90 ECONOMIC ACTIVITY Flashcards

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chercher un emploi

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to seek a job / to hunt for a job

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un demandeur d’emploi

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a job seeker / a job hunter

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une ANPE

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a job center

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une offre d’emploi

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a job offer

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un poste vacant

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a vacancy

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un chasseur de têtes

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a headhunter

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un cabinet de recrutement

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a head-hunting firm

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postuler à un emploi

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to apply for a job

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un candidat à un emploi

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a applicant

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une candidature

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an application

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un CV

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a CV / a résumé

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des références

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credentials

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des diplômes

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qualifications

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des compétences

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skills

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qualifié

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skilled

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non qualifié

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unskilled

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l’expérience

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experience

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expérimenté

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experienced

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le savoir faire

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know-how / expertise

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capable

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able

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aptitude

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ability

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un domaine

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a field

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un rendez-vous

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an appointment

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un entretien

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an interview

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passer un entretient

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to be interviewed

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un entretien d’embauche

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a job interview

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recruter

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to recruit

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le recrutement

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recruitment

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embaucher

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to hire / to take on

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à l’essai

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on probation

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un stage en entreprise

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an internship / a work placement

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un stagiaire

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an intern / a trainee

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employer

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to employ

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l’emploi

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employment

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en employeur

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an employer

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un employé

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an employee

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indépendant

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self-employed

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un emploi

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a job

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39
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à temps partiel

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part-time

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à temps plein

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full-time

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intérimaire

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teporary

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un interimaire

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a temp

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faire de l’interim

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to temp

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precaire

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precarious / tenuous

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la précarité

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precariousness

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travailler

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to work

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le travail

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work

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un travailleur

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a worker

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un ouvrier

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a workman

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la main d’oeuvre

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the workforce / the labourforce / manpower

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un manoeuvre

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a labourer

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un métier / une profession

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an occupuation / a trade

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une vocation

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a calling

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le personnel

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staff

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un membre du personnel

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a staffer

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un poste

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a post / a position

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occuper (un poste)

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to hold

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une carrière

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a career

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un apprenti

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an apprentice

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l’apprentissage

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apprenticeship

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un cadre

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an executive

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diriger

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to manage

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un directeur

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a manager

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responsable de

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responsible for / in charge of

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se former

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to train

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un stage

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a training period

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se recycler

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to retrain

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la reconversion

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retraining

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le dynamisme

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drive

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un ambitieux

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go-getter

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un bourreau de travail

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a workaholic

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promouvoir

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to promote

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l’avancement (la promotion)

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promotion

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avoir de l’avancement (une promotion)

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to get promoted

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promouvoir quelqu’un

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to upgrade sby

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rétrograder quelqu’un

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to downgrade sby

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nommer quelqu’un

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to appoint sb

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une nomination

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an appointment

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une mutation

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a transfer

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être muté

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to be transfered to

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démisionner

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to resign from

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la démission

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resignation

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prendre sa retraite

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to retire

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à la retraite

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retired

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un retraité

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a retiree / a pensioner

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mettre quelqu’un à la porte

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to fire / to sack sb

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licencier quelqu’un (1)

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to dismiss sb

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un licenciement (1)

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a dismissal

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licencier quelqu’un (2)

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to lay off sb

90
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un licenciement (2)

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a lay-off

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licencier quelqu’un (3)

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to make sb redundent

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un licenciement (3)

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redundancy

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être au chomage

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to be out of work / jobless / unemployed

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les chomeurs

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the jobless

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le chômage des jeunes

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youth unemployment

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un bénéficiaire (d’aide sociale)

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a claimant

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les petites annonces

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the classified ads

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décrocher un emploi

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to land a job

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refuser une offre

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to turn down an offer

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satisfaire aux exigencees

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to meet the requirements

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une période d’essai

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a probationary period

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le marché du travail

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the job / labour market

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la population active

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the working population

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le travail manuel

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manual work

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la travail de bureau

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clerical work

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la travail de secréteriat

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secreterial work

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un emploi subalterne

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a menial job

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décider de travailler à temps partiel

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to go part time

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décider de travailler en indépendant

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to go freelance

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le partage du travail

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job sharing

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un cadre débutant != supérieur

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a junior / senior executive

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faire un stage

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to go on a training period

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se recycler ; se perfectionner

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to go on a refresher course

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l’avancement à l’ancienneté / au mérite

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promotion by seniority / by selection

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une promotion ultrarapide

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a fast-track sheme

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gravir les échelons de l’entreprise

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to move up / to climb the corporate ladder

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un jeune loup

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a high flyer

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les postes à responsabilité

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senior positions / top jobs

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assumer la responsabilité de

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to take on responsibility for

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se faire mettre à la porte

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to get the sack

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lourdes suppressions d’emplois

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drastic job cuts / heavy job losses

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licenciements de masse

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massive layoffs

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le taux de chomage

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the unemployment rate / the jobless rate

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les chiffres du chomage

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unemployment figures

125
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le chômage partiel

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short-time working

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les indemnités de chomage

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unemployment / welfare benefits / jobseeker’s allowance

127
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toucher des indemnités chômage

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to collet unemployment benefits / to be on the dole

128
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retrouver un emploi

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(GB) to be on welfare / (US) to find a new job