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This Revision Bite will give you practice in listening to and understanding French on the subject of employment and unemployment.
Useful vocabulary
| French | English |
|---|---|
| Employer | To employ |
| Un employé | A clerk, an employee |
| Un emploi | A job, a profession, a career |
| La formation | Training |
| La formation continue | Life-long learning |
| Un comptable | An accountant |
| Une entreprise | A company |
| Un poste | A post, a job |
| Menacer | To threaten |
| Financier(e) | Financial |
| Licencier | To fire, to sack |
| Le manque | The lack |
| Porter la culotte | To wear the trousers |
| Financer | To finance, to fund |
| Une branche | A field (of work) |
| Gagner sa vie | To earn a living |
| Le chômage | Unemployment |
| Être au chômage | To be unemployed |
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