The labor market Flashcards

1
Q

Le plein emploi

A

Full employment

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2
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Le travail

A

Work

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3
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La population active

A

The working population

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4
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La main d’œuvre

A

The labor force= the workforce= manpower

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5
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La main d’œuvre intermittente

A

Casual labor

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5
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Un manœuvre

A

A laborer

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6
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Un ouvrier spécialisé

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A semi-skilled worker

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7
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Un ouvrier qualifié =/ non-qualifié

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A skilled worker=/= an unskilled worker

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8
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Un employé

A

An employee

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9
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Un salarié

A

A wage-earner

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10
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Les salaires

A

Wages

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11
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Des honoraires

A

Fees

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12
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La paie

A

The pay

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13
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Un bulletin de paie

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A payslip

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14
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Une augmentation

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A raise

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15
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Une prime

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A bonus

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16
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Une prime d’ancienneté

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Seniority pay

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17
Q

Un ticket restaurant

A

A luncheon voucher (UK)

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18
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Un congé

A

A leave

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19
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Une note de frais

A

An expense account

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20
Q

Un intérimaire

A

A temp(orary) worker

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21
Q

Un contrat de travail

A

A work contract

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22
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Un CDD

A

A term contract

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23
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Un CDI

A

A permanent contract

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24
Q

Un emploi

A

A job

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25
Q

La sécurité d’emploi

A

Job security

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26
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Un poste à pourvoir

A

A vacancy= a vacant position

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27
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Un chasseur de têtes

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A headhunter

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28
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Une candidature

A

An application

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28
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Un apprenti

A

A trainee= an apprentice

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29
Q

L’expérience professionnel

A

Work experience

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30
Q

L’apprentissage

A

Apprenticeship

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31
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La formation professionnelle

A

Training

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32
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Une période d’essai

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A probationary period= a trial period

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33
Q

Les heures supplémentaires

34
Q

Les trois-huit

A

Shift work

35
Q

Le temps de travail

A

Working time

36
Q

à temps plein / à temps partiel / à mis-temps

A

Full-time/part-time/half-time

37
Q

Travailler

38
Q

Engager quelqu’un

A

To hire somebody= to take somebody on

39
Q

Postuler à un emploi

A

To apply for a job

40
Q

être à l’essai

A

To be on trial/probation

40
Q

Nommer quelqu’un à un poste

A

To appoint sombody to a post

41
Q

Accorder une promotion

A

To promote

42
Q

Rétrograder

A

To demote= to downgrade

43
Q

Les chômeurs

A

The unemployed= the jobless

44
Q

Un demandeur d’emploi

A

A job seeker

45
Q

Des réductions d’effectifs

A

Downsizing

46
Q

Un licenciement

A

A lay-off= a redundancy

47
Q

Une prime de licenciement

A

A redundancy payment

48
Q

Sans emploi, au chômage

A

Jobless= unemployed= out of work

49
Q

Supprimer des emplois, dégraisser

A

To downsize= to shed jobs

50
Q

Licencier

A

To lay off= to make redundant= to dismiss

51
Q

Donner sa démission

52
Q

Se recycler

A

To retrain

53
Q

Le syndicalisme, le mouvement syndical

A

Organized labor= the union movement

54
Q

Un syndicaliste

A

A trade-unionist

55
Q

Un travailleur syndiqué

A

A union member

56
Q

Un responsable syndical

A

A union officer

57
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Un représentant syndical

A

A union representative

58
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Un dirigeant syndical

A

A union leader

59
Q

La base (du syndicat)

A

The shopfloor

60
Q

Un délégué syndical

A

A shop steward

61
Q

Une cotisation syndicale

A

Union fees/dues

62
Q

Les négociations collectives

A

Collective bargaining

63
Q

Une convention collective

A

A collective agreement

64
Q

Le comité d’entreprise

A

The works council

65
Q

Syndiqué

66
Q

L’agitation sociale

A

Industrial unrest= labor unrest

67
Q

Un conflit salarial

A

A wage dispute

68
Q

Une revendication salariale

A

A wage claim/demand

69
Q

Une revendication

70
Q

Une grève

A

A strike= industrial action

71
Q

Une grève générale

A

An all-out strike

72
Q

Un préavis de grève

A

A strike notice

73
Q

Un appel à la grève

A

A strike call

74
Q

Un gréviste

75
Q

Un briseur de grève

76
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Un piquet de grève

A

A picket (line)

77
Q

Une impasse

A

A deadlock

78
Q

Un arbitrage

A

Arbitration

79
Q

Appeler à la grève

A

To call (for) a strike

80
Q

Se mettre en grève

A

To go on strike

81
Q

Forcer un piquet de grève

A

To cross the picket line

82
Q

Reprendre le travail

A

To resume work