Globalization Flashcards

(42 cards)

1
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un partisan du libre-échange

A

a free trader

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2
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l’économie de marché

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the free market

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3
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un partisan du libéralisme

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a free-marketeer

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4
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la déréglementation

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deregulation

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5
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les chiffres du commerce extérieur

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trade figures

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6
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un excédent / déficit commercial

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a trade surplus / deficit

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7
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les flux de capitaux

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capital flow

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8
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la fluite de capitaux

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flight of capital

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9
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un paradis fiscal

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a tax haven

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10
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la croissance économique

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economic growth

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11
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les pays du Nord

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industrialized nations

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12
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les pays du Sud / en voie de développement

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Developing nations

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13
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le Tiers-Monde

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the Third World

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14
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Les PMA, pays les moins avancés

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LDCs, least developed countries

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15
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le commerce équitable

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fair trade

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16
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des objets artisanaux

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handicrafts

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17
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le taux de change

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the exchange rate

18
Q

pénétrer sur un marché

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break into a market

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s’emparer d’un marché

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to corner a market

20
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les tarifs douaniers, les droits de douane

21
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les droits de la douane

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custom duties

22
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abaisser / supprimer les barrières douanière

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to lower / remove trade barriers

23
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les deélocalisations

24
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une multinationale

A

a multinational company

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implanter une usine
to setup a factory
26
un fournisseur
a supplier
27
économies d'échelle
economies of scale
28
un centre d'appels
a call centre
29
emplois du secteur secondaire
manufacturing jobs
30
le tertiaire, les services
the service industry
31
profiter de la mains d'oeuvre bon marché
to take advantage of cheap labour
32
les normes en matière d'implot / d'environnement
labour / environmental standards
33
la concurrence acharnée / déloyale
fierce / unfair competition
34
vendre à perte
to trade at a loss
35
un concurrent
a competitor
36
être en concurrence avec des travailleurs peu payés
to compete with low-paid workers
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être à la traîne
to lag behind
38
retrapper un concurrent
to catch up to a competitor
39
une subvention
a subsidy
40
l'occidentalisation
westernization
41
l'uniformisation
standardisation
42
une émeute
a riot