General economics Flashcards

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1
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un tableau

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a chart

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un trou

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a hole

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concurrence

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competition

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la compétitivité

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the competitiveness

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la consommation

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consumption

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la crise

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the economic downturn

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le déficit commercial

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the trade deficit

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le coût de la vie

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the cost of living

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un salarié

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a wage earner

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la bourse

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the stock exchange

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fraude fiscale

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tax evasion

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un écart

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a gap

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des biens de conso

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consumer goods

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bankruptcy

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faillite

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la croissance

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O economic growth

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PIB

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GDP

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Un stimulant

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an incentive

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un foyer

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a household

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le tertiaire

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the services industries

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une facture

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an invoice

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un prêt

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a loan

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un intermédiaire

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a middleman

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avare

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a miser

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les perspectives

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the outlook

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le rendement productivité

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the output

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un découvert

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an overdraft

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un plan de relance

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a stimulus package

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les pauvres

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the poor

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le pouvoir d’achat

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O purchasing power

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les richesses

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riches

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une reprise

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a recovery

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un rendement

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a return

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les ventes soldes

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the sales

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les économies

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savings

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35
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un bidonville

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a shantytown

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un actionnaire

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a shareholder

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une pénurie de

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a shortage of

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une action

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a share

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une dépression

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a slump

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la société de consommation

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the consumer society

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une source de revenu

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a source of income

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les dépenses

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spending

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l’offre et la demande

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supply and demand

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un excédent commercial

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a trade surplus

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le niveau de vie

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the standard of living

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un contribuable

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a taxpayer

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négociations commerciales

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trade talks

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le libre échange

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free trade

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une tendance

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a trend

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le chiffre d’affaires

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the turnover

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une amélioration

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an upswing

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un redressement

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an upturn

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la richesse

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wealth

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riche

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affluent

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mal en point

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ailing

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rentable

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cost effective

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dans la misère

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destitute

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économique au sens peu coûteux

A

economical

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sombre triste

A

gloomy

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miséreux

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poverty stricken

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rentable

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profitable

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stagnant

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sluggish

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économe

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thrifty

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prospère

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thriving

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instable

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volatile

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faire des affaires

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to be in business

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etre en crise

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to be in crisis

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etre a découvert

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to be in the red

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conseil d’administration

A

the board of directors

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avoir de hauts revenus

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to be ON a high income

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recevoir un salaire décent

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to be paid a living wage

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etre en expansion

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to boom

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stimuler

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to boost

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réduire un écart

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to bridge a gap

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s’effondrer

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to collapse

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etre en concurrence avec

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to compete with

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diminuer sa conso

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to cut back on

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réduire les effectifs

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to downsize

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couler

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to go under

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investir dans

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to invest IN

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etre a la traîne

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to lag behind

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gagner sa vie

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to make a living

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faire des bénéfices

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to make a profit

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fusionner

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to merge

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externaliser

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to outsource

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plonger

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to plummet

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breveter

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to patent

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rembourser une dette

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to pay off a debt

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mettre de l’argent de côté

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to put some mone away

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augmenter les prix

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to raise prices

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se remettre

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to recover

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to sell out

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revendre et vendre tout un stock

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to smuggle

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faire de la contrebande

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dépenser l’argent du contribuable

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to spend taxpayer dollars

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sharply

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brusquement

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steadily

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régulièrement

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steeply

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de façon abrupte