Argent Flashcards

(65 cards)

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une devise

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a currency

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un coût

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a (high or low) cost

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un prix

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a (high or low) price

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4
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coûter

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something costs a lot of or little money

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cher/bon marché

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expensive, costly/cheap,inexpensive

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gratuit

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free-of-charge

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7
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une somme importante

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a large sum of money/Vast amounts of money

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8
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détourner de l’argent

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to embezzle money

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être radin

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stingy, mean,cheap,tightfisted

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généreux

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generous,profligate

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dépensier

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spendthrift

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gagner de l’argent

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to make money/to earn a salary/wages

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gagner de l’argent au jeu

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to win money

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parier (jeux de hasard)

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to gamble

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faire des profits

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to make (huge, considerable) profits

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emprunter

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to borrow money from a bank/to ask for a bank loan

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faire un emprunt

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to take out a loan from a bank

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18
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rembourser

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to pay back one’s debt

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19
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économiser

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to save money

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économies

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savinngs

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investir

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to invest money in sthing/ an investment/ an investor

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dépense, mise de fonds

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outlay/to spend money on string

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23
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vivre avec 1$ par jour

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to live on ‘$1 a day’

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frais professionnels

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expenses

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dépense publique
public spending
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joindre les deux bouts
to make ends meet
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gagner sa vie
to earn one's living/make one's living
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se débrouiller seul (financièrement)
to fend for oneself
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pouvoir s'offrir/avoir les moyens
can afford something/to do something
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subvenir aux besoins de sa famille
to support one's family
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payer quelque chose
to pay for something
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payer ses factures
to pay one's (utility) bills
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être à court d'argent/gêné
to be short of cash (cash-strapped)
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être aisé/plutôt riche
to be well-off
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être 'plein aux as'
to be flush with money
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être très riche
to be filthy rich
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être 'fauché'
to be broke/to live on credit/to be on minimum wage
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vivre d'allocations
to live on benefits/To have a comfortable income
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payer des impôts sur le revenu
to pay income tax
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augmenter/baisser
To raise/cut (local/income taxes)
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une incitation fiscale
a tax incentive
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être actionnaire de
to have shares in/ a shareholder
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subvention
to subsidize/a subsidy
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institution financière
a financial institution
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note sur un emprunt/emprunter
a credit rating
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agence de notation
a credit rating agency
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le taux de change
the exchange rate
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une banque centrale
a central bank
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taux d'intérêt
an interest rate
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un prêt à taux variable
an adjustable-rate loan
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faire payer qqun
to charge sb for sth
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honoraires
fee(s)
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tarif (transport)
fare
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prix du billet (spectacle)
admission fee/price
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une arnaque (trop cher)
a rip-off
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une affaire
a bargain
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en avoir pour son argent
to have bang for buck (familier) / to have value for one's money
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'ça vaut tant...'
it is worth $1,000
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économiser/économies
to save/to set aside/savings
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une livre sterling (familier)
a quid (ne prend pas le s au pluriel)
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un pence (UK)
a p (ne prend pas le s au pluriel)
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un dollar (familier)
a buck
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pièce de 10 cents (USA)
a dime
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pièce de 25 cents (USA)
a quarter
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mille dollars
a grand (pas de s au pluriel ex: two hundred grand)