Chapter G Flashcards

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Surconsommation

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Overconsumption

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Société de consommation

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The consumer society

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3
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Consumérisme

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Consumerism

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4
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Qui prend du temps

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Time-consuming

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5
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Dépenses des consommateurs

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Consumer spending

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6
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Indice des prix à la consommation

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Consumer price index

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7
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Reprise par la consommation

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Consumer-led recovery

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8
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Organisme de protection des consommateurs

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Consumer watchdog

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9
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Consommateur

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Consumer

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10
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Biens de consommation

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Consumer goods

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11
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Etudes de marché

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Consumer research, market research

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12
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Prix à la consommation

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Consumer prices

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13
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Présenter, proposer

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To put forward (an idea)

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14
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Augmenter, faire monter

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To put up (taxes)

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15
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Mettre, investir

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To put up (money)

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16
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Écraser

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To put down (rebellion)

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17
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Verser

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To put down (money)

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18
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Attribuer (la responsabilité de qch à qn), mettre qch sur le compte de qn

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To put sth down to sth else

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19
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Mettre en communication, passer

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To put sb through

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20
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Concurrent

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Competitor

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21
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Investisseur

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Investor

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22
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Inventeur

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Inventor

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23
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Spéculateur

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Speculator

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24
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Manifestant

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Demonstrator

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Dictateur
Dictator
26
Donateur, donneur (d'organe)
Donor
27
Conseiller municipal
Councillor
28
Prédecesseur
Predecessor
29
Successeur
Successor
30
Ravisseur, kidnappeur
Captor, abductor
31
Capteur
Sensor
32
Survivant
Survivor
33
Gouverneur
Governor
34
Négociateur
Negotiator
35
Oppresseur
Oppressor
36
Consommation
Consumption
37
Une agence
An agency
38
Une tendance
A tendency
39
Un millionnaire
A millionaire
40
L'espionnage
Espionage
41
Un collègue
A colleague
42
Un allié
An ally
43
Un laboratoire
A laboratory
44
Un vaccin
A vaccine
45
Un représentant
A representative
46
Une valeur
A value
47
Détruire
To destroy
48
Intervenir
To intervene
49
Fonder
To found
50
Garantir
To guarantee
51
Rejeter
To reject
52
Extrader
To extradite
53
Évoluer
To evolve
54
Recruter
To recruit
55
Exploser
To explode
56
Révéler
To reveal
57
Réfugié
Refugee
58
Arbitre
Referee
59
Stagiaire
Trainee
60
Retraité
Retiree (us)
61
Personne désignée, candidat désigné
Nominee
62
Employé
Employee
63
Détenu
Detainee
64
Personne évacuée
Evacuee
65
Retraite anticipée
Early retirement
66
Toucher une retraite convenable
To receive a decent pension
67
Bilan financier
Financial balance sheet
68
Faire le bilan d'une situation
To assess a situation
69
Révéler un secret
To reveal a secret
70
Le secret bancaire
Bank secrecy
71
Le paradis et l'enfer
Heaven and hell
72
Un paradis fiscal
A tax haven
73
Un candidat au parlement
A candidate to Parliament
74
Un candidat à un emploi
An applicant
75
Une offre d'emploi
A job offer, vacancy, opportunity
76
L'offre et la demande
Supply and demand
77
L'acheteur et le vendeur
The buyer and the seller
78
Un vendeur de glaces
An ice-cream vendor
79
Manquer une occasion
To miss an opportunity
80
À cette occasion
On this occasion
81
Taux d'inflation
Inflation rate
82
Natalité
Birth rate
83
Mortalité
Death rate
84
Taux d'intérêt
Interest rate
85
Taux d'alphabétisation
Literacy rate
86
Taux d'épargne
Saving rate
87
Taux de chômage
Unemployment rate
88
(Taux de) criminalité
Crime rate
89
Taux de change
Exchange rate
90
Malgré cela, tout de même
Even so
91
Particulièrement
Particularly
92
En particulier
In particular
93
Bien que, quoique
Even though
94
Contrairement à
Unlike
95
À mon avis
In my opinion
96
Quantité
Amount
97
Mort ou blessé, victime
Casualty
98
Étendue, portée, ampleur
Scope
99
Brevet
Patent
100
Modèle, schéma, motif
Pattern
101
Aide sociale
Welfare
102
Avantage en nature
Perk
103
Fléau
Scourge
104
Pénurie
Shortage
105
Massacre
Slaughter