21-The Economy Flashcards

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l’économie d’un pays

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the economy of a country

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économique

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economic

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l’économie (science)

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economics

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faire des économies

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to save money

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les économies

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savings

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un économiste

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an economist

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le marché mondial

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the global market

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fabriquer

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to make, to manufacture

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la production

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production

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la production d’une usine

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the output of a factory

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produire (2)

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to produce, to turn out

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augmenter, monter

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to rise

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(faire) augmenter, donner un coup de pouce

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to raise

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réduire (2)

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to reduce, to cut

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chuter, décroître

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to fall

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un produit

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a product

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des produits agricoles

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agricultural produce

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le profit; la rentabilité

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profit; profitability

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la marge de profit

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the profit margin

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l’acheteur / le vendeur

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the buyer / the seller

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les importations / l’exportation

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imports / exports

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être en expansion

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to expand

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faire passer en fraude; la contrebande

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to smuggle; smuggling

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des marchandises

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goods

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un article

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an item

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le coût

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to cost

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la production de masse; … en grande série

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mass production; mass produced

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lancer (un produit)

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to launch

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une entreprise (2); une société (2)

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a firm, a concern ; a company, a corporation (US)

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la libre entreprise

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free enterprise

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faire des affaires

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to do business

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le monde des affaires

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the business world

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traiter avec

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to deal with

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faire le commerce de qqchose (2)

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to deal in (sthg); to trade in (sthg)

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troquer

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to barter

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le commerce (2)

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commerce, trade

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un contrat

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a contract

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le commerce des armes / de drogue

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arms trade; drug dealing

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négocier

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to negotiate

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servir un client

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to serve a customer

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41
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l’impôt sur le revenu

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income tax

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faire faillite; la faillite

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to go bankrupt; bankruptcy

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l’offre et la demande

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supply and demand

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la conjoncture actuelle (2)

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the present situation / circumstances

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relancer, doper

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to boost

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le commerce extérieur / intérieur

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foreign / domestic trade

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un économie de marché

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a market economy

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les impératifs du marché

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market forces

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une économie planifiée

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a planned economy

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la croissance économique

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economic growth

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un partenaire économique

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a trading partner

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le tertiaire

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the services

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une action, un actionnaire

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a share; a shareholder

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la Bourse

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the Stock Exchange

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une perte

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a loss

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une chute

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a drop

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être en déficit

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to show a deficit

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une crise (2)

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a crisis, a slump

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la récession

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recession

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reculer, être en baisse

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to decline

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être en chute libre

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to plummet

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prendre son essor

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to soar

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mal en point, malade

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to ailing

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impitoyable

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merciless, ruthless

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traverser une crise

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to go through a crisis

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le aux d’intérêt

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the interest rate

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une monnaie

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a currency

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le taux d’échange

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the rate of exchange

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la performance, le rendement

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the yield

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performant

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efficient

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revenu par habitant

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per capita income

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la concurrence; concurrentiel; un concurrent

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competition; competitive; a competitor

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s’attaquer à

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to tackle

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un défi; défier

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a challenge; to challenge

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être en retard ; rattraper son retard

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to lag (behind) / to catch up (with)

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se maintenir au niveau de

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to keep up with

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un investissement

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an investment

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un bien, une denrée

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a commodity

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les matières premières

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raw materials

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la main d’oeuvre

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labour

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embaucher

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to hire

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licencier

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to lay off

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congédier, mettre à la porte (2)

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to dismiss, to fire

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un syndicat (2)

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a trade union, a labor union (US)

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un chiffre d’affaires en progression

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a rising turnover

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un excédent

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a surplus

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une filiale

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a subsidiary

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une succursale

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a branch

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une fusion

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a merger

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une co-entreprise, un projet commun

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a joint venture

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la prospérité

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prosperity / affluence

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pays développés / sous-développés / en voie de développement

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developed / underdeveloped / developing countries

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le Tiers-Monde; les pays occidentaux

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the Third World, Western countries

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un atelier

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a workshop

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exploiter la main d’oeuvre (2); un atelier clandestin

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to sweat, to exploit; a sweatshop

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corrompu

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corrupt

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blanchir de l’argent

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to launder money

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délocaliser à l’étranger

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to relocate abroad

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être licencié pour des raisons éco.

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to be made redundant

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vivre sous le seuil de pauvreté

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to live below the poverty line

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un sous-traitant

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a subcontractor

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la mondialisation

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globalisation

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une part de marché

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a market share

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un débouché

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an outlet

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a niche

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a niche

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les produits manufacturés

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manufactured goods

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le PIB; le PNB

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the Gross National Product (GNP); the Gross Domestic Product (GNP)

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la balance commerciale

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the balance of trade

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le bilan

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the balance sheet

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les avoirs, l’actif

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the assets

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le passif

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the liabilities

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le secteur privé / public

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the private / public sector

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privatiser

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to privatize

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une entreprise publique

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a state-owned company

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Faire sauter la banque

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To break thé bank

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Les comptes (bancaires)

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Bank accounts

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Les retraits

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Cash withdrawals

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Carte de crédit

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Credit card

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Prêts

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Loans

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Les dépôts

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Deposits