credit crunch in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for credit crunch in the English»French Dictionary

credit crunch N

credit crunch

crise f du crédit

Translations for credit crunch in the English»French Dictionary

I.crunch [Brit krʌn(t)ʃ, Am krən(t)ʃ] N

1. crunch (sound):

crunch (of gravel, snow)

crissement m

crunch (of gears, broken wood, bone, glass)

craquement m

2. crunch (squeeze):

crunch ECON, FIN

crise f

II.crunch [Brit krʌn(t)ʃ, Am krən(t)ʃ] VB trans

1. crunch (eat):

crunch apple, toast, biscuit

croquer

crunch animal: bone

broyer

2. crunch (crush):

crunch nuts

craquer

3. crunch (making noise):

she crunched her way across the gravel

le gravier crissait sous ses pas

4. crunch MOTOR:

to crunch the gears inf

faire craquer les vitesses inf

5. crunch inf COMPUT:

crunch data

traiter

III.crunch [Brit krʌn(t)ʃ, Am krən(t)ʃ] VB intr

crunch snow, gravel, glass:

crunch

crisser

his shoes crunched on the gravel

le gravier crissait sous ses chaussures

IV.crunching ADJ

a crunching sound or noise (of gravel, snow, glass)

un crissement

a crunching sound or noise (of wood, bone, gears)

un craquement

V.crunch [Brit krʌn(t)ʃ, Am krən(t)ʃ]

when or if it comes to the crunch

au moment critique

the crunch came when

le moment critique est arrivé lorsque

when it came to the crunch I…

quand je me suis retrouvé au pied du mur, je…

I.credit [Brit ˈkrɛdɪt, Am ˈkrɛdət] N

1. credit (approval):

credit

mérite m (for de)

to get the credit for sth/for doing

se voir attribuer le mérite de qc/d'avoir fait

to give sb (the) credit for sth/for doing

attribuer à qn le mérite de qc/d'avoir fait

to take the credit for sth/for doing

s'attribuer le mérite de qc/d'avoir fait

to be a credit to sb/sth

faire honneur à qn/qc

to do sb credit to do credit to sb

être tout à l'honneur de qn

it is to your credit that …

c'est tout à votre honneur que …

to her credit, she admitted her mistake

c'est tout à son honneur d'avoir reconnu sa faute

she has two medals to her credit

elle a deux médailles à son actif

he is more intelligent than he is given credit for

il est plus intelligent qu'on ne le croit

credit where credit is due, they have managed to score 20 points

il faut mettre à leur crédit qu'ils ont réussi à marquer 20 points

2. credit (credence):

credit

crédit m

to gain credit

acquérir du crédit

to place credit in sth

ajouter foi à qc

3. credit (borrowing):

credit COMM, FIN

crédit m

to buy sth on credit

acheter qc à crédit

to live on credit

vivre de crédits

to give sb credit

faire crédit à qn

her credit is good

elle a une réputation de bonne payeuse

4. credit FIN (positive balance):

credit

crédit m

to be in credit

être créditeur

to be £25 in credit

avoir un crédit de 25 livres sterling, être créditeur de 25 livres sterling

5. credit Am UNIV:

credit

unité f de valeur

II.credits N

credits npl:

credits CINE, TV

générique m

to roll the credits

faire défiler le générique

III.credit [Brit ˈkrɛdɪt, Am ˈkrɛdət] VB trans

1. credit (attribute):

to credit sb with discovery, power, achievement

attribuer [qc] à qn

to credit sb with intelligence/honesty

croire or supposer qn intelligent/honnête

to credit sb with doing

reconnaître que qn a fait

2. credit FIN:

credit account

créditer (with de)

to credit sth to an account

porter qc sur un compte

3. credit (believe):

credit story, assertion

croire, ajouter foi à

would you credit it!

le croirais-tu!

credit crunch in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for credit crunch in the English»French Dictionary

I.crunch [krʌntʃ] VB trans FOOD

crunch

croquer

II.crunch [krʌntʃ] VB intr

1. crunch (make crushing sound):

crunch gravel, snow

craquer

2. crunch FOOD (crush with the teeth):

to crunch on sth

croquer dans qc

III.crunch [krʌntʃ] N

1. crunch (crushing sound):

crunch feet, gravel, snow

craquement m

2. crunch no pl inf (difficult situation):

crunch

situation f critique

Phrases:

when it comes to the crunch inf

au moment critique

I.credit [ˈkredɪt] N

1. credit (praise):

credit

mérite m

to sb's credit

à l'honneur de qn

to do sb credit

faire honneur à qn

to take (the) credit for sth

s'attribuer le mérite de qc

2. credit (recognition):

credit

reconnaissance f

to give sb credit for sth

reconnaître que qn a fait qc

3. credit FIN:

credit

crédit m

to be in credit

avoir un compte créditeur

to buy/sell sth on credit

acheter/vendre qc à crédit

4. credit (completed unit of student's work):

credit

unité f de valeur

5. credit pl (list of participants):

credit

générique m

6. credit UNIV:

credit

unité f de valeur

II.credit [ˈkredɪt] VB trans

1. credit FIN:

credit money

virer

to credit sb/an account with a sum

créditer qn/un compte d'une somme

2. credit (believe):

credit

croire

3. credit (give credit to):

credit

attribuer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The recession, in turn, deepened the credit crunch as demand and employment fell, and credit losses of financial institutions surged.

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By 2008, the situation had turned critical as the credit crunch placed pressure on the prices of raw materials.

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The global credit crunch which started in 2008 affected the real estate and retail sectors.

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Other factors to consider in the recent widening of the minority wealth gap are the mortgage crisis and credit crunch that began in 2007-2008.

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In early 2009 the tower was suspended due to the effects of the worldwide credit crunch.

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This collapse can largely be attributed to the credit crunch, which significantly increased the cost of borrowing.

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The promoters started feeling credit crunch and were unable to pay the instalments of the aircraft.

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Exogenous supply-shock inflation is also possible, as with the energy crises of the 1970s or the credit crunch of the early 21st century.

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The system has also come under pressure from the landscape level in the form of volatile market prices and the impact of the credit crunch.

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Financing of the steel structure had been secured in loans, but these were stopped following a credit crunch.

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