Module 3- Education And Work Flashcards

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La maternelle

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Nursery school

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La règle (de vie collective)

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Rule (of group life)

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Les travaux pratiques

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Practical work

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La capacité

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Ability

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Le brevet

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15+ diploma

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La terminale

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Last year at lycée

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Le bac classique/technique/professionnel

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Traditional/technological/vocational 18+ diploma

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La voie générale/technique/professionnelle

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General/technological/vocational path

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La voie littéraire/scientifique

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Arts/science options

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La passerelle

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Reorientation

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La filière

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Pathway

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La fac

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Uni

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La formation en alternance

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Sandwich course

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L’apprentissage

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Apprenticeship

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Le marché du travail

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Labour market

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Opérationnel

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Effective, operational

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Valorisant

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Status-enhancing

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En poche

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Under (my) belt

Already in hand

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Instruire

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To teach

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Former

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To train

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Passer un examen

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To take an exam

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Élargir ses connaissances

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To broaden one’s knowledge

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Affiner ses compétences

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To hone (one’s skills)

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Poursuivre des études

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To carry on studying, do a course

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La scolarité

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Schooling

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Le bahut (fam)

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School

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Le programme

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Syllabus

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L’horaire

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Timetable

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L’heure de permanence

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Individual study period

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Le taux d’absentéisme

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Truancy rate

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Surchargé/léger

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Overfull/light

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Ras-le-bol (fam)

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Fed up

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Avoir cours

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To have a class

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Se terminer

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To end

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Être en sureffectif

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To have too many students

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Se défouler

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To let off steam

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Agir

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To take action

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Supprimer

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To abolish

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Être en hausse

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To be on the increase

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N’avoir aucun rapport avec

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To bear no relation to

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L’internat

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Boarding school

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Le trimestre

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Term

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L’étude surveillée

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Supervised individual study

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Le surveillant/le pion (fam)

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Supervisor

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Le self

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Self-service cafeteria

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Le CDI

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School library

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L’atelier

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Workshop

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Le conseil de classe

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Staff meeting

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Le proviseur

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Headteacher

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Le délégué de classe

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Class rep

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Le compte-rendu

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Report

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La valeur

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Value

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Le défi

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Challenge

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Compréhensif

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Understanding

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Fier(ère) de

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Proud of/to

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Accorder

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To grant

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S’identifier à

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To identify with

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Consacrer à

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To devote to

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Se dépêcher

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To hurry

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Soutenir (à fond)

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To be (totally) supportive

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Inscrire qqn à

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To enrol sb for

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Avoir lieu

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To take place

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Élire

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To elect

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Se dérouler

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To go (off)

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Être à la hauteur

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To be up to it

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Avoir du mal à

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To find it difficult to

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La discipline (de fer)

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(Iron) discipline

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Le bachelier

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Bac holder

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L’approche

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Approach

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Le souci

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Concern

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Le centre d’intérêt

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Interest

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La laïcité

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Secular education

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Le citoyen

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Citizen

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La croyance

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Faith, belief

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Aucun rôle à jouer

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No part to play

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Le voile/foulard islamique

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Muslim veil/scarf

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L’enseignement

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Teaching

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Le copier-coller

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Cut and paste

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Les TICE

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ICT-based learning

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Le contrôle en ligne

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Online test

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Les fonds

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Funds

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L’ordinateur portable

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Laptop

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L’aubaine

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Blessing, opportunity

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Issu de

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From

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85
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Laïc, laïque

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Secular

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Affirmé

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Asserted

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Par adhésion à

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Out of loyalty to

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Marcher au pas

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To march

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S’engager

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To sign up

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Régner

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To reign

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Réclamer

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To call for

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Assurer

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To ensure

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Découler de

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To stem from

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Avoir le droit de

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To be entitled to

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Mettre en relief

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To bring out

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Scolariser

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To provide with schooling, educate

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Recourir à

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To resort to

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Préciser

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To specify

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Se contenter de

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To satisfy os with

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Retirer qqch de

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To gain sth from

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Impliquer qqn

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To involve sb

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Sauvegarder

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To save

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Permettre à qqn de

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To allow sb to

104
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Le BTS

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Two-year post-bac course in a lycée

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Le DUT

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Two-year post-bac course at uni

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La prépa

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Two-year post-bac course in a lycée, preparing for the competitive entrance exams for grandes écoles

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Le concours

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Competitive exam

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La grande école

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Elite college

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La licence (bac +3)

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Three-year post-bac course at uni

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La maîtrise/le mastère (bac +4/+5)

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One or two year post-licence course (in uni or grande école)

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Le doctorat (bac+8)

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PhD

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L’étudiant(e)

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Higher education student

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Le directeur d’études

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Tutor

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Le diplôme

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Qualification

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Le niveau d’études

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Level of qualifications

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Le marché de l’emploi

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Job market

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Le lien

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Link

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Le (fort) pourcentage

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(High) percentage

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L’échec

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Failure

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Primordial

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Crucial

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Rater

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To fail

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Monter

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To set up, create

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Poursuivre (des études)

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To go on (to study); to follow (a course)

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S’engager sur/dans

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To go into

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Intégrer

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To join

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S’inscrire à

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To enrol

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Se réorienter

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To change direction

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Abandonner

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To drop out, give up

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Faire plaisir à qqn

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To please sb

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Déboucher sur

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To lead to

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Le métier

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Job, profession

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L’éducation civique

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Citizenship

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L’exposé

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Oral presentation

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L’atelier

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Workshop

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Le/la bénévole

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Volunteer

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Le/la secouriste

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First-aid worker

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L’espirit pratique

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Practical mindset

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La rigueur

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Rigour

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Le sérieux

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Conscientiousness

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La compréhension

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Understanding

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L’ouverture d’espirit

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Open-mindedness

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La réflexion

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Thoughtfulness

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Le jeu en réseau

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Network game

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Le chantier

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(Building) site

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Le lieu chargé d’histoire

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Place rich in history

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Le domaine de prédilection

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Favourite area

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Le raisonnement

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Argument, line of thought

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L’outil

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Tool

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Le savoir-faire

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Know-how, skill

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La connaissance

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Knowledge

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Le critère

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Deciding factor, criterion

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L’équilibre

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Balance

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Le milieu

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Environment

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En plein air

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Outdoors

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Au service des autres

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Helping others

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À l’étranger

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Abroad

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Serein

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Peaceful

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Bosser (fam)

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To work (to earn money)

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Se former (aux premiers secours)

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To train (as a first-aid worker)

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Bouquiner (fam)

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To read (a book)

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Bricoler

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To do DIY

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Jouer en Bourse

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To gamble on the stock exchange

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Monter un meuble en kit

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To assemble furniture

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Suivre (une émission)

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To understand a programme

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Envisager de

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To consider

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Exercer un métier

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To have a job

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S’épanouir

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To thrive

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Acquérir

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To acquire

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Bouger

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To be on the move, be active

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Réfléchir

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To think, ponder

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Mettre au point (une stratégie)

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To devise (a strategy)

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Atteindre (un objectif)

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To reach an objective

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Résoudre (un problème)

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To solve (a problem)

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Réconforter

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To comfort

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Convaincre

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To convince

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Entreprendre

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To undertake

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Mener à bien (un projet)

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To see (a project) through

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Conseiller

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To advise

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Prendre soin de

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To care for

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Se lasser de

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To grow tired of

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Se tuer au travail

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To work os to death

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Profiter de (la vie)

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To enjoy (life)

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L’administrateur

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Manager

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Le vendeur

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Seller

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L’acheteur

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Buyer

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Le collaborateur

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Colleague

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Le salarié/l’employé

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Employee

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Le titulaire (d’un diplôme)

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(Qualification) holder

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Le mode de travail

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Working pattern

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La disponibilité

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Availability

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La réactivité

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Adaptability

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La vie associative

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Community life

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(Le salaire) net/mensuel/débutant

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Net/monthly/starting (salary)

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Bien manier (le français)

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To be fluent in (French)

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Le droit

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Law

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Des notions (d’économie)

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Smattering (of economics)

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La filiale

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Subsidiary

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La succursale

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Branch

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La marchandise

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Goods

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Le travail à domicile

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Home working

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La location/l’achat

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Renting/buying

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La grève (des transports)

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(Transport) strike

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Le système (informatique)

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(Computer) system

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Commercialiser

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To sell

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Recevoir/saisir (les commandes)

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To receive/log (orders)

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S’assurer de

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To ensure

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Prévenir qqn

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To inform sb

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Gérer (les stocks)

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To manage (stock levels)

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Nécessiter

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To require

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Souffrir de

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To suffer from

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Accorder

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To grant

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Concurrencer

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To compete with

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Mettre en avant

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To single out

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Le senior

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Over 55-60 (person)

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La main-d’œuvre

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Workforce

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Le personnel

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Staff

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Le BTP

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Public buildings and works sector

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L’hôtellerie-restauration

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Hotel and catering

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L’entretien

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Interview

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L’égalité

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Equality

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L’embauche

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Employment

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Le CDD

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Fixed-term contract

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Le CDI

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Permanent contract

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Le syndicat

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(Trade) Union

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L’inadéquation

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Imbalance

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Q

Le bien-fondé

A

Validity

227
Q

Le (triste) privilège

A

(Unfortunate) privilege

228
Q

La spécificité

A

Specific nature

229
Q

Assister à

A

To attend, be present at

230
Q

Compter

A

To number

231
Q

Parvenir/arriver à

A

To succeed in

232
Q

Aboutir à

A

To lead to

233
Q

En arriver à

A

To get to the point where

234
Q

Résorber

A

To reduce (gradually)

235
Q

Retirer

A

To withdraw

236
Q

Se maintenir (dans)

A

To stay (in)

237
Q

Rassurer

A

To reassure

238
Q

Se mettre à (la recherche de)

A

To start (looking for)

239
Q

Trouver preneur

A

To be filled, find a taker

240
Q

Faire appel à

A

To call upon

241
Q

Faire défaut (à qqn)

A

To be needed (by sb)

242
Q

Entrer dans les mœurs

A

To become generally accepted