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The world of work Flashcards

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1
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le travail

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work

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être au travail

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to be at work

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le lieu de travail

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the workplace

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l’emploi

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employment

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le plein emploi

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full employment

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trouver du travail

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to find a job / to find work

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un travailleur / un ouvrier

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a worker

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la main-d’oeuvre

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the workforce / the labour force

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faire les trois-huit

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to work in shifts

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les conditions de travail

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working conditions

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le horaires de travail

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working hours

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une journée de travail

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a working day / a work day

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la semaine de 35 heures

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the 35-hour working week

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la réduction du temps de travail

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the reduction in the working week

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faire des heures supplémentaires

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to work overtime / to do overtime

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l’absentéisme

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absenteeism

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17
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travailler à plein temps

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to work full time

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travailler à mi-temps

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to work part time

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un travailleur à mi-temps

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a part-time worker / a part timer

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20
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partager un poste avec quelqu’un d’autre

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to jobshare

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21
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un travailleur manuel

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a blue-collar worker

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un ouvrier non-qualifié / un OS

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an unskilled worker

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un employé de bureau

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a white-collar worker

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un intérimaire

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a temp

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25
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travailler à son compte

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to be self-employed

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le renouvellement du personnel

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the staff turnover

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la sécurité de l’emploi

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job security

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la précarité de l’emploi

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job insecurity

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un emploi stable

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a stable job

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un emploi précaire

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an insecure job

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des perspectives d’emploi

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job prospects

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des perspectives de carrière

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career prospects

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un plan de carrière

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a career track

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la satisfaction au travail

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job satisfaction

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un soutient de famille

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a breadwinner

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un CDD

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a fixed-term contract

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un CDI

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a permanent contract / an open-ended contract

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la formation sur le tas

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on-the-job training

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un fonctionnaire

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a civil servant / a state employee

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un haut fonctionnaire

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a senior civil servant

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la fonction publique

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the civil service

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le secteur public

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the public sector

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le secteur privé

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the private sector

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un emploi peu rémunéré

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a low-paid job

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un emploi bien rémunéré

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a highly-paid job

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un poste à responsabilités

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a responsible job

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malheur à ceux

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woe to those

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perpétuels changements des besoins de l’industrie

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the constantly changing needs of industry

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de plus en plus

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more and more

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une société où la technologie prime

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a technologically-oriented society

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certains

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some

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semble

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seem

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semblent bien plus disposés que leur parents à renoncer à la sécurité de l’emploi pour avoir de l’avancement

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seem to be much more willing than their parent to trade job security for promotion

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ayant fait un minimum de deux ans d’études

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with at least two years of college

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doit s’attendre à changer d’emploi au moins 11 fois dans sa vie active

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must expect to change jobs at least 11 times during his working life

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quand on leur a demandé ce qu’il voilait faire plus tard

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asked what king of job they would like to have later, a vast ….

57
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la différence de culture

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the clash of cultures

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depuis longtemps

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for a long time

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de plus en plus de gens se voient proposer des contrats de travail assortis d’une période d’essai

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more and more people are offered work contracts with an initial probationary period

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la formation professionnelle devrait faire partie des études d’un jeune

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vocational training should be part of a youngster’s education

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les patrons américains peuvent plus facilement embaucher et débaucher que les patrons français

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American bosses have more power to hire and fire than French bosses

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quel est son métier ?

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What does he do for a living ?

63
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il envisage de prendre une année sabbatique pour faire le tour du monde à la voile

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he is considering taking a carrer break to sail round the world

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bien qu’il y ait de nombreux bourreaux du travail en Franc, il y a pas mal de gens qui préfèrent faire moins d’heures pour avoir plus de temps à eux.

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although there are many workaholics in France, quite a number of people prefer to work shorter hours in order to have more time to themselves.

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