Vocabulary 4 Flashcards

(60 cards)

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Une baisse des prix

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A fall/a drop in prices

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2
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Dépasser

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To exceed

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3
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Prospérer

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To thrive

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4
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Un paradis fiscal

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A tax haven

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5
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Faire faillite

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To go under/to go bankrupt/to go belly up (US)

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6
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Déposer le bilan

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To file for bankruptcy

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7
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Être à découvert

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To be on the red

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8
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Joindre les deux bouts

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To make ends meet

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9
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Aisé (adj)

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Well-off

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Fauché (adj)

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Broke

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Épreuve (d’ordre matériel)

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Hardship

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12
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Les frais généraux

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Overheads

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13
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Sans ressources

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Destitute

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14
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L’aide sociale

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The welfare system

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15
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Retirer de l’argent

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To withdraw money

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16
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Un prêt

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A loan

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17
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Un agent de change

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A stockbroker

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18
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Une société écran

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A front company

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19
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Un chèque refusé

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A bounced cheque

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20
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Le troc

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Barter

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21
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Un contretemps

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A setback

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22
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Dégringoler, s’effondrer

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1) to plummet
2) to slump

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23
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Compenser, contrebalancer

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To offset

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24
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S’envoler

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To soar

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Équilibrer les comptes/atteindre le seuil de rentabilité
To break even
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Le coût de la vie
The cost of living
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Une subvention
A subsidy
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Stimuler
To boost
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Les dépenses, les frais
Expenses
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Les dépenses publiques
Public expenditure
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Une somme
A sum
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La production/le rendement
An output
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Un entrepôt
A warehouse
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Des marchandises, articles
Goods
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Acheter en gros
To buy wholesales
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Vendre au détail
To sell retail
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Une (bonne) affaire
A bargain
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Une mesure d’incitation, encouragement
An incentive
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Faire du commerce
To trade
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En avoir pour son argent
To get (great) value for money
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Emprunter
To borrow
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Un prêt immobilier
A mortgage
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Rapporter, produire
To yield
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Entreprendre
To undertake
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Fusionner
To merge
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Un conseil de surveillance, garde-fou
A watchdog
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Dilapider, gaspiller (argent)
To squander
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Des ouvriers non-qualifiés
Unskilled workers
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Un blocage des prix
A price freeze
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Un syndicat
A trade union
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Une prime
A bonus
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Les perspectives
Outlook
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Empoisonner
To poisons / to plagues
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Foyer
Households
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Rembourser
To pay back
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La part de dette
The share of debt
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Globalement
Overall
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Le sujet
The issue/subject
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S’est immiscé
Surfaced (cropped up)
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Études supérieures
Higher education