The corporate world Flashcards

1
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Un homme d’affaires, une femme d’affaires

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A businessman, a businesswoman

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2
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Une relation d’affaires

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A business contact

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2
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Les milieux d’affaires

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The business circles

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3
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Une entreprise, une société

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A firm= a company

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4
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Une société à responsabilité limitée (SARL)

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A private limited company (PLC)= a limited liability

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5
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Une société anonyme (SA)

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A public company

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6
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Une maison mère

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A parent company

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7
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Une filiale

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A subsidiary/an affiliate

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8
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Un sous-traitant

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A subcontractor

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9
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Une petite entreprise

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A small business

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10
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Les PME

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Small and medium-sized companies

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10
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Le siège

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The head office

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11
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Un siège social

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A registered office

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12
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Une raison sociale

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A trade name

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13
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Un service

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A department

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14
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Un associé / un partenaire

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A partner

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15
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Un partenariat

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A partnership

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16
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Un contrat

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A contract

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17
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Une rupture de contrat

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A breach of contract

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18
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Un accord, une transaction

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A (business) deal

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19
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Une marque

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A make/a brand

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20
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Une marque déposée

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A registered trademark

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21
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Un rachat d’entreprise

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A takeover

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22
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Une fusion

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A merger

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23
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Une offre publique d’achat

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A takeover bid

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24
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La délocalisation

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Relocation

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25
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La concurrence

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Competition

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26
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La compétitivité

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Competitiveness

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27
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Un concurrent

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A competitor

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28
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Compétitif

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Competitive

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29
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Conclure un accord

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To strike a deal

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30
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Sous-traiter

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To subcontract= to outsource

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31
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Moderniser, rationaliser

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To streamline

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32
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Fusionner

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To merge

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33
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La direction

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The management

34
Q

Le patronat

A

The employers

35
Q

Un employeur, un patron

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An employer, a boss

36
Q

le Conseil d’administration

A

the Board of Directors

37
Q

Le président-directeur général (PDG)

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the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

38
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Un directeur

39
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Le président

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The chairman

40
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Le directeur général

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The managing director

41
Q

Le directeur commercial

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The sales manager

42
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Le directeur financier

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The chief financial officer

43
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Le personnel

44
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Un cadre supérieur

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A senior/top executive

45
Q

Un cadre moyen

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A junior executive

46
Q

Un(e) secrétaire

A

A secretary

47
Q

Un(e) secrétaire de direction

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An executive secretary

48
Q

Un(e) assistant(e)

A

A personal assistant (PA)

49
Q

Un employé de bureau

50
Q

Le travail d’équipe

51
Q

Un chargé de relations publiques

A

A public relations officer

52
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  1. Un débouché
  2. Un point de vente
53
Q

Une campagne de vente

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A sales drive

54
Q

Le sponsoring

A

Sponsoring

55
Q

Un sponsor

56
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Une enseigne

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A sign(board)

57
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Un prospectus

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A leaflet= a brochure

58
Q

Une affiche

59
Q

Un panneau publicitaire

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A boarding (UK)= A billboard (USA)

60
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Un argumentaire

61
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Un échantillon

62
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Un catalogue

A

A catalogue

63
Q

Un mailing

A

A mailshot

64
Q

La notoriété du produit

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Product awareness

65
Q

Commercialiser

66
Q

La comptabilité

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Accounting= bookkeeping

67
Q

Un comptable

A

A accountant= a bookkeeper

68
Q

Le bilan (comptable)

A

The balance sheet

69
Q

L’actif =/= le passif

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Assets=/= liabilities

70
Q

Les rentrées =/= les sorties

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Takings=/= outgoings

71
Q

Les frais généraux

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Overheads= overhead expenses

72
Q

Le manque à gagner

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Foregone earnings

73
Q

Le chiffre d’affaires

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The turnover

74
Q

Le résultat net

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The net income

75
Q

Le résultat d’exploitation

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The operating income

76
Q

Une marge bénéficiaire

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A profit margin

77
Q

Une bénéfice =/= une perte

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A profit=/= a loss

78
Q

Un exercice annuel

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A financial year

79
Q

Un exercice fiscal

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A fiscal year

80
Q

Le bénéfice avant impôts

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Pre-tax profit

81
Q

La faillite

A

Bankruptcy

82
Q

Brut =/= net

A

Gross=/= net

83
Q

Rentable, lucratif

A

Profitable