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Chapter 15 THE ECONOMY AND BUSINESS Flashcards

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agricole

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agricultural

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un agriculteur

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farmer

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un cultivateur

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farmer

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un paysan

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peasant

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un fermier

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farmer

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campagnard

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country

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un champ

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field

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un pré

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meadow

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la culture

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growing

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le rendement

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yield

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l’élevage

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breeding

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élever

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to breed

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la chute des prix

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price dops

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maifester

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to demonstrate

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le vignoble

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vineyard

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un vigneron

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wine grower

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un viticulteur

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winegrower

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Pêche au large

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deep sea fishing

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un filet

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net

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les richesses du sous-sol

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mineral resources

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les matières premières

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raw materials

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le charbon

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coal

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exploiter

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to work, to cultivate

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les primeurs

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early fruit and veg

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culture maraîchère

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market growing

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l’engrais

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manure

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le bétail

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cattle

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pâturage

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pasture

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la surproduction

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overproduction

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viticole

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winegrowing

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les vendanges

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grape gathering

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la pisciculture

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fish farming

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les crustacés

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shellfish

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la houille

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hard coal

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le lignite

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brown coal

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une région minière

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mining region

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une galerie

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level, heading

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un gisement

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bed, deposit

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extraire

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to extract

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traiter

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to process

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l’industrie lourde

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heavy industry

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une usine

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factory

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l’installation

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equipment

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un ouvrier

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labourer

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la concentration

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concentration

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une crise

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crisis

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fabriquer

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to manufacture

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un artisan

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craftsman

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un atelier

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workshop

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sidérurgique

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steel

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de pointe

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leading

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le main d’oeuvre

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manpower

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la chaine

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assembly line

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l’implantation

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establishment

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l’essor

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boom

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la récession

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recession

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la reconversion

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changeover

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les biens de consommation

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consumer goods

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les biens d’équipement

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capital goods

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la finition

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finishing

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une entreprise

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enterprise

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le siège social

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company hq

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la direction

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management

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un patron

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boss

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un cadre moyen

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mid-level manager

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un poste

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position

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la concurrence

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competition

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la perte

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loss/waste

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une maison de gros

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wholesale firm

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une SA

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private corporation

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une succursale

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branch

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les effectifs

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effective force

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un collaborateur

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coworker

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embaucher

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to hire

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la comité directeur

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management board

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le chiffre d’affaires

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turnover

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fusionner

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to merge

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la comptabilité

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accounting

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les frais

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costs

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les charges

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secondary costs

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le bénefice

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profit

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un défecit

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loss

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déposer son bilan

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to declare bankruptcy

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faire faillite

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to go bankrupt

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un dispotif

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device

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le savoir-faire

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the know-how

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haute

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high

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le transfert

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transfer

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la génie technologie

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genetic engineering

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spatial

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space

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une fusée

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rocket

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le commerce

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trade

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un marchand

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merchant

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marchander

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to haggle

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consommateur

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consumer

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un achat

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purchase

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la vente

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sale

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la vente aux enchères

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auction

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les soldes

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sales

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la facture

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invoice

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livrer

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to deliver

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l’offre

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supply

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le commerce de gros / de détail

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wholesale/retail trade

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un grossiste

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wholesaler

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un grossiste

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wholesaler

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un détaillant

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retailer

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un détaillant

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retailer

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fournir

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to supply

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fournir

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to supply

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expédier

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to ship

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expédier

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to ship

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un colis

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package

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un colis

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package

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un échantillon

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sample

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un échantillon

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sample

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une remise

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discount

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une remise

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discount

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un rabais

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reduction

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un rabais

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reduction

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Entrepôt

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warehouse

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Entrepôt

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warehouse

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compter

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to count

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compter

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to count

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la monnaie

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coins, change

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la monnaie

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coins, change

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un portefeuille

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wallet

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un portefeuille

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wallet

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dépenser

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to spend

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dépenser

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to spend

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économiser

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to save

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économiser

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to save

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Prêter

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to loan

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Prêter

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to loan

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faire fortune

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to get rich

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faire fortune

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to get rich

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faire crédit

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to give credit

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faire crédit

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to give credit

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emprunter

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to borrow

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emprunter

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to borrow

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un remboursement

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repayment

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un remboursement

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repayment

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devoir

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to owr

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devoir

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to owr

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un banquier

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banker

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un banquier

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banker

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un guichet

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position

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un guichet

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position

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la caisse

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cashier’s office

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la caisse

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cashier’s office

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encaisser

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to pay in

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encaisser

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to pay in

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un compte

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account

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un compte

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account

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retirer

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to withdraw

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retirer

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to withdraw

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un montant de

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a large sum of

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un montant de

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a large sum of

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les sous

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money

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les sous

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money

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les devises

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currency

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les devises

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currency

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le taux de change

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exchange rate

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le taux de change

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exchange rate

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régler

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to pay

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régler

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to pay

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l’épargne

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saving

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l’épargne

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saving

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une tirelire

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savings box

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une tirelire

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savings box

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une hypothéque

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mortgage

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une hypothéque

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mortgage

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une agence

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branch office

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une agence

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branch office

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une succursale

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branch

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une succursale

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branch

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un coffre

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safe

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un coffre

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safe

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un distributeur automatique

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ATM

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un distributeur automatique

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ATM

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un carnet de chèques

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checkbook

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un carnet de chèques

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checkbook

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rédiger un check

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to issue a check

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rédiger un check

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to issue a check

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un relevé

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statement

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un relevé

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statement

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le solde

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balance

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le solde

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balance

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le découvert

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overdraft

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le découvert

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overdraft

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débiter

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to debit

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débiter

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to debit

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créditer

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to credit

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créditer

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to credit

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virer

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to transfer

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virer

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to transfer

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un prélèvement

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deduction

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un prélèvement

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deduction

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un versement

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deposit

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un versement

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deposit

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financer

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to finance

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financer

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to finance

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la bourse

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stock exchange

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la bourse

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stock exchange

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la spéculation

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speculation

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la spéculation

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speculation

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une action

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stock

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une action

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stock

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la hausse

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rise

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la hausse

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rise

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la baisse

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fall

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la baisse

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fall

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un titre

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bond

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un titre

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bond

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un placement

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investment

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un placement

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investment

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placer

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to invest

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placer

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to invest

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une assurance

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insurance

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une assurance

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insurance

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assurer

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to insure

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assurer

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to insure

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une police

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policy

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une police

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policy

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une assurance viellesse

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pension insurance

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une assurance viellesse

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pension insurance

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cotiser

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to pay a contribution

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cotiser

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to pay a contribution

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les prestations

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payments

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les prestations

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payments

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couvrir

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to cover

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couvrir

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to cover

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une prime

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premium

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une prime

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premium

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un bonus

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premium rate

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un bonus

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premium rate

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un malus

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extra premium

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un malus

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extra premium

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un constat

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report

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un constat

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report

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un formulaire

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form

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un formulaire

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form

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un sinistre

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disaster

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un sinistre

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disaster

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les dégats

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damages

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les dégats

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damages

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les dommages

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damages

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les dommages

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damages

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dédommager

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to compensate

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dédommager

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to compensate

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une caisse de retraite

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retirement fund

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une caisse de retraite

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retirement fund

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une mutuelle

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company insurance

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une mutuelle

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company insurance

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