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state-owned corporations

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sociétés nationalisées

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the backbone of the nation’s wealth

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le fondement de la richesse nationale

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corporation

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société commerciale (grande entreprise)

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to shrunk

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diminuer

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output

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production

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workforce

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population active

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wholesale and retail trade

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commerces de gros et de détail

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a sizable percentage

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un pourcentage considérable

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gross domestic product

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produit intérieur brut

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proprietorships

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entreprises individuelles

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a handful of employees

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une poignée d’employés

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new companies are set up

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de nouvelles entreprises sont créées

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to go bankrupt

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faire faillite

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to thrive

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se développer

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to opt out

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décider de ne pas pratiquer

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cutting-edge products

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produits de pointe

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world class

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de niveau mondial

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rat race

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vie mouvementée et agressive

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not-for-profit organisation

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association à but non lucratif

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the jobless

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les sans-emploi

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unemployment

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chômage

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to tackle

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faire face

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job incentive schemes

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programmes d’incitation au travail

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to rely on his wits to get work

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compter sur son intelligence pour trouver du travail

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catering firm

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société de restauration collective

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ad

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annonce

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she opted out of the rat race by going to work for a not-for-profit organisation

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elle a choisi de quitter la vie mouvementée et agressive en allant travailler pour une association à but non lucratif

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the government is trying to tackle unemployment through incentive schemes

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le gouvernement essaye de juguler le chômage à l’aide de programmes d’incitation au travail

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she works for a large State-owned catering firm

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elle travaille pour une importante société nationalisée de restauration collective

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new companies are set up every year, but some quickly go bankrupt

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de nouvelles sociétés sont créées chaque année, mais certaines d’entre elles font rapidement faillite

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she’s just found out that this is my first job

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elle vient de découvrir que c’est mon premier emploi

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Il a dix années d’expérience dans le commerce de gros

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He has ten year’s experience in the wholesale trade

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l’industrie manufacturière a diminué et la production a baissé

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Manufacturing industry has shrunk and out put has declined

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Sarah a compté sur son intelligence pour trouver du travail

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Sarah relied on her wits to find work

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Les services aux entreprises représentent un pourcentage non négligeable de la richesse nationale

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Business services account for a sizeable percentage of the nation’s wealth

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La responsable du personnel m’a fait venir dans son bureau

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The personnel manager called me into her office

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sociétés nationalisées

A

state-owned corporations

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le fondement de la richesse nationale

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the backbone of the nation’s wealth

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société commerciale (grande entreprise)

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corporation

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diminuer

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to shrunk

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production

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output

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population active

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workforce

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commerces de gros et de détail

A

wholesale and retail trade

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un pourcentage considérable

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a sizable percentage

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produit intérieur brut

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gross domestic product

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entreprises individuelles

A

proprietorships

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une poignée d’employés

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a handful of employees

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de nouvelles entreprises sont créées

A

new companies are set up

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faire faillite

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to go bankrupt

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se développer

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to thrive

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décider de ne pas pratiquer

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to opt out

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produits de pointe

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cutting-edge products

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de niveau mondial

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world class

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vie mouvementée et agressive

A

rat race

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association à but non lucratif

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not-for-profit organisation

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les sans-emploi

A

the jobless

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chômage

A

unemployment

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faire face

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to tackle

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programmes d’incitation au travail

A

job incentive schemes

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compter sur son intelligence pour trouver du travail

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to rely on his wits to get work

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société de restauration collective

A

catering firm

62
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annonce

A

ad

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elle a choisi de quitter la vie mouvementée et agressive en allant travailler pour une association à but non lucratif

A

she opted out of the rat race by going to work for a not-for-profit organisation

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le gouvernement essaye de juguler le chômage à l’aide de programmes d’incitation au travail

A

the government is trying to tackle unemployment through incentive schemes

65
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elle travaille pour une importante société nationalisée de restauration collective

A

she works for a large State-owned catering firm

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de nouvelles sociétés sont créées chaque année, mais certaines d’entre elles font rapidement faillite

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new companies are set up every year, but some quickly go bankrupt

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elle vient de découvrir que c’est mon premier emploi

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she’s just found out that this is my first job

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He has ten year’s experience in the wholesale trade

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Il a dix années d’expérience dans le commerce de gros

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Manufacturing industry has shrunk and out put has declined

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l’industrie manufacturière a diminué et la production a baissé

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Sarah relied on her wits to find work

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Sarah a compté sur son intelligence pour trouver du travail

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Business services account for a sizeable percentage of the nation’s wealth

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Les services aux entreprises représentent un pourcentage non négligeable de la richesse nationale

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The personnel manager called me into her office

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La responsable du personnel m’a fait venir dans son bureau