La crise Flashcards

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une crise

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a slump/a recession/a crisis

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une reprise

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a boom/a recovery/economic expansion

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une économie qui ‘repart’

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the economy is picking up

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la bulle immobilière

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the housing bubble

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prévisible/imprévisible

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foreseeable/unforeseeable

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un manque de prévoyance

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a lack of foresight

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s’emballer/se laisser emporter

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to get carried away

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un déficit des finances publiques

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a/the public-sector deficit

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avoir un/des déficit important(s)

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to run large deficit

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un niveau d’endettement

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a/the high/low debt level(s)

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une dette en pourcentage de PIB

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a debt-to-GDP ratio

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une dette souveraine

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a sovereign debt

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un investisseur souverain

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a sovereign investor/fund

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une monnaie

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a currency

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la livre (sterling)

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sterling (pas d’article, comme un nom propre, mais le dollar= the dollar, the euro etc..)

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le marché des obligations

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the bond market

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une obligation d’état

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a government bond

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bon/obligation d’épargne/du trésor

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a savings/treasury bond

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une politique d’austérité

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an austerity policy

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une politique d’offre

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a supply-oriented economic policy

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une politique de la demande

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a demand-oriented policy

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22
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rassurer les marchés

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to reassure the markets

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une agence de notation

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a rating agency

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renflouer une banque

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to bail out a bank

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faire faillite
to fail/to go bankrupt
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renforcer la réglementation bancaire
to tighten/strengthen bank regulations | to regulate the financial system
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fermer (entreprise)
to close down
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licencier
to lay off (workers)
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licenciement massif
lay-offs
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gagner/perdre des parts de marché
gain/lose market shares
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une main d'oeuvre hautement qualifiée
a high-skilled labour force
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accroître la productivité
to raise productivity
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investir dans la formation et la recherche
to invest in training and research
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une industrie innovante
an innovative industry
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des produits haut-de-gamme
top-of-the range products (goods, consumer goods)
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des produits à forte valeur ajoutée
high added-value products
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la réduction du déficit
deficit reduction
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les contribuables
taxpayers
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employés du secteur public
public-sector workers
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les ayant-droit/recevant des allocations diverses
entitlement recipients/people on welfare
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réduction des dépenses
spending cuts (to cut public spending)
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rembourser la dette publique
to pay back/off the public debt
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réduire l'offre d'un service
to scale back a service
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augmentation/réduction d'impôts
tax rises/to raise taxes_tax cuts/to cut taxes
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des incitations fiscales
tax incentives
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une niche fiscale
a tax loophole
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les spéculateurs 'avides de gains'
greedy speculators
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des investisseurs 'frileux'
timorous/faint-hearted investors
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être peu scrupuleux
to be unscrupulous
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la croissance
economic growth
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un taux de croissance à long terme
a long-term growth rate
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donner un coup de fouet à la croissance
to boost growth
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redonner confiance aux consommateurs
bring back consumer confidence
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un marché du travail flexible
a flexible labour market
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retarder l'âge du départ à la retraite
raising the pension age
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être 'en activité'
to be in employment
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être au chômage
to be unemployed/on unemployment benefits
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les retraités
pensioners
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un pays à bas salaires
a low-wage country
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une main d'oeuvre bon marché
cheap labour
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mettre de l'ordre dans les finances publiques
getting public finances in order
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prêter de l'argent (banque)
to loan money
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faire un emprunt bancaire
to take out a bank loan
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les remboursements mensuels
monthly payments