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le travail

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work

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être au travail

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to be at work

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le lieu de travail

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the workplace

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l’emploi

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employment

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le plein emploi

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full employment

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trouver du travail

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to find a job / to find work

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un travailleur / un ouvrier

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a worker

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la main-d’oeuvre

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the workforce / the labour force

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faire les trois-huit

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to work in shifts

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les conditions de travail

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working conditions

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le horaires de travail

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working hours

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une journée de travail

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a working day / a work day

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la semaine de 35 heures

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the 35-hour working week

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la réduction du temps de travail

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the reduction in the working week

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faire des heures supplémentaires

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to work overtime / to do overtime

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l’absentéisme

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absenteeism

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travailler à plein temps

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to work full time

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travailler à mi-temps

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to work part time

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un travailleur à mi-temps

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a part-time worker / a part timer

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partager un poste avec quelqu’un d’autre

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to jobshare

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un travailleur manuel

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a blue-collar worker

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un ouvrier non-qualifié / un OS

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an unskilled worker

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un employé de bureau

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a white-collar worker

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un intérimaire

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a temp

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travailler à son compte
to be self-employed
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le renouvellement du personnel
the staff turnover
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la sécurité de l'emploi
job security
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la précarité de l'emploi
job insecurity
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un emploi stable
a stable job
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un emploi précaire
an insecure job
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des perspectives d'emploi
job prospects
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des perspectives de carrière
career prospects
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un plan de carrière
a career track
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la satisfaction au travail
job satisfaction
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un soutient de famille
a breadwinner
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un CDD
a fixed-term contract
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un CDI
a permanent contract / an open-ended contract
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la formation sur le tas
on-the-job training
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un fonctionnaire
a civil servant / a state employee
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un haut fonctionnaire
a senior civil servant
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la fonction publique
the civil service
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le secteur public
the public sector
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le secteur privé
the private sector
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un emploi peu rémunéré
a low-paid job
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un emploi bien rémunéré
a highly-paid job
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un poste à responsabilités
a responsible job
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malheur à ceux
woe to those
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perpétuels changements des besoins de l'industrie
the constantly changing needs of industry
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de plus en plus
more and more
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une société où la technologie prime
a technologically-oriented society
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certains
some
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semble
seem
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semblent bien plus disposés que leur parents à renoncer à la sécurité de l'emploi pour avoir de l'avancement
seem to be much more willing than their parent to trade job security for promotion
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ayant fait un minimum de deux ans d'études
with at least two years of college
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doit s'attendre à changer d'emploi au moins 11 fois dans sa vie active
must expect to change jobs at least 11 times during his working life
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quand on leur a demandé ce qu'il voilait faire plus tard
asked what king of job they would like to have later, a vast ....
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la différence de culture
the clash of cultures
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depuis longtemps
for a long time
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de plus en plus de gens se voient proposer des contrats de travail assortis d'une période d'essai
more and more people are offered work contracts with an initial probationary period
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la formation professionnelle devrait faire partie des études d'un jeune
vocational training should be part of a youngster's education
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les patrons américains peuvent plus facilement embaucher et débaucher que les patrons français
American bosses have more power to hire and fire than French bosses
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quel est son métier ?
What does he do for a living ?
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il envisage de prendre une année sabbatique pour faire le tour du monde à la voile
he is considering taking a carrer break to sail round the world
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bien qu'il y ait de nombreux bourreaux du travail en Franc, il y a pas mal de gens qui préfèrent faire moins d'heures pour avoir plus de temps à eux.
although there are many workaholics in France, quite a number of people prefer to work shorter hours in order to have more time to themselves.

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