Romain 4 The Global Economy Flashcards

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l’économie (d’un pays)

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the economy

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l’économie (la discipline)

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economics

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une économie de marché

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a free-market economy

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l’offre et la demande

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supply and demand

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la libre entreprise

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free enterprise

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le libre-échange

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free trade

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la privatisation

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privatization

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une économie d’état

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a state-run economy

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une économie planifiée

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a planned economy

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l’intervention de l’état

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state intervention

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le protectionnisme

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protectionism

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une subvention

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a subsidy

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le secteur privé

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the private sector

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le marché intérieur

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the domestic/home market

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le marché mondial

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the global market

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subventionner

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to subsidize

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17
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une tendance

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a trend

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18
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la croissance économique

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economic growth

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19
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une augmentation

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an increase, a rise

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20
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une vague de prospérité

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a boom

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21
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relancer l’économie

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to boost the economy

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un ralentissement, une récession

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a slump, a recession

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la crise

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a crisis, crises

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une diminution

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a decrease, a fall

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l’inflation, la déflation

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inflation, deflation

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une reprise

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a recovery

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un déficit

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a deficit

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stagner

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to be at a standstill

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29
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le taux de change

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the exchange rate

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une devise

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a currency

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une devise forte, stable

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a strong, firm currency

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instable

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unsteady

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33
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une action

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a share

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34
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le cours (d’une action)

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quotation

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35
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le cours du dollar

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the price of the dollar

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36
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le cours du marché

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the market price

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37
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un actionnaire

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a shareholder

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38
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un courtier

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a broker

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39
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un as de la finance

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a golden boy

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40
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un crash boursier

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a crash

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41
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être introduit en bourse

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to go to the market

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42
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être coté 50 dollars

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to quoted at $50

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43
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boursicoter

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to dabble in stocks

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44
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monter en flèche

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to soar, to rocket

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45
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être à son maximum

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to peak

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46
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descendre

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to go down

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47
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chuter

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to drop

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48
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dégringoler

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to plunge

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49
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l’activité bancaire

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banking

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50
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un versement

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a deposit

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51
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les économies, l’épargne

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savings

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52
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emprunter de l’argent

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to borrow money

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53
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acheter à credit

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to buy on credit

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54
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prêter de l’argent

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to loran, to lend money

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55
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un prêt

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a loan

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56
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une hypothèque

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a mortgage

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57
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rembourser

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to pay back

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58
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économe

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cost conscious

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un magnat

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a tycoon

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le chiffre d’affaires

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the turnover

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faire des affaires

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to do business

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conclure une affaire

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to clinch a deal

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faire des bénéfices

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to make profit

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professionel

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businesslike

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(affaires) florissantes

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thriving (business)

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(affaires) en plein marasme

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slack (business)

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rentable

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profitable

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une profession

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an occupation

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les professions libérales

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the professions

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poursuivre une carrière

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to pursue a career

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le lieu de travail

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the workplace

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travailler chez soi

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to work from home

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travailler à temps partiel

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to work part time

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travailler à plein temps

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to work full time

75
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la classe ouvrière

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the working class

76
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la population active

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the working population

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les conditions de travail

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working conditions

78
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un atelier

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a workshop

79
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une usine

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a factory, a plant

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atelier, parfois clandestin, où la main d’oeuvre est exploitée

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a sweatshop

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être travailleur

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to be hard-working

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un travailleur acharné

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a hard worker, a workaholic

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un permis de travail

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a work permit

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être en service/hors service

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to on/off duty

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le chômage

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unemployment, joblessness

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être au chômage

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to be unemployed, jobless, out of work

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taux de chômage

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unemployment rate

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les chômeurs

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the unemployed, the jobless

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le chômage de longue durée

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long-term unemployment

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le chômage des jeunes

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youth unemployment

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allocation chômage

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unemployment benefit

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toucher le chômage

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to be on welfare (US), to be on the dole (UK)

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le marché du travail

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job market, labour market

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un contrat à durée déterminée

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a fixed-term contract

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un contrat à durée indéterminée

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a open-ended contract

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la flexibilité de l’emploi

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job flexibility

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avoir des horaires flexibles

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work flextime (UK), work flextime (US)

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travail ou main d’oeuvre

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labour

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un fonctionnaire

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a state employee, a civil servant

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supprimer des emplois

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to cut jobs, to slash jobs

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licencier des salariés

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to lay off workers

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un licenciement

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a redundancy

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licencier, virer qqn

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to dismiss, to fire, to sack somebody

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être renvoyée

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to get the sack

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se mettre en grève

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to go on strike

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prendre sa retraite

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to retire

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la sécurité de l’emploi

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job security

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un stage

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an internship

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un stagiaire

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an intern

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un travailleur précaire

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a casual worker

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un petit boulot

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an odd job, a casual job

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un boulot d’été

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a summer job

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faire de l’intérim

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to work as temp

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employer

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to employ

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un employeur

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an employer

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changer de travail

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to change jobs

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embaucher un travailleur

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to hiere, to take on a worker

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recruter

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to recruit

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le recrutement

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recruitment

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un période d’essai

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a trial period

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un poste

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a post, a position

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un emploi subalterne

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a menial job

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nommer qqn à un poste

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to appoint somebody to a position

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un demandeur d’emploi

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a job seeker

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une agence pôle emploi

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a job center

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un cv

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a résumé

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être candidat à un emploi

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to apply for a job

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sans qualification

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unskilled

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sur-qualifié

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overqualified

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un ouvrier

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a blue-collar

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la paie

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the pay

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un salaire (d’ouvrier)

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wages

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gagner de l’argent

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to earn money, to make money

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gagner sa vie

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to earn a living, to make a living

135
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que faites vous dans la vie?

A

what do you do for a living?

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un travail mal payé

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a badly-paid, a low-paid job

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un travail bien payé

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a well-aid, a highly)paid job

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une prime

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a bonus

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un avantage en nature

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a perk, a fringe benefit

140
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être employé par une entreprise

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to be on a company’s payroll

141
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les congés payés

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paid holiday

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être en congé maladie

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to be on sick leave

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prendre deux jours de congé

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to take two days off