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Un homme d’état

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A statesman

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Gouverner

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To govern

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Autonome

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Self-governing

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L’autonomie

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Self-government

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La démocratie

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Democraty

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La citoyenneté

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Citizenship

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Un monarque

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A monarch

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Une monarchie

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A monarchy

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Un souverain

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A sovereign

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La souveraineté

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Sovereignty

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Un royaume

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A kingdom

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Succéder à qlqn

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To succeed sby

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Un empereur

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An emperor/ empress

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Régner-un règne

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To reign- a reign

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Diriger

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To rule/ to lead

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Un tyrant

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A tyran

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Corrompre- corrompu

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To corrupt-corrupt

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L’autorité

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Authority

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Un coup d’état

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A coup

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Renverser

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To overthrow/ to topple

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L’anarchie

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Anarchy

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Un homme de gauche

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A left-winger

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Conservateur

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Conservative

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Pur et dur

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Hard-line

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Le fascisme

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Fascism

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Un chef d’état

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A head of state

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Une visite officielle

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A state visit

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Monter sur le trône

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To ascend the throne

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La monarchie absolue

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absolute monarchy

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L’égalité des droits

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Equality of rights

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La démocratie participative

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Participatory democracy

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Accéder au pouvoir

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To come to power

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S’emparer du pouvoir

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To seize/to take power

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Exercer le pouvoir

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To wield power

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S’accrocher au pouvoir

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To hold on to power

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36
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Réprimer

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To defeat

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Aspirer à la légitimité

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To seek/to crave legitimacy

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Ne pas respecter les règles

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To bend the rules

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39
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Menacer la démocratie

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To threaten democracy

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Mettre la démocratie en péril

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To jeopardize democracy

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Porter atteinte à la liberté

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To infringe on liberty

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42
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L’échiquier politique

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The political spectrum

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De tous bords

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Of all stripes

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Un ministre

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A secretary

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Un ministère

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A department

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Le ministre des finances (GB)

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The chancellor of the exchequer

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Le trésor

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Treasury

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Le ministre des affaires étrangères (GB)

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The foreign secretary

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Le ministère des affaires étrangères

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The foreign office

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Le ministre de l’intérieur

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The Home Secretary

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Le ministre de la justice

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The lord chancellor

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Le ministre de l’éducation

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The secretary for education

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Le ministre des finances (US)

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The secretary of the treasury

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Le ministère des finances

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The treasury department

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Le ministre des affaires étrangères

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The Secretary of State

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Le ministre de la justice

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The attorney general

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Une mairie

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A town/ a cityhall

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Un maire

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A mayor

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La fonction publique

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The civil service

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La paperasserie

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Red-tape

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Un arrondissement

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A borough (GB)

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Diriger

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To run

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Nommer

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To appoint

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Une nomination

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An appointment

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Renvoyer

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To dismiss

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Le renvoi

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The dismissal

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Remanier

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To reshuffle

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Dissoudre

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To dissolve

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Une politique

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A policy

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Faire appliquer la loi

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To enforce the law

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Introduire

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To phase

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Abandonner

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To phase out

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Faire marche arrière

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To back pedal

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Une subvention

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A subsidy

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Les recettes

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Revenue

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Les dépenses

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Expenditure

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Un impôt

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A tax

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Un prélèvement

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A levy

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Inaugurer

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To inaugurate

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Entrer en fonction

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To take office

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Appeler aux urnes

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To call an election

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Prendre des mesures

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To take steps

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Une question controversée

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A moot point

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Une question délicate

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A tricky issue

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Trouver un terrain d’entente

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To bridge divisions

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Trouver un compromis

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To strike a balance

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Se montrer inflexible

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To take a tough line

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Rendre des comptes

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Hold to account

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Une filiale

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A subsidiary

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Diriger

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To manage/to run/to head

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L’esprit d’entreprise

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Entrepreneurship

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Un service

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A department

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Déposer

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To register

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Produire

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Produce

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Le rendement

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The output

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Un entrepôt

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A warehouse

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Un produit de base

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A commodity

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Entrepose r

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To store

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Un client

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A customer

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Commander

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To order

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Facturer

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To invoice

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Régler

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To settle

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Rentable

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Efficient

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Rentabilité

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Efficiency/profitability

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Racheter

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To buy out

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Fusionner

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To merge

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Un associé

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A partner

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Externaliser

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To outsource

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Délocaliser

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To relocate

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Un débouché

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An outlet

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Restructuration

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Downsizing

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Agrandir

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To upsize

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Une incitation

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An incentive

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Un directeur financier

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CFO

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Un bulletin de salaire

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A payslip

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Les gains

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Earnings

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Les dépenses

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Expenses

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Les PME

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Medium-sized businesses

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La maison mère

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The parent company

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La culture d’entreprise

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Corporate culture

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Conseil d’administration

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The board of directors

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Faire des affaires

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To do business

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Une opa

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A takeover bid

Anglais (12 decks)

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