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1
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the working week

A

la semaine de travail

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2
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office hours

A

les heures de bureau

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3
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the payroll

A

les salariés

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4
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a shopkeeper

A

un commercant

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5
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a labourer

A

un manoeuvre

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6
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a menial job

A

un emploi subalterne

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7
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a loafer

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un paresseux

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8
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rewarding

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enrichissant

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9
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tedious = boring = unexciting

A

ennuyeux

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10
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boredom

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ennui

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11
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wages / salary

A

salaires, paye (pr ouvrier) / salaires

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12
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to be ill paid

A

être mal payé

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13
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to moonlight

A

travailler au noir

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14
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minimum wage(s)

A

smic

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15
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a retiree

A

un retraité

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16
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a pensionner

A

retraité (touchant pension)

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17
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to draw benefits

A

toucher des allocations

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18
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to work for a pittance

A

travailler pr un salaire de misère

19
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to eke out’s pension by

A

suppléer sa retraite

20
Q

labour unrest

A

un malaise social

21
Q

labour strife

A

conflits du travail

22
Q

a grievance

A

une doléance

23
Q

to call a strike

A

lancer un mot d’ordre de greve

24
Q

to idle a plant

A

mettre une usine au chomage

25
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to be strikebound

A

être paralysé par la greve

26
Q

the trade gap

A

le deficit de la balance commerciale

27
Q

(industrial) output

A

production (indus)

28
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the supply side

A

l’offre

29
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the living standard

A

le niveau de vie

30
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the household debt

A

l’endettement des menages

31
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to go out of business

A

cesser tt act

32
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a middleman

A

un intermédiaire

33
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winding up

A

liquidation

34
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bankruptcy

A

la faillite

35
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a broker

A

un courtier

36
Q

plastic money

A

les cartes de credit

37
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a chequebook / checkbook (us)

A

un chequier

38
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a medium-sized business

A

une PME

39
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the turnover

A

le CA

40
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a challenger

A

un rival

41
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faulty

A

defectueux

42
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upscale, up-market / downscale, down-market

A

haut de gamme / bas de gamme

43
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a rebate= a discount

A

un rabais