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CH91: Economic activity: In the workplace Flashcards

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pointer (l’arrivée / la sortie)

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to clock in / to clock out

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travailler très dur, peiner

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to toil / to labour

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transpirer -> exploiter qqun -> un atelier où la main d’œuvre est exploitée

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to sweat -> to sweat sby -> a sweatshop

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une équipe -> travail d’équipe

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a team -> teamwork

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les collègues de travail

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co-workers, colleagues

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les heures supp

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overtime

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trop travailler ; surmené ; le surmenage

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to overwork ; overworked ; overwork

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un bourreau de travail

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a workaholic

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répétitif

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repetitive

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des horaires flexibles

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flexitime

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le bureau / un bureau paysager

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the office / an open-plan office

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ergonomique -> l’ergonomie

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ergonomic ; ergonomics

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un bureau (mobilier) -> la réception -> l’employer de la réception

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a desk -> the reception -> the receptionist

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un employé

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a clerk

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un secrétaire -> de secrétariat

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a secretary -> secretarial

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accomplir

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to perform

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des tâches

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tasks, duties

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un photocopieur

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a copier

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faire une photocopie

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to photocopy, to Xerox

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envoyer un courriel à qqun

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to e-mail sby

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classer -> un dossier

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to file -> a file

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une chemise, un classeur

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a folder

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trier // programmer // organiser

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to sort // to schedule // to arrange

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une note de service

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a memo(randum)

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la paye -> (non) rémunéré -> bien payé ≠ mal payé

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pay -> (un)paid -> well-paid ≠ badly-paid, low-paid

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gagner

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to earn

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un salaire

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a salary, a wage

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des honoraires

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fees

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une prime

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a bonus

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des avantages

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benefits / perks

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un risque /danger -> dangereux

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a hazard -> hazardous

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exposer -> l’exposition

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to expose -> exposure

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sûr ≠ peu sûr -> la sécurité

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safe ≠ unsafe -> safety

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les normes

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standards

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malade -> la maladie / blessé -> une blessure

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sick -> sickness / injured -> an injury

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troubles musculo-squelettiques liés au travail (TMS)

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RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury)

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qui a droit à

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entitled to

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indemniser -> une indemnisation

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to compensate -> compensation

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discriminer -> discriminatoire -> ê victime de discrimination

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to discriminate -> discriminatory -> to be discriminated against

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une victime -> persécuter -> la persécution

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a victim -> to victimize > victimization

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le sexisme / la discrimination par l’âge

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sexism, ageism

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travailler au noir, le travail au noir

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to moonlight, moonlighting

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déclarer ; travail (non) déclaré

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to declare -> (un)declared work

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réglementer -> la règlementation

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to regulate -> regulation

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le temps de travail

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working hours

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faire les trois huit

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to do shift work

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le travail en équipe

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team work

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faire des heures supp

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to work overtime

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se tuer au travail

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to work oneself to death

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travailler 24H/24

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to work around the clock

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des conditions de travail dures/ atroces/ épouvantables

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harsh/ horrific/ appalling working conditions

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le travail des enfants

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child labour

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un salarié

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a wage earner

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gagner sa vie comme…

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to earn one’s living as…

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un salaire décent

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a living wage

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travailler pour un salaire de misère

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to work for a pittance/for peanuts

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le salaire mensuel, hebdomadaire,horaire

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the monthly, weekly, hourly wage

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le salaire minimum

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the minimum wage

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congés payés ≠ sans solde

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paid ≠ unpaid leave

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une voiture de fonction

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a company car

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une secrétaire de direction

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an executive secretary

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un assistant de direction

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a P.A. = Personal Assistant

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le personnel de bureau

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office/ clerical staff

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le travail de bureau / un employé de bureau / les heures de bureau

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office work / an office worker / office hours

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l’équipement de bureau / la bureautique

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office equipment / office automation

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rédaction d’un compte-rendu d’une réunion

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minute taking

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un accident du travail

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an industrial injury

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une maladie du travail

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an occupational disease

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prendre une semaine de repos

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to take a week off

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en congé maladie

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on sick leave

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la discrimination raciale

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racial discrimination

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la discrimination envers les personnes handicapées

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disability discrimination

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l’écart des salaires

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the pay gap

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creuser ≠ réduire

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to widen ≠ to close

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l’écart entre les hommes et les femmes

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the gender gap

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