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CH98: The company Flashcards

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une société/entreprise ; un homme/une femme d’affaires

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a company/a firm/a business ; a businessman, businesswoman

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une grande entreprise -> de l’entreprise

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a corporation ; corporate

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une multinationale

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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 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 ; le fondateur

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to found ; the founder

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un PDG

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a CEO (Chief Executive Officer)

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un chef d’entreprise

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a head (of a company)

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diriger ; la direction

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to manage/to run/to head —> the management

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présider —> le président

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to chair -> the chairman/ the chairperson

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un entrepreneur -> l’esprit d’entreprise

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an entrepreneur —> entrepreneurialism / entrepreneurship

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le personnel

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the staff, the personnel

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un service

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a department

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une marque

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a brand, a make

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un brevet/une licence

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a patent

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déposer

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to register

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produire -> un produit -> la production -> la productivité

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to produce -> a product -> production -> productivity

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le rendement

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the output

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fabriquer ; un fabriquant

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to manufacture ; 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 entrepôt

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a warehouse

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un produit (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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commander ; une commande

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to order ; an order

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facturer ; une facture

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to invoice ; an invoice, a bill

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régler

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to settle

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investir ; un investissement

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to invest ; an investment

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financer ;des fonds

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to fund ; funds

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efficace/rentable -> efficacité/rentabilité

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efficient -> efficiency

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un bénéfice/un profit -> lucratif -> rentable -> rentabilité

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a profit -> profit-making -> profitable -> profitability

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l’intéressement aux bénéfices

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profit-sharing

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racheter ; un rachat

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to buy out, to take over —> a buy-out; a takeover

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fusionner -> une fusion

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to merge -> a merger

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acquérir ; une acquisition

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to acquire ; an acquisition

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un associé ; une association

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a partner ; a partnership

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externaliser,sous-traiter ; l’externalisation

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to outsource ; outsourcing

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délocaliser ; la délocalisation

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to relocate ; relocation

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se diversifier ; la diversification

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to diversify ; diversification

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un débouché ; un créneau

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an outlet ; a niche

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restructurer, une restructuration

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to restructure ; restructuring

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dégraisser ; un dégraissage

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to streamline ; streamlining

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réduire/revoir à la baisse —> restructuration avec licenciements

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to downsize —> downsizing

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agrandir —> restructuration avec embauches

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to upsize —> upsizing

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une incitation ; une prime

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a incentive ; a bonus

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moderniser

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to update

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rendre + écologique

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to green (up)

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un directeur financier

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a CFO (Chief financial Officer)

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un bulletin de salaire

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a payslip

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le chiffre d’affaires

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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 (company)

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mis en faillite ; une faillite

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bankrupt ; a bankruptcy

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fermer ses portes ; une fermeture définitive

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to close down ;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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the parent company

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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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gouvernance d’entreprise

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corporate governance

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le pDG

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the General Manager / the Managing Director

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le conseil d’administration

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the Board of Directors

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un directeur commercial

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a sales manager

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un directeur du personnel / un DRH

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a personnel manager / a human resources manager

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un chef de service

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a head of department

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la rotation du personnel

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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 clinch a deal

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une marque déposée

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a registered trademark

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l’image de marque

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the brand image

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traiter une commande

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to process an order

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le service après-vente

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the after-sales service

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la gestion des stocks

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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 bird

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réduire les effectifs

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to trim the workforce

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supprimer/détruire des emplois

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to cut/to axe/to shed jobs

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faire des bénéfices

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to make profits

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marge bénéficiaire

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a profit margin

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des primes substantielles

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handsome bonuses

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une grosse prime de départ

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a golden handshake

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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, to go bust

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liquider une affaire

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to wind up a business

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cesser son activité

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to go out of business

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