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un ralentissement de l’économie

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a slowdown in the economy

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le marasme économique

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the economic downturn

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une dépression

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an economic slump

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un effondrement financier

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a financial meltdown

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la crise du crédit

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the credit crunch

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encadrer / resserrer le crédit

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to squeeze credit

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la crise des supprimes

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the subprime crisis

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la bulle du crédit

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the credit bubble

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la bulle immobilière

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the housing bubble

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être endetté

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to be in debt

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être surendetté

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to be heavily indebted

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fluctuer

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to fluctuate

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plonger / s’effondrer (prix,. ventes, …)

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to slump / to plunge

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le cours des actions a dégringolé

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share prices collapsed

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les ventes de voitures ont baissés

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car sells fell / dropped

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la bourse

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the stock exchange / the stock market

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un krach boursier

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a stock market crash

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un marché haussier

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a bull market

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un marché baissier

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a bear market

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l’investissement

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investment

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un investisseur

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an investor

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la spéculation

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speculation

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un spéculateur

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a speculator

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spéculer

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to speculate

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investir
to invest
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le secret bancaire
banking secrecy
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un paradis fiscal
a tax haven
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les fonds spéculatifs
hedge funds
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un actionnaire
a shareholder
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une action
a share
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une obligation
a bond
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un bonus / une prime
a bonus
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une banque d'investissement
an investment bank
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(contracter) un prêt immobilier
(to take out) a mortgage
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des facilités de crédit
credit terms / credit facilities
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l'insolvabilité
insolvency
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insolvable
insolvent
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une saisie (immobilière)
a (housing) foreclosure
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saisir un bien hypothéqué
to foreclose on a mortgage
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être victime d'un usurier
to fall victim to a loan shark
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être ruiné du jour au lendemain
to be ruin overnight
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être à la merci d'une agence de notation
to be at the mercy of a credit-rating agency
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mesures d'urgence
emergency measures
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pour contrecarrer
to counter
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la pire
the worst
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les perspectives économiques sont sombres
the economic outlook is bleak
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les clignotants économiques sont au rouge
the economic indicators have turned red
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la bourse monte
the stock exchange is going up
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la bourse baisse
the stock exchange is going down
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dégringoler
to take a trumble
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conjoncture
situation
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continuer à se détériorer
to go on deteriorating
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se profile à l'horizon
is looming large
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la fermeture de l'usine a été un coup sévère porté à l'économie locale
the closure of the factory came as a heavy blow to the local economy
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la récession a mis de nombreuses entreprises à genoux
the recession has brought many companies to their knees
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certains pays prennent la crise de plein fouet et les gens doivent se serrer la ceinture
some countries bear the brunt of the crisis and people have to tighten their belts
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son triple A
its AAA rating
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dégradée
downgraded
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l'ensemble des mesures économiques du gouvernement
government's economic package
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ne sera pas suffisant
won't be enough
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sortir le pays de la crise
to lift the country out of the crisis
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le mouvement des indignés
the Occupy movement
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les grandes banques
major banks
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les ménages
the Households
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les consommateurs
consumers
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les piliers de la croissance mondiale
the pillars of world growth
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ne sont toujours pas convaincus que les choses s'améliorent
have yet to be convinced that things are improving

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