Vocabulary The Economic crisis Flashcards

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Une récession

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A recession, a slump

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Un ralentissement

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A slowdown

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L’effondrement de l’économie mondiale

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The global economic meltdown

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le taux d’inflation/ de chômage

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inflation rate / unemployment rate

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la bulle du crédit

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the credit bubble

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la crise du crédit

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the credit crunch

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la bulle/ crise immobilière

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the housing bubble/ crisis

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une banque d’affaires

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an Investment bank

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un fonds de pension

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a pension fund

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la bourse (des valeurs)

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the stock exchange, the stockmarket

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des actions

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shares, stock(s)

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un actionnaire

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a shareholder

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épargner

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to save

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économies

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savings

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les petits épargnants

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small savers

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une obligation

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a bond

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une obligation pourrie

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a junk bond

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un investisseur

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an investor

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un spéculateur

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a speculator

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un fonds spéculatif

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a hedge fund

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une prime

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a bonus (bonuses)

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le délit d’initiés

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insider dealing, insider trading

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la politique économique

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economic policy

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un gros richard, un gros capitaliste

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a fat cat

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mesures d’austérité, politique de rigueur

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austerity measures

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un plan de relance

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a stimulus plan, a stimulus package

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un plan de sauvetage

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a rescue plan

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renflouer une entreprise

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to bail out a company

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renflouement, sauvetage

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bailout

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les dépenses publiques

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public spending

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équilibrer un budget

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to balance a budget

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réductions budgétaires

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budget cuts

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un déficit budgétaire

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a budget deficit

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une augmentation des impôts

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a taxe rise

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un contribuable

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a taxpayer

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une faillite

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a bankruptcy

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faire faillite/ être en faillite

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to go bankrupt / to be bankrupt

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une dette

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debt

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39
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rationaliser

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to streamline

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dégraisser ses effectifs

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to downsize

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41
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restructuration

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restucturing

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réduire les coûts salariaux/ de production

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to reduce wage / production costs

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supprimer des emplois

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to cut jobs

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licencier des salariés

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to lay off workers, to make workers redundant

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un licenciement ( économique)

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a redundancy

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un départ volontaire

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a voluntary redundancy

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un plan social

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a redundancy plan

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indemnité de licenciement

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redundacy payment, severance pay

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un parachute doré

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a golden parachute, a golden handshake

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se redresser, se rétablir

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to recover

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la reprise

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recovery

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un travail, un emploi

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a job

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une carrière

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a career

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le monde du travail

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the world of work

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le lieu de travail

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the workplace

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travailler à temps partiel ou à mi-temps

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to work part time

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travailler à plein temps

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to work full time

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la population active

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the working population

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les conditions de travail

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working conditions

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un atelier

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a workshop

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une usine

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a factory, a plant

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le chômage

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unemployment, joblessness

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être au chômage

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to be unemployed, jobless, out of work

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taux de chômage

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unemployment rate, jobless rate

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les chômeurs

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the unemployed, the jobless

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le chômage de longue durée

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long-term unemployment

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le chômage des jeunes

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youth unemployment

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le marché du travail, de l’emploi

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job market, labour market

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CDD

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a fixed-term contract

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CDI

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an open-ended contract

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la flexibilité de l’emploi

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job flexibility

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la sécurité / la précarité de l’emploi

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job security / insecurity

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les travailleurs pauvres

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the working poor

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employer

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to employ

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un employeur

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an employer

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un employé

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an employee

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embaucher un travailleur

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to hire, to take on a worker

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recruter

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to recruit

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une période d’essai

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a trial period

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un demandeur d’emploi

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a job seeker

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

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to apply for a job

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un candidat à un poste

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an applicant

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une demande d’emploi

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a job application

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un entretien d’embauche

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a job interview

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une offre d’emploi

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a job offer, a job vacancy, a job opportunity

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travail ou main d’œuvre

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labour

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les normes en matière d’emploi

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labour standards

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la main d’œuvre

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manpower, workforce

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un travailleur qualifié/ peu qualifié / non qualifié

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a skilled / low-skilled / an unskilled worker

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un fonctionnaire

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a state employee, a civil servant

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gagner sa vie

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

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un salarié

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a wage earner

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avantage(en nature), avantage annexe

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a perk, a fringe benefit

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réduction du temps de travail, RTT les 35 heures, la semaine de 35 heures

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reduction of working hours the 35-hour working week

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un conflit social

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an industrial dispute

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se mettre / être en grève

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to go on strike / be on strike

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un délégué syndical

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a shop steward

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un syndicat

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a (trade) union

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une revendication

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a claim

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des revendications salariales

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wage claims, wage demands

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une augmentation de salaire

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a payrise(GB), a payraise(US)

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reprendre le travail

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to resume work

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la retraite

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retirement

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prendre sa retraite

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to retire

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un retraité

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a pensioner, an old age pensioner

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partir en pré-retraite

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to take early retirement

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l’âge de la retraite

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retirement age