Industrie Flashcards

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l’industrie

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industry/industries

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un industriel

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an industrialist

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un secteur d’activité

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an industry (multimedia industry)

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l’industrie lourde

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heavy industry

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l’industrie artisanale

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the cottage industry

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l’artisanat

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the crafts industry

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la grande distribution

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the retail sector

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l’industrie agro alimentaire

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the Agri-food industry (ou agribusiness)

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les services

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the service industry

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une société

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a firm,a company, a business, an enterprise

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une ‘grande entreprise’

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a corporation

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une PME

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an SME

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un artisan/ auto entrepreneur

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a self-employed person

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actionnaires

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shareholders/stockholders

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conseil d’administration

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the board of directors

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le directeur général

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the CEO (Chief Executive Officer)

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les cadres dirigeants

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top management (indenombrable) (a top manager)

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la direction

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management

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les cadres supérieurs

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a senior manager/ senior management (a high-level executive)

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les cadres moyens

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middle managers

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les salariés

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workers

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employé de bureau

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office worker, clerk

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vendeur

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a sales person

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vendeur en magasin

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a shop assistant

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politique salariale

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wage policy

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négociation, accord salarial(e)

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wage talks, wage agreement

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licencier

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to lay-off (a lay-off)/to let sb go/to make someone redundant

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indemnité de licenciement

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severance pay, redundancy payment

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annonce de création de poste

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a job opening

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poste à pourvoir

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a vacancy

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recruter/embaucher

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to recruit, to take sb on, to hire, to employ

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recruteur/ cabinet de recrutement

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recruiting consultant (ou recruitment consultant) a recruitment firm/agency

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le siège

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headquarters

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une maison mère

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a mother/parent company

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une filiale

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a subsidiary

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un service (par ex de recherche)

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a (research and development) department-finance-human resources-marketing-sales-after sales

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usines

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factories,production units,plants

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fabriquer

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to manufacture products

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fabricant

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a manufacturer

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biens et services

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goods and services

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le chiffre d’affaires

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a turnover/ sales figures

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faire des bénéfices

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to make profits (a profit-making company)

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rentable

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profitable

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des pertes/déficits

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losses

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investissement

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investment (to invest)

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équilibrer son budget

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to balance one’s budget

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augmenter la productivité

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to increase/ raise productivity

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les coûts de fonctionnement

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running costs

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la réduction des coûts

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cost-cutting / to cut down costs

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fermer une usine

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to close down a factory

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délocaliser la production

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to outsource production, operations, to move (jobs, production) overseas

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sous-traiter

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to subcontract

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la concurrence

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competition, competitors

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satisfaire la demande

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to meet demand

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satisfaire les actionnaires

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please shareholders

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payer des dividendes

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to pay out dividends

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une stratégie à court/long terme

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a short term/ long term strategy

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payer les fournisseurs

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pay providers

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être endetté

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to be in debt

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un taux d’endettement

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a debt level

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se déclarer en faillite

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to file for bankrupcy

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faire faillite

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to go bankrupt

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une entreprise innovante

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an innovative company

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une entreprise florissante

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a thriving, prosperous, money-making company

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un entrepreneur

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an entrepreneur

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une OPA

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a buy out

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un rachat d’entreprise par endettement

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a leverage buy out (LBO)

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une fusion

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a merger (to merge)

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les actifs

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assets

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un lieu de vente

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an outlet