Week 4 “ECONOMY” Flashcards

(52 cards)

1
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Une baisse des prix

A

A fall / 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

A

To thrive

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4
Q

Un paradis fiscal

A

A tax haven

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5
Q

Faire faillite

A

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

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6
Q

Déposer le bilan

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To file for bankruptcy

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7
Q

Être à découvert

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To be in the red

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8
Q

Joindre les deux bouts

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To make ends meet

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9
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Aisé (adjectif)

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Well-off

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10
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Fauché (adjectif)

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Broke

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11
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Épreuve (d’ordre matériel)

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Hardship

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12
Q

Les frais généraux

A

Over-heads

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13
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Le coût de la vie

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The cost of living

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14
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Une subvention

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A subsidy (ies)

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15
Q

Stimuler

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To boost

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16
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Les dépenses, les frais

A

Expenses

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17
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Les dépenses publiques

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Public expenditure

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18
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Une somme

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A sum

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19
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La production/ Le rendement

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An output

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20
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Un entrepôt

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A warehouse

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21
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Des marchandises, des articles

22
Q

Acheter en gros

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To buy wholesale

23
Q

Vendre au détail

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To sell retail

24
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Une (bonne) affaire

25
Une mesure d’incitation, d’encouragement
An incentive
26
Faire du commerce
To trade
27
Sans ressources
Destitute
28
L’aide sociale
The welfare system
29
Retirer de l’argent
To withdraw money
30
Un prêt
A loan
31
Un agent de change
A stockbroker
32
Une société écran
A front company
33
Un chèque refusé
A bounced cheque
34
Le troc
Barter
35
Un contretemps
A setback
36
Dégringoler, s’éffondrer
To plummet, to slump
37
Compenser, contrebalancer
To offset
38
S’envoler
To soar
39
Équilibrer les comptes/ atteindre le seuil de rentabilité
To break even
40
En avoir pour son argent
To get (great) value for your money
41
Emprunter
To borrow
42
Un prêt immobilier
A mortgage
43
Rapporter, produire
To yield
44
Entreprendre
To undertake
45
Fusionner
To merge
46
Un conseil de surveillance, garde-fou
A watchdog
47
Dilapider, gaspiller (argent)
To squander
48
Des ouvriers non-qualifiés
Unskilled workers
49
Un blocage des prix
A price freeze
50
Un syndicat
A trade union
51
Une prime
A bonus
52
Les perspectives
Outlook