Economics Flashcards

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1
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L’économie planifiée

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Planned economy

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2
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L’économie de marché

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(Free) market economy

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3
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L’autarcie

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Autarcy

Economic self-sufficiency

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4
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L’offre et la demande

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Supply and demand

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5
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La déréglementation

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Deregulation

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6
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Une subvention

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A subsidy

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7
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Les dépenses publiques

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Government spending

Public spending

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8
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Une réduction

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A cut(back)
A reduction
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9
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Doper, relancer

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To boost
To stimulate
To reflate

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10
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Subventionner

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To subsidize

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Juguler, freiner, enrayer

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To curb
To stem
To check

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Réduire

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To cut back/down

To reduce

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13
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Réviser à la baisse

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To scale back/down

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14
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Baiser/Augmenter qqch

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To lower/raise sthg

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15
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Les matières premières

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Raw materials

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16
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La sidérurgie

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The iron and steel indutry

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17
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La construction navale

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Ship building

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18
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La fabrication

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Manufacturing

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19
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Les biens de consommation

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Consumers goods

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20
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Une industrie de transformation

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A procesing industry

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21
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Un industriel

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An industrialist

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22
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Un fabriquant

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An manufacturer

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23
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La fonction pubique

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The public service

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Un fonctionnaire

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A public worker

25
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Un haut fonctionnaire

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A civil servant

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Un indice, un indicateur

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An index

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Le pouvoir d’achat

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Buying power

Purchasing power

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Le niveau de vie

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The standard of living

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Le revenu par habitant

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The per capita income

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Les dépenses des ménages/de consommation

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Consumer spending

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La croissance

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Growth

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La p° industrielle

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The industrial output

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La balance commerciale

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The balance of trade

The trade balance

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un déficit/un excédent

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A deficit/a surplus

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Inflationniste

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Inflationary

36
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Galopant

A

Runaway

Rampant

37
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Rampant

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Creeping

38
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Des perspectives

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An outlook

Prospects

39
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Un ralentissement

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A slowdown

40
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Un marasme, une récession

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A slump

A recession

41
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Une chute brutale

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A plunge

A collapse

42
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Durable

A

Lasting

Sustainable

43
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Osciller

A

To seesaw

44
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Monter en flèche, exploser

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To soar

To surge

45
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S’envoler (ex: les prix)

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To skyrocket

46
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Plonger (ex: les taux)

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To nosedive

47
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Culminer

A

To peak

48
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Dépasser

A

To top

49
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Ralentir

A

To slow down

To slacken

50
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Se stabiliser

A

To level off

51
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Fléchir

A

To sag

To wane

52
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Faiblir

A

To weaken

To falter

53
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Plonger

A

To plunge

To plummet

54
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S’effondrer

A

To collapse

To tumble

55
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Se redresser, reprendre

A

To pick up

To rally

56
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La planification

A

Planning