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L’emploi

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Employment

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Le secteur public / privé

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Thé 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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Les offres d’emploi

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Job offers

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Un poste

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A post, a position

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La pénurie / l’excédent de main d’œuvre

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Labour shortage =! Labour surplus

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Recrutement

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Recruitment

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Un entretien d’embauche

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A job interview

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Un poste vacant

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A vacancy

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Le département des ressources humaines

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A human ressources department

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Un artisan

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A craftsman

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L’avancement

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Promotion

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Les perspectives de carrière

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Career prospects

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Syndicalisme et tensions sociales

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Unionism and social tensions

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Une grève

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A strike

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Un accord

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An agreement

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Un représentant syndical

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A union representative

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Être sans emploi

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Being out of work

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Les allocations chômage

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Unemployment benefits, the dole (familier)

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Une fusion

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A merger

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Un repreneur

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A rescuer, a buyer

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L’oisiveté

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Idlesness

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Une maladie du travail

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An occupational disease

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Un accident du travail

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A workplace accident

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Les lieux de travail

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Work places

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Un succursale

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A branch

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Le siège, la direction générale

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The headquarters

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Un commerçant

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A shopkeeper

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Un cadre (supérieur)

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An (a top) executive

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Un concurrent

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A competitor

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L’équipe de nuit

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The night shift

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Le plein emploi

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Full employment

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Une chaîne de montage

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An assembly line

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La comptabilité

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The accounting department

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Un comptable

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An accountant

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Une affaire

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A business

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Une entreprise

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A company

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Un secteur, un domaine

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A trade

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Un piquet de grève

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A picket

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Un syndicat

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A trade union / labor union (US)

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Une retenue sur salaire

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A déduction from wages

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Une impasse

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A deadlock

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Une démission

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A resignation

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Le chômage

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Unemployment, joblessness

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Le «dégraissage» des effectifs

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Downsizing

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Une prime de départ, un parachute doré

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A golden handshake

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Un congé sabbatique

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A sabbatical

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Un congé maladie

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A sick leave

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Une usine

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A factory

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Un bureau

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An office

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Un atelier (souvent clandestin)

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A sweatshop

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La rémunération

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Pay

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53
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Un soutien de famille

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A breadwinner

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Un congé rémunéré

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A leave on full pay

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Les avantages en nature

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Perks

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La législation

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Regulations

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Du travail non déclaré

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Undeclared work

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Un stagiaire

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A trainee = an intern

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Le travail au noir

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Moonlighting

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Les chiffres du chômage

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Unemployment figures

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Un travailleur qui fait le trajet domicile-travail

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A commuter

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Le télé-travail

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Teleworking

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Le niveau de vie

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The living standard

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Un licenciement économique

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A redundancy = a layoff

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Un jour ouvrable

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A work day (US)

A working day (UK)

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Le monde de l’entreprise

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Corporate world

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CA = chiffre d’affaires

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The turnover

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Un actionnaire

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A shareholder

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Un salarié

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A wage-earner

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Un fonctionnaire

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A civil servant / a state employee

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Un CDI

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A permanent job

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Un CDD

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A fixed-term contract

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La sécurité de l’emploi

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Job security

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Un routier

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A teamster

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Une fiche de paye

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A pay slip

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Un congé sans solde

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A leave without pay

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Le revenu disponible

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Disposable income

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Un contrat de travail

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A work contract

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Des petits boulots

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Odd jobs

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Le plein emploi

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Full employment

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La main d’œuvre

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The workforce = labour force

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Le marché du travail

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The labour market

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Le pouvoir d’achat

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The purchasing power = the buying power

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Des suppressions d’emplois

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Job cuts

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Des heures supplémentaires

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Overtime

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L’Agence Nationale Pour l’Emploi

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A job centre

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La salle du Conseil d’administration

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The boardroom

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Le CA = conseil d’administration

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The board (of directors)

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Salaire

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A wage, a salary

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La concurrence

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Competition

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Un travail peu rémunéré

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A low-paid job

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Les perspectives d’emploi

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Job prospects

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Une entreprise, une société

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A company, a firm

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Une PME

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A medium-sized business

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Le personnel, les employés

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The staff

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Des bénéfices

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Profites

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Les impôts

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Tax

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Les congés payés

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Holiday with pay

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Un travailleur de banlieue

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A commuter

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Les revenus

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The income

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Un retraité

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A retiree

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La retraite

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Retirement

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Un PDG

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A CEO

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La direction

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The management

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Une prime

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A bonus

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Un cadre supérieur

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A top executive

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Un ticket restaurant

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A lunch voucher

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Les avantages sociaux

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Fringe benefits

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Le salaire minimum

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The minimum wage

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La retraite (€€)

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The pension ($$)

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En sureffectif

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Overstaffed

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Concurrentiel

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Competitive

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Fait-main

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Handmade

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Précaire

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Tenuous

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Net

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Net

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Retraité

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Retired

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Qualifié

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Skilled

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Oisif

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Idle

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Stable

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Steady

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Brut

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Gross

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Être licencié

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To be fired = to be sacked

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Embaucher

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To hire / to take on

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Être embauché

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To be hired

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Supprimer des emplois

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To cut jobs

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Monter dans la hiérarchie

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To climb the (corporate) ladder

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Se mettre à son compte, créer son entreprise

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To set up one’s business

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Avoir droit aux allocations chômage

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To be entitled to unemployment benefits

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Diriger une entreprise

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To run a company

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Postuler

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To apply for a job

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Se mettre en grève

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To go on strike

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Faire faillite

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To go bankrupt

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Démissionner

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To quit

To resign

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Obtenir un entretien d’embauche

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To get a job interview

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Refuser (un candidat)

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To turn down (an applicant)

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Être en formation

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To be in training

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Toucher les allocations chômage

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To be on welfare = on employment benefits

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Mettre la clé sous la porte

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To go out of business

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Travailler à temps plein / à temps partiel / faire des heures supplémentaires

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To work full-time / part-time / overtime

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Fusionner

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To merge

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Prendre sa retraite

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To retire

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Reprendre le travail

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To resume work

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Relancer l’économie

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To revive / restart / stimulate / reflate the economy

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Virer

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To fire

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Être renvoyé

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To be made redundant

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Sous-traiter

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To outsource

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Refondre, réorganiser

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To revamp

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Obtenir une augmentation

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To get a rise

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Renvoyer

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To dismiss

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Licencier

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To lay off

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Être au chômage / sans emploi

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To be unemployed / out of work

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Délocaliser

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To relocate

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Faire le trajet domicile-travail

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To commute

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Un col bleu

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A blue-collar worker

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Un col blanc

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A white-collar worker

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Un emploi de bureau

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A nine-to-five job

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Un bourreau de travail

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A workhalic

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Un employé jetable (en situation précaire)

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A disposable worker

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