trade surplus in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for trade surplus in the English»French Dictionary

trade/budget surplus

excédent commercial/budgétaire

Translations for trade surplus in the French»English Dictionary

dégager un excédent commercial

to show a trade surplus

excédent de la balance commerciale

surplus on the trade balance

Translations for trade surplus in the English»French Dictionary

I.surplus <pl surpluses> [Brit ˈsəːpləs, Am ˈsərpləs] N

surplus (gen)

surplus m

surplus ECON, COMM

excédent m

to be in surplus

être excédentaire

oil/food surplus

excédent de pétrole/de produits agricoles

trade/budget surplus

excédent commercial/budgétaire

II.surplus [Brit ˈsəːpləs, Am ˈsərpləs] ADJ tjrs attr (gen)

surplus milk, bread, clothes

en trop after n

surplus to requirements

de trop

surplus to requirements ECON, COMM money, food, labour

excédentaire

I.trade [Brit treɪd, Am treɪd] N

1. trade (activity):

trade

commerce m

to do trade with sb

faire du commerce avec qn

to do a good trade

faire de bonnes affaires

to do a good trade attr negotiations, route, agreement, restrictions

commercial

to do a good trade sanctions, embargo

économique

2. trade (sector of industry):

trade

industrie f

car/book trade

industrie automobile/du livre

she's in the furniture trade

elle travaille dans l'ameublement

she's in the furniture trade attr press, journal

professionnel/-elle

3. trade (profession):

trade (manual)

métier m

trade (intellectual)

profession f

by trade

de métier

in the trade we call it…

dans la profession or le métier on appelle cela…

as we say in the trade…

comme on dit dans le métier…

4. trade (swap):

trade

échange m

trade

troc m

to do Brit or make Am a trade with sb

faire un échange or un troc avec qn

5. trade METEO → trade wind

6. trade (male prostitute):

trade sl

prostitué m

II.trade [Brit treɪd, Am treɪd] VB trans (swap)

trade objects

échanger (for contre)

trade insults, compliments, blows

échanger

the two countries traded hostages

les deux pays ont échangé des otages

III.trade [Brit treɪd, Am treɪd] VB intr

1. trade COMM (buy and sell):

trade

faire du commerce (with avec, at Am dans)

the company trades as Grunard's

la société fait du commerce sous le nom de Grunard's

to trade in sth with sb

vendre qc à qn

to trade at a profit/loss

vendre à profit/perte

2. trade FIN (on financial markets):

trade share, commodity:

s'échanger

to trade at $10

s'échanger à $10

Phrases:

to trade on (exploit)

exploiter

to trade on name, reputation, image

se servir de

See also trade wind

trade wind N METEO

trade wind

alizé m

trade surplus in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for trade surplus in the English»French Dictionary

trade surplus N

trade surplus

excédent m commercial

Translations for trade surplus in the English»French Dictionary

I.surplus [ˈsɜ:pləs, Am ˈsɜ:r-] N

1. surplus (extra amount):

surplus

surplus m

2. surplus no pl (in production):

surplus

excédent m

II.surplus [ˈsɜ:pləs, Am ˈsɜ:r-] ADJ

1. surplus (extra):

surplus

en trop

to be surplus to requirements Brit

faire double emploi

2. surplus ECON:

surplus

excédentaire

I.trade [treɪd] N

1. trade no pl (buying and selling):

trade

commerce m

balance of trade

balance f commerciale

trade is picking up

les affaires repartent

2. trade (type of business):

trade

commerce m

the fur trade

le commerce des peaux

the building trade

la construction

3. trade (handicraft):

trade

métier m

to be dentist by trade

être dentiste de métier

4. trade Am (swap):

trade

échange m

II.trade [treɪd] VB intr

1. trade (do business):

trade

faire du commerce

to trade in sth

faire le commerce de qc

2. trade (be bought and sold):

trade

s'échanger

III.trade [treɪd] VB trans

1. trade (swap):

trade

échanger

trade places

changer de

to trade sth for sth

échanger qc contre qc

2. trade (buy and sell):

trade

faire le commerce de

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The trade surplus is substantial, and foreign reserves are the world's fifth largest.

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The year 2005 was the fourth consecutive year that this sector experienced a trade surplus.

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The foreign trade surplus totaled $73.5 million.

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As a result, in 2013 it achieved a trade surplus for the first time in three decades.

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It had a huge trade surplus which it invested in the rest of the world.

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The economy benefits from a growing trade surplus.

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It generates a trade surplus of $270 billion, making it the biggest capital exporter globally.

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Inflation and unemployment are low; the trade surplus is substantial; and foreign reserves are the world's fourth largest.

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The chaebol also were responsible for turning the trade deficit in 1985 to a trade surplus in 1986.

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The country is also a regional financial centre, and the economy has a growing trade surplus.

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