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1
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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 a job

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Un demandeur d’emploi

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A job seeker

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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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Postuler à un emploi

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To apply for a job

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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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Expérimenté

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Experienced

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Le savoir-faire

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Know-how

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Un domaine

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A field

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Un entretien d’embauche

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A job interview

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Embaucher

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To hire

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Un stage en entreprise/ un stagiaire

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An internship / an intern

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Travailleur indépendant

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Self-employed

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16
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À temps partiel / plein

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Part / full-time

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Intérimaire / faire de l’interim

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Temporary / to temp

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Précaire / la précarité

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Precarious / precariousness

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Un ouvrier / la main d’oeuvre

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A workman / the workforce

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Un métier

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An occupation

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Une vocation

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A calling

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Le personnel

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The staff

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Occuper un poste

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To hold a position

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Se reconvertir

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To retrain

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25
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Le dynamisme

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Drive

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26
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Un bourreau de travail

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A workaholic

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Une mutation

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A transfer

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Démissionner

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To resign

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Prendre sa retraite / un retraité

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To retire / a pensioner

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30
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Renvoyer qqn

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To fire sby

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Licencier qqn / un licenciement

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To dismiss / a redundancy

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32
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Les chômeurs

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The unemployed

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33
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Le chômage des jeunes

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Youth unemployment

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34
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Un ambitieux

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A go-getter

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35
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Un bénéficiaire d’aides sociales

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A claimant

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36
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Décrocher un emploi

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To land a job

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37
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Refuser une offre

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To turn down an offer

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38
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Le marché du travail

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The labour market

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39
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La population active

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The working population

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40
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Le travail manuel / subalterne

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Manual / menial work

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41
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Le travail de bureau

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Clerical work

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42
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Travailler en indépendant

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To go freelance

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43
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Le partage du travail

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Job sharing

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44
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La promotion à l’ancienneté / au mérite

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Promotion by seniority / by selection

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45
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Gravir les échelons de l’entreprise

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To move up the corporate ladder

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46
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Les postes à responsabilité

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Top jobs

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47
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De lourdes suppressions d’emplois

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Drastic job cuts

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48
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Le taux de chômage

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The unemployment rate

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49
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Toucher des indemnités chômage + celles à condition de chercher un emploi

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To collect welfare benefits / jobseeker’s allowance

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50
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Sans avenir

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Dead-end

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51
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A McJob is …

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An unstimulating, low paid job with few prospects, often in the service sector

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52
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Welfare-to-Work reforms are intended to …

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Discourage everyone but the very ill or disabled from leading a life on welfare benefits

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53
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Exploiter qqn / un atelier où la main d’oeuvre est exploitée

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To sweat say / a sweatshop

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Les conditions de travail (dures / épouvantables)

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(Harsh / appalling) working conditions

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55
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Faire des heures supplémentaires

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To work overtime

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56
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Surmené / Epuisant

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Overworked / exhausting

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57
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Ennuyeux / répétitif

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Boring / repetitive

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58
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Des horaires précises

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Flexitime

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59
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Non rémunéré / mal payé

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Unpaid / low-paid

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60
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Une prime / des avantages

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A bonus / perks

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61
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Stressant / dangereux / peu sûr

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Stressful / hazardous / unsafe

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62
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Les normes

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Standards

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63
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Qui a droit à

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Entitled to

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64
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Indemniser

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To compensate

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65
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Le harcèlement

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Harassment

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66
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Discriminatoire / être victime de discrimination

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Discriminatory / to be discriminated against

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67
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Persécuter

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To victimize

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68
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Le sexisme

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Sexism

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69
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La discrimination au travail

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Workplace discrimination

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70
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Travailler au noir

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To moonlight

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71
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Réglementer

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To regulate

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72
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La discrimnation par l’âge

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Ageism

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73
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Le travail des enfants

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Child labour

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74
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Un salaire décent

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A living wage

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75
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Le salaire minimum

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The minimum wage

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76
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Les congés payés

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Paid leave

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77
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L’écart des salaires + entre hommes et femmes

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The pay gap / the gendre gap

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78
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Creuser / réduire

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To widen / to close

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79
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Gérer la charge de travail

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To handle the heavy workload

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80
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Des petits boulots

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Odd jobs

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81
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La concurrence internationale acharnée

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Tough global competition

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82
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Un gagne-pain

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A livelihood

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83
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Prétendre à (des aides)

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To be eligible for

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84
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The glass ceiling is …

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An invisible obstacle within organisations which prevents woman or minorities from accessing higher positions

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85
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Un salaire pour un travail manuel / non manuel

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A wage / a salary

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86
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Le patronat / le patron

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Employers / the boss

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87
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Un syndicat

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A (trade) union

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88
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Préserver les droits

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To protect rights

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89
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Revendiquer / une revendication

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To claim / a claim

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90
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Un conflit social

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A labor dispute

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91
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Une grève

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A strike

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92
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Perturber / paralyser

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To disrupt / to cripple

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93
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Négocier / les tractations

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To bargain / bargaining

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94
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Une épreuve de force

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A showdown

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95
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Fixer une date limite

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To set a deadline

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96
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Aboutir à une impasse

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To reach a deadlock

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97
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Céder

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To yield

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98
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Mettre fin à

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To end

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99
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Migrer

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To migrate

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100
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Saisonnier

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Seasonal

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101
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Faire le trajet domicile / travail

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To commute

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102
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Travaille à distance / à domicile

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Teleworking / homeworking

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103
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Un travailleur multitâche

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A multitasker

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104
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Qui fait gagner du temps

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Time-saving

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105
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Pratique

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Convenient

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106
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Les ouvriers de base

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The shop floor

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107
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Le droit du travail

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Labour laws

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108
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Une revendication salariale

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A wage claim

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109
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Quitter la table des négociations

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To break off negotiations

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110
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L’équilibre entre le travail et la vie privée

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Work-life balance

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111
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Descendre dans la rue

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To take to the streets

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112
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Camper sur ses positions

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To remain entrenched in one’s position

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113
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Le pouvoir d’achat

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Purchasing power

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114
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Une friche

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A wasteland

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115
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Le sol

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The soil

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116
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Un champ

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A field

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117
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La superficie

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Acreage

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118
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Un domaine

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An estate

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119
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Un campagnard

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A countryman

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120
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Les gens de la campagne

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Countryfolk

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121
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Un paysan

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A peasant

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122
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La campagne

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The countryside

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123
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La terre arable

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Farmland

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124
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La cour

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The yard

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125
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Une grange

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A barn

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126
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Creuser

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To dig

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127
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Semer

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To sow

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128
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Une graine

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A seed

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129
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Arroser / un arrosoir

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To water / a watering-can

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130
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Un herbicide / a engrais

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A weedkiller / a fertilizer

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131
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Récolter

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To harvest

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132
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La paille

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The straw

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133
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Le gavage

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Force-feeding

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134
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Mûr / murir

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Ripe / to ripen

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135
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Un légume

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A vegetable

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136
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Les céréales / le maïs

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Grain / corn

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137
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Le blé

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Wheat

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138
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Une récolte

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A crop

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139
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Une boîte de conserve

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A can

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140
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Elever / un éleveur

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To breed, to raise / a breeder

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141
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Un tonneau

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A barrel

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142
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Une ferme d’élevage

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A ranch

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143
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Un troupeau

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A herd

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144
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Une parcelle

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A plot of land

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Un abattoir

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A slaughterhouse

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Un citadin

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A city-dweller

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147
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Le toit d’une maison

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The rooftop

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148
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Une embellie

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An upturn

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149
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Livraison à domicile

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Doorstep delivery

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150
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Ruiner (figuré)

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To blight

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La sécheresse / l’inondation

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The drought / the flood

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152
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La suproduction

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Overproduction

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153
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Abondant

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Plentiful

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154
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Stocker

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To stockpile

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155
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Une pénurie

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A shortage

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Vendre qqch moins cher que cela nous coûte à produire

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To dump

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Une situation difficile

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A plight

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158
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Criblé de dettes

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Debt-ridden

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159
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L’agroalimentaire

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Agribusiness

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160
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Maximiser / augmenter les rendements

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To maximize / enhance the yield

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161
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Pulveriser un pesticide

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To spray a pesticide

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162
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Abuser de qch

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To overuse sth

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163
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Un centre d’élevage intensif

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A feedlot

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164
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Les OGM

A

GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms)

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165
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Modifié génétiquement

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GM-engineered

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166
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Qui résiste aux parasites / insectes

A

Pest / insect-resistant

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167
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Enrichi en vitamines

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Vitamin-enhanced

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168
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Une espèce / hybrider

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A breed / to crossbreed

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169
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Un moratoire

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A moratorium

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170
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Traditionnel

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Conventional

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171
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Savoureux / sans-goût

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Tasty / tasteless

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172
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Les subventions agricoles

A

Farm subsidies

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173
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Stimuler la production

A

To boost production

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174
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Elevé en batterie

A

Battery-reared

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175
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Etre multiplié par 10

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To soar 10-fold

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176
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Poursuivre en justice

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To prosecute

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177
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The Green Revolution is …

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In the 60s the introduction of high-yield varieties of grains, pesticides and improved managelebt techniques which resulted in a significant increase in agricultural productivity

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178
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Nourri aux hormones

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Hormone-fed

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179
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Un chantier de construction

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A building site

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180
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Industrialiser

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To industrialize

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181
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En difficulté

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Struggling

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182
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Mal en point / à l’agonie / obsolète

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Ailing / dying / obsolete

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183
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Subventionné

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State-supported

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184
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Fermer / délocaliser

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To close down / to relocate

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185
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Améliorer / moderniser

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To upgrade / to update

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186
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Une usine / un atelier

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A plant / a workshop

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187
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Les matières premières

A

Raw materials

188
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Un processus

A

A process

189
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Fabriquer en série

A

To mass-produce

190
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Une pièce (d’un objet)

A

A component

191
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Travailler à la chaîne

A

To work on the line

192
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La robotique / l’automatisation

A

Robotics / automation

193
Q

Un ouvrier (non) qualifié

A

An (un)skilled worker

194
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Le rendement

A

The output

195
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Les gains de productivité

A

Productivity gains

196
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Les bénéfices / rentable / la rentabilité

A

Profits / profitable / profitability

197
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Les coûts de production

A

Manufacturing costs

198
Q

Les travaux publics

A

Civil engineering

199
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Une incitation à

A

An incentive to

200
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Les industries de pointe

A

High-tech industries

201
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À la pointe de la technologie

A

At the cutting edge of technology

202
Q

Un technopole

A

A technological park

203
Q

Innovant

A

Groundbreaking

204
Q

Concevoir

A

To design

205
Q

Exploiter une technologie

A

To harness a technology

206
Q

Déposer un brevet

A

To take out a patent

207
Q

Démolir

A

To knock down

208
Q

Une industrie montante

A

A sunrise industry (ex : hydrogen fuel production, space tourism, online encyclopedias)

209
Q

Une fermeture d’usine

A

A plant closure

210
Q

Les produits manufacturés

A

Manufactured goods

211
Q

Un travail ingrat

A

Unrewarding work

212
Q

Rationaliser les tâches

A

To streamline tasks

213
Q

À flux tendu

A

Just-in-time methods

214
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Une industrie traditionnelle

A

A smokestack (cheminée) industry

215
Q

Inonder le marché

A

To flood the market

216
Q

Produire en grande quantité

A

To churn out

217
Q

Être le fer de lance de qch

A

To spearhead sth

218
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Respecter les normes

A

To meet standards

219
Q

Since the decline of industry in the 1970s in the Mid-Atlantic States and eastern Midwest, the Manufacturing Belt turned into a …

A

Rust belt

220
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Faire marcher qch

A

To power sth

221
Q

Les ressources énergétiques

A

Energy resources

222
Q

Le carburant

A

Fuel

223
Q

Un bassin minier

A

A coalfield

224
Q

Un gisement

A

A coalseam

225
Q

Une mine

A

A pit

226
Q

Un puits

A

A shift

227
Q

L’industrie sidérurgique

A

The iron and steel industry

228
Q

Souder

A

To weld

229
Q

Le pétrole

A

Crude oil

230
Q

Un gisement de pétrole

A

An oilfield

231
Q

Un oléoduc

A

A pipeline

232
Q

Une plateforme pétrolière

A

An oil-rig

233
Q

Le forage en mer

A

Offshore drilling

234
Q

Forer / extraire

A

To drill / to extract

235
Q

Un barril

A

A barrel

236
Q

Un bidon

A

A can

237
Q

La fracturation hydraulique

A

Fracking

238
Q

Une centrale électrique

A

A power station

239
Q

Une centrale à charbon

A

A coal plant

240
Q

Libérer, dégager

A

To release

241
Q

Construire un barrage

A

To dam a river

242
Q

L’énergie hydraulique

A

Hydroelectricity

243
Q

L’énergie solaire / des panneaux solaires

A

Solar energy / solar panels

244
Q

Une centrale nucléaire / les déchets radioactifs

A

A nuclear plant / nuclear waste

245
Q

Une fuite

A

A leak

246
Q

Déverser (illégalement)

A

To dump

247
Q

Une usine de retraitement

A

A reprocessing plant

248
Q

Se débarrasser de qch

A

To dispose of sth

249
Q

Le réseau électrique

A

The power grid

250
Q

Les énergies alternatives

A

Alternative energies

251
Q

Une éolienne / l’énergie éolienne / Un champ d’éolienne

A

A windmill / windpower / a windfarm

252
Q

Les combustibles fossiles

A

Fossil fuels

253
Q

La facture énergétique

A

The energy bill

254
Q

Economiser de l’énergie

A

To save energy

255
Q

La consommation d’énergie

A

Power consumption

256
Q

Extraire qch de

A

To extract sth from

257
Q

Travailler à la mine

A

To go down the pit

258
Q

Trouver du pétrole

A

To strike oil

259
Q

Un pays producteur de pétrole

A

An oil-producing country

260
Q

Les heures pleines

A

Peak hours

261
Q

La part du lion

A

The lion’s share

262
Q

OPEC means…

A

Organization of the Petroleum Countries

263
Q

Nationaliser / privatiser

A

To nationalize / to privatize

264
Q

Intervenir (2)

A

To intervene, to interfere

265
Q

Un impôt

A

A tax

266
Q

En période de prospérité

A

Booming

267
Q

Augmenter, croître (4)

A

To grow, to go up, to rise, to increase

268
Q

En pleine expansion

A

Fast-growing

269
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Une augmentation / une diminution

A

A rise, an increase / a fall, a decrease

270
Q

Diminuer

A

To decrease, to go down, to fall

271
Q

Dégringoler, s’effondrer (3)

A

To plummet, to slump, to collapse

272
Q

Léger (figuré)

A

Slight

273
Q

Régulier

A

Steady

274
Q

Spectaculaire

A

Dramatic

275
Q

Substantiel

A

Substantial

276
Q

La morosité / morose

A

Gloom / gloomy

277
Q

Se remettre (d’une crise) / une reprise

A

To recover / a recovery

278
Q

Une récession / un redressement

A

A downswing / an upswing

279
Q

Le commerce intérieur

A

Domestic trade

280
Q

Un fournisseur

A

A supplier

281
Q

Les importations / exportations

A

Imports / exports

282
Q

Un importateur / exportateur

A

An importer / exporter

283
Q

La douane

A

The customs

284
Q

Les droits de douane

A

Tariffs

285
Q

Un excédent

A

A surplus

286
Q

Des quotas / des sanctions / un embargo

A

Quotas / sanctions / an embargo

287
Q

Un blocus

A

A blockade

288
Q

Concurrencer, rivaliser avec

A

To compete / vie with

289
Q

Cibler

A

To target

290
Q

Un concurrent

A

A competitor

291
Q

Compétitif

A

Competitive

292
Q

La compétitivité

A

Competitiveness

293
Q

Exploiter (des ressources)

A

To tap into

294
Q

Une percée

A

A breakthrough

295
Q

Un monopole

A

A monopoly

296
Q

La lutteantitrust

A

Trustbusting

297
Q

Une économie libérale

A

A free-market economy

298
Q

L’offre et la demande

A

Supply and demand

299
Q

La main d’oeuvre disponible

A

The labour supply

300
Q

Le libre-échange

A

Free trade

301
Q

Une économie étatisée

A

A state-run economy

302
Q

L’intervention de l’Etat

A

State intervention

303
Q

Des mesures de stimulation de l’économie

A

A stimulus package

304
Q

Être en plein marasme

A

To be in the doldrums

305
Q

Le prix d’achat / de revente

A

The purchase / selling price

306
Q

Une barrière douanière

A

A trade barrier

307
Q

Une guerre commerciale

A

A trade war

308
Q

La balance commerciale

A

The balance of trade

309
Q

Appliquer des sanctions

A

To enforce sanctions

310
Q

Prendre des parts de marché

A

To grab market shares

311
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Un avantage sur les concurrents

A

A competitive edge

312
Q

Accaparer le marché

A

To corner the market

313
Q

BRICS is an acronym that refers to …

A

Fast-growing economies

314
Q

Une entreprise

A

A company, a firm, a business

315
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Un homme d’affaires

A

A businessman

316
Q

Un magnat

A

A tycoon

317
Q

Une filiale

A

A subsidiary

318
Q

Implanter

A

To set up

319
Q

Le fondateur

A

The founder

320
Q

Un PDG

A

A CEO

321
Q

Diriger

A

To manage

322
Q

Présider

A

To chair

323
Q

L’esprit d’entreprise

A

Entrepreneurship

324
Q

Déposer un brevet

A

To register a patent

325
Q

Un fabriquant

A

A manufacturer

326
Q

Un produit de base

A

A commodity

327
Q

Entreposer

A

To store

328
Q

Un contrat

A

A deal

329
Q

Commander

A

To order

330
Q

Régler

A

To settle

331
Q

Lucratif

A

Profit-making

332
Q

Racheter / un rachat

A

To buy out / a takeover

333
Q

Fusionner

A

To merge

334
Q

S’associer

A

To go into partnership

335
Q

Sous-traiter

A

To outsource

336
Q

Un débouché

A

An outlet

337
Q

Une restructuration (avec licenciements)

A

A downsizing

338
Q

Rendre plus écologique

A

To green up

339
Q

Le chiffre d’affaires

A

The turnover

340
Q

Les gains / les dépenses / les pertes / le recette

A

Earnings / expenses / losses / revenues

341
Q

Une faillite

A

A bankruptcy

342
Q

Une fermeture définitive

A

A closure

343
Q

Une PME

A

A medium-sized business

344
Q

Monter sa propre affaire

A

To set up one’s own business

345
Q

Le siège social

A

The head office

346
Q

L’image / la culture d’entreprise

A

Corporate identity / culture

347
Q

Traiter une commande

A

To process an order

348
Q

Une OPA

A

A takeover bid

349
Q

Supprimer des emplois

A

To cut, shed jobs

350
Q

Une grosse prime de départ

A

A golden handshake

351
Q

Cesser son activité

A

To go out of business

352
Q

Par rapport à

A

Compared to

353
Q

Stagner

A

To stagnate

354
Q

S’insurger contre

A

To rail against

355
Q

S’efforcer de

A

To strive to

356
Q

Fidéliser le consommateur

A

To build brand loyalty in the consumer

357
Q

Avancer une proposition

A

To push a proposal

358
Q

Limiter

A

To curb, to limit, to cap

359
Q

Un plafond (figuré)

A

A cap

360
Q

Pas envisageable

A

Unenforceable

361
Q

Le client a toujours raison

A

The customer is always right

362
Q

Un banquier

A

A bankor

363
Q

Une monnaie (unique)

A

A (single) currency

364
Q

Un retrait

A

A withdrawal

365
Q

Un billet

A

A banknote

366
Q

Economiser

A

To save up

367
Q

Econome / dépensier

A

Thrifty / thriftless

368
Q

Radin / cupide

A

Stingy / greedy

369
Q

Coûteux

A

Costly

370
Q

Un découvert / être à découvert

A

An overdraft / to be overdrawn

371
Q

Prêter / un prêt / un prêt hypothécaire

A

To lend / a loan / a mortgage

372
Q

Un créancier

A

A creditor

373
Q

Emprunter

A

To borrow

374
Q

Renégocier un prêt

A

To refinance

375
Q

Devoir de l’argent

A

To owe money

376
Q

Rembourser

A

To pay back

377
Q

Ne pas payer une dette

A

To default

378
Q

Une affaire non rentable / lucrative

A

A money-loser / a money maker

379
Q

Renflouer

A

To bail-out

380
Q

Un actionnaire

A

A shareholder

381
Q

Une obligation

A

A bond

382
Q

Spéculer

A

To speculate

383
Q

Un portefeuille d’actions

A

A portfolio

384
Q

Prendre / perdre de la valeur (action)

A

To appreciate / to depreciate

385
Q

Monter en flèche (2)

A

To soar, to rocket

386
Q

Chuter

A

To drop

387
Q

Un dividende

A

A dividend

388
Q

Assurer / Une assurance (tout risques)

A

To insure / a (comprehensive) insurance

389
Q

Une banque d’affaires / de dépôt

A

A commercial / deposit bank

390
Q

Un distributeur automatique

A

A cash point

391
Q

Tirer profit de qch

A

To cash in on sth

392
Q

S’endetter / être criblé de dettes

A

To get into debt / to be overwhelmed with debts

393
Q

Être introduit en bourse

A

To go public

394
Q

Un défaut de paiement

A

A delinquency

395
Q

Un fond spéculatif

A

A hedge fund

396
Q

Repérer une fraud

A

To spot fraud

397
Q

Une étude de marché

A

A market survey

398
Q

Une analyse

A

An analysis

399
Q

Commercialiser

A

To market

400
Q

Cibler

A

To target

401
Q

Emballer

A

To package

402
Q

Etiqueter

A

To label

403
Q

Une gamme

A

A range

404
Q

Haut / bas de gamme

A

Upscale / downscale

405
Q

Défectueux

A

Faulty

406
Q

Promouvoir

A

To promote

407
Q

Une bonne affaire

A

A bargain

408
Q

Casser les prix

A

To slash prices

409
Q

Faire de la pub

A

To advertise

410
Q

Parrainer

A

To sponsor

411
Q

Diffuser un spot publicitaire

A

To air a commercial

412
Q

Distribuer

A

To hand out

413
Q

Un panneau

A

A billboard

414
Q

Une affiche

A

A poster

415
Q

Exposer

A

To display

416
Q

Vanter

A

To boast

417
Q

Vendre avec insistance

A

To tout

418
Q

Faire un énorme battage autour de qch

A

To hype up sth

419
Q

Attirant (2)

A

Attractive, appealing

420
Q

Plaire à

A

To appeal to

421
Q

Un slogan / une devise

A

A catchword / a motto

422
Q

Accrocheur

A

Catchy

423
Q

Novateur / créatif

A

Innovative / creative

424
Q

Divertissant

A

Entertaining

425
Q

Convaincant

A

Convincing

426
Q

La publicité scandaleuse / choquante / mensongère

A

Outrageous / shocking / deceptive, misleading advertising

427
Q

La pure aux yeux

A

Eyewash

428
Q

Omniprésent

A

Ubiquitous

429
Q

Dresser le profil du consommateur

A

To draw up the consumer profile

430
Q

Le matraquage publicitaire

A

Advertising blitz

431
Q

Le placement de produit

A

Product placement

432
Q

Susciter l’intérêt

A

To arouse interest

433
Q

Être convaincu par la publicité de

A

To be brainwashed into

434
Q

Facilement influençable

A

Easily influenced

435
Q

Répondre aux besoins / attentes / exigences des clients

A

To meet costumers’ needs / expectations / demands

436
Q

La publicité ciblée par centres d’intérêt

A

Interest-based ads

437
Q

Faire ses courses à

A

To shop at

438
Q

Une vitrine

A

A shopwindow

439
Q

Un centre commercial

A

A mall

440
Q

Un boulanger / un boucher / un épicier / un marchand de fruits / un poissonnier /

A

A baker / a butcher / a grocer / a greengrocer / a fishmonger

441
Q

Un marchand de tabac / un marchand de journaux / un libraire / un fleuriste / un coiffeur / un pharmacien

A

A tobacconist / a newsagent / a bookseller / a florist / a hairdresser / a chemist

442
Q

Un vendeur

A

A salesman

443
Q

Un rayon

A

A section

444
Q

Un comptoir

A

A counter

445
Q

Un caissier / une caisse

A

A cashier / a cash-desk

446
Q

Fait sur mesure

A

Tailor-made, custom-made

447
Q

Livrer / la livraison /un livreur

A

To deliver / delivery / a delivery man

448
Q

Rapporter

A

To return

449
Q

Faire campagne contre

A

To campaign against

450
Q

Boycotter

A

To boycott

451
Q

Poursuivre en justice

A

To sue

452
Q

La surconsommation

A

Overconsumption

453
Q

Un magasin de proximité

A

A corner store

454
Q

Acheter d’occasion

A

To buy second-hand

455
Q

Comparer les prix

A

To shop around

456
Q

Faire des folies

A

To go on a shopping spree

457
Q

Le service après-vente

A

The after-sales service

458
Q

Une association de consommateurs

A

A consumer group

459
Q

La défense du consommateur

A

Consumer protection

460
Q

Rappeler un produit

A

To recall a product

461
Q

Se targuer de

A

To pride on

462
Q

Un achat compulsif / l’addiction au shopping

A

A compulsive buying / shopaholism

463
Q

Préconiser qch

A

To advocate sth

464
Q

Abandonner une pratique

A

To ditch an habit

465
Q

La consommation ostentatoire / responsable

A

Conspicuous / conscientious consumption

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