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CH91: Economic activity: In the workplace Flashcards

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pointer (l’arrivée / la sortie)

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to clock in / to clock out

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travailler très dur, peiner

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to toil / to labour

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transpirer -> exploiter qqun -> un atelier où la main d’œuvre est exploitée

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to sweat -> to sweat sby -> a sweatshop

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une équipe -> travail d’équipe

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a team -> teamwork

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les collègues de travail

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co-workers, colleagues

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les heures supp

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overtime

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trop travailler ; surmené ; le surmenage

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to overwork ; overworked ; overwork

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un bourreau de travail

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a workaholic

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répétitif

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repetitive

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des horaires flexibles

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flexitime

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le bureau / un bureau paysager

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the office / an open-plan office

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ergonomique -> l’ergonomie

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ergonomic ; ergonomics

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un bureau (mobilier) -> la réception -> l’employer de la réception

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a desk -> the reception -> the receptionist

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un employé

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a clerk

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un secrétaire -> de secrétariat

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a secretary -> secretarial

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accomplir

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to perform

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des tâches

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tasks, duties

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un photocopieur

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a copier

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faire une photocopie

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to photocopy, to Xerox

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envoyer un courriel à qqun

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to e-mail sby

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classer -> un dossier

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to file -> a file

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une chemise, un classeur

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a folder

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trier // programmer // organiser

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to sort // to schedule // to arrange

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une note de service

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a memo(randum)

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la paye -> (non) rémunéré -> bien payé ≠ mal payé
pay -> (un)paid -> well-paid ≠ badly-paid, low-paid
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gagner
to earn
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un salaire
a salary, a wage
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des honoraires
fees
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une prime
a bonus
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des avantages
benefits / perks
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un risque /danger -> dangereux
a hazard -> hazardous
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exposer -> l’exposition
to expose -> exposure
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sûr ≠ peu sûr -> la sécurité
safe ≠ unsafe -> safety
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les normes
standards
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malade -> la maladie / blessé -> une blessure
sick -> sickness / injured -> an injury
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troubles musculo-squelettiques liés au travail (TMS)
RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury)
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qui a droit à
entitled to
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indemniser -> une indemnisation
to compensate -> compensation
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discriminer -> discriminatoire -> ê victime de discrimination
to discriminate -> discriminatory -> to be discriminated against
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une victime -> persécuter -> la persécution
a victim -> to victimize > victimization
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le sexisme / la discrimination par l’âge
sexism, ageism
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travailler au noir, le travail au noir
to moonlight, moonlighting
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déclarer ; travail (non) déclaré
to declare -> (un)declared work
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réglementer -> la règlementation
to regulate -> regulation
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le temps de travail
working hours
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faire les trois huit
to do shift work
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le travail en équipe
team work
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faire des heures supp
to work overtime
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se tuer au travail
to work oneself to death
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travailler 24H/24
to work around the clock
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des conditions de travail dures/ atroces/ épouvantables
harsh/ horrific/ appalling working conditions
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le travail des enfants
child labour
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un salarié
a wage earner
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gagner sa vie comme…
to earn one’s living as…
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un salaire décent
a living wage
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travailler pour un salaire de misère
to work for a pittance/for peanuts
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le salaire mensuel, hebdomadaire,horaire
the monthly, weekly, hourly wage
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le salaire minimum
the minimum wage
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congés payés ≠ sans solde
paid ≠ unpaid leave
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une voiture de fonction
a company car
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une secrétaire de direction
an executive secretary
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un assistant de direction
a P.A. = Personal Assistant
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le personnel de bureau
office/ clerical staff
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le travail de bureau / un employé de bureau / les heures de bureau
office work / an office worker / office hours
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l’équipement de bureau / la bureautique
office equipment / office automation
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rédaction d’un compte-rendu d’une réunion
minute taking
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un accident du travail
an industrial injury
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une maladie du travail
an occupational disease
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prendre une semaine de repos
to take a week off
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en congé maladie
on sick leave
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la discrimination raciale
racial discrimination
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la discrimination envers les personnes handicapées
disability discrimination
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l’écart des salaires
the pay gap
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creuser ≠ réduire
to widen ≠ to close
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l’écart entre les hommes et les femmes
the gender gap

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