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a home worker

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a person who works from her/his home

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a core employee

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a full-time, permanent employee

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a contingent employee

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a part-time or temporary employee

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Job sharers

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one of two part-time employees who do one full-time job

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a freelancer

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a self-employed person who does work for several different companies

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a subcontractor

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a person or business that does some of a job that another company is responsible for
un sous-traitant

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a consultant

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a specialist who gives advice on a certain subject

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a factory floor

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an area where goods are made

un atelier

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a double day shift

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a system where there are two working periods during the day

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a continuous day shift

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different workers are one after another both day and night to allow production 24 hours a day

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pamphlet

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une brochure

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an ad(vertisement)

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une pub / marketing

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a banner

banner advertisements on their websites.

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an advertisement on a web page that is in the form of a bar, column, or box.

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a billboard

Some businesses spend a lot of money putting up billboards on highways.

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a large, usually outdoor board for displaying information about products, companies and other items
un panneau publicitaire

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a commercial

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information about a product, service or other item that is shown on television, radio or the Internet
une pub

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to entice

The objective of advertising is to entice consumers to buy products.

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to offer something a person likes or wants to get them to do something
attirer, séduire, tenter quelqu’un

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to ensnare

The salesman ensnared the customer and sold him a much more expensive product than he had intended to buy.

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to limit someone’s freedom to act, or to trick someone

piéger quelqu’un

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to bombard

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to attack again and again with bombs, questions, or information
bombarder

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a rooster

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un coq

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A crop

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a plant grown on a farm

une culture agricole

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a livestock

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farm animals

bétail

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a listeria

In some countries the sale of cheese made from raw milk is not allowed due to the danger of listeria.

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a type of bacterium present in some bad food that should not be eaten
la listeria

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a pathogen

ood that is traded internationally is often tested for dangerous pathogens.

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a very small life form that can cause disease

un pathogen

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to standardize

Some countries that import and export food have standardized rules for food safety

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to change things so that they are the same and agree with rules
standardiser

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to implement | The company will implement the new food safety rules next year
to make use of something | Mettre en oeuvre
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to ban
to officially stop something
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to process
to perform operations on food in order to increase the amount of time it can be kept before it is eaten digérer, traiter, transformer
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to pasteurize
o briefly heat something up to a specific temperature in order to kill pathogens pasteuriser
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A startup cost
frais de lancement
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a customer base
the group of people who repeatedly buy the goods or services of a business
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Our output cannot keep up with demand
the amount of something produced
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They achieved brand differentiation by adding things to their product
a marketing process that focuses on showing the differences between a product and its competitors différentiation de marque
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Thanks to economies of scale, the more units we produce, the cheaper it costs to make each one.
savings in cost gained by an increased level of production | économie d'échelle
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being mainstream
dominant sur le marché
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the life cycle of a product
he period of time over which a product is developed, brought to market and eventually removed from the market cycle de production
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introduction stage | During the introduction stage the product will only be available in Europe.
the first stage in a product’s life cycle, in which it enters the market
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growth stage
he part of a product’s life cycle during which there is an increase in sales and profits
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maturity stage
the part of a product's life cycle in which the maker tries to keep their market share while competition tries to take it away
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saturation stage
the part of a product's life cycle in which everyone who might want the product already has it
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Cost of entry | the more competitive the industry, higher the cost of entry.
coûts d'entrée sur le marché
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A customs | The customs officer inspected the goods before letting them into the country.
an official government department that deals with imported goods douaniers
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a duty | to avoid paying duty on the goods they buy and bring with them into another country
the tax collected on imported goods | droits de douane
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a consignment | If a consignment is damaged, a report must be made immediately by the recipient.
a shipment | une consignation
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a letter of credit | these goods will be paid because of this letter of credit from the recipient's bank.
letter from a bank to promise that payment will be made in the future
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free on board (FOB) | The shipment is marked FOB, so it’s the seller’s responsibility to ensure delivery.
a trade term requiring the seller to deliver the goods on board a vessel, becoming effective as soon as the goods have passed over the ship's rail (FOB)
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a bill of lading | Proof that the shipment is on its way can be seen in the bill of lading.
a document signed by someone moving goods to confirm receipt of cargo un connaissement
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To purchase | We are interested in purchasing from your company
acheter, commander
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Self completing | they self completing on me
to wank on someone
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A scenery | I squashed my nose against the window to see the scenery
Landscape, vicinity
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Water under the bridge (expression)
something that has happened in the past and is no longer important (expression)
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To keep a straight face (expression)
To keep a calme expression despite the temptation to display a strong emotion (expression)
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a road rage
anger when driving (expression)
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a cat burglar
a skillful thief (expression)
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saved by the bell
saved by a last-minute intervention (expression)
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To mind your Ps and Qs
To be polite (expression)
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To have a chinwag
to have a chat (expression)
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A thread
une ficelle
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a clip
a short piece of video ranging from a few seconds to a few minutes un clip vidéo
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The cyberspace
a place where connections between computers in different places occur and people can share information
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To make the round | Did you see the new video that is making the rounds? Everyone I know has seen it.
do the rounds, to pass something on from one person to another
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a scammer
un arnaqueur
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moral decay
décadence morale
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For donkey's years (expressions)
for a very, very long time (expression)
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(someone) wouldn't say boo to a goose
the person is very quiet and timid (expression)
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Since the year dot (expression)
As long ago as anyone can remember (expression)
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The skeleton in the closet (expression)
a dark secret(s) that no one wants to talk about (expression)
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To have a one-track mind (expression)
To think almost entirely about one subject, a near obsession (expression)
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To see red (expression)
To suddenly become very angry (expression)
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A thread about workplace safety
a series of related messages about the same subject
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a moderator (a mod)
a forum user with the power to control the discussions on that forum
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a poster
a person who posts something on a forum
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to quote
to repeat verballu or in writing what someone else has said
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to lock the thread cause everyone was insulting each other
to end all discussion in a series of related messages
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to bump | The thread was bumped to make it more noticeable
to post a very short message, in order to increase the number of views and posts
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to lurk | he lurks on cooking forums
to read a forum regularly without posting anything yourself | rôder
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to troll
an impolite term for someone who behaves badly on a web forum
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a controversial topic
un sujet controversé
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Rivalries | The root causes of this conflit are old rivalries
des rivalités
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a CPR | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
massage cardiaque
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a welfare | the general welfare of all staff members.
health and happiness (noun)
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a hazard | A fire hazard
something dangerous
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Asbestos | Dangerous asbestos was found in the factory walls
a material used in many products and processes that is known to cause cancer amiante
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carcinogen | Mold is carcinogen (moisissure)
any substance that is found to cause cancer
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silicosis | Without a mask, you risk getting silicosis
a lung disease caused by breathing in dust
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a fire drill
an exercice of leaving the building if there's a fire
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assemply point
point de rassemblement
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toxic spillage
the accidental leakage of a dangerous substance
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drawbacks | the only drawback to my job is that it's far from home
inconvénients
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To be worth one's weight in gold
to be extremely precious, useful or valuable (expression)
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Ships that pass in the night
when you see someone very briefly before going your separate ways (expression)
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To put your money where your mouth is
to back up what you are saying with action (expression)
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To feel like a million dollars
to feel good about yourself (expression)
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to beckon beckoned beckoned at arya
faire signe à quelqu'un
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to buffet something or somebody
secouer, ballotter
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ripple, rippling | rippling muscles, sheets
onduler, ondulant
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unfurl her wings
dérouler, déployer
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I eargerly await
J'attends impatiemment
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she bored a strong resamblence to
ressemble fortement à
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could be a trap, it most likely is
il y a de très grandes chances que ça le soit
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Oblivious to her presence
insensible à sa présence

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