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20 Economics Choise Flashcards

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Une economie dirigée

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a state-run economy

a state-controlled economy

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le dirigisme

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State intervention

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une entreprise publique

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a state-owned company

a state-controlled company

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étatiser

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To bring under state control

To bring under government control

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Recession

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Slump

Recession

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Lancer un emprunt

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To issue a loan

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Subvention

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Subsidy

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relance

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reflation

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des mesures de relance

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reflationary measures

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grandes valeurs de la cote

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gift-edged securities

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une participation financiere

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a stake
a holding
an interest

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le marche au comptant

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the spot market

the cash market

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être coté (en bourse)

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to be quoted

to be listed

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se redresser

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to rally

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un marché haussier

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a bull market

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un marché baissier

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a bear market

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17
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faire de la monnaie

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to get change

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18
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quelle est votre banque ?

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where do you bank ?

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19
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J’ai un compte chez eux

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I bank with them

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20
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faire à qqn un chèque de

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To write somebody a cheque for

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Libeller un chèque à l’ordre de qqn

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To make a cheque out to somebody

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Barrer un chèque

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To cross a cheque

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Un chèque en bois

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a cheque bounced

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un chèque sans provision

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a bad cheque

a dud cheque

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retirer de l’argent

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To withdraw money from

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un code confidentiel

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a pin number

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Avoir un découvert

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to have an overdraft

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être à découvert

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to be overdrawn

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29
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échéancier

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schedule of repayments

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Souscrire un crédit immobilier

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To take out a mortgage

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Hypothéquer quelque chose

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To mortgage something

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rapporter (rendement)

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To yield

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Une caution d’un prêt

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a security on a loan

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Une rupture de contrat

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A breach of contract

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Une employée de banque

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A bank clerk

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36
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La salle des coffres

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The strongroom

The vault

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37
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Une marque déposée

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a registered trademark

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38
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Un brevet

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A patent

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39
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Concurrence deloyale

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Unfair competition

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40
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Des prix défiants toute concurrence

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rock-botton prices

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41
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un débouché

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an outlet

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42
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s’établir sur de nouveaux marchés

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To break into new markets

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43
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se tailler une part de marché

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to carve out a share of the market

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44
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une campagne promotionnelle

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a sales drive

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la marge

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the mark-up

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46
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une société anonyme

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a public limited company

an incorporated company

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47
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s’associer avec quelqu’un

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To go into partnership

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48
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l’exercice financier

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The financial year

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49
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Les recettes

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Receipts

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50
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Les rentrées

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Takings

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51
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Les sorties

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Outgoings

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52
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Les frais generaux

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Overheads

Oncosts

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53
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Déposer son bilan

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To go into voluntary liquidation

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54
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Renflouer une compagnie

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To refloat a company

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55
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Tenir les comptes

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To keep the books

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56
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Le grand livre

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The ledger

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57
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Un expert comptable

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A chatered accountant

A certified public accountant (CPA)

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58
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C’est de la camelote

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It’s junk

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59
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Rédiger le compte rendud’une réunion

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To take the minutes of the meeting

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Un rachat

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A takeover

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61
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Une opa

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A takeover bid

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Vendre en gros

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To sell wholesale

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63
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Un grossiste

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A wholesaler

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64
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Le prix de gros

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The wholesale price

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65
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Le prix de detail

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The retail price

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66
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Le prix de revient

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The cost price

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67
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Le prix de vente

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The selling price

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68
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Le prix sortie d’usine

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The factory-gate price

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69
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Commander quelque chose à quelqu’un

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To order something from someone

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70
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Un bon de commande

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A order form

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71
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Carnet de commande

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Order book

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72
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En stock

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In stock

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En rupture de stock

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Out of stock

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à l’essai

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On approval

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75
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d’occasion

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second-hand

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Troc

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Barter

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Une étiquette

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a label

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une étiquette de prix

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a price tag

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79
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Un devis

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a quotation
a quote
an estimate

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une facture

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an invoice

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81
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facturer

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To invoice

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82
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Fournir quelque chose à quelqu’un

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To supply somebody with something

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83
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Un versement une mensualité

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an installment

an instalement

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84
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faire crédit à quelqu’un

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To give somebody credit

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85
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Des facilités de paiement

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Credit facilities

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86
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Verser des arrhes sur quelque chose

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To pay a deposit on something

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Un bon de garantie

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a guarantee slip

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expédier

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To dispatch
To despatch
To consign
To ship

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Paiement à la livraison

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Cash on delevery

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Payable à la commande

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Cash with order

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une caisse

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A crate

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un dépot de marchandise

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A goods depot

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La Manutention

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Handling

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Un transitaire

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A forwarding agent

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Le niveau de vie

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The living standards

The standard of living

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Le pouvoir d’achat

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The purchasing power

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Couter les yeux de la tete

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To cost the earth

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Exorbitant

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Exorbitant

Outrageous

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Sans valeur

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Valueless

Worthless

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Augmenter

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To go up in price

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Baisser les prix

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To go down in price

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Les prix montent en flèchent

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Prices are soaring
Prices are rocketing
Prices are spiralling

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L’explosion des prix

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The explosion of price

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Economiser

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To save up

To put aside

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Reduire les depenses de nourriture

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To cut back on food

To cut down on food

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Se serrer la ceinture

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To tighten one’s belt

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Régler une facture

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To pay a bill

To settle an account

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Factures impayes

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Unpaid bills

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Impayes

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Oustanding overdue

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Devoir un arriere de loyer

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To be in arrears with one’s rent

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L’echeance est à la fin du mois

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It is due by the end of the month

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Chercher à acheter quelque chose

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To shop for something

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Comparer les prix de quelque chose

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To shop around for something

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Faire du lèche vitrine

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To go window-shopping

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Exposer quelque chose

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To display something

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Un etalage

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a display

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être en vitrine

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To be in the window

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Un inventaire

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A stall

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Une etagère

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A shelf

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Marchander

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To haggle

To bargain

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Debattre du prix

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To haggle over the price

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Un chef de rayon

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A shop walker

A floor walker

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Un panier

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A shopping basket

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Un cabas

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a shopping bag

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Un chariot

Un caddie

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A (shopping) trolley
A cart
A caddy

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Un paquet

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A parcel

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Papier d’emballage

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Wrapping paper

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Ficelle

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String

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Un noeud pour attacher

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Knot

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Un noeud pour decorer

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A bow

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Emballer quelque chose

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To wrap something

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Papier cadeau

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Giftwrap

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Ouvrir un cadeau

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To unwrap a present

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Un commerce de proximite

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A corner shop

A man-and-pop store

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Une succursale

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A branch

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Une galerie marchande

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An arcade

A shopping arcade

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Un patissier

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A confectioner

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Un charcutier

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A park butcher

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Une epicerie fine

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A delicatessen

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Un marchand de fruits et legumes

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A greengrocer

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Un poissonier

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A fishmonger

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Un marchand de journaux

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A newsagent

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Un kiosque a journaux

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A bookstall

A news stand

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Un bouquiniste

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A second-hand-book-seller

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Un pharmacien

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A chemist

A druggist

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Un magasin d’articles d’occasion

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A second-hand shop

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Un quincailler

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A hardware dealer

An ironmonger

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aisé, nanti

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well-to-do
well-off
well-heeled

149
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vivre dans le luxe

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to lead a life o luxury

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vivre dans l’aisance

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to be affluent

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la société d’abondance

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the affluent society

152
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solvable

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solvent

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solvabilité

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solvency

154
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le seuil de pauvreté

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the poverty line

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être à court d’argent

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to be short of money

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vivre au jour le jour

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lo live from hand-to-mouth

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indigent

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destitute

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nécessiteux

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needy

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dans le besoin

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in the need

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etre fauché

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to be broke

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sans un sou

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penniless

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avoir du mal à joindre les 2 bouts

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to have difficulty in making ends meet

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revenu

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income

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misérable

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poverty-sticken

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la misère noire

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abject poverty

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accumuler d’énormes dettes

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to run up enormous debts

167
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un mendiant

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a beggar

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un prêteur sur gages

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a moneylender, a pawnbroker

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mettre quelque chose en gage

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to pawn someting

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recevoir de l’aide social

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to be on social security

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rembourser

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to refund

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une allocation pour quelque chose

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an allowance for something

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avoir droit à quelque chose

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to be entitled to something

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c’est remboursé par la sécurité sociale

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you can get it on the NHS

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verser des cotisations à

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to pay contributions to

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prestations

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benefit(s)

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allocation chômage

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unemployment benefit

unemployment compensation

178
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toucher l’allocation chômage

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to be on the dole

179
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le revenu minimum d’insertion

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income support

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toucher l’assurance maladie

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to get sickness benefit

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un accident du travail

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an industrial injury

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une pension d’invalidité

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a disablement pension

183
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des indemnités pour quelque chose

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compensation for something

184
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une allocation de maternité

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a maternity allowance

185
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les allocations familiales

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family allowances

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le congé de maternité

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maternity leave

187
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indexé

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index-linked

188
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retraite

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retirement

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responsabilité civile

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civil liability

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une police d’assurance

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an insurance policy

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une prime

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a premium

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un assuré

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a policy holder

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une police multirisques

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an all-risks policy

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une assurance tous risques

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comprehensive insurance

195
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un agent d’assurance

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an insurance agent

196
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un courtier d’assurances

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an insurance broker

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impôt foncier

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land tax

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impôt sur la fortune

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wealth tax

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système de retenue de l’impôt à la source

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pay-as-you-earn

pay-as-you-go

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être imposable

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to be liable for tax

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fraude fiscale

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tax evasion

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frauder le fisc

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to evade taxation

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une feuille d’impôts

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a tax form

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remplir sa déclaration d’impôts

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to do one’s tax return

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un abattement fiscal

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a tax allowance

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un dégrèvement fiscal

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a tax rebate

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exonération fiscale

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tax exemption

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paradis fiscal

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tax haven

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le percepteur

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the tax collector

the taxman

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taxe sur la valeur ajoutée

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value added tax

sales tax

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TVA

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VAT

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taxes comprises

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inclusive of tax

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taxes non comprises

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exclusive of tax

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le taux d’escompte

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the discount rate

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