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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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Planification

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L’économie planifiée

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Planned economy

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L’économie du 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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Economic self-sufficiency= autarky

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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, capitalistic

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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 stimlate= to inflate

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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 stem= to check

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Réduire

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To cut back/down= to reduce

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Réviser à la baisse

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To scale back/down

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Baisser =/= augmenter quelque chose
To lower=/= to raise something
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Les matières premières
Raw materials
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L'industrie lourde =/= légère
Heavy=/= light industry
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La sidérugie
The iron and steel industry
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La construction navale
Shipbuilding
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La fabrication
Manufacturing
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Les biens de consommation
Consumer goods
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Une industrie de transformation
A processing industry
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Un marchand, un négociant
A merchant
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Un industriel
An industrialist
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Un fabricant
A manufacturer
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La fonction publique
(the) public service
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La haute fonction publique
The civil service
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Un fonctionnaire
A public worker
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Un haut fonctionnaire
A civil servant
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Primaire, secondaire, tertiaire
Primary, secondary, tertiary
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Public =/= privé
Public=/= private
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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 coût de la vie
The cost 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 production industrielle
The industrial output
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La productivité
Productivity
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La balance commerciale
The balance of trade= the trade balance
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Un déficit =/= un surplus
A deficit=/= a surplus
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L'inflation =/= la déflation
Inflation=/= deflation
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Inflationniste
Inflationary
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Galopant
Runaway= rampant
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Rampant
Creeping
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Productif
Productive
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Des perspectives
An outlook= prospects
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Une hausse
A rise= an increase
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Une baisse, une chute
A decrease= a fall= a drop
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Un ralentissement
A slowdown
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Un "boum" économique
A boom
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Une crise
A crisis, pl. crises
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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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Une reprise
A recovery
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à court =/= long terme
Short-term=/= long-term
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Durable
Lasting= sustainable
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Fluctuer, osciller
To fluctuate= to seesaw
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Augmenter, s'accroître
To go up= to rise= to increase
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Monter en flèche, exploser
To soar= to surge
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S'envoler =/= plonger
To skyrocket=/= 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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Baisser
To go down= to drop= to decrease
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Fléchir
To sag= to wane
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Faiblir
To weaken= to falter
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Perdre du terrain
To lose ground
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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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