Travail Flashcards

1
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l’aménagement

A

organisation

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2
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se retrancher

A

to hide away, to entrench oneself

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3
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la bulle

A

bubble

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4
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le paroi

A

wall, lining

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5
Q

serrer les dents

A

to grit your teeth

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6
Q

les écouteurs

A

heqdphones

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7
Q

râler

A

to grumble, complain

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8
Q

le corollaire

A

corollary, consequence

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9
Q

la quasi

A

(adj.) almost, (n.) fillet

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10
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consacrer

A

to give (sth.) to (sb.)

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11
Q

la débrouile

A

resourcefulness, ingeniuty

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12
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l’agence d’interim

A

employment agency

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13
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embaucher

A

to employ

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14
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solliciter un emploi

A

to request a job

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15
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le gérant

A

manager

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16
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l’intérimaire

A

temp. worker

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17
Q

l’ouvrier / l’ouvrière

A

labourer, worker

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18
Q

le PDG

A

CEO

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19
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le/la saisonnier (-ère)

A

seasonal worker

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20
Q

le/la vacataire

A

temp. replacement

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21
Q

le congé

A

leave, holiday

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22
Q

le congé maladie

A

sick leave

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23
Q

le CDD

A

temp. contract

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24
Q

le CDI

A

perm. contract

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25
Q

les heures supplémentaires

A

overtime

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26
Q

la RTT

A

working time reduction

27
Q

les charges (sociales/patronales)

A

service charges

28
Q

toucher un salaire

A

to receive a salary

29
Q

la fiche de paie

A

payslip

30
Q

l’indemnité

A

compensation

31
Q

la prime

A

bonus, premium

32
Q

le SMIC

A

minimum wage

33
Q

verser un salaire

A

to pay a wage

34
Q

le RSA

A

tax credits

35
Q

faire la grève

A

to go on strike

36
Q

se mettre en grève

A

to go on strike

37
Q

le/la grèviste

A

striker

38
Q

le piquet de grève

A

picket line

39
Q

le préavis

A

advance notice

40
Q

la revendiction

A

claim

41
Q

le syndicat

A

trade union

42
Q

être syndiqué(e)

A

to be in a union

43
Q

le/la syndicaliste

A

union member

44
Q

démissioner

A

to resign

45
Q

le licenciement

A

sacking

46
Q

mettre à la porte (fam.)

A

(col.) to be sacked

47
Q

renvoyer

A

to send back

48
Q

la préretraite

A

early retirement

49
Q

virer (fam.)

A

(col.) to sack

50
Q

conciliation

A

meditation

51
Q

saine

A

healthy, well

52
Q

l’absenteisme

A

absenteeism

53
Q

mieux-être

A

greater well-being

54
Q

brève

A

brief

55
Q

métro, boulot, dodo

A

all work and no play

56
Q

(bien/mal) gagner sa vie

A

to earn a (good/bad) living

57
Q

avoir du pain sur la planche

A

have a lot on your plate

58
Q

mettre du coeur à l’ouvrage

A

put your heart and soul into it

59
Q

un travail de titan

A

a monumental task

60
Q

faire le pont

A

to take a long weekend

61
Q

le travail au noir

A

undeclared work

62
Q

travailler pour le roi de Prusse

A

work for nothing

63
Q

pistonner quelqu’un

A

to pull strings for (sb.)