The Labour Market Flashcards

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1
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La pop active

A

The working population

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La maind d’oeuvre

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The labour force
The work force
Manpower

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La main d’oeuvre intermittente

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Casual labour

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Un manoeuvre

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A labo(u)rer

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Un ouvrier spécialisé

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A semi-skilled worker

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Un ouvrier qualifié

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A skilled worker

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Un employé

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An employee

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Un salarié

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A wage-earner

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Les salaires

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WAGES

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Des honoraires

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Fees

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Un bulletin de paie

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A payslip

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Le jour de paie

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Payday

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Une augmentation

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A raise

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Une prime

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A bonus

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15
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Une prime d’ancienneté

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Seniority pay

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16
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Un ticket resto

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A luncheon voucher

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17
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Un congé

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A leave

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Une note de frais

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An expense account

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19
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Un intérimaire

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A temp(orary worker)

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20
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Un CDD

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A term contract

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21
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Un CDI

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A permanent contract

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22
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Un poste à pouroir

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A Vacancy

A vacant position

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23
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Un chasseur de têtes

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A headhunter

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24
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Une candidature

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An application

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25
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Un pprenti

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A trainee

An apprentice

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L’apprentissage

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Apprenticeship

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27
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La formation pro

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Training

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Une période d’essai

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A probationary period

A trial period

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Les heure sup’

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Overtime

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Les trois huit

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Shift work

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Prtiel/à mi-temps

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Half time

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Engager quelqu’un

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To hire sb

To take sb on

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Postuler à un emploi

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To apply for a job

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Nommer quelqu’un à un poste

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To appoint sb to a post

35
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Être à l’essai

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To be on probation/on trial

36
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Accorder une promotion

A

To promote

37
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Rétrograder

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To demote

To downgrade

38
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Les chômeurs

A

The unemployed

39
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Un demaneu d’emploi

A

A job seeker

40
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Des réductions d’effectif

A

Downsizing

41
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Un licenciement

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A lay-off

A redundancy

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Une prime de licenciement

A

A redundancy payment

43
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Sans emploi, au chômage

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Jobless
Unemployed
Out of work

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Supprimer des emplois, dégraisser

A

To downsize

To shed jobs

45
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Licencier

A

To lay off
To make redundant
To dismiss

46
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Le syndicalisme, le mvt syndical

A

Organized labour

The union movement

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Un syndicaliste

A

A trade-unionist

48
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Un travailleur syndiqué

A

A union member

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Un responsable syndical

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A union official

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Un représentant sydical

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A union representative

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Un dirigeant syndical

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A union leader

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La base (du syndicat)

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The shopfloor

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Un délégué syndical

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A shop steward

54
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Une cotisation syndicale

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Union fees/dues

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Les négociations collectives

A

A collective agreement

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Une convention collective

A

A collective agreement

57
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Le comité d’entreprise

A

The works council

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Syndiqué

A

Unionised

59
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L’agitation sociale

A

Industrial unrest

Labour unrest

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Un conflit slarial

A

Wage dispute

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Une revendication salariale

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A wage claim/demand

62
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Une revendication

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A claim

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Une grève

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A strike

An industrial action

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An all-out strike

A

Une grève générale

65
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Appeler à la grève

A

To call (for) a strike

66
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Se mettre en grève

A

To o on strike

67
Q

Reprendre le travail

A

To resume work

68
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Le plein emploi

A

Full employment