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CH97: Business and trade Flashcards

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le capital -> capitalisme -> capitaliste

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capital -> capitalism -> capitalist

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national -> la nationalisation -> nationaliser

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national -> nationalization -> to nationalize

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dénationalisrrr -> la dénationalisation

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to denationalize -> denationalization

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libéral ; le libéralisme

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liberal ; liberalism

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privé -> la privatisation -> privatiser

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private -> privatization -> to privatize

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intervenir ; une intervention

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to intervene, interfere ; intervention

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une subvention ; subventionner

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a subsidy ; to subsidize

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protéger ; le protectionnisme

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to protect ; protectionism

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mondial ; la mondialisation

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global ; globalization

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taxer/imposer -> une taxe/impôt -> l’imposition

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to tax -> a tax -> taxation

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se développer -> développé -> en voie de développement -> le développement

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to develop -> developed -> developing -> development

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l’inflation ≠ la déflation

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inflation ≠ deflation

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ê en plein essor —> une période de prospérité

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to boom —> a boom

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prospérer ; florissant, prospère

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to thrive ; flourishing/thriving

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augmenter/croître —> la croissance

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to grow/to go up/to rise/to increase —> growth

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en pleine expansion

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fast-growing

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une augmentation/hausse

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a rise, an increase

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diminuer / baisser -> une diminution/baisse

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to fall/to go down/to decrease —> a fall/a decrease

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dégringoler

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to plummet

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s’effondrer -> une baisse de l’activité/récession

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to slump/collapse —> a slump/a downturn/a downswing

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léger ; légèrement

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slight ; slightly

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régulier ; régulèrement

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steady ; steadily

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spectaculaire ; de façon spectaculaire

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dramatic ; dramatically

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substantiel ; de façon substantielle

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substantial ; substantially

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considérable ; considérablement

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considerable ; considerably

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la morosité —> sombre/morose

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gloom —> gloomy/glum/grim

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se remettre,reprendre —> une reprise

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to recover —> 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/home trade

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vendre au détail ; la vente au détail ; un détaillant

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to retail -> retail -> a retailer

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la vente en gros ; un grossiste

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wholesale ; a wholesaler

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fournir/approvisionner ; un fournisseur

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to supply ; a supplier

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importer ; les importations ; un importateur

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to import ; imports ; an importer

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exporter ; les exportations ; un exportateur

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to export ; exports ; an exporter

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la douane

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the customs

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les droits de douane

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tariffs

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un droit/une taxe —> exempt de droits

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a duty —> 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 sanctions

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sanctions

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un embargo

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an embargo

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bloquer ; un blocus

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to block ;a blockade

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pratiquer le dumping ; le dumping

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to dump ; dumping

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concurrencer/rivaliser avec ; la concurrence ; un concurrent

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to compete with ; competition ; a competitor

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compétitif ; la compétitivité

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competitive ; competitiveness

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cibler ; une cible

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to target ; a 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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la pénétration

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penetration

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dominer ; la domination

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to dominate ; domination

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ê à la tête du marché ; le numéro 1 du marché

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to lead ; a leader

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un monopole

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a monopoly

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un trust ; la lutte antitrust

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a trust ; trustbusting

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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-marketer

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l’offre et la demande

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supply and demand

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la main d’œuvre (disponible)

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the labour supply

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le libre-échange

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free trade

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le libéralisme

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liberalism / free-market policies

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une économie étatisée

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a state-run economy

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l’intervention de l’Etat

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state intervention

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une crise économique

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an economic crisis

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des mesures de stimulation de l’économie

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a stimulus package

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ê en plein marasme

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to be in the doldrums

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vendre en gros

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to sell wholesale

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le prix départ usine ≠ le prix sortie usine

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the price ex-works ≠ 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/de vente

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the purchase/selling price

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les droits de douane

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customs 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 transitaire

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a forwarding agent

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une part de marché

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a market share

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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/ to penetrate a market

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prendre/gagner des parts de marché

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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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/la production globale/

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overall output

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/un modèle économique unique/

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a one-size-fits-all economic model

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/PIB/

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GNP= gross national product

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/jsp/

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GDP= gross domestic product : GNP minus the net inflow of labour and property incomes from abroad

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/Les tigres asiatiques/

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The Four Asian Tigers : highly developed economies of Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore & Taiwan

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BRICs

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BRICs

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/l’OMC/

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the WTO (World Trade Organization) —> an international agency which encourages trade & resolves disputes between member nations

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l’OCDE

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the OECD (Organization for Cooperation and Economic Development)

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