CH7 Work/Uber Flashcards

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un jour ouvrable

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a work day

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une semaine de 39 heures

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a 39-working week

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3
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les salariés

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the payroll

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4
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un membre d’une profession libérale (ou bien sûr un professionnel)

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a professional

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5
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un commerçant

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a shopkeeper

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un artisan

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acraftsman

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7
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un ouvrier sur machine/un agent secret

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an operative

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8
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un employé de bureau

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a clerk

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9
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un emploi subalterne

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a menial job

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10
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un petit boulot

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an odd job

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11
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la charge de travail

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workload

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12
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un paresseux

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a loafer

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13
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un poste à pourvoir

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a vacancy, a vacant position

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nommer quelqu’un à un poste

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to appoint sbdy to a post

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15
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un licenciement

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a lay-off, to lay off

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16
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salaire, paye

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wages

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17
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être mal payé

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to be ill paid

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18
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travailler au noir

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to moonlight, moonlighting

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19
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une augmentation de salaire

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a pay rise

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20
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une note de frais

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an expense account

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21
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un cdd

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a term contract

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22
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un cdi

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a permanent contract

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travailler comme une brute

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to work like a Trojan/ a dog/ a horse

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24
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l’âge de la retraite

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the pension eligibility age

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toucher une retraite
to collect/to draw a pension
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prendre sa retraite (US)
to go on Social Security
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arrondir ses revenus
to supplement one's income
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se syndiquer
to join a union
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le malaise social
labour unrest
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conflits du travail
labour strife
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une grève largement suivie
a widespread strike
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une grève illlimitée
an indefinite strike
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un préavis de grève
an advance notice
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une série de négociation
a round of talks
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Equivalent du MEDEF
the CBI
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une économie d'Etat
a state-run économie
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la population active
The working population
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le déficit de la balance commerciale
the trade gap
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production industrielle
Industrial output
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les dépenses des ménages
consumer spending
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les dépenses publiques
Public spending
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l'offre
the supply side
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la TVA
VAT
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liquidation
winding up
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faillite
Bankruptcy
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PIB
GDP
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la crise de 1929
the Slump
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le taux de change
the exchange rate
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une action
a share
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un actionnaire
a shareholder
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monter en flèche
to soar, to rocket
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une banque de dépôt
a savings bank
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un chéquier
checkbook
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être à découvert
to be overdrawn
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une hypothèque
a mortgage
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une PME
a medium-sized business
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faire des affaires
to do business
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faire faillite
to go bankrupt
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prospérer
to thrive
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un directeur commercial
a sales manager
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un comptable
an accountant
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la réduction d'effectif
Downsizing
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un entrepôt
a warehouse
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une facture
an invoice
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casser les prix
to slash prices
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un rival
a challenger
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une etiquette
a price tag
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d'occasion
second-hand
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une (bonne) affaire
a bargain
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OCDE
OECD
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FMI
IMF
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rue de Londres associée aux grandes banque ==> marché financier londonien
Lombard street
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un homme qui doit sa fortune au pétrole
A oillionaire
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les affaires louches
Monkey business