Chapitre 90 - Economic activity Flashcards

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la recherche d’emploi

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job hunting

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chercher un emploi

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to seek an job/to hunt for a job

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un demandeur d’emploi

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a job seeker/a job hunter

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une ANPE/Pôle emplois

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a job center

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une offre d’emploi

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a job offer

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un poste vacant

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a vacancy

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un chasseur de têtes

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a headhunter

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un cabinet de recrutement

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a head hunting firm

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postuler à un emploi

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to apply for a job

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un candidat à un emploi

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an applicant

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une candidature

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an application

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un CV

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a CV/ a résumé (US)

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des références

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credentials

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des diplômes

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qualifications

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des compétences

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skills

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qualifié

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skilled

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non qualifié

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unskilled

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l’expérience

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experience

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expérimenté

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experienced

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le savoir-faire

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know-how/expertise

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capable

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able

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aptitude

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ability

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un domaine

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a field

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un rendez-vous

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an appointment

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un entretien

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an interview

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passer un entretien

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to be interviewed

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un entretien d’embauche

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a job interview

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recruter

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to recruit

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le recrutement

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recruitment

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embaucher

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to hire/to take on

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à l’essai

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on probation

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un stage en entreprise

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an internship/a work placement

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un stagiaire

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an intern/a trainee

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l’emploi

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employment

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employer

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to employ

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un employeur

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an employer

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un employé

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an employee

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un indépendant

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a self-employed

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un emploi

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a job

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à temps partiel

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part-time

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à temps complet

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full-time

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intérimaire

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temporary

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un intérimaire

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a temp

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faire de l’intérim

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to temp

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précaire

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precarious/tenuous

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la précarité

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precariousness

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travailler

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to work

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un travailleur

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a worker

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un ouvrier

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a workman

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la main d’œuvre

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the labourforce/the workforce/manpower

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un manœuvre

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a labourer

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un métier/une profession

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an occupation/ a trade

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une vocation

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a calling

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le personnel

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staff

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un membre du personnel

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a staffer

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un poste

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a post/a position

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occuper (un poste)

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to hold (a post/a position)

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une carrière

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a career

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un apprenti

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an apprentice

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l’apprentissage

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apprenticeship

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un cadre

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an executive

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diriger

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to manage

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un directeur

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a manager

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responsable de

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responsible for/in charge of

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se former

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to train

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un stage

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a training period

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se recycler/ se reconvertir

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to retrain

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la reconversion

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retraining

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le dynamisme

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drive

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un ambitieux

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a go-getter

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un bourreau de travail

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a workaholic

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promouvoir

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to promote

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l’avancement

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promotion

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avoir de l’avancement

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to get promotion

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promouvoir qq’un

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to upgrade sby

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rétrograder qq’un

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to downgrade sby

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nommer qq’un

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to appoint sby

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une nomination

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an appointment

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être muté

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to be transferred to

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démissionner (d’un poste)

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to resign (from a post)

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la démission

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resignation

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prendre sa retraite

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to retire

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la retraite

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retirement

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à la retraite

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retired

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un retraité

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a retiree/a pensioner

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le chômage

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unemployment

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mettre qq’un à la porte/renvoyer qq’un

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to fire/to sack sby

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licencier qq’un

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to dismiss/to make sby redundant

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un licenciement

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a dismissal/a lay-off/a redundancy

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licencier qq’un

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to lay off sby

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être au chômage

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to be out of work/jobless/unemployed

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les chômeurs

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the unemployed/the jobless

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le chômage des jeunes

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youth unemployment

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un bénéficiaire (d’aide sociale)

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a claimant

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les petites annonces/offres d’emploi

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the classified ads/situations vacant

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décrocher un emploi

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to land a job

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refuser une offre

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to turn down an offer

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satisfaire aux exigences

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to meet the requirements

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une période d’essai

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a probationary period

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le marché du travail

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the job/labour market

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la population active

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the working population

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le travail manuel

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manual work

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le travail de bureau

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clerical work

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le travail de secrétariat

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secretarial work

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un emploi subalterne

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a menial job

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cols bleus

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blue collar workers

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cols blancs

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white collar workers

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cols roses

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pink collar workers

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décider de travailler à temps partiel

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to go part time

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décider de travailler en indépendant

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to go freelance

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le partage du travail

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job sharing

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un cadre débutant

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a junior executive

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un cadre supérieur

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a senior executive

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faire un stage

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to go on a training period

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se recycler/se perfectionner

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to go on a refresher course

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l’avancement à l’ancienneté

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promotion by seniority

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l’avancement au mérite

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promotion by selection

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une promotion ultrarapide

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a fast-track scheme

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gravir les échelons de l’entreprise

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to move up/to climb the corporate ladder

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un jeune loup

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a high flyer

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les postes à responsabilités

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senior positions/top jobs

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assumer la responsabilité de

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to take on responsibility for

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se faire mettre à la porte

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to get the sack

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lourdes suppressions d’emplois

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drastic job cut/heavy job losses

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licenciements de masse

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massive layoffs

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le taux de chômage

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the unemployment rate/the jobless rate

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les chiffres du chômage

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the unemployment figures

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le chômage partiel

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short-time working

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les indemnités de chômage

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unemployment benefits/welfare benefits/jobseeker’s allowance

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toucher des allocations chômage

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to collect unemployment benefits/to be on the dole

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retrouver un emploi

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to be on welfare/to find a new job

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demandes d’emploi

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situations wanted

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offres d’emploi

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situations vacant

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embaucher des intérimaires

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to hire contingent workers/to hire disposal workers

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la main d’œuvre supplémentaire

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extra help

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les débouchés

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job opportunities

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diplômes universitaires

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college education

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des emplois sans avenir

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dead-end jobs

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arriver sur le marché de l’emploi

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to join the labour force

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le vieillissement de la population

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ageing population

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la pénurie de main-d’œuvre

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labour shortage

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les directeurs de ressources humaines

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HR managers

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pourvoir les postes vacants

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to fill job vacancies

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préconiser

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to advocate

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le recul de l’âge de la retraite

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postponing retirement age

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la crise des pensions de retraite

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the pensions crisis

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responsable de

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responsible for

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relever directement de qq’un

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responsible to

149
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proverbe : “qui trop embrasse mal étreint”

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proverb : “Jack of all trades, master of none”

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changer d’emploi

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to switch/to change jobs