Week 4 “ECONOMY” Flashcards by Marie-Ange NADIMAN | Brainscape

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Une baisse des prix

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A fall / drop in prices

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Dépasser

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To exceed

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Prospérer

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To thrive

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Un paradis fiscal

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A tax haven

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Faire faillite

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

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Déposer le bilan

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To file for bankruptcy

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Être à découvert

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To be in the red

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Joindre les deux bouts

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To make ends meet

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Aisé (adjectif)

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Well-off

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Fauché (adjectif)

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Broke

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Épreuve (d’ordre matériel)

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Hardship

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Les frais généraux

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Over-heads

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Le coût de la vie

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The cost of living

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Une subvention

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A subsidy (ies)

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Stimuler

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To boost

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Les dépenses, les frais

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Expenses

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Les dépenses publiques

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Public expenditure

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Une somme

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A sum

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La production/ Le rendement

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An output

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Un entrepôt

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A warehouse

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Des marchandises, des articles

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Goods

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Acheter en gros

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To buy wholesale

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Vendre au détail

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To sell retail

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Une (bonne) affaire

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A bargain

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Une mesure d’incitation, d’encouragement

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An incentive

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Faire du commerce

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To trade

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Sans ressources

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Destitute

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L’aide sociale

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The welfare system

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Retirer de l’argent

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To withdraw money

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Un prêt

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A loan

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Un agent de change

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A stockbroker

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Une société écran

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A front company

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Un chèque refusé

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A bounced cheque

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Le troc

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Barter

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Un contretemps

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A setback

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Dégringoler, s’éffondrer

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To plummet, to slump

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Compenser, contrebalancer

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To offset

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S’envoler

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To soar

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Équilibrer les comptes/ atteindre le seuil de rentabilité

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To break even

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En avoir pour son argent

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To get (great) value for your money

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Emprunter

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To borrow

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Un prêt immobilier

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A mortgage

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Rapporter, produire

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To yield

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Entreprendre

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To undertake

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Fusionner

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To merge

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Un conseil de surveillance, garde-fou

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A watchdog

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Dilapider, gaspiller (argent)

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To squander

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Des ouvriers non-qualifiés

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Unskilled workers

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Un blocage des prix

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A price freeze

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Un syndicat

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A trade union

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Une prime

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A bonus

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Les perspectives

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Outlook