Economy -- Finance Flashcards

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liquider une société

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to wind up a society

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rembourser

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to refund

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le chiffre d’affaire

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turnover

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4
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le bilan

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the balance sheet

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5
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régler un compte tourner

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to settle an account

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un courtier

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a broker

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7
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un coffre-fort

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a safe

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verser un interêt

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to allow an interest

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une caisse d’épargne

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a saving bank

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mettre de côté

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to put by, to save

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les chambres fortes

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the vaults

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être à découvert

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to be overdrawn interet

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faute de moyens

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for lack of finance

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réunir/lever des fonds

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to raise finance

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accorder un prêt aux petites entreprises

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to finance small businesses

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prêt à faible taux

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bargain-basement loan

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prêt à taux usuriers

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loan sharking

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finances/(fonds) publi(c)ques

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public funds

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Le ministère des finances

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the Treasury, the Exchequer , the Treasury department

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finance par emprunt

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debt financing

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taux d’endettement

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debt ratio slack idle

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agios

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bank commissions

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prêt à taux zéro

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zero interest loan

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il n’a pas remboursé son prêt

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he has defaulted on his loan

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cours en bourse
market rating
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agence de notation
rating agency
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le plan de sauvetage de la Grèce criblée de dettes
the European bailout of debt-ridden Greece
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les mesures prises font de la Grèce un net indicateur de l'avenir de l'intégration
these measures make Greece a bellwether of the future of European integration
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Il est nécessaire pour la Grèce d'éviter tout défaut de paiements
Greece needs to stave off defaults
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secteur/industrie en pleine croissance
growth area/industry
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marché porteur
growth market
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taux de croissance
growth rate
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sortir un pays de la crise
to pull a country out of recession
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surmonter la crise
to ride out the recession
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soutenir la croissance
to sustain growth
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une crise grave
a major recession
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sortir de la crise
recovery from recession
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marasme, crise profonde
slump
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chuter de 45%
slump by 45%
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caisse d'épargne
savings bank
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puiser dans ses économies
to draw on one's savings
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j'ai un compte à la Barclays
I bank with Barclays
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banque de dépôt
bank return
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faillite de la banque
bank failure
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relevé de compte
bank statement
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banque d'affaires
investment/merchant bank
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bloquer les prix, maintenir les prix
to keep prices down, up
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être exclu à cause des prix trop élevés
to be price out
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prestataire des services
provider
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être à la hausse
to be on the up
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reprise/ralentissement de l'économie
upturn/downturn
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il me manque 60 dollars
I'm `6O$ down
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l'inflation est en hausse/baisse
inflation is up/down
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les prix flambent
prices are rocketing
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optimiste/pessimiste, abattu
upbeat/downbeat
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gagner sa vie
to earn a living or livelihood
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arriver tout juste à vivre
to scrap a living
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déficit budgétaire
deficit spending
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consommation/dépense des ménages
consumer spending
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recettes fiscales
tax revenues
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servir/verser une rente
to pay an annuity
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rentier
person of private means
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le minimum vital
a living wage
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plan social
planned redundancy scheme
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payé d'avance
to pay upfront
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payé les cotisations syndicales
to pay union dues
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fraude fiscale
tax evasion
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tranche, seuil d'imposition
tax bracket, threshold
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remplir une déclaration des revenues
to fill in/out an income tax return
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lourdement taxé
heavily taxed
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être endetté, avoir des dettes envers quelqu'un
to be in debt, be in someone's debt
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contracter,épurer une dette
to incur, to write off a debt
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réechelonner (une dette)
to reschedule
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recouvrer (une dette)
to recover, collect
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effacer une dette
to wipe out a debt
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faire des heures supplémentaires
to work overtime
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licencier qqn
to make someone redundant, to lay off
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être réduit au chômage
to be thrown out of work
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indigent
needy
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une soupe populaire, foyer pour sans abris
a soup-kitchen/ a doss house
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économie ≠ dépensier
thrifty ≠ spendthrift
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gaspiller de l'argent
to squander money
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cotiser
to contribute
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la loi de l'offre et de la demande
the law of supply and demands
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une barrière douanière, le protectionnisme, le libre échange, un accord commercial
a tariff, protectionism, free trade, a trade agreement
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les hauts et les bas/vicissitudes
ups and downs
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une crise durable/ une reprise
a dépression/a recovery
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monter en flèche
to soar, to skyrocket
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les demandes d'emplois, les offres d'emplois -- embaucher
situations wanted, vacant -- to engage, to hire
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le niveau de vie, le pouvoir d'achat,
the standard of living, the purchasing power
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les affaires sont faibles
business is slack, dull
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les affaires sont au points morts
business is at a standstill
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les chômeurs, le secours au chômeur, l'indemnité chômage
unemployed, the dole, unemployment benefits
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une tendance
a trend, tendency
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une fusion, un cartel, un trust
a merger, a cartel, a trust
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un rachat, une OPA hostile, un prédateur (raider)
a takeover, a takeoverbid, a raider