Vocabulaire économique Flashcards

1
Q

coté en Bourse

A

Listed on the Stock Exchange

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2
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des actions

A

Shares

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3
Q

libre concurrence

A

Free competition

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4
Q

l’état providence

A

The welfare state

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5
Q

augmenter ses profits au maximum

A

To maximize profits

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6
Q

ingérence gouvernementale

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Government interference

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7
Q

débouchés

A

Job opportunities

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8
Q

entretien d’embauche

A

A job interview

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9
Q

un intérimaire

A

a temp

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10
Q

emploi bien rémunéré

A

well-paid job

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11
Q

petits boulots

A

Odd jobs, minor jobs

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12
Q

faire des heures supplémentaires

A

To do overtime

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13
Q

revenu brut

A

Gross income

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14
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revenu net

A

Net income

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15
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chef d’entreprise

A

An entrepreneur

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16
Q

supprimer des emplois

A

To shed jobs

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17
Q

chômage

partiel

A

Short-time working

18
Q

vague de licenciements

A

A wave of redundancies

19
Q

licenciements

A

Lay-offs

20
Q

toucher le chômage

A

To be on welfare (USA)

21
Q

perte d’attractivité

A

The loss of appeal

22
Q

réclamer une augmentation de salaire

A

To demand a wage hike

23
Q

faire grève

A

To go on strike

24
Q

appeler à la grève

A

To call out a strike

25
Q

épreuve de force

A

A showdown

26
Q

conjoncture économique

A

The economic outlook

27
Q

assurer une croissance durable

A

To achieve a sustainable growth

28
Q

marché très porteur

A

A buoyant market

29
Q

relance économiqu

A

eEconomic upswing

30
Q

récession

A

A slump

31
Q

subir une crise économique

A

To suffer an economic crisis

32
Q

faire faillite

A

To go bankrupt

33
Q

faillites

A

Bankruptcies

34
Q

mouvement des gilets jaunes

A

The yellow vest movement

35
Q

baisse des aides sociales

A

Erosion of welfare benefits

36
Q

avoir du mal à joindre les deux bouts

A

To have difficulty making ends meet

37
Q

contracter des dettes

A

To incur debt

38
Q

s’endetter

A

To run into debt

39
Q

repenser le progrès

A

To rethink progress

40
Q

réduire la production

A

To downscale production

41
Q

vie active

A

workface

42
Q

mère au foyer

A

stay-at-home mother