Working conditions Flashcards

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to reshape

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to transform

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to transform

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to reshape

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a home-help

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une aide à domicile

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une aide à domicile

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a home help

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5
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le ménage de printemps

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the spring cleaning

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the spring cleaning

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le ménage de printemps

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7
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on the fly

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à la volée

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8
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à la volée

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on the fly

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9
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sur demande

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on demand

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10
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on demand

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sur demande

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11
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a cable company

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une entreprise du câble

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12
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une entreprise du cable

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a cable company

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13
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an insider

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un initié

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14
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un initié

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an insider

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15
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a chart

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un graphique

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16
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un graphique

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a chart

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17
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a frothy market

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un marché effervescent

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18
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un marché effervescent

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a frothy market

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19
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to strike

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to hit

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20
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to hit

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to strike

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21
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to behave boastfully (informal)

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to show off

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22
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to show off

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to behave boastfully

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23
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a venue

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a place of an event

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a place of an event

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a venue

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to top sth up
to refill
26
to refill
to top sth up
27
un travailleur au noir
a moonlighter
28
a moonlighter
un travailleur au noir
29
the timetable
l'emploi du temps
30
l'emploi du temps
the timetable
31
flagging
flasque
32
flasque
flagging
33
objectionable
désagréable et répréhensible
34
désagréable et répréhensible
objectionable
35
accident du travail
industrial injury
36
allocation
allowance
37
allocation chômage
unemployement benefit
38
ancienneté
seniority
39
annoncer une place vacante
To advertise a vacancy
40
arrêt de travail
Work stoppage
41
augmentation de salaire
Wage increase/raise
42
Automatisation
Automation
43
Avantages divers
Perks, incentives
44
Avantages en nature
Fringe benefits
45
Avantages sociaux
Welfare benefits
46
Avoir droit à
To be eligible for
47
Avoir une journée de congé
To have a day off
48
cadre (la personne)
Executive
49
Caisse de retraite
Pension fund
50
Chef d'atelier
Supervisor
51
Chercher un travail
To look for a job
52
Chômage
Unemployement, joblessness
53
les chômeurs
the unemployed
54
compression du personnel
Downsizing, streamlining, trimming
55
Conflits sociaux
Social unrest, industrial action
56
Congé maladie
Sick leave
57
Congé de maternité
Maternity leave
58
Congé payé
Holiday with pay
59
Conseil de prud'hommes
Labour court
60
conventions/négociations collectives
Collective bargaining
61
Décréter une grève
Call a strike
62
Délégué syndical
Shop steward
63
Délocaliser
To relocate
64
Demande d'emploi
job application
65
Démission
Resignation
66
Démissioner
To resign from, to quit one's job
67
Directeur d'usine
Plant manager
68
Donner un préavis
To give one's notice
69
Donner une promotion
To promote someone
70
Droit du travail
Labour law
71
Effectifs ouvriers
Labour force
72
Effectifs de la paie
Payroll
73
Emploi, poste, place
Employement
74
Equipe de nuit
Night shift
75
Etre au chômage
to be unemployed, on the dole
76
Externaliser
To outsource
77
Flexibilité des horaires
Flexitime
78
Former
To train
79
Heures de fermetures
Closing time
80
Heure de bureau
Office hours
81
Heures supplémentaires
Overtime
82
Impasse
Deadlock
83
Installer des piquets de grève
To picket a factory
84
Intérim
Temping
85
Invalidité
Disability
86
Les "hommes de troupes", ie les employés
The rank and file
87
Lettre de licenciement
Notice of dismissal, pink slip
88
Licenciements collectifs
Mass dismissal
89
Licenciements
Lays off
90
Licencier sans préavis
To discharge without notice
91
Licencier
To dismiss, to lay off, to make redundant
92
Lieu de travail
Workplace
93
Main d'oeuvre
Manpower
94
Marché du travail
Labour market
95
Office de placement
Employement agency
96
Ouvrier d'usine
Factory worker
97
Ouvrier non-qualifié
Unskilled worker
98
Ouvrier qualifié
Skilled worker
99
PDG
CEO-Chief Executive Officer
100
Pension de vieillesse
Old age pension
101
Période d'essai
Probation, trial period
102
Personnel
Staff
103
Polyvalence
Versatility
104
Pourvoir un poste
To fill a vacancy
105
Prévoyance sociale
Social welfare
106
Prime d'encouragement
Incentive
107
Prime de licenciement
Severance/package pay
108
Prime
Bonus
109
Recherche d'emploi
Job seeking
110
Réduire les effectifs
To cut the payroll/jobs
111
relations sociales
Industrial relations
112
Remplir les conditions pour un poste
To qualify for a job
113
Renvoyer
To fire
114
Reprendre le travail
To resume work
115
Responsables syndicaux
Union officials
116
retenir un candidat
To shortlist an applicant
117
Retraite anticipée
Early retirement
118
Revendication
Claim, grievance
119
Revenus
Earnings/Income/Revenue
120
Salaire Brut
Gross wage
121
Salaire horaire
Hourly wage
122
Salaire journalier
Daily wage
123
Salaire net
Net wage
124
Salarié
Salaried worker
125
Sans emploi
Jobless
126
Se mettre en grève
To go on strike
127
Prendre sa retraite
To retire
128
Retraité
Retiree
129
Semaine de 35 heures
The 35-hours week
130
Se syndiquer
To join a trade union
131
SMIC
Minimum wage
132
Sous-traitance
Subcontracting
133
Stage de formation
Training period
134
Supprimer des emplois
To shed jobs
135
Syndicat
Labour Union, trade union
136
Syndiqué
Unionised
137
Toucher un salaire
To draw wages
138
Travail à la chaîne
Assembly line production
139
Travail au noir
Illicit work, moonlighting
140
Travail d'équipe
Team work
141
Ouvrier de travaux manuels (chantiers...)
Blue-collar workers
142
Trier les candidats
To screen applicants