The applications, the deadlines and the conversation with the employer.
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From these 35 words, as many per round as you like — up to all of them: first what is due today, then new ones. First you choose, then you fill the gap, then you write it yourself. Mistakes come back again shortly.
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La protection de la maternité holds a noun that does two jobs in French, and only one of them crosses into English. The abstract job is the one this list needs: la maternité is the state of being a mother and the stretch of law built around it, which is what « maternity » does in « maternity protection » or « maternity pay ». The second job is concrete, and in ordinary speech it is much the commoner of the two: la maternité is the building. It is the maternity hospital, or the maternity unit inside a larger one, the place with the delivery rooms in it. Elle est partie à la maternité reports a car journey and not a legal status, and la maternité la plus proche is an address. English cannot do this at all. « Maternity » on its own is never a place: it has to have « hospital », « unit » or « ward » bolted on before it becomes one. So a translation that keeps the bare noun turns a building quietly back into an idea, and a reader who meets la maternité outside a legal text should look for a roof before looking for a right.
L’autorité parentale conjointe reste la règle après une séparation.Joint parental responsibility remains the rule after a separation.
la pension alimentairethe maintenance paymentNoun (f)C1
La pension alimentaire est fixée selon les revenus.The maintenance payment is set according to income.
la convention parentalethe parenting agreementNoun (f)C1
La convention parentale règle les vacances scolaires.The parenting agreement settles the school holidays.
la caisse d’allocations familialesthe family benefits officeNoun (f)C1
La caisse d’allocations familiales demande les mêmes pièces chaque année.The family benefits office asks for the same papers every year.
l’attestation de ressourcesthe proof of incomeNoun (f)C1
L’attestation de ressources accompagne le dossier.The proof of income goes with the file.
l’information de l’employeurthe notification of the employerNoun (f)C1
L’information de l’employeur respecte un préavis.The notification of the employer observes a period of notice.
la protection contre le licenciementprotection against dismissalNoun (f)C1
La protection contre le licenciement court pendant tout le congé.Protection against dismissal runs throughout the leave.
la famille monoparentalethe single-parent familyNoun (f)C1
Une famille monoparentale a droit à une aide plus élevée.A single-parent family is entitled to higher support.
la conciliation entre vie familiale et vie professionnellethe balance between family life and working lifeNoun (f)C1
La conciliation entre vie familiale et vie professionnelle se décide dans les détails.The balance between family life and working life is decided in the detail.
