Industry and industrial relations Flashcards

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une usine

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a factory

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un atelier

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a workshop

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un entrepôt

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a warehouse

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la main d’œuvre

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manpower

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un dessinateur

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a draftsman

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un artisan

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a craftsman

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un métier

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a trade

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un article

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an item

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le rendement

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output

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le montage

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assembly

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une chaîne de montage

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the assembly line

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le rythme

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the pace

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l’efficacité

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efficiency

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le renouvellement du personnel

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staff turnover

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un employeur

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an employer

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un employé

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an employee

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la recherche du travail

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job hunting

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le chômage

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unemployment

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le travail au noir

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moonlighting

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la mécanisation

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mechanization

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21
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télécommandé

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remote-controlled

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22
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bâclé

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shoddy

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défectueux

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faulty

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gras

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greasy

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en bois
wooden
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en laine
Woolen
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inoxydable
stainless
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ingrat
unrewarding
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démonter
to dismantle
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produire
to produce
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fabriquer en série
to mass produce
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faire fonctionner
to operate
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rationaliser
to streamline
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extraire
to extract
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filer
to spin
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resserrer
to tighten up
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recycler
to retrain
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faire grève
to strike
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fermer définitivement
to close down
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l'industrie sidérurgique
the iron and steel industry
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l'industrie pétrolière
the oil industry
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une usine à gaz
a gasworks
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l'industrie du bois
the timber industry
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les travaux publics
civil engineering
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un chantier
a site
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les métaux
metals
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l'acier
steel
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le cuivre
copper
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un marteau
a hammer
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un syndicat
a trade union (UK) | a labour union (US)
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une revendication
a claim
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un licenciement
a lay-off
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une fermeture
a closure
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un accord
a settlement
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une augmentation de salaire
a pay rise
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inonder le marché
to flood the market
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être conforme aux normes de sécurité
to meet the safety standards
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supprimer des emplois
to cut jobs
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être au chômage
to be out of work
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se mettre en grève
to go on strike
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manifester
to stage a demonstration
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une tache
a task