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Thursday, August 30, 2012

congé de maladie

n.m., sick leave

Elle était en congé de maladie pendant une semaine.
She was on sick leave for a week.

TODAY
Our word is inspired by the workplace and working.



Saturday, September 11, 2010

congédier

to fire

Marcel a été congédié en raison d’être toujours en retard.
Marcel was fired for always being late.

THIS WEEK
We’re looking at vocabulary words related to the workplace and working.



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Sunday, July 3, 2011

démarrer une entreprise

to start a business

Toute sa vie, elle a songé à démarrer une entreprise.
All her life, she dreamed of starting a business.

THIS WEEK
Small shop owners and entrepreneurs make up a significant part of businesses in France. This week we’ll learn words about small business, or petit commerce.

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

embaucher

to hire

Le patron a embauché deux nouveaux employés.
The boss hired two new employees.

TODAY
Our word is inspired by the workplace and working.

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Saturday, August 10, 2013

en baisse

to be falling

Malheureusement, le nombre d’offres d’emplois est en baisse.
Unfortunately,  the number of job offers is falling.

Saturday, July 2, 2011

faire faillite

to go bankrupt

Il avait peur de faire faillite, mais il est devenu un grand succès.
He was afraid of going bankrupt, but he became a great success.

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

grimper

to climb, to soar

Le prix d’essence a grimpé 20 cents dans une seule semaine.
The price of gas climbed 20 cents in only a week.

THIS WEEK
We always enjoy exploring French verbs that are important to everyday conversation but that, for whatever reason, don’t always make the cut of words commonly learned in traditional French classes. This week, we’ll attempt to uncover some of these common but uncommonly-taught verbs.

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

la gestion

management

Friday, April 10, 2009

lancer

to launch, as in a product or software

Monday, May 4, 2009

le bilan

the toll (as from an accident or disaster)
also, a balance sheet

déposer le bilan: to declare bankruptcy

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

le chômage

unemployment

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

le patron, la patronne

the boss

Jean et sa patronne Mireille s’entendent très bien.
Jean and his boss Mireille get along very well.

TODAY
Our word is inspired by the workplace and working.

Thursday, March 28, 2013

le travail à temps plein (ou le travail à temps partiel)

full-time work (or part-time work)

Friday, February 15, 2013

le, la propriétaire

the owner

Pourrais-je parler à la propriétaire, s’il vous plaît?
Could I speak to the owner, please?

TODAY
Small shop owners and entrepreneurs make up a significant part of businesses in France. Today, our word is about small business, or petit commerce.

Friday, July 1, 2011

tenir les comptes

to keep the books

Elle doit travailler après les heures normales pour tenir les comptes.
She has to work after normal hours to keep the books.

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Saturday, September 8, 2012

travailler à mi-temps

to work part-time

Mike veut travailler à mi-temps pendant qu’il étudie.
Mike wants to work part-time while he’s studying.

TODAY
Our word is inspired by the subject of the workplace and working.

Sunday, August 25, 2013

un bénéfice

a profit

Après deux ans, Robert a fait son premier bénéfice.
After two years, Robert made his first profit.

TODAY
Small shop owners and entrepreneurs make up a significant part of businesses in France. Today’s word is about small business, or petit commerce.

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

un boulot

a job, work (informal)

Comment va le boulot?
How’s the job going?

TODAY
Our word is inspired by life in the city, la vie en ville. For more words about the workplace, click here.

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Sunday, May 12, 2013

un compte chèques

a checking account

Nadia a ouvert un nouveau compte chèques à la banque près de sa maison.
Nadia opened a new checking account at the bank near her house.

Saturday, May 11, 2013

un entretien d’embauche

a job interview

Êtes-vous bien préparé pour votre entretien d’embauche?
Are you well-prepared for your job interview?

TODAY
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

un horaire flexible

a flexible schedule

Les employés cherchent de plus en plus des horaires flexibles.
Employees are increasingly looking for flexible schedules.

TODAY
Our word is inspired by the workplace and working.

Friday, August 2, 2013

un impôt, impôts

a tax, income tax

Thursday, October 17, 2013

une livraison

a delivery

Avez-vous reçu la livraison ce matin?
Did you receive the delivery this morning?

TODAY
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Thursday, June 30, 2011

une perte

a loss

L’entreprise a réalisé des pertes de 10,000 euros la première année.
The business realized losses of 10,000 euros the first year.

THIS WEEK
Small shop owners and entrepreneurs make up a significant part of businesses in France. This week we’ll learn words about small business, or petit commerce.

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Monday, June 27, 2011

une petite entreprise

a small business

Sylvie dirige une petite entreprise avec 6 employées.
Sylvie runs a small business with 6 employees.

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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

une publicité

an advertisement

Avez-vous vu les nouvelles publicités sur le site Web?
Have you seen the new ads on the Web site?

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Monday, August 31, 2009

une réunion

a meeting

Nous avons une réunion dans la salle de conférence.
We have a meeting in the conference room.

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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

une tâche

task, job