Lesson 98 : The Company Flashcards

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L’entreprise

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The company

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Une société

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A company, a firm

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Une entreprise

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A business

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Un homme / une femme d’affaires

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A businessman / a businesswoman

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5
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Une grande entreprise

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A corporation

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De l’entreprise

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Corporate

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Une multinationale

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A multinational

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Un magnat

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A tycoon

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Un cartel, un trust

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A trust

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Une start-up

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A start-up

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Une filiale

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A subsidiary

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Monter, implanter

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To set up

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Fonder, le fondateur

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To found, the founder

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L’organisation de l’entreprise

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Business organization

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Un PDG

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A CEO (Chief Executive Officer)

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Un chef d’entreprise

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A head (of a company)

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Diriger (3)

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To manage, to run, to head

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La direction

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The management

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Présider

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To chair

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20
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Le président

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The chairman, the chairperson

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21
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Un entrepreneur

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An entrepreneur

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L’esprit d’entreprise

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Entrepreneurialism / entrepreneurship

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Le personnel

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The staff / the personnel

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Un service

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A department

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Les activités de l’entreprise
Business activities
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Une marque
A brand / a make
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Un brevet, une license
A patent
28
Déposer
To register
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Produire / un produit / la production / la productivité
To produce / a product / production / productivity
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Le rendement
The output
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Fabriquer / un fabriquant
To manufacture / a manufacturer
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Une usine
A factory / a plant
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Des marchandises
Goods / wares
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Un entrepôt
A warehouse
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Un produit (de base) / un article
A commodity
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Entreposer
To store
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Le stock
Stock-in-trade
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Une transaction / un contrat
A deal / a contract
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Un client
A customer
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Négocier / une négociation
To negotiate / negociation
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Commander / une commande
To order / an order
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Facturer / une facture
To invoice / an invoice, a bill
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Régler
To settle
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Investir / un investissement
To invest / an investment
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Financer / des fonds
To fund / funds
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La stratégie d’entreprise
Business strategy
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Efficace, rentable / efficacité, rentabilité
Efficient / efficiency
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Un bénéfice, un profit
A profit
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Lucratif
Profit-making
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Rentable
Profitable
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Rentabilité
Profitability
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L’intéressement aux bénéfices
Profit-sharing
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Racheter
To buy out / to take over
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Un rachat
A buy-out / a takeover
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Fusionner / une fusion
To merge / a merger
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Acquérir / une acquisition
To acquire / an acquisition
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Un associé / une association
A partner / a partnership
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Externaliser, sous-traiter / l’externalisation
To outsource / outsourcing
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Délocaliser / la délocalisation
To relocate / relocation
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Se diversifier / la diversification
To diversify / diversification
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Un débouché / un créneau
An outlet / a niche
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Restructurer / une restructuration
To restructure / restructuring
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Dégraisser / un dégraissage
To streamline / streamlining
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Réduire, revoir à la baisse
To downsize
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Restructuration avec licenciements
Downsizing
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Agrandir
To upsize
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Restructuration avec embauche
Upsizing
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Une incitation / une prime
An incentive / a bonus
69
Moderniser
To update
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Rendre plus écologique
To green (up)
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La compatibilité
Accounting
72
Un directeur financier
A CFO (Chief Financial Officer)
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Un bulletin de salaire
A payslip
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Le chiffre d’affaires
The turnover
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Les recettes
Revenues
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Les gains / les dépenses
Earnings / expenses
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Les frais généraux
Overheads
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Perdre / les pertes
To loose / loses
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En difficulté
Ailing (company)
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Mis en faillite / une faillite
Bankrupt / a bankruptcy
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Fermer ses portes
To close down
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Une fermeture définitive
A closure
83
Les PME
Medium-sized businesses
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Monter sa propre affaire
To set up one’s own business
85
La maison mère
The parent company
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Le siège social
The head office / quarters
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La raison sociale
The corporate name
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La culture d’entreprise
Corporate culture
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L’image de l’entreprise
Corporate identity
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La gouvernance d’entreprise
Corporate governance
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Le PDG
The General Manager / the Managing Director
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Le conseil d’administration
The Board of Directors
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Un directeur commercial
A sales manager
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Un directeur commercial
A sales manager
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Un directeur du personnel / un DRH
A personnel manager / a Human Resources manager
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Un chef de service
A head of department
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La rotation du personnel
Staff turnover
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Faire des affaires
To do business
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Conclure une affaire
To clinch a deal
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Une marque déposée
A registered trademark
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L’image de marque
Brand image
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Traiter une commande
To process an order
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Le service après vente
The after-sales service
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La gestion des stocks
Stock management / inventory control (US)
105
Satisfaire la demande de la clientèle
To meet customer demand
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S’associer
To go into partnership
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Une OPA
A takeover bid
108
Réduire les effectifs
To trim the workforce
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Supprimer / détruire des emplois
To cut / axe / shed jobs
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Faire des bénéfices
To make profits
111
Marge bénéficiaire
A profit margin
112
Des primes substantielles
Handsome bonuses
113
Une grosse prime de départ
A golden handshake
114
Des indemnités
A compensation package
115
Le bilan (financier)
The balance sheet
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Perdre sa clientèle
To lose business
117
Faire faillite
To go bankrupt / to go bust
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Liquider une affaire
To wind up a business
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Cesser son activité
To go out of business