Vocab D'economie Flashcards

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un systeme economique

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an economic system

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le capitalisme

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capitalism

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l’economie de marce, le liberalisme

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free-market economy

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le libre echange

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free trade

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l’offre et la demande

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supply and demand

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le secteur public

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the public sector

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le secteur prive

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the private sector

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les entreprises publiques

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public expenditure

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une subvention

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a subsidy

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subventionner

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to subsidize

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une crise

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a depression

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une baisse d’activite

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a downturn/slump

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une reprise economique

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an economic recovery

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prospere

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prosperous/thriving

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la croissance

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growth

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l’economie parallele

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the black economy

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Le pays connait des difficultes economiques.

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The country is undergoing economic hardships.

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le commerce

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trade

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le troc

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barter

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exporter

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to export

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les exportations

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exports

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importer

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to import

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les importations

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imports

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un debouche

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an outlet

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des droits de douane
custom duties
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une forte croissance des ventes
a boom in sales
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la mercatique
marketing
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stimuler les importations
to boost/foster imports
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conquerir un marche
to capture a market
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s'implanter sur un marche
to get a foothold in a market
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commercialiser/lancer un produit
to market/launch a product
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Les affaires prosperent.
Business is booming.
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Les affaires marchent mal.
Business is slack.
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le niveau de vie
standard of living
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le cout de la vie
the cost of living
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le pouvoir d'achat
the purchasing power
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l'impot sur le revenu
the income tax
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un contribuable
a taxpayer
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un paradis fiscal
a tax haven
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un budget
a budget
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un gel des salaires
a wage freeze
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l'inflation
inflation
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riche
wealthy/rich
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la richesse
wealth/riches
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aise
well-off/well-to-do
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la societe d'abondance
the affluent society
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pauvre
poor
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la pauvrete
poverty
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sans abri
homeless
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un SDF
a down-and-out
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frauder le fisc
to evade paying taxes
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une entreprise
a company/firm
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une grosse entreprise
a large corporation
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le siege social
the head office
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une filiale
a subsidiary
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le conseil d'administration
the board of directors
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le P-DG
the CEO
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un chef d'entreprise
an entrepreneur
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un gros homme d'affaires
a tycoon
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un industriel
an industrialist
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la comptabilite
accountancy/book-keeping
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un expert-comptable
a chartered accountant
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fusionner (entreprises)
to merge
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une fusion
a merger
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etre en concurrence avec...
to compete with...
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concurrence acharnee
fierce competition
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un concurrent
a competitor
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un benefice
a profit
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une perte
a loss
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un chiffre d'affaires
a turnover
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une mauvaise gestion
poor management
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creer une entreprise
to set up a company
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diriger une affaire
to run a bussiness
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faire des benefices
to make profits/to turn a profit
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reprendre une affaire
to take over a business
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racheter une entreprise
to buy out a company
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s'endetter
to run into debt
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signer un contrat
to sign a contract
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rompre un contrat
to break a contract
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faire faillite
to go bankrupt
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deposer son bilan
to go into liquidation
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l'argent
money
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une tirelire
a moneybox/piggy bank
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une piece
a coin
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de la monnaie
change
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une devise
a currency
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une banque
a bank
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un compte en banque
a bank account
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un compte d'epargne
a savings account
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un billet
a bill
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un chequier
a checkbook
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preter
to lend
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emprunter
to borrow
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investir (dans...)
to invest (in...)
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un coffre-fort
a safe
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un distributeur de billets
an ATM
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economiser (depenser, gaspiller) de l'argent
to save (to spend, to squander) money
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ouvrir un compte dans une banque
to open an account with a bank
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faire un cheque de 100 euros
to write a check for 100 euros
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faire un cheque sans provision
to issue a bad check
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retirer de l'argent
to withdraw money
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payer par cheque/carte de credit
to pay by check/credit card
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obtenir un pret
to be granted a loan
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Mon compte est a decouvert.
My account is in red.
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la Bourse
the Stock Exchange/Stock Market
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des actions
shares/stocks
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des obligations
bonds
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des SICAV
mutual funds
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des valeurs, des titres
securities
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un actionnaire
a shareholder
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un courtier
a broker
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jouer a la Bourse
to gamble on the Stock Exchange
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La Bourse monte/descend.
The market is going up/down.
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Cela rapporte 10%.
It yields 10%.