20 The Economy VIII Flashcards by Bertrand herrmann

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Exporter qqch vers

A

Export sth to

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Les exportations

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Exports

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Exportateur

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exporter

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Exportateur de cafe

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Coffe exporter

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Licence d’exportation

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Br: an export licence/license(us)

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Transitaire

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Forwarding agent

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La douane

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Customs

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Douanier

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Customs officer

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Les droits de douane

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Customs dufy (sing.)

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Dedouaner qqch

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Clear sth through customs

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Rien/marchandises a declarer

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Nothing/goods to declare

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Consommer

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Consume

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Consommateur

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Consumer

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La societe de consommation

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The Consumer society

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Des biens de consommation

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Consumer goods

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Le niveau de vie

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Living standards/the standard of living

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Le pouvoir d’achat

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Purchasing power

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Le cout

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The cost

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Le cout de la vie

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The cost of living

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Cela coute combien ?

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What does it cost ?

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C’est combien ?

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How much is this ?

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Cher

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Expensive

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Coûteux

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Costly/ dear

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Couter cher

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Be expensive/ cost a lot of money

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Couter une fortune

Cost a fortune

Couter les yeux de la tete

Cost the earth

Exorbitant

Exorbitant, extravagant, outrageous

Prohibitif

Prohibitive

Avoir de la valeur

Be valuable

Sans prix, inestimable

Priceless

Acheter qqch a prix d'or

Pay the earth for sth

Bon marche

Cheap

Peu cher

Inexpensive

A peu de frais

At little cost

Gratuit

Free

Raisonnable

Reasonable

Sans valeur

Valueless/worthless

Augmenter (prix)

Go up/ rise/ increase

Augmenter (article)

Go up in price

Baisser (prix)

Go down, fall, drop

Baisser (article)

Go down in price

Hausse/baisse des prix

Increase/ drop in prices

Les prix montent en fleche

Prices are soaring/rocketing/spiralling

La flambee des prix

The explosion of prices

Economiser sur qqch

Economize on sth

Economiser (argent)

Save up/ put aside

Faire des economies pour qqch

Save up for sth

Economiser qqch

Be economical with sth

Economie de qqch

Economy in sth

Economique

Economical

Reduire ses depenses de nourriture

Cut back/down on food

Se serrer la ceinture

Tighten one's belt

Depenser

Spend

Depenser beaucoup pour sa voiture

Spend a lot on one's car

Une depense

Expense

Les depenses

Expenses, outgoings

L'argent du menage

The housekeeping money

Budget

Budget

Faire ses comptes

Work out one's budget

Tenir les comptes du menage

Keep the household accounts

Le paiement

Payment