Economy Flashcards

1
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action (boursière)

A

share, stock (U.S.)

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2
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actionnaire

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shareholder, stockholder

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3
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affaires

A

business, trade

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4
Q

agrégats économiques

A

economic aggregates

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5
Q

allocation

A

allowance, subsidy

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6
Q

allocation

A

benefit

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7
Q

association à but non-lucratif

A

society

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8
Q

assouplissement du crédit

A

easing of credit restrictions, easy credit policy

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9
Q

assurance

A

insurance

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10
Q

atelier

A

workshop

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11
Q

atteindre un niveau maximum

A

to peak

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12
Q

augmentation

A

raise (U.S.), hike

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13
Q

augmenter le rythme

A

to step up

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14
Q

augmenter petit à petit

A

to inch up

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15
Q

augmenter rapidement

A

to balloon

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16
Q

augmenter fortement

A

to surge, to skyrocket

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17
Q

autarcie

A

self-sufficiency

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18
Q

avantage

A

benefit

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19
Q

avantages sociaux

A

benefits

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20
Q

baisse

A

cut, cutback, slash

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21
Q

dégringoler

A

to plummet

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22
Q

baisse, repli, récession

A

downturn

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23
Q

balance commerciale

A

trade balance

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24
Q

balance commerciale déficitaire

A

trade gap

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25
Q

balance des paiements

A

balance of payments

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26
Q

barême

A

scale, table

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27
Q

bâtiment (B.T.P.)

A

housing, construction

28
Q

bénéfice

A

profit

29
Q

biens d’équipement

A

capital goods

30
Q

biens de consommation

A

durables

31
Q

bloc commercial

A

trading bloc

32
Q

blocage des prix

A

price control

33
Q

blocage, gel des salaires

A

wage-freeze

34
Q

bourse

A

stock-exchange, stock-market

35
Q

brut

A

gross

36
Q

bureau

A

office

37
Q

bureaucratie

A

red tape, bureaucracy

38
Q

cadre

A

executive

39
Q

cadre dirigeant

A

top executive

40
Q

cadre moyen

A

middle manager

41
Q

cadre supérieur

A

senior executive

42
Q

caisse d’épargne

A

savings bank

43
Q

capitaux

A

capital

44
Q

charges patronales

A

employer’s social contributions

45
Q

charges sociales

A

social contributions

46
Q

chef d’entreprise

A

company manager, head, owner

47
Q

chiffre

A

figure

48
Q

chiffre d’affaires

A

turnover

49
Q

chômage

A

unemployment, joblessness

50
Q

chômeur

A

unemployed

51
Q

client régulier

A

patron

52
Q

commerçant

A

shopkeeper, trader, store operator, tradesman

53
Q

commerce

A

trade

54
Q

commerce de détail

A

retail trade

55
Q

commerce de gros

A

wholesale trade

56
Q

commercialiser

A

to market

57
Q

compagnie

A

company

58
Q

cométitivité

A

competitiveness

59
Q

comptabilité

A

accounting

60
Q

compte

A

account

61
Q

conclure (contrat, affaire)

A

to sign, to close, to clinch

62
Q

concurrence

A

competition

63
Q

concurrentiel

A

competitive

64
Q

conglomérat

A

conglomerate

65
Q

conjoncture

A

economic outlook