Vocabulary 4 Flashcards

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1
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Une baisse des prix

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A fall/a drop in prices

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2
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Dépasser

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To exceed

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3
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Prospérer

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To thrive

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4
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Un paradis fiscal

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A tax haven

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5
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Faire faillite

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To go under/to go bankrupt/to go belly up (US)

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6
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Déposer le bilan

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To file for bankruptcy

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7
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Être à découvert

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To be on the red

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8
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Joindre les deux bouts

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To make ends meet

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9
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Aisé (adj)

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Well-off

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10
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Fauché (adj)

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Broke

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11
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Épreuve (d’ordre matériel)

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Hardship

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12
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Les frais généraux

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Overheads

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13
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Sans ressources

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Destitute

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14
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L’aide sociale

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The welfare system

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15
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Retirer de l’argent

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To withdraw money

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16
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Un prêt

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A loan

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17
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Un agent de change

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A stockbroker

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18
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Une société écran

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A front company

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19
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Un chèque refusé

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A bounced cheque

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20
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Le troc

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Barter

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21
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Un contretemps

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A setback

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22
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Dégringoler, s’effondrer

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1) to plummet
2) to slump

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23
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Compenser, contrebalancer

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To offset

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24
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S’envoler

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To soar

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25
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Équilibrer les comptes/atteindre le seuil de rentabilité

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To break even

26
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Le coût de la vie

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The cost of living

27
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Une subvention

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A subsidy

28
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Stimuler

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To boost

29
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Les dépenses, les frais

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Expenses

30
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Les dépenses publiques

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Public expenditure

31
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Une somme

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A sum

32
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La production/le rendement

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An output

33
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Un entrepôt

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A warehouse

34
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Des marchandises, articles

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Goods

35
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Acheter en gros

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To buy wholesales

36
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Vendre au détail

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To sell retail

37
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Une (bonne) affaire

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A bargain

38
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Une mesure d’incitation, encouragement

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An incentive

39
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Faire du commerce

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To trade

40
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En avoir pour son argent

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To get (great) value for money

41
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Emprunter

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To borrow

42
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Un prêt immobilier

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A mortgage

43
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Rapporter, produire

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To yield

44
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Entreprendre

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To undertake

45
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Fusionner

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To merge

46
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Un conseil de surveillance, garde-fou

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A watchdog

47
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Dilapider, gaspiller (argent)

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To squander

48
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Des ouvriers non-qualifiés

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Unskilled workers

49
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Un blocage des prix

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A price freeze

50
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Un syndicat

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A trade union

51
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Une prime

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A bonus

52
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Les perspectives

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Outlook

53
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Empoisonner

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To poisons / to plagues

54
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Foyer

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Households

55
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Rembourser

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To pay back

56
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La part de dette

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The share of debt

57
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Globalement

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Overall

58
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Le sujet

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The issue/subject

59
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S’est immiscé

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Surfaced (cropped up)

60
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Études supérieures

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Higher education