Chapter L Flashcards

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un industriel

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an industrialist

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2
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industrialiser

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to industrialize

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3
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zone industrielle

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industrial estate, industrial park

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4
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mouvement revendicatif, une grève

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industrial action

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5
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relations patronat-syndicats

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industrial relations

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6
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industrialisation

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industrialization

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7
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désindustrialisation

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de-industrialization

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8
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pays en voie d’industrialisation

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industrializing country

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9
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pays industrialisé

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industrialized country

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10
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conflit social

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industrial dispute

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11
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conseil de prud’hommes

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industrial court

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12
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faire de même

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to follow suit

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13
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provoquer des remous, faire du bruit

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to cause a stir

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14
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gagner du terrain

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to gain ground

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15
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insister sur qch

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to lay the stress on sth

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16
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lancer une mode

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to set a trend

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17
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donner l’exemple

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to set an example

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18
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trouver un équilibre

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to strike a balance

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19
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trouver refuge

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to take shelter

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20
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prendre parti, position

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to take a stance

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21
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annoncer la nouvelle

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to break the news

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22
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dépenses

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spending

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23
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financement

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funding

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24
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l’industrie, le secteur secondaire

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manufacturing

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les délocalisations
offshoring, outsourcing
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dégraissage (effectifs)
streamlining, downsizing
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restructuration
restructuring
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traitement (déchets, information...)
processing
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trafic
trafficking
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travail au noir
moonlighting
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soutien
backing
32
publicité (secteur)
advertising
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clonage
cloning
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le secteur bancaire
banking
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formation, entrainement
training
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de façon inattendue
unexpectedly
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aurait été...
reportedly
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sans aucun doute
undoubtedly
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il faut reconnaitre
admittedly
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ne cesser de
repeatedly
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au chômage, sans travail
unemployed
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sans précédent
unprecedented
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impartial, objectif
unbiased, unprejudiced
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incontesté, indiscuté
unchallenged
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sans rapport
unrelated, unconnected
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inégalé, incomparable
unequalled, unrivalled
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indemne
unharmed, unscathed
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sans instruction
uneducated
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sauvage (immigration)
uncontrolled
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sauvage (capitalisme)
unfettered
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non coté en bourse (entreprise)
unlisted
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non habité (vol spatial)
unmmaned
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non qualifié, peu qualifié
unskilled (worker)
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sans plomb (essence)
unleaded (petrol)
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illimité
unlimited
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inattendu
unexpected
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déséquilibré
unbalanced
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sans papiers (immigrant)
undocumented
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représenter
to account for sth
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être d'accord sur qch
to agree on sth
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se concentrer sur qch
to focus on sth
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décider de qch
to decide on sth
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fournir qch à qn
to provide sb with sth
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subvenir aux besoins de qn, nourrir
to provide for sb
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empiéter sur qch
to encroach on sth
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porter atteinte à qch
to infringe on sth
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le secteur bancaire
the banking industry
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les services, le tertiaire
the service industries
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le (secteur) textile
the textile industry
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le transport aérien
the airline industry
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industries traditionnelles
smokestack industries
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l'industrie du sexe
the sex industry
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le tourisme, l'industrie touristique
the tourist industry
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l'hôtellerie, l'industrie hôtelière
the hotel industry
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industrie familiale ou artisanale
cottage industry
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le bâtiment
the building industry
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l'industrie cinématographique
the film industry
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le secteur pétrolier
the oil industry
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l'industrie aérospatiale
the aerospace industry
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étranger
alien
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préoccupé, inquiet
concerned
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cohérent
consistent
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exhaustif, complet
comprehensive
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démuni
destitute
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réel
actual
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laïc
secular
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raisonnable
sensible
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adjoint
deputy
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final
eventual
90
tournant, moment décisif
turning point
91
répondeur
answering machine
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table des négociations
negotiating table
93
usine de recyclage
recycling plant
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test de dépistage
screening test
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centre de rétention (administrative)
holding centre
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société de crédit immobilier
building society (gb)
97
bureau de vote
polling station (gb)
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centre commercial
shopping centre (gb), shopping mall (us)
99
emplois du (secteur) secondaire
manufacturing jobs
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seuil critique
tipping point
101
taux d'épargne
saving rate
102
éditorial
leading article
103
niveau de vie
living standards
104
jour des élections
polling day
105
industriel (adj)
industrial