The economic crisis Flashcards

1
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Une phase de baisse, un fléchissement économique

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a downturn, a downswing

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Un ralentissement

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a slowdown

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3
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Connaître une période difficile

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to go through a bad path

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4
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Une récessions

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a recession, a slump

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5
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L’effondrement de l’économie mondiale

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the global economic meltdown

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6
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La deflation, la stagflation

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deflation, stagflation

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7
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L’immobilier

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property, real estate

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8
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Un agent immobilier

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an estate agent, a realtor

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9
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Un promoteur immobilier

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a developer

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10
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La bulle/crise immobilière

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the housing bubble/crisis

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Les prix de l’immobilier

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the housing/property/real estate prices

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12
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L’immobilier est dans le marasme

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the property market is in the doldrums

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13
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Le bâtiment

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the building industry

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14
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Emprunter de l’argent à une banque

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to borrow money from a bank

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15
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Prêter de l’argent à quelqu’un

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to lend money to

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16
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Le taux d’intérêt

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Interest rate

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17
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Un prêt, un emprunt

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a loan

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18
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Un usurier

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a loan shark

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19
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Faire un emprunt

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to take out a loan

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20
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Une société de crédit immobilier

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a building society

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21
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Ne pas honorer ses engagements

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to default on a loan

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22
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Insolvable, l’insolvabilité

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insolvent, insolvency

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23
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Un crédit hypothécaire

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a mortgage

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24
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Contracter un emprunt immobilier

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to take out, to rise a mortgage

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25
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Hypothéquer sa maison

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to mortgage one’s house

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26
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Une mensualité

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a monthly instalment

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27
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Rembourser un emprunt immobilier

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to pay off a mortgage

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28
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Saisir un bien immobilier

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to foreclose a mortgage

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29
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Une saisie immobilière

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a foreclosure

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30
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Un sans abris

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a homeless

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31
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La bulle de crédit

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the credit bubble

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32
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La crise, le resserrement du crédit

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the credit crunch

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33
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Le secteur bancaire

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banking

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34
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Une banque d’investissement

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an investment bank

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35
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Un fond de pension

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a pension fund

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36
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Une hausse des taux d’intérêts

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a rise/hike in interest rates

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37
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Un taux d’inflation

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an inflation rate

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38
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Réaliser des bénéfices

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to make a profit

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39
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Une perte

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a loss

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40
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Faire faillite, une faillite

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to go bankrupt, a bankruptcy

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41
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Une dette

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a debt

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42
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Avoir des dettes

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to be in debt

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43
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Etre/sortir du rouge

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to be in/go out of the red

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44
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Renflouer une entreprise

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to bail out a company

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45
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Renflouement, sauvetage

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a bailout

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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 plan de sauvetage

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a rescue plan

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48
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Prendre des mesures d’urgence

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to take emergency measure

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49
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Une subvention, subventionner

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a subsidy, subsidize

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50
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La bourse

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the stock exchange, Stockmarket

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51
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Les actions

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Shares, stocks

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52
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Un actionnaire

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A shareholder

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53
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Epargner

A

to save

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54
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Economies

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savings

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55
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Les petits épargnants

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small savers

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56
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Une obligation

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a bond

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57
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Une obligation pourrie

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a junk bond

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58
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Un investisseur

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an investor

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59
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Un spéculateur

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a speculator

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60
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Un fond spéculatif

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a hedge fund

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61
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La financiarisation de l’économie

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the financialization of the economy

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62
Q

Un gros capitaliste

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a fat cat

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63
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Véreux, voyou

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a rogue

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64
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Une prime

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a bonus

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65
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Un délit d’initié

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insider dealing/trading

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66
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La fraude fiscale

A

tax evasion

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67
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Un fraudeur

A

a tax dodger

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68
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Un paradis fiscale

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a tax heaven

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69
Q

Une pyramide de Ponzi

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a Ponzi scheme

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70
Q

Une escroquerie, une arnaque

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a scam

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71
Q

Des mesures d’austérité

A

austerity measures

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72
Q

Un plan de relance

A

a stimulus plan/package

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73
Q

L’assouplissement quantitatif

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Quantitative easing

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74
Q

Stimuler la croissance

A

to boost growth

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75
Q

La déréglementation

A

deregulation

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76
Q

La croissance

A

growth

77
Q

Les dépenses publiques

A

public spending

78
Q

Equilibrer un budget

A

to balance a budget

79
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Réduction budgétaires drastiques

A

drastic budget cuts

80
Q

Un déficit budgétaire

A

a budget deficit

81
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Une agence de notation

A

a credit-rating agency

82
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Une augmentation des impôts

A

a tax rise

83
Q

Les dépenses/la demande des consommateur

A

consumer spending/demande

84
Q

Réduire les couts salariaux

A

to reduce wage/production costs

85
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Rationaliser

A

to streamline

86
Q

Dégraisser ses effectifs

A

to downsize

87
Q

Licencier des salariés

A

to make workers redundant, to lay off workers

88
Q

Supprimer des emplois

A

to cut jobs

89
Q

Despertes/suppressions d’emplois

A

job losses

90
Q

L’economie se redresse

A

the economy is recovering

91
Q

La reprise

A

recovering

92
Q

Augmenter, monter

A

to increase, to go up, to rise

93
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Monter en flèche

A

to soar, to surge, to rocket

94
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Une remontée de la croissance

A

an upswing in economic growth

95
Q

a downturn, a downswing

A

Une phase de baisse, un fléchissement économique

96
Q

a slowdown

A

Un ralentissement

97
Q

to go through a bad path

A

Connaître une période difficile

98
Q

a recession, a slump

A

Une récessions

99
Q

the global economic meltdown

A

L’effondrement de l’économie mondiale

100
Q

deflation, stagflation

A

La deflation, la stagflation

101
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property, real estate

A

L’immobilier

102
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an estate agent, a realtor

A

Un agent immobilier

103
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a developer

A

Un promoteur immobilier

104
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the housing bubble/crisis

A

La bulle/crise immobilière

105
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the housing/property/real estate prices

A

Les prix de l’immobilier

106
Q

the property market is in the doldrums

A

L’immobilier est dans le marasme

107
Q

the building industry

A

Le bâtiment

108
Q

to borrow money from a bank

A

Emprunter de l’argent à une banque

109
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to lend money to

A

Prêter de l’argent à quelqu’un

110
Q

Interest rate

A

Le taux d’intérêt

111
Q

a loan

A

Un prêt, un emprunt

112
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a loan shark

A

Un usurier

113
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to take out a loan

A

Faire un emprunt

114
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a building society

A

Une société de crédit immobilier

115
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to default on a loan

A

Ne pas honorer ses engagements

116
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insolvent, insolvency

A

Insolvable, l’insolvabilité

117
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a mortgage

A

Un crédit hypothécaire

118
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to take out, to rise a mortgage

A

Contracter un emprunt immobilier

119
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to mortgage one’s house

A

Hypothéquer sa maison

120
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a monthly instalment

A

Une mensualité

121
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to pay off a mortgage

A

Rembourser un emprunt immobilier

122
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to foreclose a mortgage

A

Saisir un bien immobilier

123
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a foreclosure

A

Une saisie immobilière

124
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a homeless

A

Un sans abris

125
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the credit bubble

A

La bulle de crédit

126
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the credit crunch

A

La crise, le resserrement du crédit

127
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banking

A

Le secteur bancaire

128
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an investment bank

A

Une banque d’investissement

129
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a pension fund

A

Un fond de pension

130
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a rise/hike in interest rates

A

Une hausse des taux d’intérêts

131
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an inflation rate

A

Un taux d’inflation

132
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to make a profit

A

Réaliser des bénéfices

133
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a loss

A

Une perte

134
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to go bankrupt, a bankruptcy

A

Faire faillite, une faillite

135
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a debt

A

Une dette

136
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to be in debt

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Avoir des dettes

137
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to be in/go out of the red

A

Etre/sortir du rouge

138
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to bail out a company

A

Renflouer une entreprise

139
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a bailout

A

Renflouement, sauvetage

140
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a taxpayer

A

Un contribuable

141
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a rescue plan

A

Un plan de sauvetage

142
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to take emergency measure

A

Prendre des mesures d’urgence

143
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a subsidy, subsidize

A

Une subvention, subventionner

144
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the stock exchange, Stockmarket

A

La bourse

145
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Shares, stocks

A

Les actions

146
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A shareholder

A

Un actionnaire

147
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to save

A

Epargner

148
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savings

A

Economies

149
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small savers

A

Les petits épargnants

150
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a bond

A

Une obligation

151
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a junk bond

A

Une obligation pourrie

152
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an investor

A

Un investisseur

153
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a speculator

A

Un spéculateur

154
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a hedge fund

A

Un fond spéculatif

155
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the financialization of the economy

A

La financiarisation de l’économie

156
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a fat cat

A

Un gros capitaliste

157
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a rogue

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Véreux, voyou

158
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a bonus

A

Une prime

159
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insider dealing/trading

A

Un délit d’initié

160
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tax evasion

A

La fraude fiscale

161
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a tax dodger

A

Un fraudeur

162
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a tax heaven

A

Un paradis fiscale

163
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a Ponzi scheme

A

Une pyramide de Ponzi

164
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a scam

A

Une escroquerie, une arnaque

165
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austerity measures

A

Des mesures d’austérité

166
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a stimulus plan/package

A

Un plan de relance

167
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Quantitative easing

A

L’assouplissement quantitatif

168
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to boost growth

A

Stimuler la croissance

169
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deregulation

A

La déréglementation

170
Q

growth

A

La croissance

171
Q

public spending

A

Les dépenses publiques

172
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to balance a budget

A

Equilibrer un budget

173
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drastic budget cuts

A

Réduction budgétaires drastiques

174
Q

a budget deficit

A

Un déficit budgétaire

175
Q

a credit-rating agency

A

Une agence de notation

176
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a tax rise

A

Une augmentation des impôts

177
Q

consumer spending/demande

A

Les dépenses/la demande des consommateur

178
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to reduce wage/production costs

A

Réduire les couts salariaux

179
Q

to streamline

A

Rationaliser

180
Q

to downsize

A

Dégraisser ses effectifs

181
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to make workers redundant, to lay off workers

A

Licencier des salariés

182
Q

to cut jobs

A

Supprimer des emplois

183
Q

job losses

A

Despertes/suppressions d’emplois

184
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the economy is recovering

A

L’economie se redresse

185
Q

recovering

A

La reprise

186
Q

to increase, to go up, to rise

A

Augmenter, monter

187
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to soar, to surge, to rocket

A

Monter en flèche

188
Q

an upswing in economic growth

A

Une remontée de la croissance