The Economist Flashcards by thomas nicolas

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Renversant

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Unwinding

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Entraver

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Hobble

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Remplacer

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To replace

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Rachat

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Takeover

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S’arrêter / caller

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To stall

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Rapporter

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To bring in/ to yield

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Les riches et les pauvres

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The haves and the have nots

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Réduire

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Reduced, squeezed

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Provenir de, découler de, résulter de

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Stem from

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Main œuvre peu chère

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Low-cost labour

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Changer

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Shift

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Enlever

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To remove

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Un avantage

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An asset

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Faire réagir

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To spur

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… De base

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Staples…

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Susciter, provoquer, faire naître

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To Promp

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A double tranchant

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Two-edged sword

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Une part

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A share, slice

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Permettre, accorder…

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To allow

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En outre, de plus

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What is more, furthermore

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Répondre aux besoins, demandes

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Meet the demands/needs

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Tendre á, vers

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To tend

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Étapes

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Stages

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récolter

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To reap

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Un retour de bâton, un contre coup, retour de flamme

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A backlash

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Afflux, arrivés

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Inflows

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Droits de douane

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Tariffs

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Inventer le terme

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Coin the term

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Jusqu’à présent

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So far