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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

pyramide: pyramid investment scheme

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

I. scheme [Brit skiːm, Am skim] N

1. scheme (systematic plan):

scheme: projet m

scheme: plan m (to do pour faire)

a scheme for sth/for doing: un plan pour qc/pour faire

2. scheme Brit ADMIN (system):

scheme: système m

scheme: projet m

discount scheme: système de rabais

insurance/pension scheme: régime m d'assurances/ de retraite

road scheme: projet de développement routier

employees under this scheme will earn more: les employés concernés par le projet gagneront plus

under the government's scheme…: conformément au projet gouvernemental…

3. scheme (impractical idea):

scheme pej: plan m

to think or dream up a scheme: inventer un plan

I think that's a bad scheme: à mon avis, c'est une mauvaise idée

4. scheme (plot):

scheme: combine f (to do pour faire)

5. scheme (design, plan):

scheme (for house, garden etc): plan m

II. scheme [Brit skiːm, Am skim] VB intr pej

scheme: comploter (to do pour faire, against sb contre qn)

III. scheme [Brit skiːm, Am skim]

in the grand scheme of things, this incident is not very important: si on considère la situation dans son ensemble, cet incident n'est pas très grave

she was unsure how she fitted into the scheme of things: elle ne savait pas où elle se situait

in the Marxist/Keynesian scheme of things: selon la conception de Marx/Keynes

in my/his scheme of things: dans mon/son monde

colour scheme N

colour scheme: couleurs fpl

colour scheme: coloris m

I. pyramid [Brit ˈpɪrəmɪd, Am ˈpɪrəˌmɪd] N

pyramid: pyramide f

II. pyramid [Brit ˈpɪrəmɪd, Am ˈpɪrəˌmɪd] VB intr FIN

pyramid: spéculer en réinvestissant des bénéfices fictifs

in the PONS Dictionary

I. scheme [ski:m] N

1. scheme (programme):

scheme: plan m

2. scheme pej (deceitful plot):

scheme: complot m

II. scheme [ski:m] VB intr, trans pej

scheme: comploter

pyramid [ˈpɪrəmɪd] N

pyramid: pyramide f

in the PONS Dictionary

pyramid scheme N ECON, FIN

pyramid scheme: système m pyramidale

in the PONS Dictionary

I. scheme [skim] N

1. scheme (plan of action):

scheme: plan m

2. scheme (deceitful plot):

scheme: complot m

II. scheme [skim] VB trans, intr

scheme: comploter

pyramid [ˈpɪr·ə·mɪd] N

pyramid: pyramide f

Present
I	scheme
you	scheme
he/she/it	schemes
we	scheme
you	scheme
they	scheme

Past
I	schemed
you	schemed
he/she/it	schemed
we	schemed
you	schemed
they	schemed

Present Perfect
I	have	schemed
you	have	schemed
he/she/it	has	schemed
we	have	schemed
you	have	schemed
they	have	schemed

Past Perfect
I	had	schemed
you	had	schemed
he/she/it	had	schemed
we	had	schemed
you	had	schemed
they	had	schemed

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These institutions became identified as a type of pyramid scheme because of the need to continuously attract new depositors in order to meet obligations.

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After her father died, she had to work in order to support herself and her brother, who is also a hikikomori, though ended up entangled in a shady pyramid scheme.

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No pyramid scheme is sustainable in the long run and eventually will collapse.

www.globalresearch.ca

He lodged a successful complaint against a newspaper which characterised this as investment in a pyramid scheme.

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The company used a similar pyramid scheme as has been adopted in other such investment scams over the years.

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