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AN. Vocabulaire.2 C. > 73 La Science Économique - Economics > Flashcards

73 La Science Économique - Economics Flashcards

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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

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To lower / to raise sth

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**Les secteurs économiques**

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**Economic sectors**

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Les matières premières

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Raw materials

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L’industrie lourde / légère

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Heavy / Light industry

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La sidérurgie

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The iron and steel industry

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La construction navale

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Shipbuilding

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La fabrication

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Manufacturing

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Les biens de consommation

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Consumer goods

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Une industrie de transformation

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A processing industry

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Une industrie de pointe

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A high-tech industry

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Un marchand, un négociant

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A merchant

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Un industriel

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An industrialist

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Un fabricant

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A manufacturer

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La fonction publique

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The civil service
(The) public service
(the government departments responsible for putting central government plans into action)

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Un fonctionnaire

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A civil servant

a person who works in the Civil Service

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Primaire, secondaire, tertiaire

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Primary, secondary, tertiary

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Public / Privé

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Public / private

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**Les indicateurs économiques**

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**Economic indicators**

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Un indice, un indicateur

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An index

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Le pouvoir d’achat

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Buying power, purchasing power

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Le niveau de vie

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The standard of living

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Le coût de la vie

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The cost of living

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Le revenu par habitant

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The per capita income

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Les dépenses des ménages / de consommation

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Consumer spending

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La croissance

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Growth

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La production industrielle

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The industrial output

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La productivité

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Productivity

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La balance commerciale

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The balance of trade, the trade balance

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Un déficit / un excédent

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A deficit / a surplus

the total amount by which money spent is more than money received

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Inflation / Déflation

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Inflation / Deflation

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Inflationniste

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Inflationary

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Galopant

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Runaway, rampant

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Rampant

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Creeping

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Productif

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Productive

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**Les tendances économiques**

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**Economic trends**

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Des perspectives

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An outlook, prospects

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Une hausse

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A rise, an increase

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Une baisse, une chute

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A decrease, a fall, a drop

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Un ralentissement

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A slowdown

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Un “boum” économique

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A boom

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Une crise

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A crisis&raquo_space; pl. Crises

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Un marasme, une récession

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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

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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

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A recovery

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À court / Long terme

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Short-term / Long-term

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Durable

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Lasting, sustainable

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Fluctuer, osciller

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To fluctuate, to seesaw

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Augmenter, s’accroître

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To increase, to rise, to go up

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Monter en flèche, exploser

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To soar, to surge

to increase suddenly and strongly

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S’envoler / Plonger

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To skyrocket / To nosedive

to suddenly fall to the ground with the front pointing down

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Culminer

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To peak

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Dépasser

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To top

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Ralentir

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To slow down, to slacken

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Se stabiliser

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To level off

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Baisser

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To go down, to drop, to decrease, to fall

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Fléchir

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To sag, to wane

to become weaker

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Faiblir

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To weaken, to falter

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Perdre du terrain

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To lose ground

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Plonger

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To plunge, to plummet

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S’effondrer

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To collapse, to tumble

to fall quickly and without control

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Se redresser, reprendre

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To pick up, to rally

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L’économie souterraine

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The underground

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Bas de gamme / Haut de gamme

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Down-market / Up-market

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Une étude / Des études de marché

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Market research

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Une hausse de 5% des impôts

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A 5 per cent tax increase

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La production a augmenté de 0,5%

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Production has increased by 0.5%

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L’indice des prix à la consommation est resté stable

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The consumer price index held steady for several years and then rose sharply

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Les prix n’ont cessé de monter

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Prices have been rising steadily

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Les prévisions sont pessimistes / optimistes

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The forecasts are bleak, gloomy / rosy

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Le pays enregistre un excédent / un déficit commercial

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The country is running a trade surplus / gap

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La balance des paiements enregistre un déficit de 500 millions d’euros

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The balance of payments shows a 500 million euro deficit

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Le produit intérieur brut (PIB)

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The Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

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Le produit national brut (PNB)

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The Gross National Product (GNP)

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Les entreprises publiques représentent 20% de la richesse du pays

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State-owned companies account for 20% of the country’s riches

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Le G8 (Groupe des Huit)

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The G8 (Group of Eight)

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Le Fonds Monétaire international (FMI)

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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L’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques (OCDE)

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The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

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L’économie parallèle

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The black economy

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Le marché noir

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The black market

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Les partenaires sociaux / Patronat et syndicats

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Both sides of industry

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**La macroéconomie**

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**Macroeconomics**

AN. Vocabulaire.2 C. (83 decks)

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