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l’économie mondiale

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the world economy / the global economy

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une économie étatisée

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a state-controlled economy

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une économie de marché

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a free-market economy

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une économie mixte

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a mixed economy

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l’activité économique

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economic activity

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la croissance (économique)

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(economic growth)

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la réforme économique

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economic reform

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une politique économique

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an economic policy

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être en crise

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to be in crisis

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une économie mal en point

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an ailing economy

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des difficultés économiques

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economic troubles

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la stagnation économique

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economic stagnation

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stagner

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to stagnate

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la stagflation

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stagflation

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la déflation

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deflation

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la récession (à double creux)

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(double-dip) recession

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le taux d’inflation

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the inflation rate

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le coût de la vie

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the cost of living

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le pouvoir d’achat

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the buying power

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le niveau de vie

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the living standard

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surmonter une crise

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to weather a crisis

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la reprise économique

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(the) economic recovery

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un redressement économique

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an economic upturn

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relancer l’économie

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to reflate the economy

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des mesures de relance

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reflationary measures

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faire redémarrer l’économie

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to get the economy going again

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donner du tonus à l’économie

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to boost the economy

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une embellie économique

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an upswing in economic growth

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soutenir la croissance économique

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to sustain economic growth

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être en déficit

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to be in deficit / to be in the red

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le déficit budgétaire

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the budget deficit

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des restrictions budgétaires

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budget cuts

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la réduction des dépenses publiques

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public spending cuts

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baisser les taux d’intérêts

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to cut interest rates

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augmenter les taux d’intérêts

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to raise interest rates

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le PIB

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the GDP (the Gross Domestic Product)

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des mesures d’austérité

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austerity measures

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réduire sa dette

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to reduce one’s debt

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le Chancelier de l’Echiquier (ministre des Finances)

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the Chancellor of the Exchequer

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avoir des hauts et des bas

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to have peaks and throughs

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avoir une évolution en dent de scie

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to go from boom to bust

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depuis plusieurs années

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for several years

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on ne peut écarter …

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… cannot be ruled out

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tout n’est pas noir

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it’s not all doom and gloom

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être en surchauffe

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to be overheating

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l’économie rentre dans une période de récession

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the economy is entering a period of recession

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… sort lentement de la récession … mais n’est en aucun cas tiré d’affaire

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is crawling out of recession but is by no means out of the woods

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a été timide jusqu’à maintenant

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has been sluggish so far

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prévenir

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to warn

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ni équilibré ni durable

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neither balanced nor sustainable

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est à la traîne

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is lagging behind

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augmentation de salaires

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wage rises

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pourraient

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could

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entrainer

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trigger

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une spirale inflationniste

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an inflationary spiral

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repartir

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to pick up again

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de telles

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such

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devraient

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should

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redonner une vitalité certaine

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be a major boost to

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être rétabli

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to be back on its feet again

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chiffres

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figures

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s’amorce

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is under way

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s’essouffler

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to run out of steam

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se comporte mieux que celle de beaucoup de pays européens

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is performing better than that of many Europeans countries

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une économie prospère

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a thriving economy

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