Economy Flashcards

1
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Le capitalisme

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Capitalism

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2
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L’économie de marché , l’économie libérale

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Free market economy

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Le libre échange

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Free trade

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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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L’économie d’un pays

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A country’s economy

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6
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Le secteur public

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The public sector

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7
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Le secteur privé

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The private sector

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8
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Les entreprises étatisées

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State owned firms

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9
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Les dépenses publiques

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Public expenditure

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10
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Une subvention

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A subsidy // a grant

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11
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Une crise

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A depression

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12
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Une baisse d’activité

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A downturn // a slump

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Une reprise économique

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An economic recovery

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14
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Prospère

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Prosperous // thriving

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15
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La croissance

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Growth

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16
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L’économie parallèle

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The black economy

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17
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Le pays connaît des difficultés économiques

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The country is undergoing economic hardship

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18
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Le troc

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Barter

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19
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Exporter

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To export

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20
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Les exportations

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Exports

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21
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Un débouché

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An outlet

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22
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Des droits de douane

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Customs duties

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23
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Une forte croissance des ventes

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A boom in sales

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24
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La mercatique

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Marketing

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25
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Stimuler les importations

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To host imports

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26
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Conquérir un marché

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To capture a market

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27
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S’implanter sur un marché

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To get a foothold in a market

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28
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Commercialisé un produit

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To market a product

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29
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Les affaires prospèrent

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Business is booming

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30
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Les affaires marchent mal

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Business is slack

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31
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Les achats éthiques

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Ethical shopping

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32
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Le travail des enfants

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Child labor

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33
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Un atelier clandestin // un atelier de misère

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A sweatshop

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34
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Exploiter des travailleurs

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To exploit workers

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35
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Supprimer les intermédiaires

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To cut out the middlemen

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36
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Faire des achats éthiques

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To buy ethically

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37
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Le coût de la vie

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The cost of living

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38
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Le pouvoir d’achat

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The purchasing workers

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39
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L’impôt sur le revenu

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The income tax

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40
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Un contribuable

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A tax payer

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41
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Un paradis fiscal

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A tax haven

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42
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Un budget

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A budget

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43
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Un gel des salaires

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A wage freeze

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44
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L’inflation

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Inflation

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45
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Riche

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Rich // wealthy

46
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La richesse

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Riches // wealth

47
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Aisé

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Well off // well-to-do

48
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La société d’abondance

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The affluent society

49
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Poor

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Pauvre

50
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La pauvreté

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Poverty

51
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Sans abri

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Homeless

52
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Un SDF

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A down and out

53
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A company // a firm

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Une entreprise

54
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Une grosse entreprise

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A large corporation

55
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Le siège social

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The head office

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Une filiale

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A subsidiary

57
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Le conseil d’administration

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The board of directors

58
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Le directeur général

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The CEO ( chief executive officer )

59
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Le PDG

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The chairman and the CEO

60
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Un chef d’entreprise

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An entrepreneur

61
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Un gros homme d’affaires

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A tycoon

62
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Un industriel

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An industrialist

63
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La comptabilité

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Accountancy //book-keeping

64
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Un expert comptable

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A chartered accountant

65
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Fusionner ( entreprise)

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To merge

66
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Une fusion

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A merger

67
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Être en concurrence avec

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To compete with

68
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Concurrence acharnée

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Fierce competition

69
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Un concurrent

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A competitor

70
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Un bénéfice >< une perte

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A profit >< a loss

71
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Un chiffre d’affaires

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A turnover

72
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Une mauvais gestion

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Poor management

73
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Créer une entreprise

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To set up a company

74
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Diriger une affaire

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To run a business

75
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Faire des bénéfices

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To make profits // to turn a profit

76
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Reprendre une affaire

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To take over a business

77
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Racheter une entreprise

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To buy out a company

78
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S’endetter

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To run into debt

79
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Signer >

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To sign >

80
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Faire faillite

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To go bankrupt

81
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Déposer son bilan

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To go into liquidation

82
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Une tirelire

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A money box // a piggy bank

83
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Une billet

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A bill // a banknote

84
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Une pièce

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A coin

85
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De la monnaie

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Change

86
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Une devise

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A currency

87
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Une banque

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A bank

88
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Un compte en banque

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A bank account

89
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Un compte d’épargne

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A saving account

90
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Un chéquier

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A chequebook

91
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Prêter >< emprunt

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To lend >

92
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Investir dans

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To invest in

93
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Un coffre fort

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A safe

94
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Un district de billets

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A cash machine = a cash dispenser = an ATM

95
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Économiser de l’argent

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To save money

96
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Gaspiller de l’argent

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To wast money

97
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Ouvrir un compte dans une banque

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To open an account with a bank

98
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Faire un chèque de 100€

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To write a chèque for 100 euros

99
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Faire un chèque sans provision

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To issue a bad chèque

100
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Obtenir un prêt

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To be granted a loan

101
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Mon compte est à découvert

A

My account is in the red

102
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Des actions

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Shares

103
Q

Des obligations

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Bonds

104
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Des SICAV

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Mutual funds

105
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Des valeurs, des titres

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Securities

106
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Un actionnaire

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A shareholder

107
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Un courtier

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A broker

108
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Jouer à la bourse

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To gamble on the stock exchange

109
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La bourse monte // descend

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The market is going up // is going down

110
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Cela rapporte 10%

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It yields 10%

111
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L’entreprise a l’intention d’entrer en bourse

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The company intends to go public