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Chapter 3 - Au boulot ! Flashcards

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bars on the screen indicating reception quality

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des barrette(s) à l’écran (f)

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bigwig

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une grosse légume (fam.)

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boss

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le patron, la patronne

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civil servant, government employee

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un/une fonctionnaire

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coffee break

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une pause-café

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colleague, coworker

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un/une collègue

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company

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une société, une entreprise

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daily grind

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le train-train quotidien

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flash memory card

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une carte mémoire

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full-time job / part-time job

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un travail à temps plein / à temps partiel

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gossip

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des ragots (mpl)

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hard hat

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un casque (de protection)

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hard worker

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un bucheur, une bucheuse (fam.)

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holiday / paid vacation

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un congé / les congés payés

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interview

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un entretien

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job/business deadline

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le délai

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keyboard

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le clavier

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laziness
to get/be lazy

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la flemme (fam.)
avoir la flemme

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lunch break

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une pause de midi
une pause-repas

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manager

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le gérant, la gérante (d’une boutique)
le directeur, la directrice (d’une entreprise)

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manual labor

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du travail manuel

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meeting

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une réunion

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salaried employee

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un salarié, une salariée

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salary

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le salaire

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strike
la grève faire la grève
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task, a specific job to do
une tâche
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trade union
un syndicat
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training
la formation
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unemployed person
un chômeur, une chômeuse
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unemployment to be on unemployment the unemployment rate
le chômage être au chômage le taux de chômage
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USB stick
une clé USB
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voicemail
la messagerie vocale
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week (refers to the 35-hour French work week)
les 35 heures
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work
le boulot (fam.) Je vais au boulot. J’ai du boulot à faire.
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working class
la classe ouvrière
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work buddy
un/une pote de travail
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worker (manual)
un travailleur, une travailleuse un ouvrier, une ouvrière
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worker (non-manual)
un employé, une employée
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workplace, a cubicle
une boîte (fam.)
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work site (construction)
le chantier
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“To kill two birds with one stone” – to be efficient, be able to multi-task
faire d’une pierre deux coups
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To be in a good/bad mood
être de bon/mauvais poil
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To be running late
être à la bourre (fam.)
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To be super lazy
avoir un poil dans la main (fam.)
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To fire
renvoyer, mettre à la porte
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To have friends in the right places
avoir du piston (fam.)
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Hello again! (The French never say “bonjour” twice to the same person in the same day.)
re-bonjour !
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To hire
embaucher (v)
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I’m fed up, I’ve had it up to here !
j’en ai ras le bol (argot)
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I’m bogged down, under water right now
je suis sous l’eau pour l’instant
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I’m so bored.
je m’ennuie comme un rat mort (fam.)
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To resign, quit
démissionner (v)
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I really need a drink !
à boire ou je tue le chien ! (fam.)
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To talk over Skype
faire un Skype
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There’s no rush ! Calm down.
Y a pas le feu ! (fam.)
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Train, work, sleep. Used as an expression to express a daily routine
métro, boulot, dodo
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To update, an update
mettre à jour (v) une mise à jour (n)
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To work
bosser (fam.)
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To work by the sweat of one’s brow
travailler à la sueur de mon front (fam.)
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To work overtime
faire des heures supplémentaires
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To work really hard
bucher (fam.)
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To work very late, way past time
travailler jusqu’à pas d’heure
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You’re really getting on my nerves.
Tu me cours sur le haricot ! (fam.)
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This is _____ calling.
C’est _______ à l’appareil.
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Who’s calling, please?
C’est de la part de qui ?
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Could he/she call me back?
Est-ce qu’il/elle pourrait me rappeler ?
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Wait, I’ll get him/her for you.
Attendez, je vous le/la passe.
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It’s a bad connection
La connexion est mauvaise
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The line is busy.
La ligne est occupée.
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Please hold
Ne quittez pas
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May I speak to ________
Pourrais-je parler à __________ ?
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May I leave a message?
Puis-je laisser un message ?

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