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Argent Flashcards

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1
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une devise

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a currency

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2
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un coût

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a (high or low) cost

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3
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un prix

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a (high or low) price

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4
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coûter

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something costs a lot of or little money

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5
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cher/bon marché

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expensive, costly/cheap,inexpensive

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6
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gratuit

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free-of-charge

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7
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une somme importante

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a large sum of money/Vast amounts of money

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8
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détourner de l’argent

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to embezzle money

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9
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être radin

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stingy, mean,cheap,tightfisted

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10
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généreux

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generous,profligate

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11
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dépensier

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spendthrift

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12
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gagner de l’argent

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to make money/to earn a salary/wages

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13
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gagner de l’argent au jeu

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to win money

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14
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parier (jeux de hasard)

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to gamble

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15
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faire des profits

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to make (huge, considerable) profits

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16
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emprunter

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to borrow money from a bank/to ask for a bank loan

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17
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faire un emprunt

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to take out a loan from a bank

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18
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rembourser

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to pay back one’s debt

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19
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économiser

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to save money

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20
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économies

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savinngs

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21
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investir

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to invest money in sthing/ an investment/ an investor

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22
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dépense, mise de fonds

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outlay/to spend money on string

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23
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vivre avec 1$ par jour

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to live on ‘$1 a day’

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24
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frais professionnels

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expenses

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25
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dépense publique

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public spending

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26
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joindre les deux bouts

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to make ends meet

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27
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gagner sa vie

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to earn one’s living/make one’s living

28
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se débrouiller seul (financièrement)

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to fend for oneself

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pouvoir s’offrir/avoir les moyens

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can afford something/to do something

30
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subvenir aux besoins de sa famille

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to support one’s family

31
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payer quelque chose

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to pay for something

32
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payer ses factures

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to pay one’s (utility) bills

33
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être à court d’argent/gêné

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to be short of cash (cash-strapped)

34
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être aisé/plutôt riche

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to be well-off

35
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être ‘plein aux as’

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to be flush with money

36
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être très riche

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to be filthy rich

37
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être ‘fauché’

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to be broke/to live on credit/to be on minimum wage

38
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vivre d’allocations

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to live on benefits/To have a comfortable income

39
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payer des impôts sur le revenu

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to pay income tax

40
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augmenter/baisser

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To raise/cut (local/income taxes)

41
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une incitation fiscale

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a tax incentive

42
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être actionnaire de

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to have shares in/ a shareholder

43
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subvention

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to subsidize/a subsidy

44
Q

institution financière

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a financial institution

45
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note sur un emprunt/emprunter

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a credit rating

46
Q

agence de notation

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a credit rating agency

47
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le taux de change

A

the exchange rate

48
Q

une banque centrale

A

a central bank

49
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taux d’intérêt

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an interest rate

50
Q

un prêt à taux variable

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an adjustable-rate loan

51
Q

faire payer qqun

A

to charge sb for sth

52
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honoraires

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fee(s)

53
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tarif (transport)

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fare

54
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prix du billet (spectacle)

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admission fee/price

55
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une arnaque (trop cher)

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a rip-off

56
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une affaire

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a bargain

57
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en avoir pour son argent

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to have bang for buck (familier) / to have value for one’s money

58
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‘ça vaut tant…’

A

it is worth $1,000

59
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économiser/économies

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to save/to set aside/savings

60
Q

une livre sterling (familier)

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a quid (ne prend pas le s au pluriel)

61
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un pence (UK)

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a p (ne prend pas le s au pluriel)

62
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un dollar (familier)

A

a buck

63
Q

pièce de 10 cents (USA)

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a dime

64
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pièce de 25 cents (USA)

A

a quarter

65
Q

mille dollars

A

a grand (pas de s au pluriel ex: two hundred grand)

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