Le travail at C2 — le registre professionnel soutenu
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The refined vocabulary of professional and economic discourse.
📓 Le registre soutenu
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to practise a profession
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the workforce/headcount
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remuneration
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redundancy
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arduousness (of work)
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to draw a salary
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the governing bodies
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career change
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to take up one’s duties
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to work/strive (literary)
🔊 Example sentences
Il exerce la profession d’avocat.He practises as a lawyer.
L’entreprise réduit ses effectifs.The company is cutting its workforce.
Elle a entamé une reconversion.She has begun a career change.
💡 Your C2 goal
At C2 this is about mastery of the edge cases and literary or formal uses. You should be able to explain the rule — and break it knowingly for effect.
Feeling shaky? Step back to Le Travail at C1. Comfortable? Level up to Le Travail at Native.
Il œuvre pour le bien commun.He works for the common good.
✍️ Practice
Il ___ la profession de notaire. (practises) (verbe)
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exerce
Réduire les ___ . (workforce) (noun)
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effectifs
Elle ___ pour la paix. (strives, literary) (verbe)
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œuvre
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