CH90: Economic activity: The job market

Question 1

chercher un emploi

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to seek a job, to hunt for a job

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un demandeur d’emploi

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a job seeker

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une ANPE

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a job centre

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une offre d’emploi

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a job offer

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un post vacant

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a vacancy

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un chasseur de têtes

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a headhunter

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un cabinet de recrutement

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a head-hunting firm

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postuler à un emploi/ un candidat à un emploi / une candidature

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to apply for a job ; an applicant ; an application

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un CV

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a CV, a résumé

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des références

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credentials

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des diplômes

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qualifications

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des compétences : qualifié ≠ non qualifié

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skills : skilled ≠ unskilled

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expérimenté

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experienced

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le savoir-faire

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know-how/ expertise

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capable -> aptitude

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able ; ability

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un rdv

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an appointment

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un entretien ; passer un entretien

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an interview ; to be interviewed

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un entretien d’embauche

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a job interview

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recruter , le recrutement

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to recruit, recruitment

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embaucher

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to hire / to take on

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à l’essai

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on probation

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un stage en entreprise

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an internship / a work placement

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un stagiaire

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an intern, a trainee

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employer / l’emploi / un employeur / un employé / indépendant

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to employ / employment / an employer / an employee / self-employed

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à temps partiel ≠ à temps plein

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part-time ≠ full-time

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intérimaire -> un intérimaire -> faire de l’intérim

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temporary ; a temp ; to temp

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précaire, la précarité

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precarious -> precariousness

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un ouvrier // la main-d’oeuvre // un manœuvre

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a workman / the workforce, the labour force, manpower / a labourer

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un métier, une profession

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an occupation / a trade

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une vocation

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a calling

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le personnel -> un membre du personnel

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staff -> a staffer

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occuper (un poste)

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to hold (a post, a position)

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un apprenti -> l’apprentissage

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an apprentice -> apprenticeship

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un cadre

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an executive

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diriger -> un directeur

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to manage -> a manager

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responsable de

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responsible for, in charge of

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se former / un stage / se recycler, se reconvertir / la reconversion

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to train / a training period / to retrain / retraining

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le dynamisme

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drive

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un ambitieux

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a go-getter

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un bourreau de travail

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a workaholic

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promouvoir -> l’avancement -> avoir de l’avancement

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to promote -> promotion -> to get promoted

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promouvoir ≠ rétrograder qqun

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to upgrade ≠ downgrade sby

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nommer qqun -> une nomination

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to appoint sby -> an appointment

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une mutation -> être muté

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a transfer -> to be transferred to

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démissionner ; la démission

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to resign (from a post) ; resignation

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prendre sa retraite ; à la retraite ; la retraite ; un retraité

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to retire ; retired ; retirement ; a retiree

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mettre qqun à la porte, renvoyer qqun

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to fire, to sack sby

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licencier qqun ; un licenciement

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to dismiss ; a dismissal OU to lay off sby ; a lay-off OU to make sby redundant ; a redundancy

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être au chômage ; les chômeurs

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to be out of work, jobless, unemployed ; the unemployed, the jobless

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le chômage des jeunes

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youth unemployment

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un bénéficiaire (aide sociale)

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a claimant

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les petites annonces

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the classified ads

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décrocher un emploi // refuser une offre

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to land a job // to turn down an offer

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satisfaire aux exigences

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to meet the requirements

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une période d’essai

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a probationary period

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le marché du travail

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the job / labour market

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la population active

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the working population

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le travail manuel ≠ le travail de bureau ≠ le travail d esecrétariat

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manual work ≠ clerical work ≠ secretarial work

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un emploi subalterne

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a menial job

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cols bleus, blancs, roses

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blue/white/pink collar workers

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décider de travailler à temps partiel

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to go part time

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décider de travailler en indépendant

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to go freelance

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le partage du travail

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job sharing

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un cadre débutant ≠ supérieur

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a junior ≠ a senior executive

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faire un stage

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go on a training period

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se recycler, se perfectionner

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to go on a refresher course

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l’avancement à l’ancienneté ≠ au mérite

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promotion by seniority ≠ by selection

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une promotion ultra-rapide

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a fast-track scheme

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gravir les échelons

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to move up/ to climb the corporate ladder

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un jeune loup

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a high flyer

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les postes à responsabilités

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senior positions / top jobs

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assumer la responsabilité de

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to take responsibility for

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se faire mettre à la porte

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to get the sack

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lourdes suppressions d’emploi

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drastic job cuts, heavy job losses

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licenciements de masse

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massive layoffs

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le taux de. chômage

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the unemployment rate / the jobless rate

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les chiffres du chômage

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unemployment figures

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le chômage partiel

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short-time working

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les indemnités de chômage

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welfare benefits / jobseeker’s allowance

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toucher des indemnités chômage

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to collect unemployment benefits / to be on the dole

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retrouver un emploi

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to be on welfare / to find a new job