The corporate world Flashcards

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1
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une entreprise / une société

A

a company / a firm

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une multinationale

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a multinational

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3
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une entreprise publique

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a state-owned company

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4
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privatiser

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to privatize

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5
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une PME

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a medium-sized business

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une petite entreprise

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a small business

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7
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diriger une entreprise

A

to run a company

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le PDG

A

the CEO

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être salarié d’une entreprise

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to be on the payroll

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le personnel

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the staff

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la direction

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the management

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12
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un cadre supérieur

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a senior executive / a top executive

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un cadre moyen

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a junior executive

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14
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un patron

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an employer

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un employé

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an employee

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un chef d’entreprise

A

a company director

17
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l’esprit d’entreprise, l’initiative

A

enterprise / the spirit of enterprise

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un créateur d’entreprise

A

an entrepreneur

19
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être entreprenant

A

to be enterprising

20
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créer une entreprise

A

to set up / to establish a company

21
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le monde des affaires

A

the business world

22
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(faire) une acquisition

A

(to make) an acquisition

23
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acquérir

A

to acquire

24
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une fusion

A

a merger

25
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fusionner avec

A

to merge with

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racheter une entreprise

A

to buy out a firm

27
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absorber une entreprise

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to gobble up / to swallow a firm

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une OPA (offre publique d’achat)

A

a takeover bid

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faire des bénéfices

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to make a profit

30
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enregistrer, subir une perte

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to make a loss

31
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un actionnaire

A

a shareholder

32
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l’intéressement (aux résultats)

A

profit sharing

33
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une entreprise compétitive

A

a competitive firm

34
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la faillite

A

bankruptcy

35
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faire faillite

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to go bankrupt / go broke / go bust

36
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renflouer une entreprise

A

to bail out a company

37
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la restructuration d’une entreprise

A

the restructuring of a company

38
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restructurer, réorganiser une entreprise

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to restructure / to revamp / to streamline a company