Developing countries Flashcards

1
Q

Accord commercial

A

Trade agreement

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Accorder (une aide)

A

To grant

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Bénévolat

A

Volunteer work

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Affranchir

A

To enfranchise, free

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Aggraver

A

To worsen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Agriculture vivrière

A

Subsistence farming

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Aide alimentaire d’urgence

A

Emergency food aid

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Aide internationale

A

International aid

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Aide humanitaire

A

Humanitarian aid

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Allègement de la dette

A

Debt relief

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Alphabétisation

A

Literacy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Altermondialisme

A

Alterglobalisation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Analphabétisme

A

Illiteracy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Annulation de dette

A

Debt cancellation /
forgiveness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Approvisionnement

A

Procurement, supply

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Asile (demandeur)

A

Asylum (seeker)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Atelier d’exploitation

A

Sweatshop

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Avantage comparé

A

Comparative advantage

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

(la) Banque mondiale

A

(the) World Bank

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Barrières douanières

A

Tariffs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Bénévolat

A

Volunteer work

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Bénévole

A

Volunteer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Cheptel

A

Livestock

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Criblé de dette

A

debt-ridden

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Cultures de rente / rapport
Cash crops
26
Confronter (problème)
To face, address
27
Croissance d'exportations
Export-led growth
28
Croissance (taux de)
Growth (rate)
29
Cultures génétiquement modifiées
Genetically-modified crops (GM)
30
Cultures de rente
Cash crops
31
Cultures vivrières
Subsistence crops
32
Décroissance
Uneconomic growth
33
Denrée (alimentaire)
Foodstuffs
34
Denrée de base
Staple food
35
Développement durable
Sustainable development
36
Ebauche d'accord
Draft deal
37
Économie intégrée
Integrated economy
38
Économies d'échelle
Economies of scale
39
Endettement
Indebtedness
40
Entreprises nationales
State-owned companies
41
Espérance de vie
Life expectancy
42
Explosion démographique
Population explosion, boom
43
Exportation
Exports
44
Faim
Hunger
45
Famélique
Famished
46
Fardeau
Burden
47
Flux de capitaux
Capital flow
48
Flux migratoires
Cross-border / migration flow
49
FMI
IMF = International Monetary Fund
50
Fossé riches / pauvres
Poverty gap
51
Fuir, échapper
To flee, escape
52
Fuite des capitaux
Capital flight
53
Fuite des cerveaux
Brain drain
54
Importations / l'importation
Imports, importing
55
Ingérence de l'État
State interference
55
Industrie agroalimentaire
Agribusiness
56
Insuffisance alimentaire
Food insecurity
57
Lever des fonds
To raise funds
58
Libéralisation du commerce
Trade liberalisation
59
Libre-échange
Free trade
60
Main d'œuvre immigrée
Migrant Labour
61
Main d'œuvre infantile
Child labour
62
Moratoire sur la dette
Debt moratorium
63
Mourir de faim
To starve
64
Niveau de vie
Standard of living
65
Org. mondiale du travail
International Labour Organisation = ILO
66
ONG
Non Governmental Organisations = NGOs
67
Pays émergents
Middle-income / emerging countries
68
Pays en voie de dvlpt
Developing countries
69
Pays les moins avancés (PMA)
Least Developed Countries = LDCs
70
Pays surrendettés
Over-indebted countries
71
Pays riches
Wealthy / affluent countries
72
Politique commerciale
Trade policy
72
Pénurie
Scarcity, shortage
72
PIB
Gross Domestic Product = GPD
72
PNB
Gross National Product = GNP
72
Pouvoir d'achat
Purchasing power
73
Programme de relance
Stimulus package
74
Protections commerciales
Trade protection
75
Récolter (agri.)
To harvest
76
Réduction de la pauvreté
Poverty alleviation
77
Réduire
To lower, cut back
78
Rééchelonnement de dette
Debt rescheduling
79
Réforme agraire
Land reform
80
Réfugié
Refugee
81
Relance économique
Economic recovery
82
Remboursement de la dette
Debt service
83
Renverser la tendance
To buck the trend
84
Retenir
to detain
85
Responsabiliser, autonomiser
To empower
86
Revenu national / habitant
Per capita national income
87
Sécheresse
Drought
88
Sévir
To be rampant, hit
89
SIDA
AIDS
90
Soulager
To relieve
91
Sous-alimenté
Underfed
92
Sous-développement
Underdevelopment
93
Stimuler (développement)
To spur / boost development
94
Subventionner
To subsidise
95
Subventions
Subsidies
96
Surpeuplé
Overcrowded
97
Taux de fécondité
Fertility rate
98
Taux de mortalité infantile
Infant death rate
99
Tiers-monde
Third World