The Company (Chap 98) Flashcards

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Une entreprise/ Une Société

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A Company/ A Firm/ a business

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Une femme d’affaire

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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

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a trust

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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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le fondateur

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the founder

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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

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diriger

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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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entrepreneurship/entrepreneurialism

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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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une marque

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a brand/ a make

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un brevet/ une licence

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a patent

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déposer (un brevet)

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to register

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la productivité

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productivity

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le rendement

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the output

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fabriquer

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to manufacture

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un fabricant

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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

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a deal

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un contrat

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a contract

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un client

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a customer

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une négociation

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a negotiation

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commander

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to order

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facturer

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to invoice

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Une facture

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an invoice/ a bill

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régler

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to settle

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investir

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to invest

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financer

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to fund

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rentable

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efficient

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la rentabilité

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efficiency

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un bénéfice

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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 (entreprise)

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to take over/ to buy out

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un rachat (entreprise)

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a takeover/a buy-out

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fusionner (entreprise)

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to merge

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une fusion (entreprise)

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a merger

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acquérir

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to acquire

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un associé

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a partner

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une association

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a partnership

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externaliser/ sous-traiter

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to outsource

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l’externalisation

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outsourcing

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délocaliser

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to relocate

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la délocalisation

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relocation

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se diversifier

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to diversify

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un débouché

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an outlet

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Un créneau

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a niche

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restructurer

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to restructure

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une restructuration

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restructuring

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dégraisser

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to streamline

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le dégraissage

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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

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an incentive

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une prime

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a bonus

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moderniser

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to upgrade

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rendre plus écologique

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to green up

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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 frais généraux

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overheads

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les pertes

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losses

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en difficulté

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ailing (company)

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mis en faillite

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bankrupt

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une faillite

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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 business

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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 DRH

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a human resources manager

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un chef de département

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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-ventre

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the after-sales service

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satisfaire la demande du client

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to meet customer demand

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une OPA

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a takeover bid

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supprimer des emplois

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to cut/axe/shed jobs

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perdre sa clientèle

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to lose business

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la gestion des stocks

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stock management/ inventory control

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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

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réduire les effectifs

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to trim the workforce

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le bilan financier

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the balance sheet

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faire faillite

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to go bankrupt/ to go bust