The economic Crisis Flashcards

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1
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Une récession

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A recession/ a slump

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2
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Un ralentissement

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a slowdown

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3
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l’effondrement de l’économie

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the global economic meltdown

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4
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le taux d’inflation/ de chômage

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Inflation rate/ unemployment rate

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5
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La bulle du crédit

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the credit bubble

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6
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La crise du crédit

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the credit crunch

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7
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la bulle/ crise immobilière

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the housing bubble/ crisis

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8
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une banque d’affaires

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an investment bank

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9
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un fond de pension

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a pension fund

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10
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une agence de notation

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a credit-rating agency

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11
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La bourse (des valeurs)

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the stock exchange/ the Stockmarket

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12
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Des actions

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shares/stocks

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13
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un actionnaire

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a shareholder

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14
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épargner

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to save

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15
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économies

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savings

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16
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les petits épargnants

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small savers

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17
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une obligation

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a bond

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18
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une obligation pourrie

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a junk bond

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19
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un investisseur

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an investor

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20
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un spéculateur

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a speculator

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21
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un fond spéculatif

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a hedge fund

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22
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une prime

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a bonus

23
Q

le délit d’initiés

A

insider dealing/ insider trading

24
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un gros capitaliste

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a fat cat (cf Uprising from the British band Muse)

25
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Arracher/ arnaquer/ exploiter

A

to rip off

26
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La politique économique

A

economic policy

27
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mesures d’austérité

A

austerity measures

28
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un plan de relance

A

a stimulus plan

29
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un plan de sauvetage

A

a rescue plan

30
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renflouer une entreprise

A

to bail out a company

31
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renflouement/sauvetage

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bailout

32
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les dépenses publiques

A

public spending

33
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équilibrer un budget

A

to balance a budget

34
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réductions budgétaires

A

budget cuts

35
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un déficit budgétaire

A

a budget deficit

36
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une augmentation des impôts

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a tax rise

37
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un contribuable

A

a taxpayer

38
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Moins cher

A

economical

39
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économique (le domaine)

A

economic

40
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une faillite

A

a bankruptcy

41
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faire faillite

A

to be bankrupt

42
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une dette

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a debt

43
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rationaliser

A

to streamline

44
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dégraisser ses effectifs

A

to downsize

45
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restructuration

A

restructuring

46
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réduire les coûts salariaux/de production

A

to reduce wage/ production costs

47
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supprimer des emplois

A

to cut jobs

48
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licencier des salariés

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to lay off workers

49
Q

un licenciement économique

A

a redundancy

50
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un plan social

A

a redundancy plan

51
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un parachute doré

A

a golden parachute/ a golden Handshake

52
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la reprise

A

recovery

53
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se redresser/ se rétablir

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to recover