Business and Trade (Chap 97) Flashcards

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Le capital

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capital

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capitaliste

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capitalist

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nationaliser

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nationalize

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la nationalisation

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nationalization

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la dénationalisation

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denationalization

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le libéralisme

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liberalism

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la privatisation

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privatization

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privatiser

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to privatize

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intervenir

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to intervene/ to interfere

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une intervention

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an intervention

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une subvention

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a subsidy

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subventionner

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subsidize

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le protectionnisme

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protectionism

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mondial

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global

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la mondialisation

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globalization

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taxer/ imposer

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to tax

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l’imposition

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taxation

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en voie de développement

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en voie de développement

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le développement

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development

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l’inflation

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Inflation

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la déflation

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deflation

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être en plein essor

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to boom

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une période de prospérité

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a boom

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prospérer

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to thrive

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florissant

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flourishing

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prospère

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thriving

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la croissance

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Growth (et pas THE Growth !!!)

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en pleine expansion

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fast-growing

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dégringoler

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to plummet

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s’effondrer

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to slump/ to collapse

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une baisse d’activité

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a slump/ a downturn

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une récession

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a downswing

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régulier

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steady

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spectaculaire

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dramatic (faux ami)

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dramatically

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de façon spectaculaire

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substantiel

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substantial

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considérable

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considerable

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la morosité

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gloom

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sombre/morose

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grim/gloomy/glum

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une reprise

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a recovery

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un redressement

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an upswing

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le commerce intérieur

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domestic trade/ Home Trade

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vendre au détail

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to retail

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un détaillant

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a retailer

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la vente au détail

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retail

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la vente en gros

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a wholesale

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un grossiste

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a wholesaler

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fournir/approvisionner

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to supply

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un fournisseur

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a supplier

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importer

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to import

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les importations

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imports

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un importateur

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an importer

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un exportateur

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an exportater

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la douane

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the customs

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les droits de douanes

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tariffs

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un droit/ une taxe

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a duty

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exempts de droits

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duty-free

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la TVA

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VAT (value-added tax)

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un déficit

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a deficit

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un excédent

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a surplus

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des quotas

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quotas

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des sanctions

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sanctions

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un embargo

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an embargo

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bloquer

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to block

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un blocus

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a blockade

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pratiquer le dumping

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to dump

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le dumping

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dumping

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concurrencer/ rivaliser avec

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to compete with

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la concurrence

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competition

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un concurrent

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a competitor

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la compétitivité

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competitiveness

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cibler

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to target

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exploiter

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to tap

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une percée

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a breakthrough

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dominer

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to dominate

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être à la tête du marché

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to lead

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un monopole

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a monopoly

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la lutte antitrust

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trustbusting

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l’offre et la demande

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supply and demand

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une économie libérale

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a free-market economy

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un libéral

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a free-marketeer

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la main d’oeuvre

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the labour supply

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le libre-échange

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free trade

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l’intervention de l’État

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State intervention

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des mesures de stimulation de l’économie

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a stimulus package

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être en plein marasme

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to be in the doldrums

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le prix départ usine

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the price ex-works

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le prix sortie d’usine

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the ex-works price

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le prix de revient

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the cost price

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Le prix d’achat

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The purchase price

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les droits de douanes

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custom duties

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un douanier

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a customS officer

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Une barrière douanière

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a trade barrier

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Une guerre commerciale

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a trade war

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La balance commerciale

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the balance of trade

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appliquer des sanctions

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to enforce sanctions

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un avantage sur les concurrents

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a competitive edge

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pénétrer un marché

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to tap into a market

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prendre/ gagner des parts de marchés

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to grab/gain a market share

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accaparer le marché

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to corner the market

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un transitaire

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a forwarding agent