Commerce And Business Flashcards

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1
Q

Marchandises

A

Good

Wares

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Le consommateur

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The consumer

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Le producteur

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The producer

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Vendre

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To sell

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Acheter

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To buy

To purchase

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La vente

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Sale

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L achat

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Purchase

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Un grossiste

Un intermédiaire

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A wholesaler

À wholesale dealer

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Intermédiaire

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A middle man

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Détaillant

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A retailer

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Commander

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To order sth

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Stocker

Entreposer

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To store sth

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Un entrepôt

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A warehouse

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Sens aigu des affaires

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Business acumen

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Relation d affaires

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Business connection

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Milieux d affaire

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Business circles

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Jour ouvrable

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Business / working day

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Frais pro

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Business expenses

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Biens de P

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Business goods

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Droit commercial

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Business law

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21
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Créneau ouverture opportunité commerciale

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Business opportunity

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22
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Locaux établissements commerciaux

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Business premises

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Exercice

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Business year

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24
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Se mettre à son compte

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Set up ( in business ) on one’s own

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Lancer émission d action / augmentation de capital

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Launch a share issue

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Lancer une opa

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Launch a takeover bid

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Propret les doc nécessaires pour réunion ou taches administratives

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Do the paperwork

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Prendre rdv

A

Make an appointment

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Tourner à plein régime

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To operate at full capacity

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Botuliques et magasins

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Shops and stores

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Petit commercants

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A shopkeeper

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Magasin

A

A shop

A store

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Boutique

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A boutique

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Etal

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A stall

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Marche

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A market

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Faire les courses

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To go shopping

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Faire les commissions

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To run errands

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Faire le commerce de

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To trade in

To deal in

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Grand magasin

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A department store

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Denrée

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A commodity

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Comptoir

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A counter

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Rayon

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A department

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Chef de rayon

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The shopwalker

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Ascenseur

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A lift

An elevator

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Escalier roulant

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An Escalator

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Employé commis de magasin

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A shop assistant
A salesman
A sales clerk

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Les Clients

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Customers

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Les clients habituels

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Patrons

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Inspecteur

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A store detective

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Voleur à l’étalage

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A shoplifter

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51
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Le prix

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The price

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52
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Étiquette

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A label

A tag

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53
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Combien ceci vaut-il ?

A

How much is this worth ?

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54
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Coûter

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To cost

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Marchander

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To bargain for sth

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Cher coûteux

A

Dear

Expensive

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De grande valeur

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Costly

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Je n’ai pas les moyens d acheter ceci

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I can’t afford this

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C est la saison des soldes

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The sales are on

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60
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Article bon marché

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A cheap item

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Une affaire

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A bargain

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Le marché aux puces

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The flea market

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Vendre à crédit

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To sell on credit

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La Location vente

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Hire purchase

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Le solde

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The balance

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Les versements

A

Instalments

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Paiement comptant

Accompte

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A down payment

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Faire débiter sur sa carte

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To have sth charged To one’s credit card

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Payer comptant

A

To Pay cash

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Payer un objet

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To pay for an item

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La caisse

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The cash desk

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Envelopper

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To wrap

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73
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Papier d emballage

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Brown paper

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Attacher

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To tie

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De la ficelle

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String

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Papier de soie

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Tissue paper

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Carton

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Cardboard

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Ruban adhesif

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Sellotape

Scotch tape

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Paquet

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A parcel

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Livrer

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To deliver

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81
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Livraison

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Delivery

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82
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Gratuit gratuitement

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Free

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83
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Faire payer

Compter

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To make a charge

To charge

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84
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Reçu

A

A receipt

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85
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Envoyer

Expédier

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To send
To consign
To ship

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Emballer

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To pack

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Une boîte

Une caisse

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A box

A case

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De la toile

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Canvas

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89
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Un ballot

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A bundle

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90
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Les dégâts

Les dommages

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Damage

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Le consignee

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The consignée

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92
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Adresser une réclamation à

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To lodge a claim with so

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93
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Compenser une perte

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To make good a loss

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94
Q

Magasin a succursales

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Chain stores

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Libre service

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A self-service

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Un supermarché

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A supermarket

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Un rayon

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A shelf

Shelves

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Une gamme un choix

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A range

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99
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Produits alimentaires

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Foodstuffs

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100
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Frais

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Fresh

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101
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Surgele

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Deep-frozen

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102
Q

Articles d’épicerie

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Groceries

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Un paquet

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A packet

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Une poche

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A bag

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Une boîte de conserve

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A tin

A can

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Pot en verre

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A jar

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Marque déposée

A

A brand

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Rayon boulangerie

A

The bakery stand

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Rayon boucherie

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The meat counter

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Chariot

A

A trolley

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La caisse

A

The check-out

112
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Monde des grandes entreprises

A

The corporate world

113
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Une multinationale

A

A multinational

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Une filiale

A

A subsidiary

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Pdg

A

A chief executive officer CEO

A chairman and managing director

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Le DG

A

The general manager

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Diriger une compagnie

A

To manage a company

118
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CA

A

The board of directors

119
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Administrateur délégué

A

The managing director

The president

120
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Présider une réunion

A

To chair a meeting

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Siège social

A

The head office

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Une société par actions

A

A joint-stock company

123
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Une action

A

A share

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Actionnaire

A

A shareholder

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Me patronat

A

The employers

126
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Le patron

A

The head

The boss

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Une entreprise

A

A firm

128
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Le personnel

A

The staff

129
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Les cadres sup

Moyens

A

Senior / junior executives

130
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Démissionner

A

To resign

131
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La Démission

A

Resignation

132
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La Gestion
Direction
Encadrement

A

Management

133
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Les petits boulots

A

Mini-jobs

134
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Les emplois à temps partiel

A

Part-time jobs

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Le Bureau

A

The office

136
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Un employe

A

A clerk

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Sténodactylos

A

A shorthand typist

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Taper a la machine

A

To type

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Une machine à écrire

A

A typewriter

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Une facture

A

An invoice

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Un comptable

A

An accountant

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La comptabilite

A

Bookkeeping

143
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Un caissier

A

A cashier

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Un voyageur de commerce

A

A traveller

A salesman

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Un échantillon

A

A sample

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Une commande

A

An order

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Annuler

Résilier

A

To cancel

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Sur

Digne de confiance

A

Trustworthy

Reliable

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Un traitement

A

A salary

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Une commsision

A

A commission

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Un garçon de course

A

An errand boy

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La Vente par correspondance

A

Mail-order business

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Prospectus

A

A circular

154
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Un catalogue

A

A catalogue

Catalog

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Livraison contre remboursent

A

Cash on delivery ( COD)

156
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Livrer

A

To deliver sth

157
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Pub

A

Advertising

158
Q

Un négociant

A

A merchant

159
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Export

A

To export

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Importer

A

To import

161
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La Contrebande

A

Smuggling

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Une concurrence très vive

A

Keen competition

163
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La publicite

A

Publicity

164
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Une enseigne

A

A shop sign

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Un étalage

A

A display

166
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Une vitrine

A

A shop window

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Des réclames

Annoxnes pub

A

Advertisements

Ads

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Une affiche

A

A poster

169
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Support publicitaire

A

Advertising channel / medium

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Moyen de communication

A

A medium

The media

171
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Une foire

A

A fair

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Une exposition

A

A show

173
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un dépliant

A

A folder

174
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Le salon automobile

A

The motor show

175
Q

Dépliât prospectus

A

A folder

176
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Un livret une brochure

A

A booklet

A pamphlet

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Q

La campagne

Le battage pub

A

Hype

178
Q

Faire monter promouvoir les ventes

A

To boost sales

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Une agence de pub

A

An advertising agency

180
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Agent de relations pub

A

Publicity man / woman

181
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Un publiciste

A

An advertising executive

An adman

182
Q

La société de consommation.

A

The consumer society

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Petite annonce

A

Classified ad

Advertisement

184
Q

Budget publicitaire

A

Advertising budget

185
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Recettes pub

A

Advertising revenues

186
Q

Bureau de vérification de la publicite

A

ASA advertising standards authority

187
Q

Faire passer une annonce

Publier une an’ocbe

A

Run an advert

188
Q

Marketing et promotion

A

Marketing and promotion

189
Q

Études de marché

A

Market research

190
Q

uNE étude de marché

A

A market survey

191
Q

Un échantillonnage

A

A sampling

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Fidélité

A

Brand loyalty

193
Q

Fidélité. Carte de fidélité

A

Discount / loyalty card

194
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Carte de paiement

A

Charge card

195
Q

Réponsable marketing

Chef produit

A

Marketing executive

196
Q

D’électroménager

A

Domestic appliances / White goods

197
Q

Matériel télé son informatique

A

Brown goods

198
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Produits de marque

A

Branded products

199
Q

Biens produits de première nécessité

A

Staple goods

200
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Cosnigne

A

Returnable

201
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Jetable

A

Disposable

202
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Défectueux

A

Faulty

203
Q

Solder

A

To price something down

204
Q

Prix casses

A

Prices slashed

205
Q

Articles sacrifiés

A

Giveaways

206
Q

Raisonnable

A

Sensible

207
Q

Pousser à acheter

A

To entice / lure consumers into buying

208
Q

Organiser vente promo

A

To hold a sale

209
Q

En soldes

A

In the sales

210
Q

Payer par mensualités

A

To pay by instalments

211
Q

Trompeurense

Mensonger

A

Misleading

212
Q

Battage

A grand renfort d ePub lancer produit

A

Hype

213
Q

Bon de garantie

A

A garantee slip

214
Q

Les prix flambent

A

Prices are rocketing

215
Q

Être commercialisé dans le monde entier

A

To be marketed worldwide

216
Q

Valeur marchande vénale

A

Marketable value

217
Q

Été coupé du marché

A

Not To be in touch with the marketplace

218
Q

Info commerciale

A

Marketing intelligence

219
Q

Le marché unique

A

The single European market

220
Q

Le marché extrême oriental

A

The far-eastern market

221
Q

Mener une politique efficace de promotion.

A

To do some effective marketing

222
Q

Notre public cible nous ciblons

A

Our Target is teenagers

We target teenagers

223
Q

Ce produit de beaute est destiné aux plus e 59 ans

A

This beauty product is targeted at the over 50s.

224
Q

Ri

A

International relations

225
Q

Pays territoires ultra marins

A

Overseas countries territories

226
Q

Fonds de développement

A

The European development fund

227
Q

Autonomes

A

Self governing

228
Q

Autarciques

A

Self sufficient

229
Q

Anciennes colonies

A

Former colonies

230
Q

Travailleur immigre

A

A migrant worker

231
Q

Installer colonie

A

To establish a settlement

232
Q

Mariages mixtes

A

Mixed marriages

233
Q

Être en exile envoyer

A

To be in exile

Send so into exile

234
Q

Exilés po

A

Political exiles

235
Q

Passer à ennemie se faire acheter

A

To sell out To the enemy

236
Q

Passer a enemy idéologie

A

To go over to the enemy

237
Q

Passer a l ouest

A

To defect To the West

238
Q

Transfuge

A

A defector

239
Q

Divulguer renseignements

A

To leak information to the press

240
Q

Décrypter un code

A

To crack / decipher a code

241
Q

Transmettre dossier secrets

A

To pass on X files To the enemy

242
Q

Diplomatie de la canonnière

A

Gunboat diplomacy

243
Q

Choisir carrière diplomatique

A

To choose the diplomatic service

244
Q

Accepta être affecté en AS

A

He took up a posting in Saudi Arabia

245
Q

Une série de navettes diplomatiques

A

A round of shuttle diplomacy between Washington and Brussels

246
Q

L espionnage

A

Spying

247
Q

Reconnu coupable d espionnage

A

Convicted of espionage

248
Q

Démantelé un réseau d espions

A

To uncover a spy ring

249
Q

Grades du contre espionage

A

Counter-intelligence officers

250
Q

Accorder lever immunité

A

To grant / lift immunity

251
Q

Abuser de immunité diplomatique

A

To abuse one’s diplomatic immunity

252
Q

Rompe les relations

A

To cut off diplomatic relations

253
Q

Entamer des négociations

A

To enter into negociations

254
Q

Interrompre reprendre

A

To break off negociations

To resume negociations

255
Q

Échanges commerciaux

A

Trade