20-Work Flashcards

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un ouvrier (2)

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a worker, a workman

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un salaire; la paye

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a salary ; wages

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un salarié, un employé ; employer qqn

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an employee ; to employ s.o.

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un salarié

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a wage earner

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un employeur

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an employer

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un collègue

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a colleague

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un métier

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a trade

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un profession

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an occupation

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les profession libérales

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the professions

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le bureau (2) ; un bureau

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the office ; the study (pièce de la maison) ; a desk

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une usine (2)

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a factory, a plant

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répétitif; ennuyant; fatiguant; épuisant; efficace

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repetitive ; boring ; tiring ; exhausting ; efficient

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chercher un emploi

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to look for a job

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travailler dur

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to work hard

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gagner de l’argent / sa vie

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to earn money / one’s living

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l’emploi ; le chômage

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employment ; unemployment

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rechercher du travail ; un demandeur d’emploi

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to seek employment ; a job seeker

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the unemployed ; an unemployed worker

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les chômeurs ; un chômeur

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le marché de l’emploi

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the job market

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un atelier

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a workshop

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un outil

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a tool

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la mécanique

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engineering

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le temps / les horaires de travail ; la semaine de travail

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working hours / week

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l’horaire souple

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flexitime

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la production

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the output

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le rendement

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le yield

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un patron ; le personnel

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a boss ; the staff

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entreprendre ; un entrepreneur

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to undertake : an entrepreneur

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to set up in business

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monter une affaire

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gérer, diriger (2)

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to run, to manage

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maîtriser

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to master

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travailler dur ; peiner

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to toil ; to labour

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moderniser ; rationaliser

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to modernise ; to rationalize

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faire fonctionner

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to operate

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un candidat, un postulant

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a applicant

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postuler pour un emploi

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to apply for a job

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embaucher

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to hire

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la main d’oeuvre (2)

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labour (sens : travail); the labour force (sens : travailleurs)

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faire un travail ; faire du travail

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to do a job ; to do some work

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une grève ; un gréviste ; faire la grève (2)

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a strike ; a striker ; to strike, to go on strike

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un conflit social

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an industrial dispute

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exploiter (2)

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to sweat, to exploit

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licencier; être licencié (2); un licenciement

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to lay off ; to be laid off, to be made redundant ; a lay off

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congédier, limoger

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to simiss

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45
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mettre à la porte (2)

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to fire, to sack

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46
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l’allocation chômage

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the dole

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47
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être au chômage

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to be on the dole

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48
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l’agence pour l’emploi

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the job center

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la retraite ; partir en retraite

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retirement ; to retire

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la retraite, la pension ; un retraité

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pension ; a pensioner

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51
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un col blanc

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a white collar

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52
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une serviette, un cartable

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a briefcase

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53
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un employé de bureau

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clerk

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54
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la paperasserie

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the red tape ; the paperwork

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55
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un RDV

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an appointment

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56
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le travail d’équipe

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a teamwork

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57
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un travail bien rémunéré

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a well-paid job

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58
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une augmentation de salaire

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a payrise

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59
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le smic

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the minimum wage

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le droit au travail

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the right to work

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un syndicat (GB/US)

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a trade union (GB); a labor union (US)

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se syndiquer

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to join an union

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les chances de succès

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the chances to succeed

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les conditions de travail

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the working conditions

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le tertiaire

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services

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concevoir

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to design

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ajuster

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to fit

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assigner une tâche

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to assign a task

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prévoir, planifier

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to plan

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parvenir (à faire) (2)

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to manage (to do); to succeed (in doing)

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faire face, s’en tirer

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to cope

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dessiner, faire les plans (2)

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to draught, to draft

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servir qqn ; servir un plat

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to wait on s.o. ; to serve

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se servir

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to help oneself

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la formation professionnelle / continue

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vocational / further training

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un ouvrier spécialisé / qualifié

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a semi-skilled / skilled worker

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une qualification, une capacité

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a skill

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un poste de travail

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a workstation

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le travail à la chaîne

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to work on the line

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la cadence

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the pace

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un cadre supérieur ; le PDG ; un administrateur

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an executive ; the chairman ; a director

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le directoire (CA)

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the board of directors

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un directeur ; un ingénieur ; un contremaître

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a manager ; an engineer ; a foreman

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le savoir-faire

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the know-how

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intense, fiévreux

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hectic

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complexe, compliqué (2)

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elaborated, sophisticated

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négligent

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slack

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pointer

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to clock in / out

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nommer

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to appoint

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estimer; évaluer

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to assess

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calculer

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to reckon

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esquiver, éviter

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to dodge

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démissionner

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to resign

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résilier un contrat

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to terminate a contract

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concurrencer ; une concurrence féroce

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to compete ; a fierce competition

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une brache d’industrie

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an industry sector

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faire des heures sup.

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to work overtime

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la semaine de 35h / de 4 jours

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the 35-hours / four-day (working) week

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la charge de travail

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the workload

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la réduction / le renouvellement du personnel

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a staff cut / turnover

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réduire le personnel

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to trim the staff

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changer de travail

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to change jobs

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un revendication

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a claim

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une réunion

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a meeting

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un délégué (syndical)

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a shop steward

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organiser une manifestation

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to stage a demonstration

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un briseur de grève (2)

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a scab, a blackleg

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conclure un accord

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to reach an agreement

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les PME

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small and medium-sized firms

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assainir une entreprise

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to streamline a firm

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privatiser (2); nationaliser

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to privatise, to denationalise ; to nationalise

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pendant les jours ouvrables

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on weekdays

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une journée de travail

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a day’s work

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être de service

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to be on duty

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travailler à plein-temps / à temps-partiel

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to work full-time / part-time

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un atelier ; un atelier clandestin

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a workshop ; a sweatshop

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le travail au noir ; un travailleur au noir

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moonlighting ; a moonlighter

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faire des petites boulots

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to do odd jobs

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un travailleur intermittent (2)

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an occasional / casual worker

120
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un emploi subalterne

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a menial job

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travailler à la maison

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to work from house

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une corvée

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a chore

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gratifiant ; fastidieux ; éreintant

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rewarding ; tedious ; back-breaking

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faire la navette journalière

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to commute

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l’organisation patronale

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the CBI (Confederation of British Industry)

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les partenaires soc.

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the two sides of industry

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offres d’emplois

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Situations vacant

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travailler à son compte

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to be self-employed

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la clé du succès

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the key to success

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la protection sociale

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welfare

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l’offre et la demande

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supply and demand

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une part de marché

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a market share

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une S.A., une compagnie

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a company (corporation US)

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une action

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a share

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les avoirs, l’actif ; le passif

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the assets ; the liabilities

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les perpectives de carrière

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career propects

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un carriériste , un arriviste

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a go-getter

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une sinécure

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a cushy job

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la foire d’empoigne

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the rat race

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dynamique

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energetic

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un bourreau de travail

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a workaholic

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restructurer

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to overhaul

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informatiser ; automatiser

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to computerise ; to automate

144
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un emploi administratif

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a clerical job

145
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un travail d’encadrement

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a managerial task

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parler boulot

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to talk shop

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travailler sans relâche

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to keep one’s nose to the grindstone

148
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mettre des bâtons dans les roues

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to put a spanner in the works