L'économie Flashcards

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le capitalisme

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capitalism

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l’économie de marché, le libéralisme

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free-market economy

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le libre échange

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free trade

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l’offre et la demande

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supply and demand

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l’économie d’un pays

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a country’s economy

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le secteur public

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the public sector

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le secteur privé

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the private sector

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les entreprises étatisées

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state-owned firms

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les dépenses publiques

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public expenditure

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une subvention

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a subsidy/a grant

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subventionner

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to subsidize

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une crise

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a depression

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une baisse d’activité

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a downturn/a slump

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prospère

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prosperous/thriving

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la croissance

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growth

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l’économie parallèle

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the black economy

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le pays connait des difficultés financières

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the country is undergoing economic hardships

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un sytème économique

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an economic system

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le commerce

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trade

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le troc

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barter

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exporter

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to export

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les exportations

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exports

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importer

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to import

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les importations

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imports

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un débouché

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an outlet

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les droits de douane

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customs duties

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27
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une forte croissance des ventes

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a boom in sales

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le mercatique (marketing)

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marketing

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stimuler les importations

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to boost imports

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conquérir un marché

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to capture a market

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s’implanter sur un marché

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to get a foothold in a market

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commercialiser un produit

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to market a product

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33
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les affaires prospèrent

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Business is booming

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les affaires marchent mal

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Business is slack

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35
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le commerce équitable

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fair trade

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36
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les achats éthiques

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ethical shopping

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37
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le travail des enfants

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child labour

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38
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un atelier clandestin

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a sweatshop

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39
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exploiter des travailleurs

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to exploit workers

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40
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supprimer les intermédiaires

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to cut out the middlemen

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41
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faire des achats éthiques

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to buy ethically

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42
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le niveau de vie

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the standard of living

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le coût de la vie

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the cost of living

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44
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le pouvoir d’achat

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the purchasing power

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45
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l’impôt sur le revenu

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the income tax

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46
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un contribuable

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a taxpayer

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47
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un paradis fiscal

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a tax haven

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48
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un budget

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a budget

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49
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un gel des salaires

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a wage freeze

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50
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l’inflation

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inflation

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riche

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wealthy = rich

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la richesse

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wealth = riches

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aisé

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well-off

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la société d’abondance

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the affluent society

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pauvre

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poor

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la pauvreté

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poverty

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sans abri

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homeless

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un SDF

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a down-and-out

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frauder le fisc

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to evade taxation

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une entreprise

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a company/a firm

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une grosse entreprise

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a large corporation

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le siège social

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the head office

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une filiale

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a subsidiary

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le conseil d’administration

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the board of directors

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le directeur général

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the CEO

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le PDG

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the chairman and CEO

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un chef d’entreprise

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an entrepreneur

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un gros homme d’affaire

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a tycoon

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un industriel

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an industrialist

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la comptabilité

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accountancy

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un expert-comptable

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a chartered accountant

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fusionner

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to merge

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une fusion

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a merger

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être en concurrence avec

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to compete with

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concurrence acharnée

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fierce competition

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un concurrent

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a competitor

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un bénéfice/une perte

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a profit/a loss

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un chiffre d’affaire

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a turnover

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une mauvaise gestion

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poor management

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créer une entreprise

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to set up a company

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diriger une affaire

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to run a business

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faire des bénéfices

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to make profits

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reprendre une affaire

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to take over a business

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racheter une entreprise

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to buy out a company

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s’endetter

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to run into a debt

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signer/rompre un contrat

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to sign/break a contrat

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faire faillite

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to go bankrupt

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déposer son bilan

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to go into liquidation

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l’argent

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money

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une tirelire

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a piggy bank, a moneybox

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un billet

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a banknote, a bill

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une pièce

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a coin

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de la monnaie

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change

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une devise

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a currency

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une banque

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a bank

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un compte en banque

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a bank account

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un compte épargne

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a savings account

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un chéquier

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a chequebook

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prêter/emprunter

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to lend/borrow

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investir dans

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to invest in

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un coffre-fort

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a safe

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un distributeur de billets

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a cash machine/an ATM

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économiser, dépenser, gaspiller de l’argent

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to save, spend, waste money

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ouvrir un compte dans une banque

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to open an account with a bank

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faire un chèque de 100€

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to write a cheque for 100€

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faire un chèque sans provision

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to issue a bad cheque

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retirer de l’argent

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to withdraw money

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payer par chèque

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to pay by cheque

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payer par carte de crédit

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to pay by credit card

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obtenir un prêt

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to be granted a loan

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mon compte est à découvert

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my account is in the red

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le Bourse

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The Stock Exchange

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des actions

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shares = stocks

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des obligations

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bonds

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des SICAV

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mutual funds

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des valeurs

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securities

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un actionnaire

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a shareholder

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un courtier

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a broker

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jouer à la Bourse

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to gamble on the Stock Exchange = to play the stock market

120
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la Bourse monte/descend

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the market is going up/down

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cela rapporte 10%

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it yields 10%

122
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l’entreprise a l’intention d’entrer en Bourse

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the company intends to go public

123
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l’économie

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economics

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une reprise économique

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an economic recovery