Business vocabulary (thematic idioms & prepositional idioms)

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actions speak louder than words

les actes en disent plus long que les mots

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ahead of schedule

en avance sur le planning

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at all costs

coûte que coûte

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at best

au mieux

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at cross purposes

avec des points de vues divergents

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at short notice

au dernier moment

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at stake

en jeu

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at this stage

à ce stade

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balance sheet

bilan (comptable)

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bankruptcy

faillite

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behind schedule

en retard sur le programme

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Board of directors

comité de direction

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bonds

obligations

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the break-even point

le seuil de rentabilité

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by the way

soit dit en passant

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cash flow

flux de trésorie

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a clear-cut decision (a definite decision that is clear to understand)

une décision claire

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commodity

raw material

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competition

concurrence

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credit crunch

période de resserrement de crédit

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discount

réduction

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dividends

dividendes

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equity

fonds propres

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forclosure

saisie

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for the sake of

dans l'intérêt de

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for the time being

pour le moment

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fringe benefits

perks

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from the start

dès le début

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a game of give-and-take (to give sthg while expecting sthg in return)

un compromis

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green shoots of recovery (signs that the economy is recovering)

amélioration (économique)

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a ground-breaking idea (an idea that will change the way sthg is done)

une idée révolutionnaire

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hedge fund

fond spéculatif

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a high flyer (someone who will go far in a career)

une personne ambitieuse

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a hot-button issue

un problème sensible

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in addition to

en plus de

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in agreement on

en accord sur

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in a word

en un mot

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in business

en affaires

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in certain circumstances

dans certaines circonstances

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in charge of

responsable de

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income tax (system)

impôt sur le revenu

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in connection with

à propos de

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in due course

le moment venu

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in exchange for

en échange de

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in fact

en fait

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in response to

en réponse à

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in return for

en échange de

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in sight

en vue

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instalment

paiement

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in theory

en théorie

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in the short term

à court terme

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in this respect

à cet égard

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into detail

en détail

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in view of

en vue de

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in writing

par écrit

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it (the bill) is on us

l'addition est pour nous

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the knock-on effect (to cause sthg else to happen)

la répercussion

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memorandum of association

acte constitutif de société

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non-profit organisation

asbl

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no strings attached (without promising anything in return)

sans conditions

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not to rock the boat (to not cause problems

to adapt)

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not up to scratch (not as good as it should be)

pas à la hauteur

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on account of

en raison de

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on behalf of

de la part de

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on business

pour affaires

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on schedule

dans les temps

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on the agenda

à l'ordre du jour

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on the basis of

en se basant sur

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on the contrary

au contraire

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on the safe side

par précaution

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on the spot

sur place

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on the surface

à la surface

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on the verge of

sur le point de

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on the whole

dans l'ensemble

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on this subject

à ce sujet

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the onus is on you

c'est ta responsabilité

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open-end fund

fonds d'investissement à capital variable

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payroll

salary

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profit-sharing scheme

plan d'intéressement au bénéfice

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shareholders

actionnaires

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share-ownership scheme

plan d'intéressement en actions

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stocks

shares

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take home pay (the amount of money you're paid)

salaire net

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a think tank

un groupe de réflexion

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to be a dealmaker/a deal-breaker (someone or sthg that helps a deal happen/ that prevent a deal from happening)

être qq qui aide à conclure un marché

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to be a mover and shaker (someone whose opinion is respected)

être qq d'influence

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to be beyond someone (to be too difficult to understand)

être difficile à comprendre

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to be brought into the open

amener au grand jour

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to be brought to light

être révélé

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to be clueless about

n'avoir aucune connaissance de

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to be driven by

to drive

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to be entitled to do

avoir le droit de faire

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to be fired

to be dismissed

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to be held accountable for sthg

être tenu responsable de quelque chose

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to be held over

être reporté

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to be in someone's good (bad) books

to be in favour (disfavour) with someone

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to be keen to do/ on doing (to be really interested in doing sthg/ to feel enthusiastic about doing sthg)

tenir à faire

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to be laid off

to be made redundant

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to be on a winning streak (a period during which everything is going particularly well)

être en veine

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to be on the dole

to claim jobseeker's allowance

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