Economy -- Finance Flashcards

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1
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liquider une société

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to wind up a society

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rembourser

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to refund

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3
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le chiffre d’affaire

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turnover

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4
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le bilan

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the balance sheet

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5
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régler un compte tourner

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to settle an account

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un courtier

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a broker

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7
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un coffre-fort

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a safe

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verser un interêt

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to allow an interest

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une caisse d’épargne

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a saving bank

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mettre de côté

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to put by, to save

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les chambres fortes

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the vaults

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12
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être à découvert

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to be overdrawn interet

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faute de moyens

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for lack of finance

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14
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réunir/lever des fonds

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to raise finance

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15
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accorder un prêt aux petites entreprises

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to finance small businesses

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prêt à faible taux

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bargain-basement loan

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17
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prêt à taux usuriers

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loan sharking

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18
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finances/(fonds) publi(c)ques

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public funds

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19
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Le ministère des finances

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the Treasury, the Exchequer , the Treasury department

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20
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finance par emprunt

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debt financing

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21
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taux d’endettement

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debt ratio slack idle

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22
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agios

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bank commissions

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23
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prêt à taux zéro

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zero interest loan

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24
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il n’a pas remboursé son prêt

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he has defaulted on his loan

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25
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cours en bourse

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market rating

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26
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agence de notation

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rating agency

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27
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le plan de sauvetage de la Grèce criblée de dettes

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the European bailout of debt-ridden Greece

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les mesures prises font de la Grèce un net indicateur de l’avenir de l’intégration

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these measures make Greece a bellwether of the future of European integration

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29
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Il est nécessaire pour la Grèce d’éviter tout défaut de paiements

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Greece needs to stave off defaults

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30
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secteur/industrie en pleine croissance

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growth area/industry

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31
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marché porteur

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growth market

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32
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taux de croissance

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growth rate

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33
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sortir un pays de la crise

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to pull a country out of recession

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34
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surmonter la crise

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to ride out the recession

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35
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soutenir la croissance

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to sustain growth

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36
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une crise grave

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a major recession

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37
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sortir de la crise

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recovery from recession

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38
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marasme, crise profonde

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slump

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39
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chuter de 45%

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slump by 45%

40
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caisse d’épargne

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savings bank

41
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puiser dans ses économies

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to draw on one’s savings

42
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j’ai un compte à la Barclays

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I bank with Barclays

43
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banque de dépôt

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bank return

44
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faillite de la banque

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bank failure

45
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relevé de compte

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bank statement

46
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banque d’affaires

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investment/merchant bank

47
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bloquer les prix, maintenir les prix

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to keep prices down, up

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être exclu à cause des prix trop élevés

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to be price out

49
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prestataire des services

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provider

50
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être à la hausse

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to be on the up

51
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reprise/ralentissement de l’économie

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upturn/downturn

52
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il me manque 60 dollars

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I’m `6O$ down

53
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l’inflation est en hausse/baisse

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inflation is up/down

54
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les prix flambent

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prices are rocketing

55
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optimiste/pessimiste, abattu

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upbeat/downbeat

56
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gagner sa vie

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to earn a living or livelihood

57
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arriver tout juste à vivre

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to scrap a living

58
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déficit budgétaire

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deficit spending

59
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consommation/dépense des ménages

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consumer spending

60
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recettes fiscales

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tax revenues

61
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servir/verser une rente

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to pay an annuity

62
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rentier

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person of private means

63
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le minimum vital

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a living wage

64
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plan social

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planned redundancy scheme

65
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payé d’avance

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to pay upfront

66
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payé les cotisations syndicales

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to pay union dues

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fraude fiscale

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tax evasion

68
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tranche, seuil d’imposition

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tax bracket, threshold

69
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remplir une déclaration des revenues

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to fill in/out an income tax return

70
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lourdement taxé

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heavily taxed

71
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être endetté, avoir des dettes envers quelqu’un

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to be in debt, be in someone’s debt

72
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contracter,épurer une dette

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to incur, to write off a debt

73
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réechelonner (une dette)

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to reschedule

74
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recouvrer (une dette)

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to recover, collect

75
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effacer une dette

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to wipe out a debt

76
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faire des heures supplémentaires

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to work overtime

77
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licencier qqn

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to make someone redundant, to lay off

78
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être réduit au chômage

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to be thrown out of work

79
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indigent

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needy

80
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une soupe populaire, foyer pour sans abris

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a soup-kitchen/ a doss house

81
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économie ≠ dépensier

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thrifty ≠ spendthrift

82
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gaspiller de l’argent

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to squander money

83
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cotiser

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to contribute

84
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la loi de l’offre et de la demande

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the law of supply and demands

85
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une barrière douanière, le protectionnisme, le libre échange, un accord commercial

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a tariff, protectionism, free trade, a trade agreement

86
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les hauts et les bas/vicissitudes

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ups and downs

87
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une crise durable/ une reprise

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a dépression/a recovery

88
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monter en flèche

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to soar, to skyrocket

89
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les demandes d’emplois, les offres d’emplois – embaucher

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situations wanted, vacant – to engage, to hire

90
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le niveau de vie, le pouvoir d’achat,

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the standard of living, the purchasing power

91
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les affaires sont faibles

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business is slack, dull

92
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les affaires sont au points morts

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business is at a standstill

93
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les chômeurs, le secours au chômeur, l’indemnité chômage

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unemployed, the dole, unemployment benefits

94
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une tendance

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a trend, tendency

95
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une fusion, un cartel, un trust

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a merger, a cartel, a trust

96
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un rachat, une OPA hostile, un prédateur (raider)

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a takeover, a takeoverbid, a raider