World Of Work Flashcards

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1
Q

Les écarts de salaires

A

The pay gap

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2
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Une déclaration, une affirmation

A

The premise

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3
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Concurrence concurrents

A

Competitors

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4
Q

L’industrie du bâtiment

A

The building/construction industry

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5
Q

Détruire

A

Pull down

Knock down

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6
Q

Chantier de construction

A

A building site

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7
Q

Surplomber

A

Overhang

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8
Q

Renvoyer

A

Dismiss

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9
Q

Renvoyer

Licenciement économique

A

Make redondant

Lay off

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10
Q

L’actuel

A

The curent

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11
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Réel

A

Real

Actual

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12
Q

Embaucher

A

Take on
Hire
Employ

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13
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Une boniche

Un larbin

A

À dogsbody

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14
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Chasseur de tête

A

Headhunter

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15
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Prime à l’entrée

Prime à l’embauche

A

To be offered a golden hello

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16
Q

Petit boulot

A

Odd job

Gig (slang word)

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17
Q

Marché du travail

Entrer sur le marché du travail

A

Job market

To get into the job market

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18
Q

Suremployer

Sureffectif

A

To overman
To be overman
VS underman

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19
Q

Gagner sa vie

A

To earn a living

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20
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Source de revenu

A

A livelihood

21
Q

Licenciement économique

A

Lay off

22
Q

Esthéticienne

A

A beautician

À beauty parlour

23
Q

The glass ceiling

A

Le plafond de verre

24
Q

Gender bias
Sexual prejudices
Male chauvinism

A

Sexiste

Traitement préférentiel

25
Q

Equal employment

Equal pay for equal work

A

Avoir des salaires égaux pour homme et femme

26
Q

Dans quelle branche travailles tu

A

what’s your line (of business/work)

27
Q

To network

A

To make useful business contacts

28
Q

Démissionner

A

To resign

To step down

29
Q

STEM education

A

Science Technology engineering and maths education

30
Q

Adjoint

Directeur adjoint

A

Deputy

Deputy director

31
Q

Être en sureffectif

A

To be overmanned

To be overstaffed

32
Q

L’artisanat

Un artisan

A

Crafts

A craftsman

33
Q

Police

A

THE police ARE

34
Q

Contraire de Brain drain

A

THE brain gain

35
Q

Commissariat

A

Headquarters (singulier)

36
Q

paiement mensuel

A

salary

37
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retraité

A

retiree

38
Q

retraite avec pension

A

pension

39
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un retraité pensionnaire

A

pensioner

40
Q

retraite

A

retirement

41
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allocation familiale

A

family allowance

42
Q

un syndicat

A

a (trade) union

43
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allocataire

A

recipient

44
Q

salaires

A

wages

45
Q

un conseil administratif

A

an executive

46
Q

Commissariat

A

Police headquarters

47
Q

Employés de bureau

vs

Ouvriers

A

White collar workers

Blue collar workers

48
Q

Main d’œuvre exploitée

A

Sweated labour(force)

A donné sweatshop