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85 Cards in this Set
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une augmentation (de salaire)
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raise (in salary)
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un budget
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budget
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le chômage
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unemployment
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un chômeur/une chômeuse
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unemployed person
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un entrepôt
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warehouse
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une entreprise (multinationale)
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(multinational) company
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un(e) fainéant(e)
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lazybones
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une formation
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training
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un grand magasin
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department store
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un poste
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position, job
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une réunion
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meeting
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le salaire minimum
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minimum wage
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un syndicat
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labor union
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une taxe
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tax
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le temps de travail
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work schedule
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avoir des relations (f.)
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to have connections
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démissionner
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to quit
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embaucher
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to hire
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être promu(e)
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to be promoted
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être sous pression (f.)
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to be under pressure
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exiger
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to demand
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gagner sa vie
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to earn a living
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gérer/diriger
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to manage, to run
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harceler
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to harass
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licencier
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to lay off, to fire
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poser sa candidature à
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to apply for
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solliciter un emploi
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to apply for a job
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au chômage
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unemployed
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(in)compétent(e)
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(in)competent
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en faillite
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bankrupt
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le banqueroute
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bankruptcy
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une carte de crédit/de retrait
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credit/ATM card
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un chiffre
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figure, number
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un compte de chèques
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checking account
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un compte d'épargne
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savings account
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la crise économique
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economic crisis
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une dette
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debt
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un distributeur automatique
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ATM
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des économies (f.)
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savings
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un marché (boursier)
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(stock) market
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la pauvreté
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poverty
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les recettes (f.) et les dépenses (f.)
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receipts and expenses
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avoir des dettes
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to be in debt
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déposer
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to deposit
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économiser
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to save
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investir
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to invest
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profiter de
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to take advantage of, to benefit from
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toucher
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to get/receive (a salary)
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à court/long terme
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short-/long-term
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disposé(e) à
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willing (to)
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épuisé(e)
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exhausted
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financier/financière
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financial
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prospère
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successful, flourishing
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un cadre
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executive
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un(e) comptable
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accountant
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un(e) conseiller/conseillère
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advisor
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un(e) consultant(e)
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consultant
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un(e) employé(e)
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employee
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un(e) gérant(e)
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manager
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un homme/une femme d'affaires
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businessman/woman
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un membre/un(e) adhérent(e)
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member
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un(e) propriétaire
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owner
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un(e) vendeur/vendeuse
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salesman/woman
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Less Important Vocab:
un argument de vente un boulot une carie |
selling point
job cavity |
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un entretien d'embauche
un(e) formateur/formatrice une gamme de produits |
job interview
trainer line of products |
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un(e) patron(ne)
une prime un stage (rémunéré) |
boss
bonus (paid) training course |
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un(e) stagiaire
une stratégie commerciale capter |
trainee
marketing strategy to get a signal |
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convaincre
se débrouiller s'investir |
to convince
to figure it out, to manage to put oneself into |
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rémunérer
reprendre virer |
to pay
to pick up again, to resume to fire |
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un chef d'entreprise
l'encadrement (m.) l'entraide (f.) |
head of a company
supervisory staff mutual aid |
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la précarité
un revenu demander un prêt |
insecurity of income
income to apply for a loan |
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s'entourer de
entreprendre évoquer |
to surround oneself with
to undertake to make think of |
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faire un emprunt
monter une entreprise obtenir un prêt |
to take out a loan
to create a company to secure a loan |
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rembourser
retirer (un profit, un revenu) de inhabituel(le) |
to reimburse
to get (benefit, income) out of unusual |
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un(e) abonné(e)
un bénéfice une camionnette |
subscriber
profit small truck or van |
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un(e) entrepreneur/entrepreneuse
un horaire une perte |
entrepreneur
schedule loss |
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la réussite
une revendication un sou |
success
demand penny |
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causer
abîmé(e) épais(se) |
to chat
damaged thick |
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ingrat(e)
fascinant(e) stimulant(e) |
thankless
fascinating challenging |
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Irregular Present Participle Verbs:
être avoir savoir |
étant
ayant sachant |
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Cultural Figures:
1. Benjamin Sehene |
Author from Rwanda and also wrote about the country
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2. Aida Touré
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Poet and painter from Gabon
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3. Chéri Samba
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Congolese painter who first opened a studio in Kinshasa
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4. Angèle Etoundi Essamba
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Photographer who lives and works in the Netherlands but is originally from Cameroon
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5. Beausoleil
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A musical group from Louisiana that specializes in Cajun music
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