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<French #215> US authorities take control of Silicon Valley Bank - le 10 mars 2023

   Today's article is about the bankruptcy of Sillicon Valley Bank from "France 24" dated March 10, 2023.

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French Original

Les autorités américaines prennent le contrôle de la Silicon Valley Bank

 

(photo) Le logo de la SVB (Silicon Valley Bank) au travers d'une vitre brisée, le 10 mars 2023. 

 

Les autorités américaines ont annoncé vendredi avoir fermé la Silicon Valley Bank, une banque proche des milieux de la tech qui s'est soudainement retrouvée en difficulté, et avoir confié le contrôle des dépôts à l'agence américaine chargée de les garantir.

 

English Translation

US authorities take control of Silicon Valley Bank

 

(photo) The logo of the SVB (Silicon Valley Bank) through a broken window, March 10, 2023.

 

The American authorities announced on Friday that they had closed Silicon Valley Bank, a bank close to the tech community which suddenly found itself in difficulty, and had entrusted the control of deposits to the American agency responsible for guaranteeing them.

 

Words & Phrases

<B>

brisée > brisé (briser): broken (break)

<C>

chargée > chargé (charger): charged (charge)

confié (confier): entrusted (entrust)

<D>

dépôts > dépôt: depot

<F>

fermé (fermer): closed (close)

<G>

garantir: to guarantee

<M>

milieux > milieu: nearby

<P>

prennent > prendre: to take

proche: nearby

<R>

retrouvée > retrouvé (retrouver): found (find) 

<S>

soudainement: suddenly

<T>

au travers: through

<V>

vitre: pane, window