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un salarié

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a wage earner

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sa paie

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his wage packet / his pay packet

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son salaire

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his wages / his salary

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un salaire horaire

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an hourly wage

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un salaire journalier

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a daily wage

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le salaire minimum / SMIC

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the minimum wage

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les bas salaires

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low wages

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les salaires élevés

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high wages

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avoir un bon salaire

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to earn a good wage / good wages

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toucher 400 livres par semaine

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to be paid £400 a week

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être bien payé

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to be well paid

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être mal payé

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to be badly paid

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être promu

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to be promoted / to get promotion

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son revenir annuel

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his annual income

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l’impôt sur le revenu

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income tax

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avoir des revenus élevés

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to be on a high income

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des familles à revenu modestes

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low-income families

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le salaire net

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take-home pay

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le revenu net

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net income

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le revenu brut

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gross income

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des honoraires

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fees

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une source de revenu

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a source of income / of livelihood

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une politique des salaires

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a wage policy

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une revendication salariale

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a wage claim

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une augmentation de salaire
a wage rise / a pay rise / a pay hike
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les salaires ont augmentés de ...
wages increased by / rose by ...
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ils ont augmentés les salaires de ...
they increased / raised wages by ...
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un blocage des salaires
a wage freeze
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geler les salaires
to freeze wages
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des négociations salariales
pay negotiations
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un accord salarial
a wage agreement
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résoudre un conflit salariale
to settle / to resolve a pay dispute
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un conflit salariale
a social conflict / an industrial dispute
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un syndicat
a trade union / a worker's union
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un syndiqué
a union member
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se syndiquer
to join a union
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un délégué syndical
a union representative
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un délégué du personnel
a staff representative
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un arrêt de travail
a work stoppage
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une grève
a strike
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un mouvement de protestation
a protest movement
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être en grève
to be on strike
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se mettre en grève
to go on strike
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une manifestation
a demonstration
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une manif
a demo
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manifester
to demonstrate
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un manifestant
a demonstrator
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Quand il s'agit de choisir un emploi, le premier critère est le salaire. Ce qui importe le plus, c'est de faire bouillir la marmite.
When it comes choosing a job, salaries rank first in order of importance. What matters most is to bring home the bacon.
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A quoi bon ...
What's the good of ...
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Il travaillait 12 heures par jour et avait un salaire très élevé. Il est maintenant à son compte et est beaucoup plus heureux bien qu'il ne gagne pas autant.
He used to put in 12-hour days and to have very high wages. He is now his own boss and he is much happier although he doesn't earn as much.
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les pays avec de bas salaires
low-wage countries
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tant que
as long as
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avoir un tel pouvoir
to hold such sway
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instauré
set
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afin de protéger le niveau de vie
with the intention of protecting the living standards
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ils restent néanmoins capables de paralyser le pays au nom de la justice sociale
they can still bring the country to a standstill in the name of social justice
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soutiennent
argue
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les salaires ne suivent pas l'augmentation du niveau de la vie
that salaries are not keeping pace with the rise in the cost of living
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organiser une marche de protestation
to stage a protest march
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salaire au mérite
merit pay
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ils ont lancés un mot d'ordre de grève
they have called a strike
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mieux vaut proposer une augmentation de salaire que de risquer une grève dure
it is better to offer a pay rise than be in for a long strike
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le nombre de syndiqués en Grande-Bretagne
British union membership
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être loin de celui d'avant
is nowhere near what it was before
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surtout
especially
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quand on leur refuse une augmentation de salaire
when they are denied a wage rise
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avoir de plus en plus de mal à l'accepter
to find more and more difficult to accept
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les salaires des PDG
salaries paid to CEOs

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