Economics Flashcards

(56 cards)

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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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3
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L’autarcie

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Autarcy

Economic self-sufficiency

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4
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L’offre et la demande

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Supply and demand

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5
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La déréglementation

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Deregulation

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6
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Une subvention

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A subsidy

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7
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Les dépenses publiques

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Government spending

Public spending

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8
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Une réduction

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A cut(back)
A reduction
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9
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Doper, relancer

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To boost
To stimulate
To reflate

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10
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Subventionner

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To subsidize

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Juguler, freiner, enrayer

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To curb
To stem
To check

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12
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Réduire

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To cut back/down

To reduce

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13
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Réviser à la baisse

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To scale back/down

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14
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Baiser/Augmenter qqch

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To lower/raise sthg

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15
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Les matières premières

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Raw materials

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16
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La sidérurgie

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The iron and steel indutry

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17
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La construction navale

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Ship building

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18
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La fabrication

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Manufacturing

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19
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Les biens de consommation

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Consumers goods

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20
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Une industrie de transformation

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A procesing industry

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21
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Un industriel

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An industrialist

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22
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Un fabriquant

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An manufacturer

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23
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La fonction pubique

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The public service

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Un fonctionnaire

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A public worker

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Un haut fonctionnaire
A civil servant
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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 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 p° industrielle
The industrial output
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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
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Inflationniste
Inflationary
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Galopant
Runaway | Rampant
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Rampant
Creeping
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Des perspectives
An outlook | Prospects
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Un ralentissement
A slowdown
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Un marasme, une récession
A slump | A recession
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Une chute brutale
A plunge | A collapse
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Durable
Lasting | Sustainable
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Osciller
To seesaw
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Monter en flèche, exploser
To soar | To surge
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S'envoler (ex: les prix)
To skyrocket
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Plonger (ex: les taux)
To nosedive
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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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Fléchir
To sag | To wane
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Faiblir
To weaken | To falter
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Plonger
To plunge | To plummet
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S'effondrer
To collapse | To tumble
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Se redresser, reprendre
To pick up | To rally
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La planification
Planning