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Le travail

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Work

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Toucher un salaire

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to earn (touch) a salary

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la population active

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the working population

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la formation professionnelle

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professional training

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l’orientation professionnelle

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career guidance/advice

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la carrière

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career

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l’entraînement

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training (m)

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l’apprentissage

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apprenticeship (m)

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effectuer un stage

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to do a course

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le/la stagiaire

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trainee (on a course)

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le pénurie de main d’œuvre

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shortage of work hands

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le recrutement

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recruitment

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poser so candidature

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apply for a job

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chercher un emploi

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look for work

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le demandeur d’emploi

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job seeker

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fournir des références

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to provide a reference

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l’entretien (m) d’embauche

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interview of employment

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se faire embaucher

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to get hired

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toucher un salaire

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to get a salary

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la sécurité de l’emploi

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job security

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un niveau de formation suffisant

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sufficient level of training

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le travail par roulement

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rolling/shift work

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l’ouvier (m) spécialisé

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specialised/skilled worker

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le bureau

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office

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la fonction publique
civil service
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le/la fonctionnaire
civil servant
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le secteur tertiaire
tertiary sector (service industries)
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le cadre moyen/supérieur
middle/higher management
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la gestion
(practical level) management
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la direction
exec/higher level management
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le siège social
company HQ (civilian)
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le président-directeur général (PDG)
Chief Executive Officer
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les horaires (m)
timetable/working hours
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travailler à temps plein/partial
Full time/part time work
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travailler à son compte
work for yourself
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des heures supplémentaires
over-time (f)
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la pause-café/déjeuner
coffee/lunch break
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le jour férié
bank holidays
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faire le pont
make the bridge (to a long weekend)
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lancer un appel de grève
to call for/launch a strike
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le SMIC
minimum wage
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l'augmentation de salaire
salary increase/pay rise
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prendre sa retraite
to take retirement
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le syndicat
union
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les effectifs (m)
manpower, strength, numbers
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supprimer des emplois
cut the workforce
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licencier
to sack
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être au chômage
to be unemployed
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Le pôle emploi
unemployment agency
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les chômeurs/les inactifs
the unemployed
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les commerçants
shop workers
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les ouvriers
factory workers
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les employées
workers (desk job)
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Toucher une allocation
To be on benefits
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Toucher le chômage
To claim unemployment benefits
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Les départements d'outre-mer
Overseas territories
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Être licencié
To be made redundant
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Carriériste
Career minded (adj)
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La matière
School subject
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Une bonne/mauvaise note
A good/bad mark
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Redoubler une classe
To retake a class
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l'éducation (laïque)
(secular) education
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le système scolaire
scholarship system
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l'école maternelle
school de 2.5 ans à 6 ans
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l'école primaire/élémentaire
6 ans à 11 ans
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le college
11 ans à 15/16 ans
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le lycée
15 ans à 18 ans
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se mettre á je me suis mis au français
to put oneself to (learning) I put myself to (learning) French
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la mixité
mixed school
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le prolongement de la scolarité
extending of education
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la rentrée des classes
start of the school year
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le trimestre
term
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les grandes vacances
summer holidays
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l'élève (m/f) / l'étudiant(e)
student
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l'internat (m)
boarding school
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le/la pensionnaire/interne
boarder
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l'externe (m/f)
non-boarder
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les frais de scolarité
school fees
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le bulletin
school report
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une bonnes/mauvaise note
good/bad notes
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la récréation
break
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la cour
playground
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le gymnase
gym
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le terrain de sports
sports ground
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le cours
the course, class
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le contenu du programme
content of the syllabus
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choisir une option/filière
choose an option/stream (e.g. arts etc)
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les langues (f) (vivantes/mortes)
languages (modern/dead - e.g. latin)
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l'enseignement (m)
teaching
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l'orthographe (m)
spelling
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l'écriture (f)
writing
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l'informatique (f)
IT
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réussir un examen
pass an exam
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échouer à
to fail at
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être fort/faible en
to be strong/weak in
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le jour de congé
day off
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le/la professeur/prof
teacher
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l'enseignant(e)
teacher/instructor
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l'instituteur/institutrice
primary school teacher
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le baccalauréat (le bac)
A-Level equivalents
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la faculté de langues/de lettres | de droit/de sciences
faculty of languages/arts/law/sciences

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