Le Monde du Travail Flashcards

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1
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To be working

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Être actif

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2
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To work overtime

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Faire des heures supplémentaires

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3
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To lack time

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Manquer de temps

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4
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To be tense

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Être tendu

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5
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To manage

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S’en sortir / Gérer

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A job application

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Un demande d’emploi

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7
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Profitability

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La rentabilité

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8
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I need more time

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J’ai besoin de plus de temps pour

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9
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A temp

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Un(e) intérimaire

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10
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On the job training

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La formation sur le tas

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11
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To employ

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Employer, Embaucher

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12
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To resign

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Démissionner

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13
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A businessman/ woman

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Un homme / une femme d’affaires

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14
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To go on strike

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Faire la grève

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15
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To demonstrate

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Manifester

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16
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A strike notice

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Un préavis de grève

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17
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To take industrial action

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Appeler à la grève

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18
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To call a strike

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Appeler à la grève

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19
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A duty

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Un devoir

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20
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To claim

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Revendiquer

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21
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A union

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Un syndicat

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22
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A workers’ movement

A

Le mouvement ouvrier

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23
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To picket a factory

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Organiser un piquet de grève

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24
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To disturb

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Déranger

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25
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To cause chaos

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Semer la pagaille

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26
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To bring about change

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Apporter un changement

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27
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Paid holidays

A

Les congés payés

28
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Social rights

A

Les acquis sociaux

29
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Pension

A

Retraite

30
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To apply pressure on

A

Faire pression sur

31
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Strike action

A

Un mouvement de grève

32
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Picket line

A

Un piquet de grève

33
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To get what you want

A

Obtenir ce que l’on veut

34
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To juggle professional demands and family responsibilities

A

Jongler à la fois avec les exigences professionnelles et les responsabilités familiales

35
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To wrong someone

A

Léser quelqu’un

36
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To despise

A

Mépriser

37
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Midwife

A

Un sage-femme

38
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Harmful

A

Nuisible

39
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Gender equality

A

La parité

40
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Glass ceiling

A

Un plafond de verre

41
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Sexist remarks

A

Les propos sexistes

42
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Racial prejudices

A

Les préjugés raciaux

43
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To pay housewives

A

Rémunérer les femmes au foyer

44
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Division of the roles

A

La répartition des rôles

45
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Self esteem

A

L’amour-propre

46
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White supremacy

A

La suprématie de la race blanche

47
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Self sufficient

A

Autonome

48
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The colour bar (barrier)

A

La barrière raciale

49
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To juggle work and a family

A

Concilier travail et vie de famille

50
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Beliefs

A

Croyances

51
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Equality of opportunity

A

L’egalité des chances

52
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To damage

A

Endommager

53
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To be on equal footing

A

Être sur un pied d’égalité

54
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To endure discrimination

A

Être l’objet de discrimination

55
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To be held responsible

A

Être tenu responsable

56
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To be the victim of ridicule

A

Être victime de la dérision

57
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Outburst of racism

A

Explosion de racisme

58
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Valid factor

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Un facteur légitime

59
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To assert ones rights

A

Faire valoir ses droits

60
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Racial hatred

A

La haine raciale

61
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To make redundant

A

Licencier

62
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Staff

A

Le personnel

63
Q

To shorten

A

Raccourcir

64
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Boss

A

Un patron

65
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Permanent contract

A

Un CDD

66
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Temporary contract

A

Un CDI