Assimil Flashcards

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state-owned corporations

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sociétés nationalisées

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the backbone of the nation’s wealth

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le fondement de la richesse nationale

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corporation

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société commerciale (grande entreprise)

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to shrunk

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diminuer

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output

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production

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workforce

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population active

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wholesale and retail trade

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commerces de gros et de détail

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a sizable percentage

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un pourcentage considérable

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gross domestic product

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produit intérieur brut

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proprietorships

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entreprises individuelles

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a handful of employees

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une poignée d’employés

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new companies are set up

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de nouvelles entreprises sont créées

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to go bankrupt

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faire faillite

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to thrive

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se développer

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to opt out

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décider de ne pas pratiquer

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cutting-edge products

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produits de pointe

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world class

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de niveau mondial

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rat race

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vie mouvementée et agressive

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not-for-profit organisation

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association à but non lucratif

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the jobless

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les sans-emploi

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unemployment

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chômage

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to tackle

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faire face

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job incentive schemes

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programmes d’incitation au travail

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to rely on his wits to get work

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compter sur son intelligence pour trouver du travail

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catering firm
société de restauration collective
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ad
annonce
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she opted out of the rat race by going to work for a not-for-profit organisation
elle a choisi de quitter la vie mouvementée et agressive en allant travailler pour une association à but non lucratif
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the government is trying to tackle unemployment through incentive schemes
le gouvernement essaye de juguler le chômage à l'aide de programmes d'incitation au travail
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she works for a large State-owned catering firm
elle travaille pour une importante société nationalisée de restauration collective
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new companies are set up every year, but some quickly go bankrupt
de nouvelles sociétés sont créées chaque année, mais certaines d'entre elles font rapidement faillite
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she's just found out that this is my first job
elle vient de découvrir que c'est mon premier emploi
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Il a dix années d'expérience dans le commerce de gros
He has ten year's experience in the wholesale trade
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l'industrie manufacturière a diminué et la production a baissé
Manufacturing industry has shrunk and out put has declined
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Sarah a compté sur son intelligence pour trouver du travail
Sarah relied on her wits to find work
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Les services aux entreprises représentent un pourcentage non négligeable de la richesse nationale
Business services account for a sizeable percentage of the nation's wealth
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La responsable du personnel m'a fait venir dans son bureau
The personnel manager called me into her office
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sociétés nationalisées
state-owned corporations
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le fondement de la richesse nationale
the backbone of the nation's wealth
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société commerciale (grande entreprise)
corporation
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diminuer
to shrunk
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production
output
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population active
workforce
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commerces de gros et de détail
wholesale and retail trade
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un pourcentage considérable
a sizable percentage
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produit intérieur brut
gross domestic product
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entreprises individuelles
proprietorships
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une poignée d'employés
a handful of employees
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de nouvelles entreprises sont créées
new companies are set up
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faire faillite
to go bankrupt
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se développer
to thrive
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décider de ne pas pratiquer
to opt out
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produits de pointe
cutting-edge products
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de niveau mondial
world class
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vie mouvementée et agressive
rat race
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association à but non lucratif
not-for-profit organisation
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les sans-emploi
the jobless
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chômage
unemployment
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faire face
to tackle
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programmes d'incitation au travail
job incentive schemes
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compter sur son intelligence pour trouver du travail
to rely on his wits to get work
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société de restauration collective
catering firm
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annonce
ad
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elle a choisi de quitter la vie mouvementée et agressive en allant travailler pour une association à but non lucratif
she opted out of the rat race by going to work for a not-for-profit organisation
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le gouvernement essaye de juguler le chômage à l'aide de programmes d'incitation au travail
the government is trying to tackle unemployment through incentive schemes
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elle travaille pour une importante société nationalisée de restauration collective
she works for a large State-owned catering firm
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de nouvelles sociétés sont créées chaque année, mais certaines d'entre elles font rapidement faillite
new companies are set up every year, but some quickly go bankrupt
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elle vient de découvrir que c'est mon premier emploi
she's just found out that this is my first job
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He has ten year's experience in the wholesale trade
Il a dix années d'expérience dans le commerce de gros
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Manufacturing industry has shrunk and out put has declined
l'industrie manufacturière a diminué et la production a baissé
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Sarah relied on her wits to find work
Sarah a compté sur son intelligence pour trouver du travail
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Business services account for a sizeable percentage of the nation's wealth
Les services aux entreprises représentent un pourcentage non négligeable de la richesse nationale
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The personnel manager called me into her office
La responsable du personnel m'a fait venir dans son bureau