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1
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Le marché du travail

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The Job Market

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L’emploi

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Employment

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La création d’emplois

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Job creation

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Le secteur public/privé

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The public/private sector

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Une branche, un domaine d’activité

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A field, a branch, a sector

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Un emploi

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A job

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Les offres d’emplois

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Job offers

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Un employeur

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An employer

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La main d’oeuvre

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Labour, the work force

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Une pénurie de main-d’œuvre

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A labour shortage

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Un excédent de main d’œuvre

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A labour surplus

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Un employé

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An employee

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Le titulaire d’un emploi

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A jobholder

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Un salarié

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A wage-earner

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Un auto-entrepreneur

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A self-employed person

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La population active

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The working population

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Créer des emplois

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Create/generate jobs

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Créer des débouchés

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Create job opportunities

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Proposer des emplois

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Offer jobs

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Arriver sur le marché de l’emploi

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Join the labour force

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Monter son entreprise

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Start a business

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Bouché

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Overcrowded

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Saturé

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Glutted

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Concurrentiel

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Competitive

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Avoir un emploi

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Being in work

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Une profession

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An occupation

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Les professions libérales

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The professions

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Un poste

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A post, a position

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Une carrière

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A career

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Un cadre

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An executive

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Un cadre supérieur

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A top executive

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Un travailleur indépendant

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A freelance

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Exercer un métier

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Have a job

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Travailler (pour une entreprise)

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Be employed (in a company)

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Travailler (comme)

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Work (as)

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Occuper un poste (en qualité de)

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Hold a post/a position (as…)

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Être responsable de

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Be in charge of

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Gagner sa vie

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Earn a living

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39
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Être au travail

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Be at work

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40
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Le recrutement

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Recruitment

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41
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Une recherche d’emploi

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A job hunt

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Un demandeur d’emploi

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A job hunter/seeker

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43
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Les annonces classées

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The classified add, the classifieds

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44
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Le profil d’un poste

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Job definition/description

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Un intitulé de poste

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A job title

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Un poste vacant

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A vacancy

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Une opportunité d’emploi

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An opportunity

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48
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Une candidature

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An application

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49
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Un postulant, un candidat

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An applicant

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50
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Une lettre de candidature

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A letter of application

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51
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Un formulaire de candidature

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An application form

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52
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Un CV

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A résumé, a CV

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53
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Une lettre de recommandation

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A letter of recommendation

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54
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Des références

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Credentials

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55
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Les compétences, les qualifications

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Skills

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56
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Un travailleur (non) qualifié

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A(n un)skilled worker

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57
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L’expérience professionelle

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Work experience

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58
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Une ANPE

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A job centre

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59
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Les agences pour l’emploi

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An employment agency

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60
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Un recruteur

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A recruiter

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Un service de ressources humaines

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A human resources department

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Un cabinet de recrutement

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A head-hunting firm

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Un chasseur de têtes

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A head hunter

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64
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Un entretien (d’embauche)

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A (job) interview

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Un rendez-vous

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An appointment

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66
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Un test

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A test

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67
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La psychologie

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Psychology

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68
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La discrimination (positive)

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(Positive) discrimination

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Les pratiques de restriction

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Restrictive practices

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70
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Le sexisme

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Sexism

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La discrimination par l’âge

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Ageism

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72
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La racisme

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Racism

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73
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Rechercher un emploi

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Look/Hunt for a job

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Changer d’emploi

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Change jobs

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75
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Postuler

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Apply for a job

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Remplir un formulaire

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Fill in a form

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77
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Faire passer un entretien à qqn

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Interview someone

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Passer un test

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Sit a test

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79
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Sélectionner

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Select

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80
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Choisir

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Choose

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81
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Proposer un emploi

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Offer a job

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82
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Embaucher

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Take on, hire

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83
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Recruter

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Recruit

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84
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Pourvoir un poste

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Fill a post

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85
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Nommer quelqu’un à un poste

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Appoint sb to a post

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86
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Employer quelqu’un comme

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Employ somebody as a

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87
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Signer un contrat

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Sign a contract

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Refuser (un candidat) à l’embauche

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Turn down (an applicant)

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Période d’essai et formation

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Probation and training

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90
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Une période d’essai

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A probationary period

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91
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La formation processionnelle

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Vocational training

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92
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Un stage (de formation)

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A training period/session/an internship

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Un programme de formation

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A training programme

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Un stagiaire

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A trainee, an intern

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95
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La formation continue

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Continuing education

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(Se) former

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Train

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(Se) recycler

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Retrain

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98
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Prendre quelqu’un à l’essai

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Take somebody on probation

Take somebody for a trial period

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Être en stage

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Be on a training period

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100
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Se spécialiser (en)

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Specialize (in)

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101
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L’avancement

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Promotion

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102
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Une nomination (en tant que)

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An appointment (as)

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103
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Une affectation (administrative)

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An assignment

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104
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La titularisation

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Tenure

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105
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L’ancienneté

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Seniority

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106
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L’avancement à l’ancienneté

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Promotion by seniority

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107
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Le mérite

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Merit

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108
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L’avancement au mérite

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Promotion by selection

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109
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Les perspectives de carrière

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Career prospects

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Être nommé

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Be assigned/appointed

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Être muté

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Be reassigned/transferred

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Être titularisé

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Get tenure

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Être promu

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Be promoted

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Monter dans la hiérarchie

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Climb the ladder

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Gérer sa carrière

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Further one’s career

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Le chômage

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Unemployment

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La perte d’emploi

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Losing One’s Job

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Le chômage partiel

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Short-time working

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Les sureffectifs

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Overmanning

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La restructuration

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Restructuring

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La compression de personnel

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Staff reductions

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le “dégraissage” (des effectifs)

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downsizing, streamlining

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les réductions d’effectifs

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job cuts

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un emploi précaire

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a tenuous job

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le licenciement économique

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redundancy

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une lettre de licenciement

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a redundancy letter

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le départ volontaire

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voluntary redudancy

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la mise au chômage technique

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lay-off

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une perte, une suppression d’emploi

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a job loss

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un licenciement, un renvoi

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a dismissal, a discharge

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la pré-retraite

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early retirement

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la démission

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resignation

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réduire les effectifs

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reduce the staff

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supprimer des emplois

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cut down jobs

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licencier (quelqu’un)

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lay-off, make somebody redundant

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renvoyer

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dismiss, discharge

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mettre à la porte

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fire

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mettre quelqu’un à la retraite d’office

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pension somebody off

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prendre sa retraite

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retire

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démissionner

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resign

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quitter (un emploi)

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quit (a job)

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être sans emploi

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being out of work

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le chômage

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joblessness, unemployment

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le chômage des jeunes

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youth unemployment

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le chômage de courte/longue durée

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short/long-term unemployment

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les chômeurs

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the unemployed, the jobless

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le taux de chômage

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the unemployment rate

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une indemnité de licenciement

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redundancy compensation

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une prime de licenciement

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severance pay

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une prime de départ

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a golden handshake

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l’assurance chômage

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unemployment insurance

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une caisse d’assurance-chômage

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an unemployment fund

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les indemnités chômages

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unemployment benefits

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les allocations de chômage

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dole (money)

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un demandeur

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a claimant

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la perte de statut

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loss of status

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indemniser, dédommager (de quelque chose)

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compensate (for something)

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réclamer des indemnités

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ask for compensation

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toucher des allocations chômage

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collect unemployment benefits

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pointer à une agence pour l’emploi

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check in/sign on at the unemployment agency

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retrouver un emploi

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find a job again

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toucher le chômage

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be on the dole

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sans emploi, au chômage

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jobless, unemployed

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inactif, désœuvré

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idle, inactive

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temporaire

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temporary

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chronique

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chronic

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cyclique, conjoncturel

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cyclical

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les conditions de travail

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working conditions

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les lieux de travail

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work places

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une usine

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a factory

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un atelier

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a shop

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un atelier (souvent clandestin)

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a sweatshop

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une entreprise

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a company, a firm

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le siège/une succursale

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the headquearters/a branch

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un magasin, une boutique

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a shop

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un bureau

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an office

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les locaux

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the premises

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le temps de travail

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working hours

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un jour ouvrable

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a working day

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la semaine de travail

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the working week

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une semaine de 39/35 heures

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a 39/35 hour working week

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les heures de bureau

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office hours

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les horaires flexibles

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flexitime

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le travail à temps partiel

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part-time work

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un travailleur à temps partiel

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a part-time worker, a part-timer

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le travail temporaire, l’intérim

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temporary work, temping

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le travail par roulement

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shiftwork

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l’équipe de jour/de nuit

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the day/night shift

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les heures supplémentaires

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overtime

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le partage du travail

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work sharing

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travailler à temps plein

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work full time

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travailler par roulement

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work shifts

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faire des heures supplémentaires

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work overtime

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partager le travail

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do job sharing

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à temps plein

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full-time

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à temps partiel

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part-time

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à mi-temps

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half-time

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la rémunération

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pay

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la paie, le salaire

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pay, salary

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un bulletin de salaire

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a payslip, a paysheet

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le jour de paie

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payday

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Q

un rappel de salaire

A

backpay

203
Q

les congés payés

A

holiday with pay

204
Q

un congé rémunéré

A

a leave on full pay

205
Q

un congé sans solde

A

a leave without pay

206
Q

une grille/échelle de salaires

A

a salary scale

207
Q

des honoraires

A

a fee/fees

208
Q

une commission

A

a commission

209
Q

le salaire, la paie

A

wages

210
Q

un salarié

A

a wage-earner

211
Q

une augmentation (de salaire)

A

a wage increase

212
Q

une hausse de salaire

A

a wage increase

213
Q

un gel de salaire

A

a wage/ a pay freeze

214
Q

le salaire minimum

A

the minimum wage

215
Q

le(s) revenu(s)

A

the income

216
Q

le revenu brut

A

gross income

217
Q

le revenu net (imposable)

A

net income

218
Q

le revenu disponible

A

disposable income

219
Q

le pouvoir d’achat

A

purchasing power

220
Q

une prime, une gratification

A

a bonus

221
Q

l’intéressement

A

profit-sharing

222
Q

les avantages sociaux

A

fringe benefits

223
Q

un avantage en nature

A

a perk

224
Q

les frais de représentation

A

an expense account

225
Q

une voiture en fonction

A

a company car

226
Q

un ticket-restaurant

A

a lunch voucher

227
Q

gagner de l’argent en travaillant

A

earn money

228
Q

gagner sa vie (comme)

A

earn one’ living as

229
Q

gagner un maigre salaire

A

eke out a leaving

230
Q

gagner, être payé

A

be/get paid

231
Q

être payé en nature

A

be paid in kind

232
Q

être payé en espèces

A

be paid in cash

233
Q

toucher un salaire

A

draw/earn a salary

234
Q

obtenir une augmentation

A

get a rise

235
Q

augmenter

A

increase, raise

236
Q

geler (les salaires)

A

freeze (wages)

237
Q

survivre tant bien que mal

A

keep one’s head above water

238
Q

surpayé

A

overpaid

239
Q

bien payé

A

well-paid

240
Q

mal payé

A

badly-paid

241
Q

sous payé

A

underpaid

242
Q

les risques du métier

A

occupational hazards

243
Q

une maladie du travail

A

an occupational disease

244
Q

un accident

A

an accident

245
Q

un accident sur le lieu de travail

A

a work place accident

246
Q

une incapacité de travail

A

incapacitation for work

247
Q

un congé (maladie)

A

(sick) leave

248
Q

une assurance

A

an insurance

249
Q

l’assurance maladie

A

health/sickness insurance

250
Q

la couverture

A

cover

251
Q

les prestations maladie

A

sick pay

252
Q

avoir un accident

A

have an accident

253
Q

être dans l’incapacité de travailler

A

be incapacitated for work

254
Q

prendre un jour de congé

A

take a day off

255
Q

être en congé

A

be on leave

256
Q

obtenir des dommages et intérêts

A

get compensation

257
Q

recevoir une pension

A

be on a pension

258
Q

la législation du travail

A

work regulations

259
Q

une loi

A

a law

260
Q

une directive

A

a guideline

261
Q

un contrat (de travail)

A

a (work) contract

262
Q

du travail (non) déclaré

A

(un)declared work

263
Q

le travail au noir

A

moonlighting

264
Q

un travailleur au noir

A

a moonlighter

265
Q

l’inspection du travail

A

labour inspection

266
Q

légiférer

A

legislate

267
Q

réglementer

A

regulate

268
Q

appliquer (une loi)

A

enforce (a law)

269
Q

déclarer

A

declare

270
Q

travailler au noir

A

moonlight, work on the sly