8. Getting Global Flashcards

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1
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The economic situation

A

la conjoncture

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a budget deficit

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un déficit budgétaire

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3
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to compete with

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concurrencer

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4
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a downturn

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une régression

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5
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a drop, decline

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une baisse

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6
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forecasts

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les prévisions

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7
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a global corporation

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une multinationale

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8
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insider-trading

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opération, délit d’initiés

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9
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a lobby

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un groupe de pression

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10
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rates

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impôts locaux

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11
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a slowdown

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un ralentissement

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12
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a subsiadiary

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une filiale

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13
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tax evasion

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la fraude, l’évasion fiscale

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14
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unfair competition

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concurrence deloyale

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15
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Value-added tax (VAT)

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taxe à la valeur ajoutée (TVA)

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16
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globalization

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la mondialisation

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17
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abroad, overseas

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à l’étranger

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18
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bribes

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des pot de vin

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19
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a buyout

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un rachat d’entreprise

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20
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to corner a market

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s’emparer d’un marché

21
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developping countries

A

pays en voie de développement

22
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economic

A

qui a trait à l’économie

23
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economical

A

qui réduit les frais

24
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emerging economies

A

les economies émergentes

25
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foreign trade

A

le commerce exterieur

26
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to freeze prices

A

bloquer les prix

27
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to fund

A

financer

28
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a grant, a subsidy

A

une subvention

29
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growth

A

la croissance

30
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home trade

A

le commerce interieur

31
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to boost

A

dynamiser

32
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to invest abroad

A

investir à l’étranger

33
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a merger

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une fusion

34
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the monopoly

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le monopole

35
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outsourcing

A

l’externalisation

36
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profitability

A

la rentabilité

37
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the recovery

A

la reprise economique

38
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relocation

A

la délocalisation

39
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to settle

A

s’installer

40
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supply and demand

A

l’offre et la demande

41
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the standard of living

A

le niveau de vie

42
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to subcontract

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sous-traiter

43
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to subsidise

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subventionner

44
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a takeover

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une prise de controle, un rachat

45
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tax-free

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exempt d’impot

46
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a tax heaven

A

un paradis fiscal

47
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the Third World

A

le tiers monde

48
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the welfare state

A

l’état-providence