Voc 1 Flashcards by Sophie de Malefette | Brainscape

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Une dépression économique

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An economic downturn/crisis/slump

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Un redressement/reprise économique

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An economic upturn/recovery

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La crise du credit

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Credit crunch

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Chômage

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Unemployment/joblessness

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Les pays occidentaux

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The west / the western world

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Le ministres des finances uk

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The chancellor of exchequer

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Donner du tonus /faire démarrer l’économie

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To boost the economy

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La balance commerciale déficitaire

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The trade deficit

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Surmonter la crise

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To weather the storm/crisis

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Consommateur

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Consumer

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Un coût de la vie plus cher

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A higher cost of living

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Le pouvoir d’achat

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Buying/purchasing power

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L’omc

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Wto/the world trade organization

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Le libre échange

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Free trade

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Déréglementation

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Deregulation

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L’économie du marché

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The market economy

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L’offre et la demande

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Supply and demand

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L’exportation

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Exports

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Le commerce équitable

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Fair trade

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Des produits artisanaux

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Handicrafts

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Récolter les fruits de son travail

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To reap the benefits of one’s labour

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Éliminer les intermédiaires

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To cut out the middleman

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Éviter les multinationales

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To bypass multinationals

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L’économie mondiale/une économie malade

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The global economy /an ailing economy

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Un monde sans frontières

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A borderless world

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La libre circulation des marchandises

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The free flow of goods

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Mondialisation

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Globalization

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Les pma

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LDCs (less developed countries)

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Pays en développement

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BRICs (Brazil Russia India China)

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Délocalisation

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Relocating/outsourcing/offshoring

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Centre d’appel

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Call center

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Altermondialistes

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Alter-globalist

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S’implanter à l’étranger

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To settle abroad

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Profiter de la main d’œuvre bon marché

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To take advantage of cheap labour

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Manifestation

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Demonstration

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L’uniformisation du monde

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Westernisation

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Le FMI

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IMF

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Emeute

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Riot

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L’immobilier

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The property market

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La bulle immobilière

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The housing bubble

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Ne pas payer son crédit

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To default on a loan

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La bourse

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The Stock Market

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Le niveau de vie

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The standard of living

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La société de consommation

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The consumer society

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Le commerce de détail

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Retail trade

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Les droits de la douane

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Customs duties

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Le village planétaire

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The global village

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Subventionner

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Subsidize

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Le developpement durable

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Sustainable development