95 ECONOMIC ACTIVITY Flashcards

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construire

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to build

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un maçon

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a builder

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un architecte

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an architect

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les plans

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the plan / the blueprint

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un entrepreneur en batiment

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a building contractor

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un ingénieur en TP

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a civil engineer

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un géomètre

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a land surveyor

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un chantier de construction

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a building site

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un chef de chantier

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a site foreman

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les travaux de construction

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construction work

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creuser

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to dig / to excavate

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le terrassement

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excavation

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une pelleteuse

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an excavator

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les fondations

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foundations

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un échafaudage

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a scaffolding

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une grue

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a crane

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un casque / un ouvrier du batiment

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a hard hat

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le gros oeuvre

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the shell

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les gros travaux

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the heavy work

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les finitions

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the finishing touches

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industriel

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industrial

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industrialiser

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to industrialize

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un industriel

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an industrialist

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l’industrialisation

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industrialization

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en difficulté
struggling
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mal en point / vieillissant
ailing / aging
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à l'agonie
dying
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dépassé / obsolète
out of date / obsolete (obsolite)
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subventionné
state-supported
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fermer
to close down
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démanteler
to dismantele
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délocaliser
to relocate
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se maintenir au courant de
to keep up with
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améliorer
to upgrade
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moderniser
to update
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stimuler
to boost
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une usine
a plant / a factory
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une usine automobile
a car factory / plant
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un atelier
a workshop
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fabriquer
to manufacture
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un fabriquand
a manufacturer
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produire un produit
to produce a product
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la production
productioon
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la productivité
productivity
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les matières premières
raw materials
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un procédé/processus
a precess
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traiter --> le traitement
to process --> processing
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fabriquer en série
to mass-produce
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la petité mécanique
light engineering
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la mécanique lourdre
heavy engineering
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une machine --> usiner
a machine --> to machine
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une machine-outil
a machine-tool
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faire focntionner
to operate
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un cariste
a forklift truck operator
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une pièce
a part / a componenet
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assembler
to assemble
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une usine de montage
an assembly palnt
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un atelier de montage
an assembly shop
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la chaine de montage
the assembly line
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travailler à la chaine
to work on the lione
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un robot --> la robotique
a robot --> robotics
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l'automatisation
automation
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automatisé
automated
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automatique(ment)
automatic(ally)
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un ouvrier (non) qualifié
a(n) (un)skilled worker
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un contremaitre
a foreman
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travailler à la pièce
to do piece work
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une équipe --> les trois-huit
a shift --> shift work
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à la base
a shopfloor level
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la sécurité
safety
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une norme de sécurité
safety standards
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efficace --> efficacité
effective --> effectiveness
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efficace --> efficacité
efficient --> efficency
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accroitre
to step up
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améliorer
to enhance
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le rendement
output
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les gains de productivité
productivity gains
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les bénéfices
profits
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rentable
profitable
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la rentabilité
profitability
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les couts de fabrication
manufacturing costs
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réduire
to scale down
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inciter --> une incitation
to incit --> an incentive
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une prime
a bonus
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la logistique
logistics
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l'ergonomie
ergonomics
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l'industrie du bois
the timber industry
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l'industrie textile
the textile industry
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les travaux publiques
civil engineering
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l'industrie chilique
the chemical industry
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une sciere
a sawmill
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un chantier naval
a shipyard
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les industries de pointe
high-tech industries
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de pointe
advanced / leading edge
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une techopole
a technological park
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innover
to innovate
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innovant
grundbreaking
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concevoir
to design
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mettre au point
to develop
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le savoir faire
know how
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exploiter une technologie
to harness a technology
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faire des progrès
to make progress
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déposer un brevet
to take out a patent
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les matériaux de construction
building materials
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les ouvriers du batiment
building workers
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un batiment en béton / brique / pierre
a concrete / brick / stone building
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un batiment préfabriqué
a prefabricated building
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démolir
to demolish / pull down / knock down
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démolir au bulldozer
to buldoze a building
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raser un batiment
to raze a building
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creuser une tranchée
to dig a trench
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poser les fondations
to lay the foundations
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poser un tuyau
to lay down a pipe
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une bétonnière
a concrete / cement mixer
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le béton armé
reinforced concrete
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une industrie montante
a sunrise industry
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une industrie en déclin
an ailing industry
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une fermeture d'usine
a plant cluser
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la production de passe
mass production
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les produits manufacturés
manufactured goods
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un ouvrier de fabrication
a production worker
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un ouvrier d'entretient
a maintenance worker
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faire focntionner une machine
to work / to operate a machine
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un travail ingrat
thankless / unrewarding work
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des normes de sécurité sévères
stringent safety standards
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les règles de sécurité
safety rules / regulations
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rationnaliser les tâches
to streamline tasks
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stimuler la productivité
to boost productivity
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qui fait gagner du temps
time-saving
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qui prends du temps
time-consuming
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a flux tendu
just-in-time methods
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l'industrie agoalimentaire
the food-processing industry
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la construction navale
the shipbuilding industry
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une industrie traditionnelle
a smokestack industry
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une industrie à domicile
a cotage industry