53. The World Of Work Flashcards

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L’emploi

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Employment

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Le travail

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Work

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Le plein emploi

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Full employment

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Un emploi, un travail

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A job

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Un travailleur, un ouvrier

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A worker

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La main d’oeuvre

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The work force / the labour force

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Faire les trois huit

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To work in shifts

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Les conditions de travail

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Working conditions

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Les horaires de travail

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Working hours

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Un jour ouvrable, une journée de travail

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A working day (GB) / a work day (US)

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La semaine ds 35 heures

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The 35-hour working week

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La réduction du temps de travail

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The reduction in the working week

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Faire des heures supplémentaires

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To work overtime / to do overtime

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L’absentéisme

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Absenteeism

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Travailler à plein temps / a mis temps

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To work full time / part time

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Un travailleur à mi temps

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A part-time worker / a part timer

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Un travailleur manuel

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A blue-collar worker

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Un ouvrier non qualifié

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An unskilled worker

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Un employé de bureau

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A white-collar worker

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Un intérimaire

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A temp

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Le renouvellement du personnel

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The staff turnover

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La sécurité de l’emploi

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Job security

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Les perspectives d’emploi

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Employment prospects / job prospects

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Trouver un emploi

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To find work / to find a job

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Un soutien de famille

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A breadwinner

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Un CDD

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A fixed-term contract

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Un CDI

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A permanent contract

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La formation sur le tas

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On-the-job training

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Un fonctionnaire

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A civil servant / a state employee

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Un haut fonctionnaire

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A senior civil servant

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La fonction publique

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The civil service

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Le secteur privé

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The private sector

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Le secteur publique

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The public sector

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Un emploi peu rémunéré

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A low-paid job

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Un emploi bien rémunéré

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A highly-paid job

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Un poste à responsabilités

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A responsible job / a job with responsibilities

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Les perspectives de carrière

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Career prospects

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Un pan de carrière

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A career track

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Quel est son métier?

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What does he do for a living?

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Avoir du mal à trouver du travail

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To have difficulties finding a job

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Une période d’essai

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An initial probationary period

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Embaucher et débaucher

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To hire and fire

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Partout en Europe, de très nombreux employés ne vont pas travailler. Les gouvernements et les entreprises en ont assez de payer la facture

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Across Europe, cat numbers of employees are failing to turn up for work. Governments and businesses are sick of picking up the tab