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une entreprise

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a company

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une société

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a firm

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une (société) multinationale

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a multinational (company)

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une entreprise publique

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a state-owned company

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privatiser

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to privatize

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nationaliser

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to nationalize

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une PME

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a medium-sized business

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une petite entreprise

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a small business

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diriger une entreprise

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to run a company

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le PDG (président-directeur général)

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the chief executive officer / the CEO

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être salarié d’une entreprise

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to be on the payroll

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le personnel

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the staff

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la direction et les syndicats

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management and unions

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un cadre supérieur

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a senior executive /a top executive

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un cadre moyen

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a junior executive

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un employé

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an employee

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un patron

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an employer

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un chef d’entreprise

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a company director

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la libre entreprise

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free enterprise

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l’esprit d’entreprise

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enterprise

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l’entreprenariat

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entrepreneurship

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un entrepreneur

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an entrepreneur

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être entreprenant

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to be enterprising

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créer une entreprise

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to set up a company

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le financement participatif
crowdfunding
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le monde des affaires
the business world
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(faire) une acquisition
(to make) an acquisition
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acquérir
to acquire
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une fusion
a merger
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fusionner avec
to merge with
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racheter une entreprise
to buy out a firm
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absorber une entreprise
to swallow up a firm
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une offre publique d'achat / une OPA
a takeover bid
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faire des bénéfices
to make a profit
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enregistre / subir une perte
to make a loss
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l'intéressement (aux résultats)
profit sharing
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la compétitivité
competitiveness
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compétitif
competitive
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la faillite
bankruptcy
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faire faillite
to go bankrupt / go broke / go bust
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être en déficit
to be in the red
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être créditeur
to be in the black
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renflouer une entreprise
to bail out a company
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la restructuration d'une entreprise
the restructuring of a company
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restructurer / réorganiser une entreprise
to restructure / to revamp / to streamline a company
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est bien plus (prêtre à)
is much more (prepared to)
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récompenser
to reward
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pardonner
to forgive
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échec
failure
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ceux
those / these
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la paperasserie
red tape
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contribuent à étouffer l'esprit d'entreprise
help to crush the entrepreneurial spirit
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l'entreprise était en déficit et ils n'ont pas eu d'autre choix que de la restructurer radicalement en réduisant les coûts et en dégraissant les effectifs
the company was in the red and they had no alternative but to radically restructure it by trimming costs and downsizing staff
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dernier cri / de pointe
state-of-the art ...
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ont été placées en redressement judiciaire
have been put into receivership
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alimentée par une concurrence féroce, la folie des fusions ne semble pas pouvoir être arrêtée
fueled by fierce competition, merger mania appears unstoppable
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les entreprises doivent souvent débourser des sommes considérables pour gagner de nouvelles parts sur le marché mondial
Firms often have to fork out considerable amounts of money to improve their global market share.
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son entreprise familiale n'était plus rentable. Aussi a-t-il décidé de mettre la clé sous la porte
His family business had become unprofitable, so he decided to shut up shop
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il a bâti son empire en partant de rien
he built his empire up from scratch
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pour ceux qui créent une entreprise au Royaume-Uni, l'impôt annuel sur les sociétés est nettement moins élevé qu'en France et le coût de la main-d'oeuvre aussi
for those starting a business in the UK, annual corporation tax is much lower than in France and so are labour costs

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