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The economic crisis Flashcards

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un ralentissement de l’économie

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a slowdown in the economy

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le marasme économique

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the economic downturn

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une dépression

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an economic slump

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un effondrement financier

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a financial meltdown

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la crise du crédit

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the credit crunch

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encadrer / resserrer le crédit

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to squeeze credit

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la crise des supprimes

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the subprime crisis

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la bulle du crédit

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the credit bubble

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la bulle immobilière

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the housing bubble

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être endetté

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to be in debt

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être surendetté

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to be heavily indebted

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fluctuer

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to fluctuate

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plonger / s’effondrer (prix,. ventes, …)

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to slump / to plunge

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le cours des actions a dégringolé

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share prices collapsed

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les ventes de voitures ont baissés

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car sells fell / dropped

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la bourse

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the stock exchange / the stock market

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un krach boursier

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a stock market crash

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un marché haussier

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a bull market

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un marché baissier

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a bear market

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l’investissement

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investment

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un investisseur

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an investor

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la spéculation

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speculation

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un spéculateur

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a speculator

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spéculer

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to speculate

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investir

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to invest

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le secret bancaire

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banking secrecy

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un paradis fiscal

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a tax haven

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les fonds spéculatifs

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hedge funds

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un actionnaire

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a shareholder

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une action

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a share

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une obligation

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a bond

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un bonus / une prime

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a bonus

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une banque d’investissement

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an investment bank

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(contracter) un prêt immobilier

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(to take out) a mortgage

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des facilités de crédit

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credit terms / credit facilities

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l’insolvabilité

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insolvency

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insolvable

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insolvent

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une saisie (immobilière)

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a (housing) foreclosure

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saisir un bien hypothéqué

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to foreclose on a mortgage

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être victime d’un usurier

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to fall victim to a loan shark

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être ruiné du jour au lendemain

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to be ruin overnight

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être à la merci d’une agence de notation

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to be at the mercy of a credit-rating agency

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mesures d’urgence

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emergency measures

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pour contrecarrer

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to counter

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la pire

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the worst

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les perspectives économiques sont sombres

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the economic outlook is bleak

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les clignotants économiques sont au rouge

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the economic indicators have turned red

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la bourse monte

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the stock exchange is going up

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la bourse baisse

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the stock exchange is going down

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dégringoler

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to take a trumble

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conjoncture

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situation

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continuer à se détériorer

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to go on deteriorating

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se profile à l’horizon

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is looming large

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la fermeture de l’usine a été un coup sévère porté à l’économie locale

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the closure of the factory came as a heavy blow to the local economy

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la récession a mis de nombreuses entreprises à genoux

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the recession has brought many companies to their knees

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certains pays prennent la crise de plein fouet et les gens doivent se serrer la ceinture

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some countries bear the brunt of the crisis and people have to tighten their belts

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son triple A

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its AAA rating

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dégradée

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downgraded

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l’ensemble des mesures économiques du gouvernement

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government’s economic package

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ne sera pas suffisant

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won’t be enough

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sortir le pays de la crise

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to lift the country out of the crisis

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le mouvement des indignés

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the Occupy movement

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les grandes banques

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major banks

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les ménages

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the Households

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les consommateurs

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consumers

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les piliers de la croissance mondiale

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the pillars of world growth

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ne sont toujours pas convaincus que les choses s’améliorent

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have yet to be convinced that things are improving

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