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ECONOMIE expessions Flashcards

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le coût de la vie

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the cost of living

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un record à la hausse/baisse

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an all-tim hight/low

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un solde de compte

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a balance of account

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la balance des paiements

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the Balance of the Payments

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la balance commerciale

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the Balance of Trade

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J’ai un compte dans cette banque

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I bank with them

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être créditeur

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to be in the clack

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être à découvert, en déficit

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to be in the red

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entrer en liquidation

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to be placed into receivership

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étatiser les banques

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to bring (brought,brought) the banking sector under state control

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équilibrer les comptes

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to break (broke,broken) even

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acheter qqchose en gros

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to buy (bought,bought) sth. wholesale

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13
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la bulle a éclaté

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the bubble burst

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l’indice des prix à la consommation

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the consumer price index

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l’indice de confiance des consommateurs

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the consumer sentiment index

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coûter les yeux de la tête

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to cost (cost,cost) the Earth

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créditer un compte de X $

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to credit an account with $X

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18
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un déficit de la balance

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the current account deficit

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rogner sur les coûts

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to cut (cut,cut) corners

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20
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boursicoter

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to dabble on the Stock Exchange

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faire une étude marché

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to do (did,done) some market research

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22
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ne pas faire de cadeau, être dur en affaires

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to drive (drove,driven) a hard bargain

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contraindre la fermeture

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to drive (drove,driven) out of business

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un député européen

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a European Member of Parliament (MEP)

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sentir les effets de la rigueur

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to feel (felt,felt) the pinch

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atteindre un prix élevé

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to fetch a high price

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payer la note, régler l’addition

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to foot the bill/check (US)

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en avoir pour son argent

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to get (got,got) value for money

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faire à qq. de la monnaie

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to give (gave,given) sb. change

30
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s’inscrire à l’aide sociale

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to go (went,gone) on welfare

31
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faire faillite

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to go (went,gone) (US)

32
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entrer en liquidation

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to go into liquidation

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cesser son activité

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to go (went,gone) out of business

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aller à sa perte

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to go (went,gone) to the wall

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le produit intérieur brut (PIB)

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the gross domestic product (GDP)

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le produit national brut (PNB)

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the gross national product (GNP)

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gagner le pactole

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to hit (hit,hit) the jackpot

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cela se vend bien

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it sells well

39
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cela mérite d’être essayé

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it is worth trying

40
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faire démarrer l’économie

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to kickstart the economy

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vivre sous le seuil de pauvreté

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to live below the poverty line

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joindre les deux bouts

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to make (made,made) ends meet

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faire de l’argent facile

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to make (made,made) a fast buck (US)

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se faire un tas d’argent

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to make (made,made) big bucks (US)

45
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libeller un cheque au nom de qq1.

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to make a cheque out to sb.

46
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répondre aux besoins des clients

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to meet (met,met) the customers’ needs

47
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détournement de fonds privés

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misuse of corporate funds

48
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lancer un OPA

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to mount a take over bid

49
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un ensemble de mesures

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a package of measures

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le prélèvement à la source

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paye as you earn (PAYE)

51
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payer l’addition/l’ardoise

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to pick up the tab

52
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réinvestir les bénéfices

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to plough back profits

53
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prendre des mesures de relance

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to promote reflationary measures

54
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lancer un appel d’offres

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to put (put,put) out to tender

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récupérer ses pertes

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to recoup one’s losses

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l’indice des prix de détail

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the retail price index

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l’Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF)

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the Securities and Investment Board (UK), the Securities and Exchange Commission (US)

58
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(se) vendre au-dessus du cours

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to sell (sold,sold) at a premium

59
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repérer un créneau sur le marché

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to spot, to fin (found,found) a gap in the market

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le niveau de vie

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the standard of living

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un relevé de compte

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a statement of account

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signer/annuler un contract avec

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to sign/cancel a lucrative contract with

63
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faire affaire avec qq1

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to strike (struck,struck) a deal with sb.

64
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subir une perte

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to sustain/suffer a loss

65
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se serrer la ceinture

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to tighten one’s belt

66
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resserrer les cordons de la bourse

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to tighten one’s purse strings

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