GLOBALIZATION Flashcards

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A borderless world

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Un monde sans frontières

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Overseas trade

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Le commerce extérieur

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A free trader

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Un partisan du libre-échange

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4
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The free market

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L’économie de marché

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5
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A trading partner

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Un partenaire commercial

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Les chiffres du commerce extérieur

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Trade figures

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7
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Un excédent commercial

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A trade surplus

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8
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Un déficit commercial

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A trade deficit

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9
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Le flux de capitaux

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Capital flow

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10
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La fuite de capitaux

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Flight of capital

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11
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Les arguments pour la mondialisation

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The case for globalization

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12
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The case against Globalization

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Les arguments contre la mondialisation

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13
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Developing countries

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Pays en voie de développement

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14
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Les PMA

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LDC’s (Least Developped Countries)

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15
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An emerging country

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Un pays en voie de développement

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16
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Chindia

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La Chine et l’Inde

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17
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Le commerce équitable

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Fait trade

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18
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Handicraft

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Les objets artisanaux

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19
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Un pays exportateur de pétrole

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An oil-exporting country

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20
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The exchange rate

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Le taux de change

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21
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Pénétrer dans un marché

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To break into a market

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22
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Tarifs douaniers

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Tariffs

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23
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Les Barrières douanières

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Trade barriers

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Customs duties

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Les droits de douane

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Abaisser quelque chose
To lower something
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To remove something
Supprimer quelque chose
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Une multinationale
A multinational (company)
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La délocalisation
Outsourcing
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Implanter une usine
To set up a factory
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To settle abroad
S’implanter à l’étranger
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Un fournisseur
A supplier
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Economies of scale
Économies d’échelle
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Les emplois du secondaire
Manufacturing jobs
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The service industries
Le tertiaire
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Profiter de la main d’œuvre bon marché
To take advantage of cheap labour
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Labour standards
Les normes en matière d’emploi
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Les normes en matière d’environnement
Environmental standards
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Production costs
Les coûts de production
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Les coûts salariaux
Wage costs
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Fierce competition
Une concurrence acharnée
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Une concurrence déloyale
Unfair competition
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Vendre à perte
To trade at loss
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To lag behind
Être à la traîne
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Subventionner
To subsidize
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To compete with low-paid workers
Être en concurrence avec une main d’œuvre bon marché
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Rattraper quelqu’un
To catch up with somebody
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To keep up with somebody
Se maintenir au même niveau que quelqu’un
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La démondialisation
Deglobalization
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Cultural exemption
L’exception culturelle
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Tariff barriers
Les barrières tarifaires
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It seems as if
On a l’impression que
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Until the early 1980s
Avant le début des années 80
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Les pays du monde entier luttent à armes égales
The world has become a level playing field
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Deter investors from speculating
Dissuader les investisseurs de spéculer
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Est incité à se concentrer
Is encouraged To focus
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Take advantage of globalization
Profiter de la mondialisation
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Les altermondialistes
Antiglobalization