Labour Market Flashcards

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1
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Le plein emploi

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Full employment

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Le travail

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Work

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La population active

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The working population

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La main d’œuvre

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The labour force
The work force
Manpower

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La main d’œuvre intermittente

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Casual labour

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Un manœuvre

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A labo(u)rer

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Un ouvrier spécialisé

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A semi-skilled worker

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Un ouvrier qualifié

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A skilled worker

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Un ouvrier non qualifié

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An unskilled worker

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Un employé

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An employee

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Un salarié

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A wage-earner

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Les salaire

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Wages

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Des honoraires

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Fees

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La paie

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The pay

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Un bulletin de paie

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A pay slip

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Le jour de pay

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Payday

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Une augmentation

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A raise

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Une prime

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A bonus

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Une prime d’ancienneté

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Seniority pay

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Un ticket restaurant

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A luncheon Vaucher

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Un congé

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A leave

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Une note de frais

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An expense account

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Un intérimaire

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A temp(orary worker)

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Un contrat de travail

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A work contract

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Un CDD

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A term contract

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Un CDI

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A permanent contract

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Un emploi

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A job

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La sécurité de l’emploi

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Job security

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Un poste à pourvoir

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A vacancy

A vacant position

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Un chasseur de têtes

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A headhunter

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Une candidature

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An application

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L’expérience professionnelle

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Work experience

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Un apprenti

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A trainee

An apprentice

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L’apprentissage

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Apprenticeship

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La formation professionnelle

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Training

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Une période d’essai

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A probationary period

A trial period

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Les heures supplémentaires

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Overtime

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Les trois huit

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Shift work

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Le temps de travail

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Working time

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À temps plein

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Full-time

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À temps partiel

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Part-Time

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À mi-temps

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Half-time

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Travailler

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To work

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Engager quelqu’un

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To hire somebody

To take somebody on

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Postuler à un emploi

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To apply for a job

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Nommer quelqu’un a un poste

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To appoint somebody to a post

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Etre à l’essai

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To be on trial

probation

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Accorder une promotion

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To promote

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Rétrograder

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To demote

To downgrade

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50
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Les chomeurs

A

The unemployed

The jobless

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Un demandeur d’emploi

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A job seeker

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52
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Des réductions d’effectifs

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Downsizing

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53
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Un licenciement

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A lay-off

A redundancy

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54
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Une prime de licenciement

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A redundancy payment

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55
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Sans emploi, au chômage

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Jobless
Unemployed
Out of work

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Supprimer des emplois, dégraisser

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To downsize

To shed jobs

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Licencier

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To lay off
To make redundant
To dismiss

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Donner sa démission

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To resign

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Se recycler

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To retrain

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Plaidoyer

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Advocacy

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S’effondrer

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To collapse

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Dangereux

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Hazardous

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Les déchets

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Rubbish
Waste
Garbage

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Une décharge

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A dump

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Une usine

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A factory

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De la boue

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Mud

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Du charbon

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Coal

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De la poussière

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Dust

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Une arme

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A weapon

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Un coquelicot

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A poppy

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Un forgeron

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A blacksmith

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Une teinture

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A dye

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Un charpentier

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A carpenter

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Fournir

A

To provide

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Menacer

A

To threaten

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Une menace

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A threat

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Faire respecter

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To uphold

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Une lutte

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A struggle

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Assister à

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To attend

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Un atelier clandestin

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A sweatshop

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Manifester

A

To demonstrate

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Un taudis

A

A slum

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Avoir pour but

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To aim at

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Une blessure

A

A wound

In injury

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Trainer à terre

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To drag

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Empêcher de

A

To prevent from

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La grève

A

A strike

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Faire la grève

A

To go on a strike

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Les syndicats

A

Trade unions

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Reprendre le travail

A

To resume work

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Compromettre

Mettre en péril

A

To jeopardize

92
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Faire prendre conscience

A

To raise awareness

93
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Full employment

A

Le plein emploi

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Work

A

Le travail

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The working population

A

La population active

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The labour force
The work force
Manpower

A

La main d’œuvre

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A labo(u)rer

A

Un manœuvre

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A semi skilled worker

A

Un travailleur spécialisé

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An unskilled worker

A

Un ouvrier non qualifié

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A skilled worker

A

Un ouvrier qualifié

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An employee

A

Un employé

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A wage earner

A

Un salarié

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Wages

A

Les salaires

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Fees

A

Les honoraires

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Overtaime

A

Les heures supplémentaires

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The pay

A

La paie

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A pay slip

A

Un bulletin de paie

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Payday

A

Le jour de paie

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A raise

A

Une augmentation

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A bonus

A

Une prime

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An expense account

A

Une note de frais

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Seniority pay

A

Prime d’ancienneté

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A luncheon voucher

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Un ticket resto

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A leave

A

Un congé

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A temp(orary worker)

A

Un intérimaire

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A work contract

A

Un contrat de travail

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A term contract

A

Un CDD

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A permanent contract

A

A cdi

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A job

A

Un emploi

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Job security

A

La sécurité de l’emploi

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A vacancy

A vacant position

A

Un poste à pourvoir

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A headhunter

A

Un chasseur de têtes

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An application

A

Une candidature

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Work experience

A

L’expérience professionnelle

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A trainee

A

Un apprenti

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Apprenticeship

A

L’apprentissage

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Training

A

La formation professionnelle

128
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A probationary period

A trial period

A

Une période d’essai

129
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Shift work

A

Le trois huit

130
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Working time

A

Le temps de travail

131
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Full time

A

Temps plein

132
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Part time

A

Temps partiel

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Half time

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Mi temps

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To hire somebody

To take somebody on

A

Embaucher qqun

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To apply for a job

A

Postuler à un emploi

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To appoint smbd to a post

A

Nommer qqun a un poste

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To be on trial

To be on probation

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Etre à l’essai

138
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To promote

A

Accorder une promotion

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To demote

To downgrade

A

Rétrograder

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The unemployed

The jobless

A

Les chômeurs

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A job seeker

A

Un demandeur d’emploi

142
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Downsizing

A

des réductions d’effectifs

143
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A lay off

A Redundancy

A

Un licenciement

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A redundancy payment

A

Une prime de licenciement

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Jobless
Unemployed
Out of work

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Sans emploi

Au chômage

146
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To downsize

To shed jobs

A

Supprimer des emplois

Dégraisser

147
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To lay off
To make redundant
To dismiss

A

Licencier

148
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To resign

A

Donner sa démission

149
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To retrain

A

Se recycler

150
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Advocacy

A

Plaidoyer

151
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To collapse

A

S’effondrer

152
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Hazardous

A

Dangereux

153
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Rubbish
Waste
Garbage

A

Déchets

154
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A dump

A

Une décharge

155
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A factory

A

Une usine

156
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Mud

A

Boue

157
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Coal

A

Charbon

158
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Dust

A

Poussière

159
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A weapon

A

Une arme

160
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A struggle

A

Une lutte

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A poppy

A

Un coquelicot

162
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A blacksmith

A

Un forgeron

163
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A charcoal

A

Un charpentier

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A dye

A

Une teinture

165
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To provide

A

Fournir

166
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To threaten

A

Menacer

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A threat

A

Une menace

168
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To uphold

A

Faire respecter

169
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To attend

A

Assister à

170
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A sweatshop

A

Un atelier clandestin

171
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To demonstrate

A

Manifester

172
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A slum

A

Un taudis t

173
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To aim at

A

Avoir pour but de

174
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A wound

An injury

A

Une blessure

175
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To drag

A

Trainer à terre

176
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To prevent from

A

Empêcher de

177
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A strike

A

Une grève

178
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To go on a strike

A

Faire grève

179
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Trade unions

A

Les syndicats

180
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To resume work

A

Reprendre le travail

181
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To jeopardize

A

Compromettre

Mettre en peril

182
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To raise awareness

A

Faire prendre conscience