Labour Market Flashcards

1
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Le plein emploi

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Full employment

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Le travail

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Work

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La population active

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The working population

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La main d’œuvre

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The labour force
The work force
Manpower

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5
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La main d’œuvre intermittente

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Casual labour

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Un manœuvre

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A labo(u)rer

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Un ouvrier spécialisé

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A semi-skilled worker

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Un ouvrier qualifié

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A skilled worker

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Un ouvrier non qualifié

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An unskilled worker

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Un employé

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An employee

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Un salarié

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A wage-earner

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Les salaire

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Wages

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13
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Des honoraires

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Fees

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14
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La paie

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The pay

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15
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Un bulletin de paie

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A pay slip

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Le jour de pay

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Payday

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Une augmentation

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A raise

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18
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Une prime

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A bonus

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19
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Une prime d’ancienneté

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Seniority pay

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20
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Un ticket restaurant

A

A luncheon Vaucher

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21
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Un congé

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A leave

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Une note de frais

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An expense account

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23
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Un intérimaire

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A temp(orary worker)

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Un contrat de travail

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A work contract

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25
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Un CDD

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A term contract

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Un CDI

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A permanent contract

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27
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Un emploi

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A job

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28
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La sécurité de l’emploi

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Job security

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29
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Un poste à pourvoir

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A vacancy

A vacant position

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30
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Un chasseur de têtes

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A headhunter

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31
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Une candidature

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An application

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32
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L’expérience professionnelle

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Work experience

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33
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Un apprenti

A

A trainee

An apprentice

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L’apprentissage

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Apprenticeship

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35
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La formation professionnelle

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Training

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36
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Une période d’essai

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A probationary period

A trial period

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37
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Les heures supplémentaires

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Overtime

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38
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Les trois huit

A

Shift work

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39
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Le temps de travail

A

Working time

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40
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À temps plein

A

Full-time

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41
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À temps partiel

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Part-Time

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42
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À mi-temps

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Half-time

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43
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Travailler

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To work

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44
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Engager quelqu’un

A

To hire somebody

To take somebody on

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45
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Postuler à un emploi

A

To apply for a job

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46
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Nommer quelqu’un a un poste

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To appoint somebody to a post

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47
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Etre à l’essai

A

To be on trial

probation

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48
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Accorder une promotion

A

To promote

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49
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Rétrograder

A

To demote

To downgrade

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50
Q

Les chomeurs

A

The unemployed

The jobless

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51
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Un demandeur d’emploi

A

A job seeker

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52
Q

Des réductions d’effectifs

A

Downsizing

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53
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Un licenciement

A

A lay-off

A redundancy

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54
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Une prime de licenciement

A

A redundancy payment

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55
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Sans emploi, au chômage

A

Jobless
Unemployed
Out of work

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Supprimer des emplois, dégraisser

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To downsize

To shed jobs

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57
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Licencier

A

To lay off
To make redundant
To dismiss

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58
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Donner sa démission

A

To resign

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59
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Se recycler

A

To retrain

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60
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Plaidoyer

A

Advocacy

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61
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S’effondrer

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To collapse

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62
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Dangereux

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Hazardous

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63
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Les déchets

A

Rubbish
Waste
Garbage

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64
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Une décharge

A

A dump

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65
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Une usine

A

A factory

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66
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De la boue

A

Mud

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67
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Du charbon

A

Coal

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68
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De la poussière

A

Dust

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69
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Une arme

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A weapon

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70
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Un coquelicot

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A poppy

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Un forgeron

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A blacksmith

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72
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Une teinture

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A dye

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73
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Un charpentier

A

A carpenter

74
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Fournir

A

To provide

75
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Menacer

A

To threaten

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Une menace

A

A threat

77
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Faire respecter

A

To uphold

78
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Une lutte

A

A struggle

79
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Assister à

A

To attend

80
Q

Un atelier clandestin

A

A sweatshop

81
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Manifester

A

To demonstrate

82
Q

Un taudis

A

A slum

83
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Avoir pour but

A

To aim at

84
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Une blessure

A

A wound

In injury

85
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Trainer à terre

A

To drag

86
Q

Empêcher de

A

To prevent from

87
Q

La grève

A

A strike

88
Q

Faire la grève

A

To go on a strike

89
Q

Les syndicats

A

Trade unions

90
Q

Reprendre le travail

A

To resume work

91
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Compromettre

Mettre en péril

A

To jeopardize

92
Q

Faire prendre conscience

A

To raise awareness

93
Q

Full employment

A

Le plein emploi

94
Q

Work

A

Le travail

95
Q

The working population

A

La population active

96
Q

The labour force
The work force
Manpower

A

La main d’œuvre

97
Q

A labo(u)rer

A

Un manœuvre

98
Q

A semi skilled worker

A

Un travailleur spécialisé

99
Q

An unskilled worker

A

Un ouvrier non qualifié

100
Q

A skilled worker

A

Un ouvrier qualifié

101
Q

An employee

A

Un employé

102
Q

A wage earner

A

Un salarié

103
Q

Wages

A

Les salaires

104
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Fees

A

Les honoraires

105
Q

Overtaime

A

Les heures supplémentaires

106
Q

The pay

A

La paie

107
Q

A pay slip

A

Un bulletin de paie

108
Q

Payday

A

Le jour de paie

109
Q

A raise

A

Une augmentation

110
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A bonus

A

Une prime

111
Q

An expense account

A

Une note de frais

112
Q

Seniority pay

A

Prime d’ancienneté

113
Q

A luncheon voucher

A

Un ticket resto

114
Q

A leave

A

Un congé

115
Q

A temp(orary worker)

A

Un intérimaire

116
Q

A work contract

A

Un contrat de travail

117
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A term contract

A

Un CDD

118
Q

A permanent contract

A

A cdi

119
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A job

A

Un emploi

120
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Job security

A

La sécurité de l’emploi

121
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A vacancy

A vacant position

A

Un poste à pourvoir

122
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A headhunter

A

Un chasseur de têtes

123
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An application

A

Une candidature

124
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Work experience

A

L’expérience professionnelle

125
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A trainee

A

Un apprenti

126
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Apprenticeship

A

L’apprentissage

127
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Training

A

La formation professionnelle

128
Q

A probationary period

A trial period

A

Une période d’essai

129
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Shift work

A

Le trois huit

130
Q

Working time

A

Le temps de travail

131
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Full time

A

Temps plein

132
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Part time

A

Temps partiel

133
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Half time

A

Mi temps

134
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To hire somebody

To take somebody on

A

Embaucher qqun

135
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To apply for a job

A

Postuler à un emploi

136
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To appoint smbd to a post

A

Nommer qqun a un poste

137
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To be on trial

To be on probation

A

Etre à l’essai

138
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To promote

A

Accorder une promotion

139
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To demote

To downgrade

A

Rétrograder

140
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The unemployed

The jobless

A

Les chômeurs

141
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A job seeker

A

Un demandeur d’emploi

142
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Downsizing

A

des réductions d’effectifs

143
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A lay off

A Redundancy

A

Un licenciement

144
Q

A redundancy payment

A

Une prime de licenciement

145
Q

Jobless
Unemployed
Out of work

A

Sans emploi

Au chômage

146
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To downsize

To shed jobs

A

Supprimer des emplois

Dégraisser

147
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To lay off
To make redundant
To dismiss

A

Licencier

148
Q

To resign

A

Donner sa démission

149
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To retrain

A

Se recycler

150
Q

Advocacy

A

Plaidoyer

151
Q

To collapse

A

S’effondrer

152
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Hazardous

A

Dangereux

153
Q

Rubbish
Waste
Garbage

A

Déchets

154
Q

A dump

A

Une décharge

155
Q

A factory

A

Une usine

156
Q

Mud

A

Boue

157
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Coal

A

Charbon

158
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Dust

A

Poussière

159
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A weapon

A

Une arme

160
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A struggle

A

Une lutte

161
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A poppy

A

Un coquelicot

162
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A blacksmith

A

Un forgeron

163
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A charcoal

A

Un charpentier

164
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A dye

A

Une teinture

165
Q

To provide

A

Fournir

166
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To threaten

A

Menacer

167
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A threat

A

Une menace

168
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To uphold

A

Faire respecter

169
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To attend

A

Assister à

170
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A sweatshop

A

Un atelier clandestin

171
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To demonstrate

A

Manifester

172
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A slum

A

Un taudis t

173
Q

To aim at

A

Avoir pour but de

174
Q

A wound

An injury

A

Une blessure

175
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To drag

A

Trainer à terre

176
Q

To prevent from

A

Empêcher de

177
Q

A strike

A

Une grève

178
Q

To go on a strike

A

Faire grève

179
Q

Trade unions

A

Les syndicats

180
Q

To resume work

A

Reprendre le travail

181
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To jeopardize

A

Compromettre

Mettre en peril

182
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To raise awareness

A

Faire prendre conscience