Callings and trades • the (learned) professions (les professions libérales) Flashcards

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une carrière

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a career

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les connaissances

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knowledge

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le savoir

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learning

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membres des professions libérales

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professionnal people

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le droit, la justice

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the law

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faire son droit, des études de droit

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to read for the bar

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un homme de loi

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a lawyer

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un avocat, un notaire

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a solicitor

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un avocat

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a barrister, a lawyer, an attorney (us)

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la médecine

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medicine

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un docteur

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a doctor

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un médecin

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a physician

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fameux, renommé

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famous, renowned

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la clientèle

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the practice

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les honoraires

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the fees

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un généraliste

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a general practitioner, a G.P (gb)

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un spécialiste

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a specialist

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entrer dans l’enseignement

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to go in for teaching

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suivre des cours

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to go through a course

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une école normale

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a training college

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avoir le goût du [ métier ]

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to have a taste for [ job ]

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Les beaux arts

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the fine arts

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avoir des dispositions pour

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to have a bent for

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faire du théâtre

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to go on the stage

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une / des société(s)

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a business / businesses

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gagner sa vie

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to make a living

to earn a livelihood

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un commerçant, un founisseur

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a tradesman

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exercer un métier, faire du commerce

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to carry on a trade

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les produits alimentaires

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foodstuffs

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un épicier

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a grocer

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un boulanger

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a baker

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un poissonnier

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a fishmonger

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un confiseur

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a confectioner

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un marchant de vin

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a wine merchant

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un brasseur

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a brewer

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faire de la bière

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to brew beer

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une couturière

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a dressmaker

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un marchant de nouveauté

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a draper

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un marchand de confection

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an outfitter

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prêt-à-porter

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ready-made

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un teinturier

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a cleaner, a dyer

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repasser

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to press

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teindre

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to dye

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une blanchisserie

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a laundry

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les industries du bâtiment

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the building trades

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fournir qch à qn

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to supply, to provide s.o with sth

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une imprimerie

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a printing works

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les caractères (d’imprimerie)

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type (inv.)

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le rédacteur en chef

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the editor

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les grands quotidiens

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national newspapers

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un cordonnier

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a shoemaker, a cobbler

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un éditorial

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a leader

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le tirage

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circulation

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un sujet

un problème

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an issue

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un titre

une manchette

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a headline

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un quotidien / un hebdomadaire / un mensuel / une revue trimestrielle

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a daily / a weekly / a monthly / a quarterly

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un kiosque à journaux

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a bookstall

a news-stand

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un éditeur

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a publisher

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publier, éditer qch

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to publish sth

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un livre broché

un livre de poche

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a paperback

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un livre relié

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a hardback

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un libraire / une librairie

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a bookseller / a bookshop

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page 176

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page 176

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avoir le goût du [ métier ]

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to have a taste for [ job ]

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Les beaux arts

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the fine arts

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avoir des dispositions pour

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to have a bent for

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faire du théâtre

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to go on the stage

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une / des société(s)

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a business / businesses

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gagner sa vie

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to make a living

to earn a livelihood

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un commerçant, un founisseur

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a tradesman

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exercer un métier, faire du commerce

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to carry on a trade

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les produits alimentaires

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foodstuffs

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un épicier

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a grocer

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un boulanger

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a baker

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un poissonnier

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a fishmonger

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un confiseur

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a confectioner

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un marchant de vin

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a wine merchant

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un brasseur

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a brewer

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faire de la bière

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to brew beer

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une couturière

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a dressmaker

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un marchant de nouveauté

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a draper

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un marchand de confection

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an outfitter

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prêt-à-porter

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ready-made

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un teinturier

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a cleaner, a dyer

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repasser

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to press

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teindre

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to dye

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une blanchisserie

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a laundry

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les industries du bâtiment

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the building trades

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fournir qch à qn

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to supply, to provide s.o with sth

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une imprimerie

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a printing works

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les caractères (d’imprimerie)

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type (inv.)

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le rédacteur en chef

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the editor

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les grands quotidiens

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national newspapers

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un cordonnier

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a shoemaker, a cobbler

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un éditorial

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a leader

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le tirage

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circulation

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un sujet

un problème

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an issue

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un titre

une manchette

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a headline

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un quotidien / un hebdomadaire / un mensuel / une revue trimestrielle

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a daily / a weekly / a monthly / a quarterly

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un kiosque à journaux

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a bookstall

a news-stand

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un éditeur

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a publisher

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publier, éditer qch

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to publish sth

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un livre broché

un livre de poche

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a paperback

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un livre relié

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a hardback

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un libraire / une librairie

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a bookseller / a bookshop