1942-1946] [nom de code du projet de recherche qui produisit la première bombe atomique durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale] | Manhattan Project [1942-1946] |  |
3 Words: Others |
 | à la noix {adj} [fam.] [projet] | half-baked [fig.] |  |
3 Words: Verbs |
 | concevoir qc. [produit, système, projet] (pour faire qc.) | to design sth. (to do sth.) |  |
 | comm. être un fiasco [projet] [fam.] | to flop |  |
 | dr. pol. faire voter rapidement [projet de loi] | to rush sth. through |  |
 | mener qc. à bien [projet] | to complete sth. successfully |  |
 | mettre qc. en chantier [réforme, projet, loi] | to undertake sth. |  |
 | rester en rade [fam.] [projet] | to be shelved [coll.] [project] |  |
 | voir le jour [œuvre, projet] | to see the light of day |  |
4 Words: Verbs |
 | mener qc. à bonne fin [projet] | to complete sth. successfully |  |
5+ Words: Verbs |
 | mener qc. à (son) terme fin [projet] | to complete sth. successfully |  |