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Developing countries Flashcards

1
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Accord commercial

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Trade agreement

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Accorder (une aide)

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To grant

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Bénévolat

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Volunteer work

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Affranchir

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To enfranchise, free

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Aggraver

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To worsen

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Agriculture vivrière

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Subsistence farming

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Aide alimentaire d’urgence

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Emergency food aid

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Aide internationale

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International aid

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Aide humanitaire

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Humanitarian aid

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Allègement de la dette

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Debt relief

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11
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Alphabétisation

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Literacy

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12
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Altermondialisme

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Alterglobalisation

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Analphabétisme

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Illiteracy

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Annulation de dette

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Debt cancellation /
forgiveness

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15
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Approvisionnement

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Procurement, supply

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Asile (demandeur)

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Asylum (seeker)

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Atelier d’exploitation

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Sweatshop

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18
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Avantage comparé

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Comparative advantage

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(la) Banque mondiale

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(the) World Bank

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Barrières douanières

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Tariffs

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Bénévolat

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Volunteer work

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Bénévole

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Volunteer

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Cheptel

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Livestock

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Criblé de dette

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debt-ridden

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Cultures de rente / rapport

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Cash crops

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Confronter (problème)

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To face, address

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Croissance d’exportations

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Export-led growth

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28
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Croissance (taux de)

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Growth (rate)

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29
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Cultures génétiquement modifiées

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Genetically-modified crops (GM)

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Cultures de rente

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Cash crops

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31
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Cultures vivrières

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Subsistence crops

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32
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Décroissance

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Uneconomic growth

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33
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Denrée (alimentaire)

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Foodstuffs

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34
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Denrée de base

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Staple food

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35
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Développement durable

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Sustainable development

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36
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Ebauche d’accord

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Draft deal

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37
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Économie intégrée

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Integrated economy

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38
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Économies d’échelle

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Economies of scale

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39
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Endettement

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Indebtedness

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40
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Entreprises nationales

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State-owned companies

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41
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Espérance de vie

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Life expectancy

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42
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Explosion démographique

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Population explosion, boom

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Exportation

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Faim

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Famélique

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Fardeau

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Flux de capitaux

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Capital flow

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Flux migratoires

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Cross-border / migration flow

49
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FMI

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IMF = International Monetary Fund

50
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Fossé riches / pauvres

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Poverty gap

51
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Fuir, échapper

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To flee, escape

52
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Fuite des capitaux

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Capital flight

53
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Fuite des cerveaux

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Brain drain

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Importations / l’importation

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Imports, importing

55
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Ingérence de l’État

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State interference

55
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Industrie agroalimentaire

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Agribusiness

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Insuffisance alimentaire

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Food insecurity

57
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Lever des fonds

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To raise funds

58
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Libéralisation du commerce

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Trade liberalisation

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Libre-échange

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Free trade

60
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Main d’œuvre immigrée

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Migrant Labour

61
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Main d’œuvre infantile

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Child labour

62
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Moratoire sur la dette

A

Debt moratorium

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Mourir de faim

64
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Niveau de vie

A

Standard of living

65
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Org. mondiale du travail

A

International Labour
Organisation = ILO

66
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ONG

A

Non Governmental
Organisations = NGOs

67
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Pays émergents

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Middle-income / emerging countries

68
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Pays en voie de dvlpt

A

Developing countries

69
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Pays les moins avancés
(PMA)

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Least Developed Countries
= LDCs

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Pays surrendettés

A

Over-indebted countries

71
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Pays riches

A

Wealthy / affluent countries

72
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Politique commerciale

A

Trade policy

72
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Pénurie

A

Scarcity, shortage

72
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PIB

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Gross Domestic Product
= GPD

72
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PNB

A

Gross National Product
= GNP

72
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Pouvoir d’achat

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Purchasing power

73
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Programme de relance

A

Stimulus package

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Protections commerciales

A

Trade protection

75
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Récolter (agri.)

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To harvest

76
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Réduction de la pauvreté

A

Poverty alleviation

77
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Réduire

A

To lower, cut back

78
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Rééchelonnement de dette

A

Debt rescheduling

79
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Réforme agraire

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Land reform

80
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Réfugié

81
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Relance économique

A

Economic recovery

82
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Remboursement de la dette

A

Debt service

83
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Renverser la tendance

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To buck the trend

84
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Retenir

85
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Responsabiliser, autonomiser

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To empower

86
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Revenu national / habitant

A

Per capita national income

87
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Sécheresse

88
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Sévir

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To be rampant, hit

89
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SIDA

90
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Soulager

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To relieve

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Sous-alimenté

92
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Sous-développement

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Underdevelopment

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Stimuler (développement)

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To spur / boost development

94
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Subventionner

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To subsidise

95
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Subventions

96
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Surpeuplé

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Overcrowded

97
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Taux de fécondité

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Fertility rate

98
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Taux de mortalité infantile

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Infant death rate

99
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Tiers-monde

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Third World

Anglais S2 (2 decks)

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