Industrie, More specialized vocabulary Flashcards

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1
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L’industrie sidérurgique

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The iron and steel industry

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Une usine sidérurgique

A

an iron works

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3
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une aciérie

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a steel works/plant

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4
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une fonderie

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a fundry

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5
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un haut fourneau

A

a blast furnace

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l’industrie pétrolière

A

the oil industry

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une raffinerie

A

a rafinery

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8
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une usine à gaz

A

a gaswork

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9
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la mécanique (petit/lourde)

A

engineering

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10
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une usine de montage

A

an assembly plant

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11
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l’industrie automobile

A

the (motor) car industry

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une usine automobile

A

a car factory

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13
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améliorer

A

to improve

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14
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évoluer, élaborer

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to evolve

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saboter

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to sabotage

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16
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raffiner

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to refine

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17
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extraire

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to extract

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18
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couler, fondre

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to cast (metal)

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19
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fondre

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to melt

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20
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fondre, extraire par fusion

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to smelt

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21
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souder

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to solder, to weld

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lubrifier

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to lubricate

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23
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filer

A

to spin

24
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tisser

A

to weave

25
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scier

A

to saw

26
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marteler

A

to hammer

27
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resserrer

A

to tighten up

28
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visser

A

to screw

29
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former

A

to train

30
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recycler

A

to retrain

31
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embaucher

A

to hire, to take on

32
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renvoyer

A

to dismiss, to fire

33
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débaucher, licencier

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to lay off

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restructurer, écrémer (le perso)

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to trim

35
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fermer

A

to close down

36
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faire grève

A

to strike

37
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protester

A

to protest

38
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revendiquer

A

to claim

39
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réclamer, revendiquer

A

to demande

40
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reprendre, recommencer

A

to resume

41
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exploiter

A

to exploit

42
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(trop) exploiter, transpirer

A

to sweat

43
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l’industrie chimique

A

the chemical industry

44
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une usine chimique

A

a chemical plant

45
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l’industrie du bois

A

the timber industry

46
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une scierie

A

a sawmill

47
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la construction naval

A

shipbuilding

48
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un chantier naval

A

a shipyard

49
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l’industrie textile

A

the textile industry

50
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une usine textile

A

a textile mill/plant

51
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l’industrie de l’habillement

A

the clothing industry

52
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les travaux publics

A

civil engineering

53
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travaux d’‘entretien des routes

A

roadworks

54
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l’industrie du bâtiment

A

the building industry

55
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un chantier

A

a site

56
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une industrie à domicile

A

a cotage industry