The economic crisis Flashcards

1
Q

une phase de baisse

A

a downturn

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2
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un ralentissement

A

a slowdown

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3
Q

connaître une période difficile

A

to go through a bad patch

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4
Q

une récession

A

a slump

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5
Q

l’effondrement de l’économie mondiale

A

the global economic meltdown

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6
Q

être déclenché

A

to be set off

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7
Q

entraîner

A

to pull down

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8
Q

plonger

A

to collapse

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9
Q

dégringoler

A

to tumble

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10
Q

l’immobilier

A

real estate

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11
Q

un agent immobilier

A

an estate agent

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12
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un promoteur immobilier

A

a developer

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13
Q

la bulle immobilière

A

the housing bubble

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14
Q

l’immobilier est dans le marasme

A

the property market is in the doldrums

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15
Q

un emprunteur

A

a borrower

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16
Q

taux variables

A

adjustable rates

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17
Q

taux d’intérêt

A

interest rate

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18
Q

faire un emprunt

A

to take out a loan

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19
Q

un fond de pension

A

a pension fund

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20
Q

une hausse des taux d’intérêts

A

a hike in interest rates

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21
Q

faire faillite

A

to go bankrupt

22
Q

un contribuable

A

a taxpayer

23
Q

un plan de sauvetage

A

a rescue plan

24
Q

appliquer

A

to enforce

25
Q

des actions (bourse)

A

stocks/shares

26
Q

la bourse

A

the stock exchange

27
Q

un actionnaire

A

a shareholder

28
Q

épargner

A

to save

29
Q

économies

A

saving

30
Q

une obligation

A

a bond

31
Q

ne pas honorer ses engagements

A

to default on a loan

32
Q

insolvable

A

insolvent

33
Q

un emprunt immobilier

A

a mortgage

34
Q

hypothéquer sa maison

A

to mortgage one’s house

35
Q

rembourser un emprunt immobilier

A

to pay off a mortgage

36
Q

saisir un bien immobilier

A

to foreclose a mortgage

37
Q

reprendre possession d’un bien

A

to repossess property

38
Q

une saisie

A

a forclosure

39
Q

un répit

A

a breathing room

40
Q

une arnaque

A

a scam

41
Q

un escroc

A

a crook/a swindler

42
Q

un plan de relance

A

a stimulus plan

43
Q

supprimer des emplois

A

to cut jobs

44
Q

un fond spéculatif

A

a hedge fund

45
Q

se préparer

A

to brace

46
Q

haut-rendement

A

high-yield

47
Q

le délit d’initiés

A

insider dealing

48
Q

la fraude fiscale

A

tax evasion

49
Q

un fraudeur

A

a tax dodger

50
Q

le secret bancaire

A

bank secrecy

51
Q

une agence de notation

A

a credit-rating agency

52
Q

l’économie se redresse

A

the economy is recovering