UNEMPLOYMENT, WORK AND PAY Flashcards

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An occupation

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Une profession

Une activité professionnelle

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To work from home

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Travailler chez soi

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A sweatshop

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Un atelier clandestin

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To be on duty

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Être de garde

Être de service

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To be off duty

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Ne pas être de garde

Ne pas être de service

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To be unemployed
To be jobless
To be out of work

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Être au chômage

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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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A fixed-term contract

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Un CDD

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Job flexibility

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Flexibilité de l’emploi

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A casual worker

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Un travailleur précaire

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An intern

A trainee

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Un stagiaire

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To temp

To work as a temp

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Faire de l’intérim

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A job-seeker

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Un demandeur d’emploi

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A curriculum vitae
A CV
A resume (US)

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Un CV

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A job interview

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Un entretien d’embauche

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A blue-collar worker

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Un ouvrier

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The self-employed

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Les travailleurs indépendants

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What does he do for a living ?

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Que fait-il dans la vie ?

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A perk

A fringe benefit

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Un avantage en nature

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Performance-related pay

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Salaire au rendement

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To be on holiday

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Être en vacances

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To be on sick leave

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Être en congé maladie

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Reduction of working hours

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RTT, Réduction du temps de travail

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To slash jobs

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Faire des coupes sombres dans la main d’œuvre

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To axe jobs

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Faire des coupes clair dans la main d’œuvre

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A voluntary redundancy

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Un départ volontaire

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Redundancy payment

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Indemnité de licenciement

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Severance pay

Severance package

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Prime de départ

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To fire

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Renvoyer

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To sack

To give the sack

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Virer

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An industrial dispute

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Un conflit social

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A payrise (GB)
A pay raise (US)
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Une augmentation

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To resume work

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Reprendre le travail

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The professions

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Les professions libérales

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A factory

A plant

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Une usine

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A work permit

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Un permis de travail

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To change jobs

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Changer de travail

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Unemployment benefit

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Allocation chômage

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Job market

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Le marché du travail

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Labour market

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Le marche de l’emploi

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An open-end contract

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Un CDI

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Job security

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Sécurité de l’emploi

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Job insecurity

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Précarité de l’emploi

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An internship

A work placement

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Un stage

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An odd job

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Un petit boulot

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To transfer somebody

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Muter quelqu’un

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A job center (GB)

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Une agence Pôle Emploi

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An applicant

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Un candidat à un poste

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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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A white-collar worker

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Un employé de bureau

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Fees

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Honoraires

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A wage-earner

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Un salarié

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A company car

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Une voiture de fonction

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To be on a company’s payroll

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Être employé par une entreprise

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A bank holiday

A

Un jour férié

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To take two days off

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Prendre deux jours de congés

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The 35-hours working week

A

La semaine de 35h

Les 35h

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A redundancy

A

Un licenciement

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A redundancy plan

A

Un plan social

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A golden parachute

A golden handshake

A

Un parachute doré

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To get the sack

A

Être renvoyé

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A shop steward

A

Un délégué syndical

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Wage claims

Wage demands

A

Revendications salariales

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An old age pensioner 
A retiree (US)
A

Un retraité

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Une profession

Une activité professionnelle

A

An occupation

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Travailler chez soi

A

To work from home

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Un atelier clandestin

A

A sweatshop

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Être de garde

Être de service

A

To be on duty

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Ne pas être de garde

Ne pas être de service

A

To be off duty

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Être au chômage

A

To be unemployed
To be jobless
To be out of work

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Toucher le chômage

A

To be on the dole(GB)

To be on welfare (US)

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Un CDD

A

A fixed-term contract

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Flexibilité de l’emploi

A

Job flexibility

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Un travailleur précaire

A

A casual work

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Un stagiaire

A

A intern

A trainee

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Faire de l’intérim

A

To temp

To work as a temp

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Un demandeur d’emploi

A

A job-seeker

78
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Un CV

A

A curriculum vitae
A CV
A resume(US)

79
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Un entretien d’embauche

A

A job interview

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Un ouvrier

A

A blue-collar worker

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Les travailleurs indépendants

A

The self-employed

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Que fait-il dans la vie ?

A

What does he do for a living ?

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Un avantage en nature

A

A perk

A fringe benefit

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Salaire au rendement

A

Performance-related pay

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Être en vacances

A

To be on holiday

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Être en congé maladie

A

To be on sick leave

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RTT, Reduction du temps de travail

A

Reduction of working hours

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Faire des coupes sombre dans la main d’œuvre

A

To slash jobs

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Faire des coupes claires dans la main d’œuvre

A

To axe jobs

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Un départ volontaire

A

A voluntary redundancy

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Indemnité de licenciement

A

Redundancy payement

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Prime de départ

A

Severance pay

Severance package

93
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Renvoyer

A

To fire

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Virer

A

To sack

To give the sack

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Un conflit social

A

An industrial dispute

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Une augmentation

A
A payrise (GB)
A payraise (US)
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Reprendre le travail

A

To resume work

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Les professions libérales

A

The professions

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Une usine

A

A plant

A factory

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Un permis de travail

A

A work permit

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Changer de travail

A

To change jobs

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Allocation chômage

A

Unemployment benefit

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Job market

A

Le marché du travail

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Labour market

A

Le marché de l’emploi

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Un CDI

A

An open-end contract

106
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Sécurité de l’emploi

A

Job security

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Précarité de l’emploi

A

Job insecurity

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Un stage

A

An internship

A work-placement

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Un petit boulot

A

A odd job

110
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Muter quelqu’un

A

To transfer somebody

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Q

Une agence Pôle Emploi

A

A job centre (GB)

112
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Un candidat à un poste

A

An applicant

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Une offre d’emploi

A

A job offer
A job vacancy
A job opportunity

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Un employé de bureau

A

A white-collar worker

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Honoraires

A

Fees

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Un salarié

A

A wage-earner

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Une voiture de fonction

A

A company car

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Être employé par une entreprise

A

To be on a company’s payroll

119
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Un jour férié

A

A bank holiday

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Prendre deux jours de congés

A

To take two days off

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La semaine des 35h

Les 35h

A

The 35-hours working week

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Un licenciement

A

A redundancy

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Un plan social

A

A redundancy plan

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Un parachute doré

A

A golden parachute

A golden handshake

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Être renvoyé

A

To get the sack

126
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Un délégué syndical

A

A shop steward

127
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Revendications salariales

A

Wage claims

Wage demands

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Un retraité

A
An old age pensioner 
A retiree (US)