Work and Pay Flashcards

(58 cards)

1
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travailler sans relâche

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to work long hours

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2
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être mis sur liste noire

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to be blacklisted

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3
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travailler pour une misère

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to work for starvation wages

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4
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être mal payé

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to be badly-paid

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5
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gagner sa vie

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to earn/make a living

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6
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Que fait-il dans la vie ?

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What does he do for a living ?

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7
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travailler à plein temps/ à temps partiel

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to work part/full time

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8
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la classe ouvrière

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working class

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9
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un atelier

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a workshop

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10
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être travailleur

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to be hard-working

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11
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un bourreau du travail

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a workaholic/ a hard worker

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12
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être au chômage

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to be unemployed/ jobless/ out of work

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13
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marché du travail

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job/ labour market

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14
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main d’oeuvre

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workforce/ manpower

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15
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joindre les deux bouts

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to make ends meet

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16
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un CDD

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a fixed-term contract

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17
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un CDI

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an open-ended contract

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18
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un petit boulot

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an odd/ casual job

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19
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un travailleur précaire

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a casual worker

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20
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une période d’essai

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a trial period

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21
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nommer quelqu’un à un poste

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to appoint somebody to a post

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22
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muter quelqu’un

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to transfer somebody

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23
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un poste à responsabilités

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a responsible job

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24
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un demandeur d’emploi

25
une agence pôle emploi
a Job center (GB)
26
un CV
a CV / résumé (US)
27
être candidat à un travail
to apply for a job
28
un ouvrier
a blue-collar worker
29
un employé de bureau
a white-collar worker
30
un fonctionnaire
a state employee/ civil servant
31
auto-entrepreneur
to be self-emloyed
32
un salarié
a wage-earner
33
salaire au rendement
performance-related pay
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être employé par une entreprise
to be on a company's payroll
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être en congés maladie
to be on sick leave
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prendre des jours de congés
to take days off
37
pertes/ suppressions d'emplois
job losses
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licencier des salariés
to lay off workers/ to make workers redundant
39
un licenciement
a redundancy
40
renvoyer quelqu'un
to dismiss/ fire somebody
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employer quelqu'un
to hire somebody
42
prendre la porte
to get the sack
43
syndicats
trade unions
44
un délégué syndical
a shop steward
45
atelier clandestin
sweatshop
46
une augmentation des salaires
a payrise (GB) / a payraise (US)
47
prendre sa retraite
to retire
48
démissioner
to step down/ to resign
49
Violer les droits de quelqu'un
to infringe someone's right
50
Mourir de faim
to starve to death
51
se construire (psychologiquement)
to build one's sense of self
52
un enfant gâté
a spoilt child
53
faire face à la pression du groupe
to face peer pressure
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être mis en question
to be of concern
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pouvoir d'achat
purchasing power
56
se défausser/ se débarrasser/ renoncer à
to discard
57
lettre de candidature
application form
58
lettre de motivation
covering letter