"Zero waste" or "danshari" was first suggested by a French woman called Bea Johnson.

“零浪费”或 “danshari” 最初是由一位名叫 Bea Johnson 的法国女士提出的。

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The same gesture means "money" to the Japanese, "zero" to the French and a vulgarity to Brazilians.

同样的手势对日本人是“钱”的意思，对法国人是“零”的意思，对巴西人是极低俗的手势。

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example, representing a score of zero, may have come from l'oeuf, which is French for“egg.

例如，love代表“零分”，可能是源于法文的l'oeuf，也就是“蛋”。

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However, the important question is does the French tax system offer zero such opportunities for tax avoidance?

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Finnish two-year yields fell below zero for the first time, and rates on 10-year French and Austrian securities also tumbled to records.

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On Sunday, French President Francois Hollande said he expected economic growth in France to be "barely above zero" in 2012, which chimes with the latest forecast from the OECD of 0.1% growth this year.

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