Unemployment Flashcards

1
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Unemployment

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Chômage

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2
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work and pay

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travail et salaire

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work

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du travail

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a job

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un travail, un emploi

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an occupation

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une profession, une activité professionnelle

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the professions

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les professions libérales

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a career

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une carrière

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the world of work

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le monde du travail

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to be at work

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être au travail

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10
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the workplace

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le lieu de travail

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11
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to work from home

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travailler chez soi

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12
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to work part time

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travailler à temps partiel OU mi-temps

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to work full time

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travailler à plein temps

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14
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the working class

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la classe ouvrière

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15
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the working population

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la population active

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16
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the working life

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la vie active

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17
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working conditions

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les conditions de travail

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18
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a workshop

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un atelier

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a factory, a plant

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une usine

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a sweatshop

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un atelier clandestin (où la main d’oeuvre est exploitée)

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21
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to work hard

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travailler beaucoup

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22
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to be hard-working

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être travailleur

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23
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a hard worker, a workaholic

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un travailleur acharné, un bourreau de travail

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24
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a work permit

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un permis de travail

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25
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to be on duty / off duty

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être / ne pas être de service OU de garde

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26
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unemployment, joblessness

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le chômage

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27
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to be unemployed, jobless, out of work

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être au chômage

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28
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unemployment rate, jobless rate

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taux de chômage

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29
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the unemployed, the jobless

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le chômeur

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30
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long-term unemployment

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le chômage de longue durée

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31
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youth unemployment

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le chômage des jeunes

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32
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unemployment benefit

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allocation chômage

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33
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to be on the dole (GB), to be on welfare (US)

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toucher le chômage

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job market, labour market

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le marché du travail, de l’emploi

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35
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a fixed-term contract

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un contrat à durée déterminée, CDD

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36
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an open-ended contract

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un contrat à durée indéterminée, CDI

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37
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job flexibility

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la flexibilité de l’emploi

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38
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work flexitime (GB), flextime (US)

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avoir des heures flexibles

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39
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job security / insecurity

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la sécurité / la précarité de l’emploi

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40
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an internship, a work placement

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un stage

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41
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an intern, a trainee

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un stagiaire

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42
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a casual worker

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un travailleur précaire

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43
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an odd job, a casual job

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un petit boulot

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44
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a summer job

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un boulot d’été

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45
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a temporary worker

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un intérimaire

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46
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to temp, to work as a temp

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faire de l’intérim

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47
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to employ

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employer

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48
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an employer

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un employeur

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49
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an employee

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un employé

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50
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to change jobs

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changer de travail

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51
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to hire, to take on a work

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embaucher un travailleur

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52
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to recruit

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recruter

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53
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a trial period

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une période d’essaie

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54
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a post, a position

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un poste

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55
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to appoint sb to a post

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nommer qn à un poste

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56
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to transfer sb

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muter qn

57
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a responsible job

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un poste à responsabilité(s)

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a menial job

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un emploi subalterne

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a job-seeker

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un demandeur d’emploi

60
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a jobcenter (GB)

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une agence Pôle Emploi

61
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un curriculum Vitae, a CV, a résumé

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un CV, un Curriculum Vitae

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work experience

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expérience professionnelle

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skills

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compétences

64
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to apply for a job

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être candidat à un emploi, faire une demande d’emploi

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an applicant

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un candidat à un poste

66
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a job interview

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un entretien d’embauche

67
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a job offer, a job vacancy, a job opportunity

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une offre d’emploi

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labour

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travail OU main d’oeuvre

69
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female labour / child labour

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la main d’oeuvre féminine / le travail des enfants

70
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labour standards

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les normes en matière d’emploi

71
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manpower, workforce

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la main d’oeuvre

72
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staff, personnel

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le personnel

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a colleague, a co-worker, a workmate

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un collègue, un camarade de travail

74
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human resources

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les ressources humaines

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manual labour

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le travail manuel

76
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a skilled / low-skilled / an unskilled job

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un travail qualifié / peu qualifié / non qualifié

77
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an unskilled worker

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un ouvrier spécialisé, OS

78
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a blue-collar worker

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un ouvrier

79
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a white worker

A

un employé de bureau

80
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a state employee, a civil servant

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un fonctionnaire

81
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a public-sector employee

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un salarié du secteur public

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a high-ranking civil servant

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un haut fonctionnaire

83
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to be self-employed

A

être indépendant, travailler à son compte

84
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the self-employed

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les travailleurs indépendants

85
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fees

A

des honoraires

86
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entrepreneurial

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entreprenant

87
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free entreprise

A

libre entreprise

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pay

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paie, paye

89
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salary

A

salaire

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wages

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salaire (d’ouvrier)

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to earn money, to make money

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gagner de l’argent

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to earn a living, to earn one’s living, to make a living

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gagner sa vie

93
Q

what does he do for a living ?

A

que fait-il dans la vie ?

94
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a badly-paid job, a low-paid job

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un travail mal payé

95
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a well-paid job, a highly-paid job

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un travail bien payé

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a wage-earner

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un salarié

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a bonus (pl : bonuses)

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une prime

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a perk, a fringe benefit

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un avantage (en nature), avantage annexe

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a company car

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une voiture de fonction

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performance-related pay

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salaire au rendement

101
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to be on a company’s payroll

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être employé par une entreprise

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holiday, vacation (US)

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des vacances

103
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paid holiday

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les congés payés

104
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to be on holiday

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être en vacances

105
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a bank holiday

A

un jour férié

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to be on sick leave

A

être en congé maladie

107
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to take two days off

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prendre deux jours de congé

108
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reduction of working hours

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réduction du temps de travail, RTT

109
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the 35-hour working week

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les 35 heures, la semaine de 35 heures

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to cut jobs

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supprimer des emplois

111
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to slash, to axe jobs

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faire des coupes sombres, claires dans la main d’oeuvre

112
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job losses

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des pertes d’emploi, suppression d’emploi

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to streamline

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rationaliser

114
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to downsize

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dégraisser ses effectifs

115
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to lay off workers, to make workers redundant

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licencier des salariés

116
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a redundancy

A

un licenciement (économique)

117
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a voluntary redundancy

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un départ volontaire

118
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a redundancy plan

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un plan social

119
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redundancy payment, severance pay, severance package

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indemnité de licenciement, prime de départ

120
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a golden parachute, a golden handshake

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un parachute doré

121
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to dismiss sb

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renvoyer, licencier, congédier qn

122
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to fire, to sack, to give sb the sack

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mettre à la porte, renvoyer, virer

123
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to get the sack

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être renvoyé

124
Q

an industrial dispute

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un conflit social

125
Q

to go on strike / be on strike

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se mettre / être en grève

126
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a striker

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un gréviste

127
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management and workers

A

la direction et les salariés

128
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a shop steward

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un délégué syndical

129
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a (trade) union

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un syndicat

130
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a claim

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une revendication

131
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wage claims, wage demands

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des revendications salariales

132
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a payrise (GB), a payraise (US)

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une augmentation de salaire

133
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to resume work

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reprendre le travail

134
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to retire

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prendre sa retraite

135
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to resign, to step down

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démissionner

136
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a pensioner, an old age pensioner, a retiree (US)

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un retraité

137
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retirement

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la retraire

138
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to take early retirement

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partir en pré-retraite

139
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retirement age

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l’âge de la retraite