Industry Flashcards

1
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s’associer

A

to enter into partnership

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2
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diriger une entreprise

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to run a concern

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3
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falsifié

A

adulterated

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4
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de la camelote

A

shoddy goods, trumpery goods

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5
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le directeur

A

the manager

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6
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une contremaître

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a foreman

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7
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une équipe, un poste

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a shift

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8
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demander une augmentation

A

to ask for a rise/raise

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9
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la concertation

A

collective bargaining

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10
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un délégué syndical

A

a shop steward

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11
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la base, les ouvriers

A

the shop floor

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12
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la désyndicalisation

A

deunionization

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13
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un artisan

A

a craftsman

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14
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la production

A

output, production

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15
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un mineur

A

a collier

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16
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exploiter un filon

A

to work a seam

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17
Q

le grisou

A

firedamp

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18
Q

le rendement

A

yield, productivity, output

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19
Q

faire fondre du minerai

A

to smelt ore

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20
Q

broyer qqch.

A

to grind something

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21
Q

un alliage

A

an alloy

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22
Q

en fusion

A

molten

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23
Q

un moule

A

a mould

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24
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couler, fondre

A

to cast

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25
Q

une filature de coton

A

a cotton mill

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26
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la construction navale

A

shipbuilding

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27
Q

pourrir

A

to rot

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28
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la verrerie

A

glassware

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29
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la chaîne de montage

A

the assembly line

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30
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un four

A

an oven, a kiln

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31
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un barrage

A

a dam, a flood barrier

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32
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une turbine

A

a turbine

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33
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maîtriser, exploiter

A

to harness

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34
Q

réviser (machine)

A

to overhaul, to service

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35
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un boulon

A

a bolt

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36
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un écrou

A

a nut

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37
Q

souder

A

to weld, to solder

38
Q

des pièces de rechange

A

spare parts

39
Q

un arbre de transmission

A

a shaft

40
Q

une courroie

A

a belt

41
Q

un appareil

A

an appliance

42
Q

concevoir, inventer

A

to devise

43
Q

des puces électroniques

A

silicon chips

44
Q

l’effet de serre

A

the greenhouse effect

45
Q

la couche d’ozone

A

the ozone layer

46
Q

to enter into partnership

A

s’associer

47
Q

to run a concern

A

diriger une entreprise

48
Q

adulterated

A

falsifié

49
Q

shoddy goods, trumpery goods

A

de la camelote

50
Q

the manager

A

le directeur

51
Q

a foreman

A

une contremaître

52
Q

a shift

A

une équipe, un poste

53
Q

to ask for a rise/raise

A

demander une augmentation

54
Q

collective bargaining

A

la concertation

55
Q

a shop steward

A

un délégué syndical

56
Q

the shop floor

A

la base, les ouvriers

57
Q

deunionization

A

la désyndicalisation

58
Q

a craftsman

A

un artisan

59
Q

output, production

A

la production

60
Q

a collier

A

un mineur

61
Q

to work a seam

A

exploiter un filon

62
Q

firedamp

A

le grisou

63
Q

yield, productivity, output

A

le rendement

64
Q

to smelt ore

A

faire fondre du minerai

65
Q

to grind something

A

broyer qqch.

66
Q

an alloy

A

un alliage

67
Q

molten

A

en fusion

68
Q

a mould

A

un moule

69
Q

to cast

A

couler, fondre

70
Q

a cotton mill

A

une filature de coton

71
Q

shipbuilding

A

la construction navale

72
Q

to rot

A

pourrir

73
Q

glassware

A

la verrerie

74
Q

the assembly line

A

la chaîne de montage

75
Q

an oven, a kiln

A

un four

76
Q

a dam, a flood barrier

A

un barrage

77
Q

a turbine

A

une turbine

78
Q

to harness

A

maîtriser, exploiter

79
Q

to overhaul, to service

A

réviser (machine)

80
Q

a bolt

A

un boulon

81
Q

a nut

A

un écrou

82
Q

to weld, to solder

A

souder

83
Q

spare parts

A

des pièces de rechange

84
Q

a shaft

A

un arbre de transmission

85
Q

a belt

A

une courroie

86
Q

an appliance

A

un appareil

87
Q

to devise

A

concevoir, inventer

88
Q

silicon chips

A

des puces électroniques

89
Q

the greenhouse effect

A

l’effet de serre

90
Q

the ozone layer

A

la couche d’ozone