TET - Lexique Flashcards

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1
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ordre du jour

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agenda

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cannibalisation d’une entreprise

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asset-stripping

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3
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bilan

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balance sheet

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salle du Conseil

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board room

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Conseil d’Administration

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board of directors

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obligation

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bond (debenture)

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courtage

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brokerage

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impôt sur les plus-values

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capital gains tax

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poids, influence

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clout

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10
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avoir le bars long

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to have clout

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planification concertée

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corporate planning

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moins-value (des actions) / amortissement

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depreciation

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13
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commission d’enquête

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fact-finding

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14
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étude de marché

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field survey

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15
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corruption administrative

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graft

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16
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chantage à l’OPA

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greenmail

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17
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facture

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invoice

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18
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obligation “de pacotille” (à haut rendement mais à risque élevé)

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junk bond

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19
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rachat de société par endettement

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leveraged buyout

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20
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société anonyme

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limited company

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21
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abri fiscal

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loophole

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22
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rachat d’une entreprise par ses employés

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management buyout

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23
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frais d’exploitation

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operating costs

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24
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brevet

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patent

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25
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feuille de salaire

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payroll

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26
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caisse de retraite

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pension scheme

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27
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assurance vieillesse

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pension fund

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intéressement

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profit-sharing

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29
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entreprise se concentrant sur un seul secteur d’activité

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a pure player

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30
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déficit

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red ink

31
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licenciements

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redundancies

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Commission des Opérations en Bourse

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SEC (Securities Exchange Commission)

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chiffre d’affaire

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turnover

34
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un jaune (personne refusant de faire la grève)

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scab

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rénover / rationaliser / dégraisser

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streamline

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une filiale

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subsidiary

37
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subventioner

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subsidise

38
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coopérative

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syndicate

39
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Offre Publique d’Achat

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takeover bid

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perte sèche

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write off

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capital-risque

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venture capital

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société de crédit immobilier

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savings and loan bank

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brassage d’affaires louches

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wheeling and realing

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être jeté en pâture au plus offrant

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be up for grabs

45
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une gaffe

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blooper

46
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se faire envoyer sur les roses

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brush-off (to get the)

47
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avoir la trouille

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cold feet (to get)

48
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hésiter / paniquer

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dither

49
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dilemme

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donnybrook

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acolyte / partisan / adepte

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henchman

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battage publicitaire ou médiatique

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hype

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réaction instinctive

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knee-jerk

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cheville ouvrière

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linchpin

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impasse

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logjam

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balivernes

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malarkey

56
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élection très serrée

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nip and tuck elections

57
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écoper ou trinquer pour qqch

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get the rap

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louche / sordide

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sleazy

59
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quasiment sûr

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a shoo-in

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doucereux / flatteur / obséquieux

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smarmy

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maquignonnage / procédés malhonnêtes

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skulduggery

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truc / machin

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thingummy

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un démagogue

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a tub-thumper

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examiner de près

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to vet

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la poisse / le mauvais sort

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whammy

66
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une voiture qui consomme énormément

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gas guzzler

67
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pépin / problème technique

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glitch

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un jeu d’enfant

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pushover

69
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chahut / grabuge

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ruckus

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faux / factice / insidieux

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snide

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c’est du gâteau

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a walkover

72
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réalisation coûteuse et peu rentable

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a white elephant

73
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banque mort-vivante

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a zombie bank

74
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inexploité

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untapped