debt relief in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for debt relief in the English»French Dictionary

debt relief N

debt relief

allègement m de la dette

Translations for debt relief in the English»French Dictionary

tax/debt relief

allégement fiscal/des dettes

Translations for debt relief in the English»French Dictionary

relief [Brit rɪˈliːf, Am rəˈlif] N

1. relief (from pain, distress, anxiety):

relief

soulagement m

(greatly) to my relief

à mon grand soulagement

it was a relief to them that …

ils ont été soulagés que …

+ subj it was a relief to hear that/to see that …

j'ai été soulagé d'apprendre que/de voir que …

to bring or give relief to sb

apporter du soulagement à qn

to seek relief from depression in drink

chercher un soulagement à sa dépression dans la boisson

that's a relief!

c'est un soulagement!

2. relief (alleviation):

relief (of poverty)

allégement m

tax/debt relief

allégement fiscal/des dettes

methods of pain relief MED

méthodes contre la douleur

3. relief (help):

relief

aide f

relief

secours m

famine relief

aide aux victimes de la famine

to come to the relief of sb

venir à l'aide or au secours de qn

to send relief to

envoyer des secours à

to send relief to attr operation

de secours

to send relief to programme, project

d'aide

4. relief Am (financial assistance):

relief

aides fpl sociales

to be on relief

bénéficier des aides sociales

5. relief (diversion):

relief

divertissement m

to provide light relief

apporter un peu de divertissement

he reads magazines for light relief

il lit des magazines pour se distraire

6. relief MIL (of garrison, troops):

relief

délivrance f (of de)

7. relief:

relief ART, ARCHIT, GEOG

relief m

high/low relief

haut-/bas-relief

in relief

en relief

to bring or throw sth into relief

mettre qc en relief

to stand out in (sharp) relief against

se détacher (nettement) sur

8. relief (replacement on duty):

relief

relève f

relief attr driver, guard

de relève

9. relief (supplementary) attr:

relief bus, train, service

supplémentaire

10. relief LAW (of grievance):

relief

réparation f

debt [Brit dɛt, Am dɛt] N

1. debt FIN:

debt

dette f (to envers)

bad debts

créances fpl douteuses

to cancel a debt

annuler une créance

Third World debt

la dette du tiers monde

to run up a debt or debts

faire des dettes

to get into debt

s'endetter

to be in debt

avoir des dettes

she is $2, 000 in debt

elle a 2 000 dollars de dettes

to be in debt to sb

devoir de l'argent à qn

I'm in debt (to the bank) to the tune of £7, 000

je dois 7 000 livres sterling à la banque

to get out of debt

acquitter ses dettes

to pay off one's debts

rembourser ses dettes

to pay off one's debts attr collection, recovery, relief

des créances

to pay off one's debts burden, interest, payment

de la dette

to pay off one's debts capacity, level, ratio

d'endettement

to pay off one's debts crisis

de l'endettement

2. debt (obligation):

debt

dette f (to envers)

a debt of honour

une dette d'honneur

to pay one's debt to society

payer sa dette envers la société

to acknowledge one's debt to sb

reconnaître qu'on doit beaucoup à qn

I'm forever in your debt

je vous suis infiniment reconnaissant

debt relief in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for debt relief in the English»French Dictionary

debt [det] N

debt

dette f

debt

pouf m Belg

to pay back debts

rembourser des dettes

to run up a (huge) debt

s'endetter lourdement

to be out of debt

être acquitté de ses dettes

to go heavily into debt

s'endetter lourdement

Phrases:

to be in debt to sb

être redevable de qc à qn

I.relief [rɪˈli:f] N

1. relief (after sth bad):

relief

soulagement m

much to my relief, to my great relief

à mon grand soulagement

to feel an incredible sense of relief

se sentir grandement soulagé

that's a relief

quel soulagement

2. relief no pl (help):

relief

aide f

tax relief

un dégrèvement fiscal

3. relief (replacement):

relief

substitut m

4. relief MIL:

relief

libération f

5. relief fig:

to throw sth into relief

mettre qc en évidence

6. relief ART, GEO:

relief

relief m

II.relief [rɪˈli:f] ADJ (substitute)

relief

de remplacement

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The deal with a 107 bn debt relief, is the largest government debt restructuring in history.

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Widespread debt relief either requires government action or individual negotiations between every debtor and creditor, and is thus politically contentious or requires much labor.

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While these debt relief options were used by consumers to handle their immediate debt problems, a hole still existed once that debt was resolved.

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Later commentators do not in general believe that reflation is sufficient, and primarily propose two solutions: debt relief particularly via inflation and fiscal stimulus.

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This is known as inflation tax (or inflationary debt relief).

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This has led to calls for universal debt relief for poorer countries.

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While lenders take inflation into account when they decide the terms of a loan, unexpected increases in the rate of inflation cause categorical debt relief.

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Two factions grew up around the issue of debt relief.

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With interest rates near zero, debt relief becomes an increasingly important tool in managing deflation.

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Virtually every country with a modern legal system features some form of debt relief for individuals.

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