Le Mot Et L'idee Flashcards by Andriamampionona Dina

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A textile mill owner

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Un industriel du textile

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To enter into partnership

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S’associer

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Corporation

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SARL

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Manufacturing

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Fabrication

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Genuine

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Authentique/garanti

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Adulterated

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Falsifié

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Shoddy goods/trumpery goods

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Camelote

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A workman

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Ouvrier

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A foreman

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Un contremaître

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A shift

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Une équipe/poste

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A mechanic

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Un mécanicien

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Skilled # Unskilled

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Qualifié # non qualifié

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To ask for a rise/raise

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Demander une augmentation

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To go on strike

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Être en grève

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An industrial dispute

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Un conflit de travail

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Collective bargaining

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La concertation

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A trade/labor union

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Un syndicat

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A shop steward

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Un délégué syndical

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The shop floor

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La base/les ouvriers

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Deunionization

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La désyndicalisation

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Labour-intensive

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À main d’œuvre nombreuse

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Capital-intensive

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À forte intensité de capital

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Advanced technology/Hi-tech

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Technologie de pointe

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A layman

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Un profane

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Coal mining

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L’exploitation de la houille

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The National Coal Board

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~ Charbonnages

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Output

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Production

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A coalfield

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Un bassin houiller

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A collier/a colliery

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Un mineur/une houillière

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To dig (to be dug) a shaft/pit

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Un puit de mine

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To work the seams

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Exploiter un filon

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Firedamp

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Grisou

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To hew (to be hewn)

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Tailler

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Yield/ROI

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Render end

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To become worked-out/exhausted

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S’epuiser

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Cost effective/profitable

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Rentable

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The metal industry

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Metallurgie

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Brass/bronze/alloy/steel

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Laiton/bronze/alliage/acier

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To extract, to dig out ore

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Extraire du minerai

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Ore

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Minerai

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To crush/grind

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Ecraser/broyer

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Technology and know-how

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Le savoir-fairs

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Technological advances

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Les progrès de la technologie

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An appliance/to devise

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Un appareil/inventer

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To process

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Traiter, transformer

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Silicon chips

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Les puces electroniques

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Noxious fumes

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Gaz deleteres

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Lead-free/unleaded

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Sans plomb

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The ozone layer

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Couche d’ozone

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Carbon dioxyde

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Gaz carbonique

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Radioactive waste

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Déchets radioactifs

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Environmentalists

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Écologistes

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Wares/goods

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Marchandises

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To sell/a sale

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Vendre/une vente

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Wholesaler/dealer

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Grossiste

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A middleman

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Intermédiaire

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A retailler

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Un détaillant

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A warehouse

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Entrepôt

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A stall

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Un étal/inventaire

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To run errands

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Faire les commissions

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To trade/deal in

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faire le commerce de

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A commodity

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Une denrée

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A counyer

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Un comptoir

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A departement

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Un rayon

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A salesman/a shop assistant/sales clerk

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Un employé, commis de magasin

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Patrons

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Clients habituels

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A store detective

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Un inspecteur

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A shoplifter

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Un voleur a l’étalage