economy Flashcards

1
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la Bourse

A

the Stock Exchange

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2
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la tendance

A

the trend of the dollar

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3
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une société cotée en bourse

A

a listed/quoted company

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4
Q

une action/des actions

A

a share/equities

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5
Q

les actions

A

stocks

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6
Q

valeurs mobilières

A

stocks and shares

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7
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le capital d’une société

A

a company’s equity/share capital/total stock capital

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8
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un portefeuille d’actions

A

a portfolio

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9
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un actionnaire

A

a shareholder

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10
Q

mes parties prenantes

A

shakeholders

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11
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un porteur

A

a bearer

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12
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petits porteurs

A

private investors/small investors/small shareholders

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13
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un agent de change

A

a stockbroker/a brokerage firm

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14
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des titres (terme général)

A

securities

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15
Q

bons du Trésor

A

government securities/treasury bills

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16
Q

obligations

A

bonds

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17
Q

une monnaie

A

a currency

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18
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le taux de change

A

the exchange rate

19
Q

flottante

A

a floating currency

20
Q

à parité fixe

A

a fixed currency

21
Q

un dollar

A

a dollar

familier: a buck/greenback

22
Q

de l’argent

A

a pound

familier: a quid

23
Q

frapper de la monnaie

A

to mint/to coin money

24
Q

un billet de banque

A
a bill (US)
a banknote (brit)
25
Q

de la petite monnaie

A

change

26
Q

une pièce de monnaie

A

a coin

27
Q

faire des transactions boursières

A

to trade on the Stock Market

28
Q

les fluctuations du marché

A

the fluctuations of the Market

29
Q

un marché ferme

A

a firm market

30
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un marché animé

A

a brisk market

31
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un marché soutenu

A

a buoyant market

32
Q

un marché terne

A

a dull market

33
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un marché apathique

A

a sluggish market (a slug=une limace)

34
Q

un marché déprimé

A

a depressed market

35
Q

un marché irrégulier

A

an erratic market

36
Q

un marché mal en point

A

an ailing market

37
Q

fléchir légèrement

A

to edge down

38
Q

monter légèrement

A

to edge up

39
Q

tomber dans le marasme (ralentissement important ou arrêt)

A

to fall into the doldrums

40
Q

l’indice

A

the index (pl=indices)

41
Q

the Financial Times index

A

the F.T. index

42
Q

l’index de Wall Street (la bourse de New York)

A

the Dow Jones

43
Q

le marché et l’indice de la nouvelle économie américaine

A

the Nasdaq