Lesson 98 : The Company Flashcards

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L’entreprise

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The company

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Une société

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A company, a firm

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Une entreprise

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A business

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Un homme / une femme d’affaires

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A businessman / a businesswoman

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Une grande entreprise

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A corporation

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De l’entreprise

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Corporate

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Une multinationale

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A multinational

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Un magnat

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A tycoon

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Un cartel, un trust

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A trust

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Une start-up

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A start-up

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Une filiale

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A subsidiary

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Monter, implanter

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To set up

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Fonder, le fondateur

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To found, the founder

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L’organisation de l’entreprise

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Business organization

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Un PDG

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A CEO (Chief Executive Officer)

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Un chef d’entreprise

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A head (of a company)

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Diriger (3)

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To manage, to run, to head

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La direction

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The management

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Présider

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To chair

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Le président

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The chairman, the chairperson

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Un entrepreneur

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An entrepreneur

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L’esprit d’entreprise

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Entrepreneurialism / entrepreneurship

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Le personnel

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The staff / the personnel

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Un service

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A department

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Les activités de l’entreprise

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Business activities

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Une marque

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A brand / a make

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Un brevet, une license

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A patent

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Déposer

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To register

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Produire / un produit / la production / la productivité

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To produce / a product / production / productivity

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Le rendement

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The output

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Fabriquer / un fabriquant

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To manufacture / a manufacturer

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Une usine

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A factory / a plant

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Des marchandises

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Goods / wares

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Un entrepôt

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A warehouse

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Un produit (de base) / un article

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A commodity

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Entreposer

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To store

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Le stock

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Stock-in-trade

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Une transaction / un contrat

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A deal / a contract

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Un client

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A customer

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Négocier / une négociation

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To negotiate / negociation

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Commander / une commande

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To order / an order

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Facturer / une facture

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To invoice / an invoice, a bill

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Régler

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To settle

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Investir / un investissement

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To invest / an investment

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Financer / des fonds

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To fund / funds

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46
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La stratégie d’entreprise

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Business strategy

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Efficace, rentable / efficacité, rentabilité

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Efficient / efficiency

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Un bénéfice, un profit

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A profit

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Lucratif

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Profit-making

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Rentable

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Profitable

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Rentabilité

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Profitability

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L’intéressement aux bénéfices

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Profit-sharing

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Racheter

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To buy out / to take over

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Un rachat

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A buy-out / a takeover

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Fusionner / une fusion

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To merge / a merger

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Acquérir / une acquisition

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To acquire / an acquisition

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Un associé / une association

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A partner / a partnership

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Externaliser, sous-traiter / l’externalisation

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To outsource / outsourcing

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Délocaliser / la délocalisation

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To relocate / relocation

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Se diversifier / la diversification

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To diversify / diversification

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Un débouché / un créneau

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An outlet / a niche

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Restructurer / une restructuration

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To restructure / restructuring

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Dégraisser / un dégraissage

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To streamline / streamlining

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Réduire, revoir à la baisse

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To downsize

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Restructuration avec licenciements

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Downsizing

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Agrandir

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To upsize

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Restructuration avec embauche

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Upsizing

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Une incitation / une prime

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An incentive / a bonus

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Moderniser

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To update

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Rendre plus écologique

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To green (up)

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La compatibilité

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Accounting

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Un directeur financier

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A CFO (Chief Financial Officer)

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Un bulletin de salaire

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A payslip

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Le chiffre d’affaires

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The turnover

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Les recettes

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Revenues

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Les gains / les dépenses

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Earnings / expenses

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Les frais généraux

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Overheads

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Perdre / les pertes

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To loose / loses

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En difficulté

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Ailing (company)

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Mis en faillite / une faillite

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Bankrupt / a bankruptcy

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Fermer ses portes

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To close down

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Une fermeture définitive

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A closure

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Les PME

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Medium-sized businesses

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Monter sa propre affaire

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To set up one’s own business

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La maison mère

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The parent company

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Le siège social

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The head office / quarters

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La raison sociale

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The corporate name

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La culture d’entreprise

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Corporate culture

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L’image de l’entreprise

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Corporate identity

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La gouvernance d’entreprise

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Corporate governance

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Le PDG

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The General Manager / the Managing Director

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Le conseil d’administration

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The Board of Directors

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Un directeur commercial

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A sales manager

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Un directeur commercial

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A sales manager

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Un directeur du personnel / un DRH

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A personnel manager / a Human Resources manager

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Un chef de service

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A head of department

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La rotation du personnel

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Staff turnover

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Faire des affaires

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To do business

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Conclure une affaire

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To clinch a deal

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Une marque déposée

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A registered trademark

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L’image de marque

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Brand image

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Traiter une commande

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To process an order

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Le service après vente

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The after-sales service

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La gestion des stocks

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Stock management / inventory control (US)

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Satisfaire la demande de la clientèle

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To meet customer demand

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S’associer

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To go into partnership

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Une OPA

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A takeover bid

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Réduire les effectifs

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To trim the workforce

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Supprimer / détruire des emplois

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To cut / axe / shed jobs

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Faire des bénéfices

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To make profits

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Marge bénéficiaire

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A profit margin

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Des primes substantielles

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Handsome bonuses

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Une grosse prime de départ

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A golden handshake

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Des indemnités

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A compensation package

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Le bilan (financier)

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The balance sheet

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Perdre sa clientèle

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To lose business

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Faire faillite

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To go bankrupt / to go bust

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Liquider une affaire

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To wind up a business

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Cesser son activité

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To go out of business