Fiche 7 - Economics Flashcards

1
Q

Il était prêt à sortir son portefeuille pour l’organisation caritative

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He really put his money where his mouth is for the charity

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2
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Consommation

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Consumption

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3
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Le ministre du commerce a annoncé une tendance à la hausse de la consommation intéroeire

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The trade minister has announced an upward trend in domestic consumption

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4
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Verbe Consommer

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To consume

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5
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Depuis l’application de la nouvelle loi, la population fume moins de cigarettes par personne

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Since the new law enforcement, the population has consumed fewer cigarettes per capita

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6
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Consommation d’énergie

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Energy consumption

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7
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Consommation des ménages

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Household consumption

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8
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Economie (science)

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Economics

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9
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L’économie (d’un pays)

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Economy

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10
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Il vient d’obtenir sa licence d’économie

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He’s just got his Bachelor’s degree in Economics

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11
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Les économies d’échelle

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Economies of scale

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12
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Une chute brutale, un éffondrement, une crise économique

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An economic slump

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13
Q

L’économie domestique

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Home economics

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14
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Croissance économique

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Economic growth

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15
Q

Le contrecoup économique

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Economic aftershoch

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16
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Redressement économique

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Economic recovery

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17
Q

Politique économique

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Economic policy

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18
Q

Les économies

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Savings

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19
Q

Permet de faire des économie (economique)

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Economical

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20
Q

recensement

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Census

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21
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Un recensement national de la population sera réalisé en 2009

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A national population census will be carried out in 2009

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22
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Recenser

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To take census of

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23
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Nous avons besoin de recenser les personnes âgées dans le quartier afin d’organiser un service de soutien particulier

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We need to take a census of the elderly in the district, in order to set up a specific support service

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24
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Les données du recensement

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Census data

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25
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Formulaire de recensement

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Census form

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26
Q

Croissance

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Growth

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27
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croissance soudaine

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Spurt

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28
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en augmentation

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Growing

29
Q

La chine connaît une croissance à deux chiffres depuis plusieurs années

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China has experienced a two-digit growth for several years

30
Q

Croitre

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To growth

31
Q

Notre entreprise familiale se développe régulièrement

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Our family business has been growing steadily

32
Q

Taux de croissance

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Growth rate

33
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Secteur en expansion

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Growth area

34
Q

Croissance démographique

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Population growth

35
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Une courbe de croissance

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A growth curve

36
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Croissance tirée par les exportations

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Export-led growth

37
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Un record de croissance

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A growth record

38
Q

Pénurie, manque

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Shortage

39
Q

La pénurie des matères premières a entraîné une augmentation de prix

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Prices have increased owing to the shortage in raw materials

40
Q

Certaines régions enclavées doivent faire face à un manque de main-d’oeuvre

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Some enclosed areas are facing labor shortage

41
Q

Manquer de personnel

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To be short-handed

42
Q

En général nous manquons de personnel pendant la période de Noël

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We are generally short-handed at Christmas time

43
Q

Pénurie de pétrole

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Oil shortage

44
Q

Scarcity

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Rareté

45
Q

Manque de logements

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Housing shortage

46
Q

Des pénuries chroniques de produits alimentaires

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Chronic food shortages

47
Q

Chiffres

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Figures

48
Q

On a mené une étude pour vérifier les chiffres du chômage

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A survey has been conducted to check unemployment figures

49
Q

Comprendre ou calculer

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To figure out

50
Q

Le taux d’illettrisme doit être maintenu sous la barre des 10%

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The illiteracy rate should be kept in single figures

51
Q

Elle est douée pour les chiffres

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She has a head for figures

52
Q

Un personnage culte

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A cult figure

53
Q

Une somme à 4 chiffres

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A 4-figure sum

54
Q

Un chiffre rond

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A round figure

55
Q

Subvention

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Subsidy / Grant

56
Q

Les agences à but non lucratif recevront des subventions en complément de la subvention fédérale

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Non-profit agencies will receive local subsidies as a complement to the federal grant

57
Q

Subventionner

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To subsidize

58
Q

La plupart des hôpitaux sont subventionnées par l’état

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Most hospitals are subsidized by the state

59
Q

Allocation logement

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Rent subsidy

60
Q

la filiale

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subsidiary

61
Q

Pouvoir d’achat

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Purchasing power / Buying power

62
Q

L’inflation s’étant propagée comme une traînée de poudre, elle a grevé le pouvoir d’achat de la population

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As inflation has spread like wildfire, it has put a strain on the population purchasing power

63
Q

Acheter

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Purchasing

64
Q

Ils ont été expropriés de leur maison

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Their house has been compulsorily purchased

65
Q

Le pouvoir d’achat des ménages

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Households purchasing power

66
Q

Prix d’achat

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Purchase price

67
Q

Un acheteur, un acquéreur

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A purchaser

68
Q

Être prêt à sortir son portefeuille

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To put one’s money where one’s mouth is