14.The Economic Crisis Flashcards

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1
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Une phase de baisse d’activité

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A downturn

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Connaître une période difficile

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To go through a bad patch

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Une récession

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A recession/ A slump

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L’effondrement de l’économie mondiale

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The global economic meltdown

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Baisser, diminuer

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To fall, To slide, To drop, To decrease

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S’effondrer, plonger, dégringoler

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To slump, To collapse

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L’immobilier

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Property, Real estate

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Un agent immobilier

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An estate agent (GB)

A realtor (US)

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Un promoteur immobilier

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A developer

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La bulle/crise immobilière

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The housing bubble/crisis

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Les prix de l’immobilier

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Housing Prices

Property prices

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Le bâtiment (secteur économique)

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The building industry

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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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14
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Prêter de l’argent à qqun

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To Lend money To sb

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15
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Taux d’intérêt

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Interest rate

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16
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Un prêt, un emprunt

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A loan

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17
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Faire un emprunt

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To take Out a loan

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18
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Ne pas honorer ses engagements

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To default on a loan

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19
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Insolvable, Insolvabilité

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Insolvent, Insolvency

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20
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Un crédit immobilier

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A mortgage

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21
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Contracter un emprunt immobilier

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To raise/take Out a mortgage

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22
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Hypothéquer sa maison

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To mortgage his house

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23
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Rembourser un emprunt immobilier

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To pay off a mortgage

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24
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Une saisie (immobilière)

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A foreclosure

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25
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Le secteur bancaire

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Banking

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26
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Une banque d’affaires

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An investment bank

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27
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Une fonds de pension

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A pension fund

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28
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Une hausse de taux d’intérêt

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A rise in interest rates

29
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Réaliser des bénéfices

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To make a profit

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Une perte

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A loss

31
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Une faillite, faire faillite

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A bankruptcy

To Go bankrupt

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Avoir des dettes

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To be in debt

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Renflouement, sauvetage

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Bailout

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La bourse

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The stockmarket

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Actions

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Shares, stock(s)

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Un actionnaire

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A shareholder

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Épargner

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To save

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Économies

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Savings

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Un fonds spéculatif

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A hedge fund

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Une obligation.

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A bond

41
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La financiarisation de l’eco

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The financialization of The economy

42
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La déindustrialisation

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De-industrialization

43
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Un trader véreux

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A rogue trader

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Un gros richard

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A fat cat

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Une prime

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A bonus

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La fraude fiscale

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Tax evasion

47
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Un fraudeur

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A tax dodger

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Un paradis fiscal

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A tax haven

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Une escroquerie, une arnaque

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A scam

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Un escroc

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A crook, a swindler, a conman

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Un plan de relance

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A stimulus plan

52
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Stimuler la croissance

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To boost growth

53
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La déréglementation

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Deregulation

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Les dépenses publics

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Public spending

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Réductions budgétaires drastiques

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Drastic budget cuts

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Un déficit budgétaire

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A budget deficit

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Une agence de notation

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A credit-rating agency

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Une augmentation des impôts

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A tax rise

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La demande/dépenses des consommateurs

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Consumer spending/demand

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Réduire les coûts salariaux

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To reduce wage costs

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Rationaliser

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To streamline

62
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Restructuration

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Restructuring

63
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Pertes d’emplois

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Job losses

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L’économie se redresse

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The economy is recovering

65
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La reprise

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Recovery

66
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Les affaires reprennent

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Business is picking up

67
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Une remontée de la croissance

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An upswising in economic growth

68
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Augmenter, monter

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To increase, To Go up, To rise

69
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Monter en flèche,

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To Soar, To surge, To rocket