Economic Vocabulary Flashcards

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economics

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l’économie (science)

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economy

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l’économie (d’un pays)

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economic

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économique

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economical

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économique (qui consomme peu)

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economist

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économiste

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to buy

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acheter

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to sell

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vendre

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to purchase

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acheter

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the purchasing power

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le pouvoir d’achat

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to consume

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consommer

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the consumer

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le consommateur

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the consumption

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la consommation

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the consumer society

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la société de consommation

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a firm

a company

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une entreprise

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a society

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une société

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enterprise

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l’esprit d’entreprise

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a customer

a client

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un client

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an executive

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un cadre

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a manager

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un directeur

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a worker

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un ouvrier

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an employee

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un employé

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an employer

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un employeur

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to lay off

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licencier

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to hire

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engager

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to take on

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embaucher

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unemployement

joblessness

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chômage

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to be on the dole

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être au chômage

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the corporate world

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le monde de l’entreprise

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a state-run company

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une entreprise publique

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a business

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une entreprise

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a corporation

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une grosse entreprise

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a subsidiary

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une filiale

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a small business

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une petite entreprise, une PME

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to set up a firm

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créer une entreprise

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to run a firm

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gérer une entreprise

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to merge

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fusionner

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to manufacture

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fabriquer

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to go bankrupt

to go bust

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faire faillite

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bankrupcy

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la faillite

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the spirit of enterprise

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l’esprit d’entreprise

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to start a business

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lancer, créer une entreprise

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to take over

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prendre le contrôle

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to manage a firm

to run a company

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diriger une entreprise

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to start from scratch

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partir de rien

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the headquartrers of a company

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le siège social d’une entreprise

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the staff

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le personnel

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to be on the staff

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faire partie du personnel

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the rank and file

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la base

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a blue collar

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un ouvrier

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a white collar

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un employé de bureau

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to dismiss

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licencier

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a (trade) union

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un syndicat

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a CEO

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un P-DG

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an executive

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un cadre

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to close down

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fermer définitivement