Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

ajustement budgétaire brutal de 10 points du PIB

English translation:

dramatic budget cuts equivalent to 10% of GDP

Added to glossary by veratek
Mar 7, 2011 11:32
13 yrs ago
French term

ajustement budgétaire brutal de 10 points du PIB

French to English Bus/Financial Economics
talking about sovereign debts:

même avec un ajustement budgétaire brutal de 10 points du PIB, la dette atteindra Y% du PIB in the year 20XX- so resctructuring is needed.

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dramatic budget cuts equivalent to 10% of GDP

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agree kashew : But maybe severe is better than dramatic// there's "swathing" too which is getting closer to your dramatic.
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Both can work. The asker should choose the adjective which suits best her text as a whole. Thx.
agree philgoddard : Maybe drastic would be better.
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agree cc in nyc : IMO all the adjectives so far work
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agree joehlindsay : or just brutal, brutal is common in (US) English as well as French.
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great budget adjustments of about 10% of GDP

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