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un industriel

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an industrialist

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industrialiser

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to industrialize

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zone industrielle

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industrial estate, industrial park

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mouvement revendicatif, une grève

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industrial action

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relations patronat-syndicats

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industrial relations

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industrialisation

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industrialization

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désindustrialisation

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de-industrialization

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pays en voie d’industrialisation

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industrializing country

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pays industrialisé

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industrialized country

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conflit social

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industrial dispute

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conseil de prud’hommes

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industrial court

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faire de même

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to follow suit

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provoquer des remous, faire du bruit

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to cause a stir

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gagner du terrain

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to gain ground

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insister sur qch

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to lay the stress on sth

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lancer une mode

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to set a trend

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donner l’exemple

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to set an example

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trouver un équilibre

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to strike a balance

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trouver refuge

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to take shelter

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prendre parti, position

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to take a stance

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annoncer la nouvelle

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to break the news

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dépenses

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spending

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financement

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funding

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l’industrie, le secteur secondaire

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manufacturing

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les délocalisations

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offshoring, outsourcing

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dégraissage (effectifs)

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streamlining, downsizing

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restructuration

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restructuring

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traitement (déchets, information…)

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processing

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trafic

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trafficking

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travail au noir

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moonlighting

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soutien

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backing

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publicité (secteur)

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advertising

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clonage

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cloning

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le secteur bancaire

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banking

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formation, entrainement

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training

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36
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de façon inattendue

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unexpectedly

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aurait été…

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reportedly

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sans aucun doute

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undoubtedly

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il faut reconnaitre

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admittedly

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40
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ne cesser de

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repeatedly

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au chômage, sans travail

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unemployed

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sans précédent

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unprecedented

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impartial, objectif

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unbiased, unprejudiced

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incontesté, indiscuté

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unchallenged

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sans rapport

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unrelated, unconnected

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inégalé, incomparable

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unequalled, unrivalled

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indemne

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unharmed, unscathed

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sans instruction

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uneducated

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sauvage (immigration)

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uncontrolled

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sauvage (capitalisme)

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unfettered

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non coté en bourse (entreprise)

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non habité (vol spatial)

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non qualifié, peu qualifié

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unskilled (worker)

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sans plomb (essence)

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unleaded (petrol)

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illimité

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inattendu

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unexpected

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déséquilibré

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unbalanced

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sans papiers (immigrant)

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undocumented

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représenter

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to account for sth

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être d’accord sur qch

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to agree on sth

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se concentrer sur qch

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to focus on sth

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décider de qch

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to decide on sth

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fournir qch à qn

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to provide sb with sth

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subvenir aux besoins de qn, nourrir

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to provide for sb

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empiéter sur qch

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to encroach on sth

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porter atteinte à qch

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to infringe on sth

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le secteur bancaire

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the banking industry

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les services, le tertiaire

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the service industries

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le (secteur) textile

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the textile industry

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le transport aérien

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the airline industry

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industries traditionnelles

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smokestack industries

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l’industrie du sexe

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the sex industry

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le tourisme, l’industrie touristique

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the tourist industry

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l’hôtellerie, l’industrie hôtelière

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the hotel industry

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industrie familiale ou artisanale

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cottage industry

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le bâtiment

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the building industry

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l’industrie cinématographique

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the film industry

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le secteur pétrolier

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the oil industry

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l’industrie aérospatiale

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the aerospace industry

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étranger

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préoccupé, inquiet

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cohérent

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consistent

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exhaustif, complet

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comprehensive

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démuni

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réel

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laïc

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raisonnable

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adjoint

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final

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tournant, moment décisif

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turning point

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répondeur

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answering machine

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table des négociations

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negotiating table

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usine de recyclage

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recycling plant

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test de dépistage

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screening test

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centre de rétention (administrative)

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holding centre

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société de crédit immobilier

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building society (gb)

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bureau de vote

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polling station (gb)

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centre commercial

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shopping centre (gb), shopping mall (us)

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emplois du (secteur) secondaire

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manufacturing jobs

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seuil critique

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tipping point

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taux d’épargne

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saving rate

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éditorial

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leading article

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niveau de vie

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living standards

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jour des élections

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polling day

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industriel (adj)

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industrial

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