Globalization Flashcards

(28 cards)

1
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un monde sans frontières

A

a borderless world

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2
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le commerce extérieur

A

overseas trade

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3
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un partisan du libre-échange

A

a trading partner

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4
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un excédent commercial

A

a trade surplus

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5
Q

le flux de capitaux

A

capital flow

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6
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le commerce équitable

A

fair trade

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7
Q

les objets artisanaux

A

handicrafts

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8
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un pays exportateur de pétrole

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an oil-exporting country

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9
Q

le taux de change

A

the exchange rate

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10
Q

pénétrer dans un marché

A

to break into a market

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11
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les tarifs douaniers

A

tariffs

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12
Q

abaisser qqch

A

to lower sth

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13
Q

la délocalisation

A

outsourcing

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14
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implanter une usine

A

to set up a factory

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15
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s’implanter à l’étranger

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to settle abroad

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16
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un fournisseur

17
Q

les économies d’échelles

A

economies of scale

18
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le tertiaire

A

the service industries

19
Q

profiter de la main d’oeuvre bon marché

A

to take advantage of cheap labour

20
Q

une concurrence acharnée

A

fierce competition

21
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vendre à pertes

A

to trade at a loss

22
Q

être à la traine

A

to lag behind

23
Q

subventionner

24
Q

rattraper qqun

A

to catch up with sb

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se maintenir au même niveau que qqun
to keep up with sb
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l'exception culturelle
cultural exemption
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les barrières tarrifaires
tarrif barriers
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les droits de douane
customs duties