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You may have the chance to work in a French-speaking environment, or perhaps it might simply come in handy for your present job. This small list of work related words won’t make you fluent in business French but it will provide you with a useful grounding in French workplace communication.
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| travailler | to work |
| bosser | to work (hard), to slog (away) |
| le travail | work |
| le boulot | job (casual) |
| le métier | trade, occupation, job |
| la tâche | task |
| la pause café | coffee break - elevenses |
| le chômage | unemployment |
| l'emploi | employment |
| le congé | holiday, leave |
| le salarié | employee |
| le fonctionnaire | civil servant |
| le patron | boss |
| le collègue | colleague |
| le bureau | office |
| le contrat | contract |
| la réunion | meeting |
| la formation | training |
| embaucher | to hire |
| la gestion | management |
| terminer | to finish |
| Le dossier | file |
| l'entretien | interview |
| les ragots | gossip |
| les 35 heures | the 35 hour week |
| bavarder | to chat |
| la grève | strike |
| la manifestation | demonstration |
| les syndicats | trade-union |
| le treizième mois | end-of-year bonus |
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Let me know in the comment section which of these work related words you find the most useful.
