Memo - Economic crises

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a downturn/downswing

une phase de baisse

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a slow down

un ralentissement

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an economic meltdown

un effondrement de l’économie

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4

property/real estate

l’immobilier

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to be in the doldrums

être en plein marasme (=affaiblissement des forces morales)

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to go bankrupt

faire faillite

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a bankruptcy

une banqueroute/faillite

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to bail out a company

renflouer une entreprise

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a rescue/bailout plan

un plan de sauvetage

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a stimulus package

un plan de relance

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to borrow money from a bank

emprunter de l’argent à une banque

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to take out a loan

faire un prêt/emprunt

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to lend money to sb

prêter de l’argent à qqn

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to default on a loan

ne pas rembourser un prêt

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a mortgage

un emprunt immobilier

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monthly payment/instalment

une mensualité

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to foreclose a mortgage

saisir un bien immobilier

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a foreclosure

une saisie (immobilière)

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to repossess property

reprendre possession d’un bien

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shanty town

bidonville

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the stock exchange/market

la bourse

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shares/stock

des actions

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a shareholder/stockholder

un actionnaire

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a rogue trader

un trader véreux (=foncièrement malhonnête)

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a fat cat

un gros capitaliste/richard

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a scam

une escroquerie/arnaque

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a crook/swindler/conman

un escroc

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deregulation

déréglementation

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to streamline costs

rationaliser les coûts

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