73 La Science Économique - Economics Flashcards

(105 cards)

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L’économie (d’un pays)

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The economy

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Une politique économique

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An economic policy

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La planification

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Planning

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L’économie planifiée

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Planned economy

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L’économie de marché

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(Free) market economy

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La libre entreprise

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Free enterprise

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L’autarcie

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Autarky, economic self-sufficiency

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L’offre et la demande

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Supply and demand

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La mondialisation

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Globalization

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La nationalisation / La privatisation

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Nationalization / Privatization

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La déréglementation

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Deregulation

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La société de consommation

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The consumer society

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Le marché

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The market

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Un budget

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A budget

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Une subvention

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A subsidy

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Les dépenses publiques

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Government spending, public spending

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Capitaliste

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Capitalist, capialistic

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Une réduction

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A cut(back), a reduction

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Doper, relancer

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To boost, to stimulate

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Subventionner

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To subsidize

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Nationaliser / Privatiser

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To nationalize / to privatize

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Juguler, freiner, enrayer

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To curb,
(to control or limit something that is not wanted)
to stem
(to stop something unwanted from spreading or increasing)

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Réduire

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To reduce, to cut back / down

to spend less, do less, or use less of something

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Réviser à la baisse

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To scale down / back

to make something smaller than it was or smaller than it was planned to be

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Baisser / Augmenter qqch
To lower / to raise sth
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**********Les secteurs économiques**********
**********Economic sectors**********
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Les matières premières
Raw materials
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L’industrie lourde / légère
Heavy / Light industry
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La sidérurgie
The iron and steel industry
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La construction navale
Shipbuilding
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La fabrication
Manufacturing
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Les biens de consommation
Consumer goods
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Une industrie de transformation
A processing industry
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Une industrie de pointe
A high-tech industry
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Un marchand, un négociant
A merchant
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Un industriel
An industrialist
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Un fabricant
A manufacturer
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La fonction publique
The civil service (The) public service (the government departments responsible for putting central government plans into action)
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Un fonctionnaire
A civil servant | a person who works in the Civil Service
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Primaire, secondaire, tertiaire
Primary, secondary, tertiary
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Public / Privé
Public / private
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**********Les indicateurs économiques**********
**********Economic indicators**********
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Un indice, un indicateur
An index
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Le pouvoir d'achat
Buying power, purchasing power
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Le niveau de vie
The standard of living
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Le coût de la vie
The cost of living
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Le revenu par habitant
The per capita income
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Les dépenses des ménages / de consommation
Consumer spending
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La croissance
Growth
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La production industrielle
The industrial output
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La productivité
Productivity
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La balance commerciale
The balance of trade, the trade balance
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Un déficit / un excédent
A deficit / a surplus | the total amount by which money spent is more than money received
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Inflation / Déflation
Inflation / Deflation
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Inflationniste
Inflationary
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Galopant
Runaway, rampant
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Rampant
Creeping
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Productif
Productive
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**********Les tendances économiques**********
**********Economic trends**********
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Des perspectives
An outlook, prospects
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Une hausse
A rise, an increase
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Une baisse, une chute
A decrease, a fall, a drop
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Un ralentissement
A slowdown
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Un "boum" économique
A boom
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Une crise
A crisis >> pl. Crises
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Un marasme, une récession
A slump, a recession | a period when an industry or the economy is in a bad state and there is a lot of unemployment
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Une chute brutale
A plunge, a collapse | to move or fall suddenly and often a long way forward, down, or into something
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Une reprise
A recovery
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À court / Long terme
Short-term / Long-term
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Durable
Lasting, sustainable
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Fluctuer, osciller
To fluctuate, to seesaw
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Augmenter, s'accroître
To increase, to rise, to go up
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Monter en flèche, exploser
To soar, to surge | to increase suddenly and strongly
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S'envoler / Plonger
To skyrocket / To nosedive | to suddenly fall to the ground with the front pointing down
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Culminer
To peak
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Dépasser
To top
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Ralentir
To slow down, to slacken
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Se stabiliser
To level off
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Baisser
To go down, to drop, to decrease, to fall
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Fléchir
To sag, to wane | to become weaker
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Faiblir
To weaken, to falter
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Perdre du terrain
To lose ground
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Plonger
To plunge, to plummet
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S'effondrer
To collapse, to tumble | to fall quickly and without control
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Se redresser, reprendre
To pick up, to rally
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L'économie souterraine
The underground
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Bas de gamme / Haut de gamme
Down-market / Up-market
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Une étude / Des études de marché
Market research
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Une hausse de 5% des impôts
A 5 per cent tax increase
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La production a augmenté de 0,5%
Production has increased by 0.5%
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L'indice des prix à la consommation est resté stable
The consumer price index held steady for several years and then rose sharply
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Les prix n'ont cessé de monter
Prices have been rising steadily
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Les prévisions sont pessimistes / optimistes
The forecasts are bleak, gloomy / rosy
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Le pays enregistre un excédent / un déficit commercial
The country is running a trade surplus / gap
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La balance des paiements enregistre un déficit de 500 millions d'euros
The balance of payments shows a 500 million euro deficit
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Le produit intérieur brut (PIB)
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
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Le produit national brut (PNB)
The Gross National Product (GNP)
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Les entreprises publiques représentent 20% de la richesse du pays
State-owned companies account for 20% of the country's riches
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Le G8 (Groupe des Huit)
The G8 (Group of Eight)
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Le Fonds Monétaire international (FMI)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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L'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques (OCDE)
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
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L'économie parallèle
The black economy
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Le marché noir
The black market
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Les partenaires sociaux / Patronat et syndicats
Both sides of industry
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**********La macroéconomie**********
**********Macroeconomics**********