14. THE ECONOMIC CRISIS, boom and bust Flashcards

1
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augmenter, monter (3)

A

to increase, to go up, to rise

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2
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avoir des dettes, être endetté

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to be in debt

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3
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baisser, diminuer (4)

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to fall, to slide, to decrease, to drop

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4
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connaître une période difficile

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to go through a bad patch

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5
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consolider

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to shore up

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6
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des actions (2)

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shares, stock(s)

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7
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des mesures d’austérité, une politique de rigueur

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austerity measures

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8
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des pertes d’emploi, des suppressions d’emploi

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job losses

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9
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déclencher

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to set off

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10
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dégraisser ses effectifs

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to downsize

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11
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dégringoler, descendre brusquement

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to plummet

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12
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emprunter de l’argent à une banque

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to borrow money from a bank

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13
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entraîner (le déclin entraîna celui de…)

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to pull down

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14
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faible

A

feeble

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15
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faire faillite

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to go bankrupt

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16
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faire un emprunt

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to take out a loan

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17
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hypotéquer sa maison

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to mortgage one’s house

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18
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imposer, mettre en oeuvre/application/vigueur

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to enforce

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19
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l’effondrement de l’économie mondiale

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the global economic meltdown

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20
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l’immobilier (2)

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porperty, real estate

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21
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l’investissment

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investment

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22
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l’économie se redresse

A

the economy is recovering

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23
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la bourse (des valeurs) (2)

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the stock exchange, the stockmarket

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24
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la bulle / crise immobilière

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the housing bubble / crisis

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25
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la bulle du crédit

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the credit bubble

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26
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la croissance

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growth

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27
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la déflation

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deflation

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28
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la déreglementation

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deregulation

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29
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la désindustrialisation

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de-industrialization

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30
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la financiarisation de l’économie

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financialization of the economy

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31
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la fraude fiscale

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tax evasion

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32
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la politique économique

A

economic policy

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33
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la reprise

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recovery

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34
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la stagflation

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stagflation

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35
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le bâtiment (secteur eco)

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the building industry

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36
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le répit

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the breathing room

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37
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le secret bancaire

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bank secrecy

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38
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le secteur bancaire

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banking

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39
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le taux d’inflation

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inflation rate

40
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les affaires reprennent

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business is picking up

41
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les dépenses publiques

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public spending

42
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les prix de l’immobilier (3)

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housing prices, property prices, real estate prices

43
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licencier des salariés (2)

A

to make workers redundant / to lay off workers

44
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monter en flèche (3)

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to soar, to surge, to rocket

45
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ne pas tenir ses engagements (sur un prêt)

A

to default on a loan

46
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prendre des mesures d’urgence

A

to take emergency measures

47
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prêter de l’argent à qqn

A

to lend money to sbdy

48
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rembourser un emprunt immobilier

A

to pay off a mortgage

49
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renflouer une entreprise

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to bail out a company

50
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reprendre possession d’un bien

A

to repossess property

51
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restructuration

A

restructuring

52
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réaliser des bénéfices

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to make a profit

53
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réductions budgétaires drastiques

A

drastic budget cuts

54
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réduire les coûts salariaux / de production

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to reduce wage / production costs

55
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s’effondrer, plonger, dégringoler (5)

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to slump, to collapse, to plummet, to plunge, to tumble

56
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stimuler la croissance

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to boost growth

57
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subventionner

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to subsidize

58
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supprimer des emplois

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to cut jobs

59
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taux d’intérêt

A

interest rate

60
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un actionnaire

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a shareholder

61
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un agent immobilier (2)

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(GB) an estate agent / (US) a relator

62
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un contribuable

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a tax payer

63
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un crédit hypotécaire, un emprunt immobilier

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a mortgage

64
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un déficit budgétaire

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a budget deficit

65
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un emprunteur

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a borrower

66
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un escroc (3)

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a crook, a swindler, a conman

67
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un fonds spéculatif

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a hedge fund

68
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un fraudeur

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a tax dodger

69
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un investisseur

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an investor

70
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un paradis fiscal

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tax haven

71
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un plan de relance (2)

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a stimulus plan, a stimulus package

72
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un plan de sauvetage

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a rescue plan

73
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un promoteur immobilier

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a developer

74
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un prêt, un emprunt

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a loan

75
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un ralentissement

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a slowdown

76
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un spéculateur

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a speculator

77
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un trader véreux

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a rogue trader

78
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une agence de notation

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a credit-rating agency

79
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une augmentation des impôts

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a tax rise

80
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une banque d’affaires

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an investment bank

81
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une dette

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debt

82
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une escroquerie, une arnaque

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a scam

83
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une faillite

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a bankruptcy

84
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une hausse des taux d’intérêts (2)

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a rise in / a hike in interest rates

85
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une obligation

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a bond

86
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une phase de baisse, un fléchissement de l’activité (2)

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a downturn, a downswing

87
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une prime

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a bonus

88
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une remontée de la croissance

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an upswing in economic growth

89
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une récession (2)

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a recession, a slump

90
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une subvention

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a subsidy

91
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économies

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savings

92
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épargner

A

to save

93
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équilibrer un budget

A

to balance a budget

94
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être adopté par le Congrès

A

to pass Congress

95
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être dans le / sortir du rouge

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to be in / get out of the red