Le Mot Et L'idee Flashcards

1
Q

A textile mill owner

A

Un industriel du textile

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2
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To enter into partnership

A

S’associer

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3
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Corporation

A

SARL

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4
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Manufacturing

A

Fabrication

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5
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Genuine

A

Authentique/garanti

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6
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Adulterated

A

Falsifié

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7
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Shoddy goods/trumpery goods

A

Camelote

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8
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A workman

A

Ouvrier

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9
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A foreman

A

Un contremaître

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10
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A shift

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Une équipe/poste

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11
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A mechanic

A

Un mécanicien

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12
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Skilled # Unskilled

A

Qualifié # non qualifié

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13
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To ask for a rise/raise

A

Demander une augmentation

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14
Q

To go on strike

A

Être en grève

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15
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An industrial dispute

A

Un conflit de travail

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16
Q

Collective bargaining

A

La concertation

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17
Q

A trade/labor union

A

Un syndicat

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18
Q

A shop steward

A

Un délégué syndical

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19
Q

The shop floor

A

La base/les ouvriers

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20
Q

Deunionization

A

La désyndicalisation

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21
Q

Labour-intensive

A

À main d’œuvre nombreuse

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22
Q

Capital-intensive

A

À forte intensité de capital

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23
Q

Advanced technology/Hi-tech

A

Technologie de pointe

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24
Q

A layman

A

Un profane

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25
Q

Coal mining

A

L’exploitation de la houille

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26
Q

The National Coal Board

A

~ Charbonnages

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27
Q

Output

A

Production

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28
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A coalfield

A

Un bassin houiller

29
Q

A collier/a colliery

A

Un mineur/une houillière

30
Q

To dig (to be dug) a shaft/pit

A

Un puit de mine

31
Q

To work the seams

A

Exploiter un filon

32
Q

Firedamp

A

Grisou

33
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To hew (to be hewn)

A

Tailler

34
Q

Yield/ROI

A

Render end

35
Q

To become worked-out/exhausted

A

S’epuiser

36
Q

Cost effective/profitable

A

Rentable

37
Q

The metal industry

A

Metallurgie

38
Q

Brass/bronze/alloy/steel

A

Laiton/bronze/alliage/acier

39
Q

To extract, to dig out ore

A

Extraire du minerai

40
Q

Ore

A

Minerai

41
Q

To crush/grind

A

Ecraser/broyer

42
Q

Technology and know-how

A

Le savoir-fairs

43
Q

Technological advances

A

Les progrès de la technologie

44
Q

An appliance/to devise

A

Un appareil/inventer

45
Q

To process

A

Traiter, transformer

46
Q

Silicon chips

A

Les puces electroniques

47
Q

Noxious fumes

A

Gaz deleteres

48
Q

Lead-free/unleaded

A

Sans plomb

49
Q

The ozone layer

A

Couche d’ozone

50
Q

Carbon dioxyde

A

Gaz carbonique

51
Q

Radioactive waste

A

Déchets radioactifs

52
Q

Environmentalists

A

Écologistes

53
Q

Wares/goods

A

Marchandises

54
Q

To sell/a sale

A

Vendre/une vente

55
Q

Wholesaler/dealer

A

Grossiste

56
Q

A middleman

A

Intermédiaire

57
Q

A retailler

A

Un détaillant

58
Q

A warehouse

A

Entrepôt

59
Q

A stall

A

Un étal/inventaire

60
Q

To run errands

A

Faire les commissions

61
Q

To trade/deal in

A

faire le commerce de

62
Q

A commodity

A

Une denrée

63
Q

A counyer

A

Un comptoir

64
Q

A departement

A

Un rayon

65
Q

A salesman/a shop assistant/sales clerk

A

Un employé, commis de magasin

66
Q

Patrons

A

Clients habituels

67
Q

A store detective

A

Un inspecteur

68
Q

A shoplifter

A

Un voleur a l’étalage