Groupe 21 : L'économie 2 Flashcards

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1
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Le charbon

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Coal

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Une mine de charbon

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A coalmine

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Un mineur

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A coal miner

= a collier

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Un puits

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A shaft

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Une pioche

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A pickaxe UK

A pickax US

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Le métal

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Metal

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Un métallurgiste

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A metalworker

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Le fer

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Iron

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Une usine sidérurgique

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An ironworks UK

An iron plant US

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L’acier

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Steel

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Fondre

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To smelt

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Fondre du métal

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To melt metal down

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Une barre de fer

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A bar of iron

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OPEP

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OPEC

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Le pétrole

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Oil

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Un pays producteur de pétrole

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An oil-producing country

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Le forage en mer

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Offshore drilling

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Jaillir

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To gush

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19
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Un oléoduc

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A pipeline

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Un baril

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A barrel

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21
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Un bidon

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A can

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Une citerne

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A tank

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23
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Un pétrolier

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A tanker

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Raffiner

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To refine

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Une raffinerie

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A refinery

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L’essence

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Petrol UK

Gasoline US

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Le combustible / le carburant

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Fuel

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28
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Alimenter en énergie

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To fuel

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29
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Nucléaire

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Nuclear

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Le nucléaire

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Nukes (coll)

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31
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Un réacteur

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A reactor

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32
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Radioactif

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Radioactive

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33
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La radioactivité

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Radioactivity

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34
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Contaminer

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To contaminate

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35
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Décontaminer

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To decontaminate

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36
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La décontamination

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Decontamination

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37
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Produire

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To generate

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38
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Un générateur

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A generator

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39
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Un transformateur

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A transformer

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40
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Un barrage/ un réservoir

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A dam

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41
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Construire un barrage sur un fleuve

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To dam a river

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42
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Électrique

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Electric

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43
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L’électricité

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Electricity

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44
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Le tarif heures pleines

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Peak hour rates

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45
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Le tarif heures creuses

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Off-peak rates

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46
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Le gaz

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Gas

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47
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Un capteur solaire

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A solar collector

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48
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Un panneau photovoltaïque

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A photovoltaic panel

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49
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Une éolienne

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A windmill

= a wind generator

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50
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L’énergie nucléaire

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Nuclear energy / power

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51
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L’énergie solaire

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Solar energy

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52
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L’énergie éolienne

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Wind energy

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53
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L’énergie hydroélectrique

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Hydroelectric energy

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54
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Les ressources énergétique

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Energy ressources

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55
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Les énergies renouvelable

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Renewable energy sources

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56
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La facture énergétique

A

The energy bill

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57
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Les économies d’énergies

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Energy conservation

= energy savings

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58
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L’indépendAnce

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L’independEnce

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59
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Produire de / économiser l’énergie

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To generate / save energy

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60
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La consommation d’énergie

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Power consumption

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61
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Une centrale électrique

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A power station

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62
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Le réseau de distribution électrique

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The power grid

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63
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Le diesel

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Diesel oil

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64
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Une nappe de pétrole

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A layer of oil

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65
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Trouver du pétrole

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To strike oil

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66
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Le kérosène

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Jet fuel

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67
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Une centrale nucléaire

A

A nuclear plant

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68
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Les déchets nucléaires

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Nuclear waste

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69
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Le traitement des déchets nucléaires

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Nuclear waste disposal

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70
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Le gaz de schiste

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Shale gas

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71
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Le gaz naturel

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Natural gas

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72
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Un gazoduc

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A gas pipeline

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73
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Une entreprise / société

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A company

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74
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Une affaire

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A business

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Un homme/ une femme d’affaire

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A businesswoman/ man

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Une société / firme

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A firm

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77
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Un contrat

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A contract

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78
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Une marque (produit manufacturés)

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A make

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79
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Une marque (produit alimentaires)

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A brand

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80
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L’image de marque

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The brand image

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81
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Une marque déposée

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A registered trademark

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82
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Un brevet/ une licence

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A patent

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83
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Concurrencer

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To compete with

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84
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La concurrence

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Competition

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85
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Concurrentiel

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Competitive

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86
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Un concurrent

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A competitor

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87
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Le chiffre d’affaires

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The turnover

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88
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Le bilan

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The balance sheet

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89
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L’actif

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Assets

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90
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Le passif

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Liabilities

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91
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Les recettes

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Receipts

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92
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Les rentrées / les sorties

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Takings / outgoings

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93
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Faire faillite

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To go bankrupt

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94
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La faillite

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Bankruptcy

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95
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Renflouer une compagnie

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To refloat a company

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96
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Un plan de sauvetage

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A rescue plan

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97
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Créée un entreprise

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To set up a company

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98
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Un chef d’entreprise

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The head of a company

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99
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Se lancer dans/ être dans les affaires

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To go into/ to be in business

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100
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Diriger une affaire

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To run a business

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101
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Signer/ résilier un contrat

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To sign / cancel a contract

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Une rupture de contrat

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A breach of contract

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La concurrence (dé)loyale

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(Un)fair competition

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Les affaires vont bien/ mal

A

Business is good/ bad

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L’esprit d’entreprise

A

The entrepreneurial spirit

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Une entreprise qui marche

A

A going concern

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S’établir à son compte / créer son entreprise

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To set up one’s own business

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La loi de l’offre et de la demande

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The law of supply and demand

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Brevet déposé

A

Patent déposé

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Les PME

A

Small and medium-sized companies

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Un multinationale

A

A multinational

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Une société coté en bourse

A

A joint-stock company

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(Équivalent) une société anonyme (SA)

A

A public limited company UK

An incorporated company (inc) US

114
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Un monopole

A

A monopoly

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Un cartel

A

A cartel

116
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Un associé

A

A partner

117
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Une association

A

A partnership

118
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Diriger

A

To run

= to manage

119
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Un directeur

A

A manager/ess

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La gestion

A

Management

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La direction

A

The management

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Le président directeur général (PDG)

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The managing director

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Les cadres

A

The managerial staff

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Le directeur commercial

A

The sales manager

125
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Un cadre

A

An executive

126
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Le personnel

A

The staff

= the personnel

127
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Le/ la chef du personnel

A

The personnel director / officer

128
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Un service

A

A department

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Un chef de service

A

A head of department

130
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Le service de vente

A

The sales department

131
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La comptabilité

A

Accounting

= book-keeping

132
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Un comptable

A

An accountant

= a book-keeper

133
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Le service de comptabilité

A

The accounts department

134
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Racheter une entreprise

A

To buy up

= take over a company

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Un rachat

A

A takeover

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Une offre publique d’achat (OPA )

A

A takeover bid

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Fusionner

A

To merge

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Une fusion

A

A company merger

139
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S’associer (avec quelqu’un )

A

To go / enter into partnership

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Le gestion long terme/ court terme

A

Long-term/ short-term management

141
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Un cadre moyen/ supérieur

A

A junior= middle / senior = top executive

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Un expert comptable

A

A chartered accountant UK

A certified public accountant US

143
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Une réunion du conseil d’administration

A

A meeting of the board

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Présider une réunion

A

To chair a meeting

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Présider

A

To be in the chair

146
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Rédiger le compte rendu d’une réunion

A

To take the minutes of a meeting

147
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C’est à l’ordre du jour

A

This is on the agenda

148
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Faire partie du personnel

A

To be on the staff

149
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Être employé par une entreprise

A

To be employed by a company

= to be on the company’s payroll

150
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Ils ont augmenté leur personnel de 20 personnes

A

They’ve added 20 workers to their payroll

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Un bureau

A

An office

152
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Les heures de bureau

A

Office hours

153
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L’équipement de bureau

A

Office equipment

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La bureautique

A

Office automation

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Un employé de bureau

A

A clerk

156
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Le personnel de bureau

A

Clerical staff

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Un employé

A

An employee

158
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Un secrétaire

A

A Secretary

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Un assistant

A

A personal assistant

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La réception

A

The reception desk

161
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Un réceptionniste

A

A receptionist

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Taper à la machine

A

To type

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Une machine à écrire

A

A typewriter

164
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Un ordinateur

A

A computer

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Imprimer

A

To print

166
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Une imprimante

A

A print

167
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Une imprimante

A

A printer

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Une calculatrice

A

A calculator

169
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Une photocopieuse

A

A photocopier

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Photocopier qqch

A

To photocopy sth

171
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Une photocopie

A

A photocopy

172
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Un télécopieur

A

A fax machine

173
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Une télécopie

A

A fax

174
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Un dictaphone

A

A dictaphone

= a dictating machine

175
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Dicter qqch

A

To dictate sth

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Un bureau

A

A desk

177
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Un dossier

A

A file

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Classer qqch

A

To file sth

179
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Une chemise/ un classeur

A

A folder

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Une note de service

A

A memo

181
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Un plateau

A

A tray

182
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Avoir un déjeuner d’affaires

A

To have a business lunch

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Signer le courrier

A

To sign the mail

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Inscrire quelqu’un/ une réunion dans son agenda

A

To put sb/ a meeting in one’s diary

185
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Prendre rendez-vous avec quelqu’un

A

To make an appointment with sb

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Commencer/ échanger/ troquer

A

To trade

187
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Troquer

A

To barter

188
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Un achat

A

A purchase

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Acheter

A

To purchase

= to buy

190
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Le pouvoir d’achat

A

The purchasing power

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Un acheteur

A

A purchaser

= a buyer

192
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Être dans le commerce de

A

To deal in

= to trade in

193
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Vendre

A

To sell

194
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La vente

A

Selling

195
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Une vente

A

A sale

196
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La force de vente

A

The sales force

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Un représentant (de commerce)

A

A sales representative

= a travelling salesman

198
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Vendre au détail

A

To retail

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Un détaillant

A

A retailer

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Un grossiste

A

A wholesaler

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Le prix

A

The price

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Le manque à gagner

A

Foregone earnings

203
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Fournir (qqch à quelqu’un )

A

To supply (sb with sth)

204
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Un fournisseur

A

A supplier

205
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Facturer

A

To invoice

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Une facture

A

An invoice

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Un reçu

A

A receipt

208
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Distribuer

A

To distribute

209
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La distribution

A

Distribution

210
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Le réseau de distribution

A

The distribution network

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Expédier

A

To dispatch
= to consign
= to ship

212
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Un envoi/ une expédition

A

A consignment, a shipment

213
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Payer/ régler

A

To pay

214
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Le crédit

A

Credit

215
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Une mensualité/ un versement

A

An installment

216
Q

Une garantie

A

A guarantee

217
Q

Un bon de garantie

A

A guarantee slip

218
Q

Une réclamation

A

A complaint

219
Q

Les importations

A

Imports

220
Q

Les exportations

A

Exports

221
Q

Importer (qqch de)

A

To import (sth from)

222
Q

Un (pays) importateur

A

An importer

223
Q

Exporter (qqch vers)

A

To export (sth to)

224
Q

Un (pays) exportateur

A

An exporter

225
Q

La douane

A

Customs

226
Q

Un douanier

A

A customs officer

227
Q

Les droits de douane

A

Customs duties

228
Q

Acheter / vendre qqch en gros

A

To buy / sell sth wholesale

229
Q

La vente par correspondance

A

Mail-order selling

230
Q

Vente sur internet

A

Online selling

231
Q

Le prix de vente

A

The selling price

232
Q

Le prix d’achat

A

Purchase price

233
Q

Le prix d’usine

A

The factory-gate price

= the price exemple)works

234
Q

Le prix de lancement

A

The launch price

235
Q

Des prix défiant toute concurrence

A

Rock-bottom prices

236
Q

Régler / payer en espèces

A

To pay cash

237
Q

Verser des arrhes/ un acompte

A

To pay a deposit

238
Q

Acheter qqch à crédit

A

To buy sth on credit

239
Q

Faire crédit à quelqu’un

A

To give sb credit

240
Q

Paiement à la livraison

A

COD

= cash on delivery

241
Q

Les prix peuvent augmenter = monter / baisser

A

Prices may go up
= rise = increase
/ go down= fall= drop

242
Q

Les prix montent en flèche

A

Prices are soaring / rocketing/ spiraling

243
Q

Une hausse/ une baisse des prix

A

An increase / a drop IN prices

244
Q

La flambée des prix

A

The explosion of prices

245
Q

C’est EN vente

A

It’s on sale

246
Q

Le service après-vente

A

The after-sales service

247
Q

Dédouaner des produits

A

To clear goods through the customs

248
Q

Rien à déclarer

A

Nothing to declare

249
Q

Commercialiser qqch

A

To market sth

250
Q

Un marché

A

A market

251
Q

Un créneau

A

A gap (in the market)