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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 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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