98 ECONOMIC ACTIVITY Flashcards

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une société / une entreprise

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a company / a firm / a business

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un homme / une femme d’affaire

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a businessman / woman

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une grande entreprise

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a corporation

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une multionationale

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a multinational

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transnational

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transnational

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un magnat

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a tycoon

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un cartel / un trust

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a trust

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une start up

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a start up

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une filiale

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a subsidiary

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monter / implanter

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to set up

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fonder

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to found

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un pdg

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a chief executive officer

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un chef d’entreprise

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a head

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diriger –> la direction

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to manage / to run / to heafd –> the management

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présider

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to chair

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le président

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the chairperson

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un entrepreneur

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an entrepreneur

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l’esprit d’entreprise

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entrepreneurialsim / entrepreneurship

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le personal

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the staff

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un service

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department

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les activités de l’entrprise

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business activities

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une marque

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a brand / a make

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un brevet

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a patent

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téposer

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to register

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le rendement

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the output

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fabriquer

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to manufacture

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un fabriquant

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a manufacturer

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une usine

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a factory / a plant

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des marchandises

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goods / wares

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un entrepot

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a warehouse

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un produite de base / un article

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a commodity

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entreposer

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to store

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le stock

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stock-in-trade

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une transaction / un contrat

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a deal / a contract

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un client

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a customer

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négocier

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to negociate

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une négotiation

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a negotiation

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commander

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to order

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une commande

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an order

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facturer

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to invoice

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une facture

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an invoice / a bill

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régler

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to settle

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investir

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to invest

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un investissemernt

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an investment

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financer –> des fonds

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to fund –> funds

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la statégie de l’entrprise

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buzsiness strategy

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efficace /rentzble

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efficient

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un bénéfice / un profit

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a profit

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lucratif

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profit making

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rentable

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profitable

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rentabilité

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profitability

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l’interessement au bénéfice

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profit sharing

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racheter

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to by out / to take over

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un rachat

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a buy-out / to takeover

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fusionner

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to merge

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une fusion

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a merger

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acquérir

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to acquérire

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une acquisition

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an acquisition

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un associé

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a partner

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une association

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a partnership

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externaliser / soustraiter

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to outsource

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l’externalisation

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outsourcing

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se diversifier

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to diversify

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la diversification

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diversification

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un débouché

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an outlet

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un créneau

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a niche

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restructurer

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to restructure

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une restructuration

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a restructuring

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dégraisser

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to streamline

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un dégraissage

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streamlining

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réduire

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to downsize

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la restructuration avec licenciement

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downsizing

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agrandir

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to upsize

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restructuration avec embauche

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upsizing

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une incitation

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an incentive

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une prime

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a bonus

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moderniser

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to update

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rendre plus écologique

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to geeen (up)

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un directeur financier

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a cfo (chief financial officer)

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un bultin de salaire

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a pay slip

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le chiffre d’affaire

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the turnover

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les recettes

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revenues

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les gains != les dépenses

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earnings != expenses

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les frais généraux

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overheads

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perdre –> les pertes

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to lose –> losses

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en difficulté

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ailing

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mise en faillite

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bankrupt

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une faillite

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a bankruptcy

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fermer ses portes

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to close down

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une fermeture définitive

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a closure

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les pme

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medium-sized businesses

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monter sa propre affaire

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to set up one’s own business

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la maison mère

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thje parent compagny

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le siège social

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the head office / quarters

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la raison sociale

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the corporate name

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la culture d’entreprise

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corporate culture

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l’image de l’entreprise

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corporate identity

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la gouvernance d’entreprise

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corporate governance

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le pdg

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managing director

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le conseil d’administration

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the bord of directors

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un directeur commercial

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a sales manager

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un directeur du peronnel

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a personal manager

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un drh

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a human resource manager

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un chef de service

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a head of deparment

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la rotation du personnelo

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staff turnover

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faire des affaires

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to do business

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conclure une affaire

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to cleanch a deal

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une marque déposée

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a registred trademark

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l’image de marque

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brand image

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traiter une commande

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to process an order

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le service après vete

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the after-sales service

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la gestion des stocklks

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stock management / inventory control

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satisfaire la demande de la clientèle

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to meet customer demand

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s’associer

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to go into partnership

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une opa

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a takeover bid

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supprimer

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to cut axe / to shed jobs

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faire des bénéfices

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to make profits

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marges bénéficiaires

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a profit marging

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des primes substancielles

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handsome bonuses

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une grosse prime de départ

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a goldenhand shake

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des indemnités

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a compensation package

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le bilan (financier)

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the balance sheet

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perdre sa clientèle

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to lose business

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faire faillite

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to go bankrupt

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liquider une affaire

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to windup a business

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cesser son activité

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to go out of business