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Grammaire (4) Flashcards

1
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la crise des migrants qui affecte l’Europe va probablement empirer

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the migrant crisis SWEEPING Europe is likely to gEt worse

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en faire les frais

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bearing the brunt

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La Hongrie veut organiser un referendum pour accueillir les réfugiés du programme de réinstallation

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Hungary CALLED a referendum to take IN refugees on a RESETTLEMENT scheme

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4
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ont évité de justesse l’impasse

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NARROWLY avoided the DEADLOCK

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les syndicats se sont opposés à la proposition du gouvernement socialist à propos du licenciement

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TRADE UNIONS opposed (! !) socialist government’s PROPOSAL about REDUNDANCY

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6
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être au pouvoir

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be in office

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se déclencher, exploser (went)

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went OFF

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faire un effort

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to MAKE an effort

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9
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se réconcilier (make)

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to make UP

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10
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transformer (make)

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make OVER

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céder qch à qqn (make)

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make sth OVER TO sb

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12
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Do nothing but….

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but + V (without to), nothing but complain

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13
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the less / least it could do

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the LEAST it could do

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arriver à suivre, continuer (keep)

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keep ON doing sth / keep UP

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se maintenir au niveau (keep)

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keep UP WITH

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16
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empêcher de sortir (keep)

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keep IN

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17
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rester à l’écart

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steer clear of

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18
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pousser à la criminalité

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to drive to crime

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19
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Ils disent qu’ils ont eu les preuves pendant la campagne de Mme Rousseff

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They say they had EVIDENCE (no S) during MS Rousseff’s CAMPAIGN

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Il a laissé entendre qu’il y avait un projet de proposition

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he HINTED that there was a DRAFT PROPOSAL

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interdire les citoyens de visiter le Liban

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banning the citizens FROM visiting LEBANON

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22
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abandonner (drop)

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drop OUT

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23
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course présidentielle

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presidential RACE

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24
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a fortement baissé

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fell SHARPLY

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milliardaire / millionaire

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billionaire / millionaire

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26
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exclure (rule)

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rule OUT

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27
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restauration

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catering

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28
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On m’a appris votre promotion . Félicitations.

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I was told ABOUT your promotion, congratulationS

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Le président Obama s’attaque à la polémique concernant le réchauffement climatique de la planète.

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(! ! ) President Obama is attacking the global warming ISSUE

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30
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11 des 12 dernières années figurent parmi les dix années les plus chaudes depuis 1850

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11 of the past/last 12 years are among the ten warmest (years) since 1850.

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radicalement

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radically/dramatically

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32
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Islande

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Iceland

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33
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Le Canada s’est dit prêt à réduire

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Canada says/has said it IS ready to reduce

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Diriger ce pays à l’heure actuelle

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To RUN this country AT THE MOMENT

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35
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Quelle bonne idée !

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What A good/great idea

36
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Pourriez‐vous me contacter

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Could you (please) CONTACT me

37
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un enfant sur 4

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one child in four

38
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s’abstenir de

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to refrain FROM

39
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come forward

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se présenter

40
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By now

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à l’heure qu’il est

41
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il a à peine compris

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Only DID he understand

42
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remember ing / to

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ing -> remember to have done sth / to V -> remember you need to do sth

43
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suggested +ing / to

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suggested +ING

44
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le chef de l’État, a annoncé la loi sur le travail du dimanche.

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(the) HEAD OF State, , announced the law on Sunday work(ing hours).

45
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dépression

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depression

46
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Un poste de cadre dans une entreprise présente à l’international.

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An EXECUTIVE position in an international firm/company.

47
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les démarches à suivre

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the procedure

48
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Ce système serait largement employé par les grandes sociétés

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This system would be used MOSTLY by LARGE companies

49
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un mail récapitulatif.

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recapitulative e-mail.

50
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le favori de la course républicaine

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the FRONT RUNNER in the Democratic RACE

51
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Trump a agrandi son avance dans la lutte Républicaine

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Trump LENGHTENED his lead in the RepublicAn CONTEST

52
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soutenir

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to support, to back

53
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Ils incluent des inspections obligatoires sur toutes les expéditions/cargaisons

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They include MANDATORY inspectons of all SHIPMENTS

54
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ils ont fermé le blog

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they SHUT DOWN the blog

55
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débordé

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overwhelmed

56
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exonérer de l’impôt sur le revenu

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to EXEMPT FROM income tax

57
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roughly

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grossièrement

58
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le plus grand syndicat a annoncé que les ouvriers feraient grève à partir de lundi prochain si la direction n’accepte pas de les rencontrer.

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The main / biggest / LEADING (trade) union announced that the workers would
(go on) strike FROM next Monday if MANAGEMENT DOESN’T accept to meet them.

59
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Onze mois après l’entrée en vigueur de l’interdiction de fumer sur les lieux de travail, ils se sont adaptés rapidement et sans difficulté majeure.

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11 months after its INTRODUCTION they HAVE adapted quickly and
without MAJOR difficulty to the smoking ban in the WORKPLACE

60
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les problèmes de discrimination sur le marché du travail.

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THE discrimination problems

on the EMPLOYMENT MARKET.

61
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Coca Cola parraine les Jeux Olympiques cette année, et innove en permanence

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Coca Cola IS sponsorING this year’s Olympic Games is constantly innovating

62
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pénalisée

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penaliZed

63
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les entreprises qui ne le respectent pas

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companies WHO do not respect it

64
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les engagements

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commitments

65
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Au 1er janvier 2007, la taux de fécondité est estimé a

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ON January 1, 2007 the fertility BIRTH rate WAS estimated at

66
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Pierre a eu un accident le jour où il allait à un entretien d’embauche.

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Pierre had an accident the day he WAS GOING to a job interview.

67
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parvenir à un accord

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to REACH an agreement

68
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un guerre pourrait éclater

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a war could BREAK OUT

69
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sécheresse

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drought

70
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fabricant d’automobile

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carmaker

71
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faire des recherche

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to carry out / undertake / conduct research

72
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prendre la temps

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to MAKE time

73
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être en bon / mauvais état

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to be in good / bad condition

74
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hand in / give in

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remettre

75
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stop by

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s’arrêter en chemin

76
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take up / take on

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prendre (temps, espace / des responsabilités)

77
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sales: sing / plu ?

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plural

78
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être troublé par qch

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to be perturbed AT sth

79
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give in / give up

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céder (difficulté/poids) / abandonné (lassitude)

80
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Le gain pour les consommateurs

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Consumer earnings

81
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Le Canada est un pays qui attire beaucoup de jeunes diplômés et leur donne une ouverture d’esprit formidable.

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Canada is a country WHICH attracts many young graduatES and offerS them a wonderful broadening of the mind.

82
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Vous êtes prié de trouver ci-joint

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Please find ENCLOSED

83
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Si vous pouviez me confirmer sa date d’arrivée

A

If you could confirm (! !) the arrival date of Mr Grey.

84
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Elle a postulé pour le poste de DRH dans une des plus grandes banques d’Angleterre.

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She applied for the position of HRD in one of the BIGGEST English banks.

85
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Au moment de la fermeture de ses activités déficitaires le Royaume-Uni avait refusé la possibilité de déduire de ses impôts payés en Grande-Bretagne les pertes de ses filiales

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At the time of the CLOSURE of its LOSS-MAKING activities the UK refused the possibility to subtract the LOSSES made in the subsidiaries FROM taxes paid in Great Britain.

86
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La direction de Hewlett-Packard France a annoncé la suppression de 886 postes au lieu des 1 240 initialement prévues par le groupe informatique américain.

A

Hewlett Packard’s MANAGEMENT (has) announced 886 REDUNDANCIES / lay-offs instead of the 1,240 initially announced by the American COMPUTER group.

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