economy

économie

La façon dont un pays ou une communauté utilise ses ressources, produit des biens, gagne et dépense de l’argent.

En anglais simple : The way a country or community uses resources, produces goods, and earns and spends money.

• The economy is growing.
• Tourism supports the local economy.
• Many businesses struggled when the economy slowed down.

Synonymes : economic system

Expressions courantes : global economy, local economy, economy grows, strong economy

classe économique

Partie d’un avion ou d’un train proposant des sièges ordinaires et des billets moins chers.

En anglais simple : The section of a plane or train with standard seats and lower ticket prices.

• Our seats are in economy.
• Economy was full on that flight.
• They upgraded us from economy to business class.

Synonymes : economy class, coach

Expressions courantes : in economy, economy class, economy seats, economy ticket

économie, sobriété

Utilisation attentive de l’argent, du temps ou des matériaux pour éviter le gaspillage.

En anglais simple : Careful use of money, time, or materials so that little is wasted.

• Economy was essential because money was scarce.
• The new car offers better fuel economy.
• For reasons of economy, we share an office.

Comment l'utiliser : economy of something (Her writing shows great economy of words.)

Synonymes : thrift, frugality

Contraires : waste, extravagance

Expressions courantes : fuel economy, economy of words, reasons of economy, practise economy

économie de marché

Système où les entreprises se font librement concurrence et où les achats et ventes déterminent surtout les prix.

En anglais simple : A system in which businesses compete freely and prices depend mainly on what people buy and sell.

• The country has a market economy.
• Prices change freely in a market economy.
• They moved from state control toward a market economy.

Synonymes : market system, free enterprise system

Contraires : planned economy

Expressions courantes : market economy, free market economy, competitive market economy

économie divine

Selon les enseignements religieux, la manière dont Dieu organise et guide le monde.

En anglais simple : The way God orders and guides the world, according to religious teaching.

• The book explores the divine economy.
• The theologian described God's economy as a plan for humanity.
• They discussed the role of grace in the economy of salvation.

Synonymes : divine plan

Expressions courantes : divine economy, economy of salvation, God's economy

économique

Qui coûte peu à acheter ou à utiliser, ou offre beaucoup pour le prix payé.

En anglais simple : Costing little to buy or use, or giving a lot for the money spent.

• We bought an economy car.
• The economy pack contains twice as much soap.
• They chose the economy model to save money.

Synonymes : economical, budget, low-cost

Contraires : expensive

Expressions courantes : economy car, economy pack, economy size, economy model

en classe économique

En voyageant dans la partie d’un avion de passagers avec des sièges ordinaires et des tarifs moins élevés.

En anglais simple : In the standard, lower-priced section of a passenger plane.

• We usually fly economy.
• She travelled economy to keep costs down.
• Would you fly economy on such a long flight?

Synonymes : economy class, coach

Expressions courantes : fly economy, travel economy, always fly economy