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French translation: marché sous-terrain

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English term or phrase:	informal market
French translation:	marché sous-terrain
Entered by:	Magali Fauchet

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10:33 Nov 8, 2001

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Bus/Financial

English term or phrase: informal market

Je pense à 'marché non conventionnel'. Any other ideas? Thanks a lot

Magali Fauchet KudoZ activity Questions: 111 (8 open) (2 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 47
Local time: 22:50

informel /marché noir / sous-terrain

Explanation:
the second one if it is illegal or semi-legal like street sales in many third world countries

Selected response from:

Hugo
Local time: 15:50

Grading comment

Exactly what I was looking for.
VBaby was right in another sense though. I should have provided more context.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

Marché informel - marché noir

Wafaa Tajri

4 +1

marché gris, marché de gré à gré

VBaby

marché parallèle

najie

vente à la sauvette

Christian Fournier

marché de la contrebande

Henri Barreiro Domingo

informel /marché noir / sous-terrain

Hugo

marché de la contrebande

Henri Barreiro Domingo

Discussion entries: 3

Answers

2 mins confidence:

informel /marché noir / sous-terrain

Explanation:
the second one if it is illegal or semi-legal like street sales in many third world countries

Hugo
Local time: 15:50
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

French
PRO pts in pair: 971

Grading comment

Exactly what I was looking for.
VBaby was right in another sense though. I should have provided more context.

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

marché gris, marché de gré à gré

Explanation:
Comme il s'agit d'une question relative à l'économie, je pense que le terme approprié est marché gris, qui s'emploie aussi bien dans le contexte boursier qu'industriel (cf références ci-dessous). Marché de gré à gré décrit les transactions informelles entre opérateurs financiers en dehors des structures boursières officielles.
Bonne chance!

Reference: http://www.presse-francophone.org/apfa/Defi/M/MARCHE7.htm
Reference: http://www.weblmi.com/daily/2001/0907/contrefacon.htm

VBaby
Local time: 21:50
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in pair: 681

12 mins confidence:

Marché informel - marché noir

Explanation:
Comme pour la contre bande, les commerces non soumis aux impôt

Wafaa Tajri
Local time: 21:50
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

French
PRO pts in pair: 12

1 hr confidence:

marché de la contrebande

Explanation:
ou la contrebande.
le marché de la contrefacon.

Henri Barreiro Domingo
Local time: 22:50
Native speaker of:

French,

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 40

1 hr confidence:

marché de la contrebande

Explanation:
ou la contrebande.
le marché de la contrefacon.
marché illégal

Henri Barreiro Domingo
Local time: 22:50
Native speaker of:

French,

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 40

14 hrs confidence:

marché parallèle

Explanation:
I would say this is the equivalent in French of 'informal' market.

najie
Local time: 22:50
PRO pts in pair: 45

17 hrs confidence:

vente à la sauvette

Explanation:
mieux à mon avis que marché noir, car moins connoté illégal en français

Christian Fournier
France
Local time: 22:50
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in pair: 1245

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