Commerce and business (le comm et les affaires) Flashcards

1
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Les échanges commerciaux

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Trade

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les marchandises

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goods

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le producteur

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the producer

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le consommateur

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the consumer

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vendre / acheter

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to sell / to buy, to purchase

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un vendeur

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a seller

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un intermédiaire

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a middleman

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commander qqch

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to order sth

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stocker , entreposer qqch

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to store sth

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un entrepot

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a warehouse

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les milieux d’affaires

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business circles

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12
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frais professionnels

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business expenses

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biens de productions

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business goods

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le droit commercial

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business law

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15
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ouverture / opportunité commerciale

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business opportunity

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16
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locaux / établissements commerciaux

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business premises

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lancer une émission d’action / lancer une augmentation de capital

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launch a share issue

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18
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lancer une OPA

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launch a takeover bid

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19
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faire des affaires avec quelqu’un

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do business with somebody

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20
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préparer les documents nécessaire / accomplir des taches administratives

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do the paperwork

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21
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prendre rendez vous

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make an appointment

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22
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tourner a plein régime

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operate at full capacity

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23
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un magasin

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a shop , (am: a store)

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24
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un petit commercant

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a shopkeeper

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un choix

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a choice

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un marché

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a market

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faire les courses

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to go shopping

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28
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faire le commerce de

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to trade in / to deal in

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29
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un grand magasin

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a department store

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une denrée

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a commodity

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un rayon

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a department

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32
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un ascenseur

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a lift / an elevator (am)

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un employé

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an employee

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les clients

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customers

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35
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les clients habituels

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patrons

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un inspecteur

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a store detective

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37
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un voleur a l’étalage

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a shoplifter

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38
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le prix

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price

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39
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une étiquette

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a label

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40
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combien ceci vaut t’il

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how much is this worth

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41
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couter

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to cost

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42
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marchander qqch

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to bargain for sth

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43
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cher, couteux

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dear, expensive

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44
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de grande valeur

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costly

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45
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un article bon marché

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a cheap item

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46
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une affaire

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a bargain

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47
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le marché aux puces

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the flea market

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48
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vendre a crédit

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to sell on credit

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49
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les versements

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instalments

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50
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un acompte

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a down payment

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51
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carte de crédit

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credit card

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52
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la caisse

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the check out

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53
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envelopper

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to wrap

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54
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du papier d’emballage

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brown paper

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55
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attacher

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to tie

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56
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du carton

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cardboard

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57
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du ruban adhésif

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sellotape

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58
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un paquet

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a parcel

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59
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livrer

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to deliver

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60
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la livraison

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delivery

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61
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gratuit, gratuitement

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free

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62
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faire payer , compter

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to make a charge, to charge

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63
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un reçu

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a receipt

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64
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envoyer

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to send

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65
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emballer

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to pack

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66
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une boite, une caisse

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a box, a case

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67
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les dégats / les dommages

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damage

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68
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le destinataire

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the consignee

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69
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adresser une réclamation a qqn

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to lodge a claim with s.o

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70
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un libre service

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a self service store

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71
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un supermarché

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a supermarket

72
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une gamme / un choix

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a range

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les produits alimentaires

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foodstuffs

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frais

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fresh

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surgelé

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frozen

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un packet

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a packet

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une boite de conserve

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a tin

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une marque

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a brand

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un chariot

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a trolley

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le monde des grandes entreprises

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the corporate world

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une multinationale

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a multinational

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une filiale

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a subsidiary

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un PDG

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a C.E.O (chief executive officier)

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le directeur général

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the general manager

85
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diriger une société

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to manage a company

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le conseil d’administration

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the board of directors

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une réunion

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a meeting

88
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le siege social

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the head office

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une action

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a share

90
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un actionnaire

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a shareholder

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le patron

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the boss, the head

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une entreprise

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a firm

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le personnel

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the staff

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les cadres supérieurs / moyens

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senior / junior executives

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un employé

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an employee

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démissionner

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to resign

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la démission

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resignation

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la gestion/ la direction / l’encadrement

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management

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les petits boulots

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mini-jobs

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les emplois a temps partiel

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part-time job

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le bureau

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the office

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taper a la machine

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to type

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une machine a écrire

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a typewriter

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une facture

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an invoice

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un comptable

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an accountant

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la comptabilité

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bookkeeping

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un caissier

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a cashier

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un voyageur de commerce

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a traveller

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un échantillon

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a sample

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une commande

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an order

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annuler/ résilier

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to cancel

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sur, digne de confiance

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reliable

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une commission

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a commission

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la vente par correspondance

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mail-order business

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un prospectus

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a circulas

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un catalogue

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a catalogue

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livrer qqch

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to deliver sth

118
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la publicité

A

advertising

119
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un négociant

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a merchant

120
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exporter / importer

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to export / to import

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une concurrence trés vive

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keen competition

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une enseigne

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a shop sign

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une vitrine

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a shop window

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des réclament, des annonces publicitaires

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advertisements, ads

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une affiche

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a poster

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un moyen de communication

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a medium

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les media

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the media

128
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une exposition

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a show

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un dépliant, un prospectus

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a folder

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promouvoir les ventes

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to boost sales

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une agence de publicité

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an advertising agency

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un publiciste

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an adman

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la société de consommation

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the consumer society

134
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budget publicitaire

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advertising budget

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recettes publicitaires

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advertising revenues

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publier une annonce

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run an advert

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les études de marché / une étude…

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market research / a market survey

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un échantillonnage

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a sampling

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carte de fidélité

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loyalty card

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carte de paiement

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charge card

141
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responsable marketing/ chef de produit

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marketing executive

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électroménager

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white goods

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produits de premiere nécessité

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staple goods

144
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produits de marque

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branded products

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défectueux

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faulty

146
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solder qqch

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to price something down

147
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prix cassés

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prices slashed

148
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raisonnable (prix ou article)

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sensible

149
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inciter les consommateurs a acheter

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to lure consumers into buying

150
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en solde

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in the sales

151
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payer par mensualités

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to pay by instalments

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trompeur

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misleading

153
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battage publicitaire

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hype

154
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les prix flambent

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prices are rocketing

155
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etre commercialiser dans le monde entier

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to be marketed worldwide

156
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le marché unique européen

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the single European market

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le marché extreme oriental

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the far eastern market

158
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mener une politique efficace de promotion

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to do some effective marketing

159
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notre public cible sont les adolescents / nous ciblons les adolescents

A

our target is teenagers / we target teenagers

160
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relations conflictuelles

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conflictual relations

161
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fonds de développement européen

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the European development fund

162
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autonomes

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self governing

163
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anciennes colonies

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former colonies

164
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un travailleur immigré

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a migrant worker

165
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mariages mixtes

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mixed marriages

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etre en exil / envoyer qlq’un en exil

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to be in exile / send someone into exile

167
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les exilés politiques

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political exiles

168
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divulger des renseignements a la presse

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to leak secret information to the press

169
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l’espionnage

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spying

170
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être reconnue coupable d’espionnage

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convicted on espionage

171
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démanteler un réseau d’espion

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to uncover a spy ring

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accorder / lever l’immunité

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to grant / lit immunity

173
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abuser de son immunité diplomatique

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to abuse one’s diplomatic immunity

174
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rompre les relations diplomatiques

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to cut off diplomatic relations

175
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entamer / interrompre / reprendre les négociations

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to enter into / to break off / to resume negociations