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Working conditions Flashcards

1
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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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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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on the fly

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à la volée

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à la volée

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on the fly

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sur demande

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on demand

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on demand

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sur demande

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a cable company

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une entreprise du câble

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une entreprise du cable

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a cable company

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an insider

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un initié

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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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un graphique

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a chart

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a frothy market

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un marché effervescent

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un marché effervescent

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a frothy market

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to strike

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to hit

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to hit

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to strike

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to behave boastfully (informal)

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to show off

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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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24
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a place of an event

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a venue

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25
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to top sth up

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to refill

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to refill

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to top sth up

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27
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un travailleur au noir

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a moonlighter

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a moonlighter

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un travailleur au noir

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29
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the timetable

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l’emploi du temps

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l’emploi du temps

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the timetable

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31
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flagging

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flasque

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32
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flasque

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flagging

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33
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objectionable

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désagréable et répréhensible

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désagréable et répréhensible

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objectionable

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35
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accident du travail

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industrial injury

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36
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allocation

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allowance

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37
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allocation chômage

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unemployement benefit

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38
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ancienneté

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seniority

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39
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annoncer une place vacante

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To advertise a vacancy

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40
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arrêt de travail

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Work stoppage

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41
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augmentation de salaire

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Wage increase/raise

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42
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Automatisation

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Automation

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43
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Avantages divers

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Perks, incentives

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44
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Avantages en nature

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Fringe benefits

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45
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Avantages sociaux

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Welfare benefits

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46
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Avoir droit à

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To be eligible for

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47
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Avoir une journée de congé

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To have a day off

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48
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cadre (la personne)

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Executive

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49
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Caisse de retraite

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Pension fund

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50
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Chef d’atelier

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Supervisor

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51
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Chercher un travail

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To look for a job

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52
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Chômage

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Unemployement, joblessness

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53
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les chômeurs

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the unemployed

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54
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compression du personnel

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Downsizing, streamlining, trimming

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55
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Conflits sociaux

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Social unrest, industrial action

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56
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Congé maladie

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Sick leave

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57
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Congé de maternité

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Maternity leave

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Congé payé

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Holiday with pay

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Conseil de prud’hommes

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Labour court

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conventions/négociations collectives

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Collective bargaining

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Décréter une grève

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Call a strike

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Délégué syndical

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Shop steward

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Délocaliser

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To relocate

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Demande d’emploi

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job application

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Démission

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Resignation

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Démissioner

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To resign from, to quit one’s job

67
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Directeur d’usine

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Plant manager

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Donner un préavis

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To give one’s notice

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Donner une promotion

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To promote someone

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Droit du travail

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Labour law

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Effectifs ouvriers

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Labour force

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Effectifs de la paie

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Payroll

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Emploi, poste, place

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Employement

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Equipe de nuit

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Night shift

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Etre au chômage

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to be unemployed, on the dole

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Externaliser

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To outsource

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Flexibilité des horaires

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Flexitime

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Former

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To train

79
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Heures de fermetures

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Closing time

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Heure de bureau

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Office hours

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Heures supplémentaires

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Overtime

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Impasse

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Deadlock

83
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Installer des piquets de grève

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To picket a factory

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Intérim

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Temping

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Invalidité

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Disability

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Les “hommes de troupes”, ie les employés

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The rank and file

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Lettre de licenciement

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Notice of dismissal, pink slip

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Licenciements collectifs

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Mass dismissal

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Licenciements

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Lays off

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Licencier sans préavis

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To discharge without notice

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Licencier

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To dismiss, to lay off, to make redundant

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Lieu de travail

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Workplace

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Main d’oeuvre

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Manpower

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Marché du travail

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Labour market

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Office de placement

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Employement agency

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Ouvrier d’usine

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Factory worker

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Ouvrier non-qualifié

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Unskilled worker

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Ouvrier qualifié

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Skilled worker

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PDG

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CEO-Chief Executive Officer

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Pension de vieillesse

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Old age pension

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Période d’essai

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Probation, trial period

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Personnel

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Staff

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Polyvalence

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Versatility

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Pourvoir un poste

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To fill a vacancy

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Prévoyance sociale

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Social welfare

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Prime d’encouragement

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Incentive

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Prime de licenciement

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Severance/package pay

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Prime

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Bonus

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Recherche d’emploi

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Job seeking

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Réduire les effectifs

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To cut the payroll/jobs

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relations sociales

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Industrial relations

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Remplir les conditions pour un poste

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To qualify for a job

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Renvoyer

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To fire

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Reprendre le travail

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To resume work

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Responsables syndicaux

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Union officials

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retenir un candidat

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To shortlist an applicant

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Retraite anticipée

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Early retirement

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Revendication

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Claim, grievance

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Revenus

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Earnings/Income/Revenue

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Salaire Brut

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Gross wage

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Salaire horaire

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Hourly wage

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Salaire journalier

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Daily wage

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Salaire net

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Net wage

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Salarié

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Salaried worker

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Sans emploi

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Jobless

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Se mettre en grève

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To go on strike

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Prendre sa retraite

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To retire

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Retraité

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Retiree

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Semaine de 35 heures

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The 35-hours week

130
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Se syndiquer

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To join a trade union

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SMIC

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Minimum wage

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Sous-traitance

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Subcontracting

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Stage de formation

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Training period

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Supprimer des emplois

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To shed jobs

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Syndicat

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Labour Union, trade union

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Syndiqué

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Unionised

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Toucher un salaire

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To draw wages

138
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Travail à la chaîne

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Assembly line production

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Travail au noir

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Illicit work, moonlighting

140
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Travail d’équipe

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Team work

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Ouvrier de travaux manuels (chantiers…)

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Blue-collar workers

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Trier les candidats

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To screen applicants

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