Globalization Flashcards

1
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un partisan du libre-échange

A

a free trader

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2
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l’économie de marché

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the free market

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3
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un partisan du libéralisme

A

a free-marketeer

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4
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la déréglementation

A

deregulation

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5
Q

les chiffres du commerce extérieur

A

trade figures

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6
Q

un excédent / déficit commercial

A

a trade surplus / deficit

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7
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les flux de capitaux

A

capital flow

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8
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la fluite de capitaux

A

flight of capital

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9
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un paradis fiscal

A

a tax haven

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10
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la croissance économique

A

economic growth

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11
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les pays du Nord

A

industrialized nations

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12
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les pays du Sud / en voie de développement

A

Developing nations

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13
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le Tiers-Monde

A

the Third World

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14
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Les PMA, pays les moins avancés

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LDCs, least developed countries

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15
Q

le commerce équitable

A

fair trade

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16
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des objets artisanaux

A

handicrafts

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17
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le taux de change

A

the exchange rate

18
Q

pénétrer sur un marché

A

break into a market

19
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s’emparer d’un marché

A

to corner a market

20
Q

les tarifs douaniers, les droits de douane

A

tariffs

21
Q

les droits de la douane

A

custom duties

22
Q

abaisser / supprimer les barrières douanière

A

to lower / remove trade barriers

23
Q

les deélocalisations

A

outsourcing

24
Q

une multinationale

A

a multinational company

25
Q

implanter une usine

A

to setup a factory

26
Q

un fournisseur

A

a supplier

27
Q

économies d’échelle

A

economies of scale

28
Q

un centre d’appels

A

a call centre

29
Q

emplois du secteur secondaire

A

manufacturing jobs

30
Q

le tertiaire, les services

A

the service industry

31
Q

profiter de la mains d’oeuvre bon marché

A

to take advantage of cheap labour

32
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les normes en matière d’implot / d’environnement

A

labour / environmental standards

33
Q

la concurrence acharnée / déloyale

A

fierce / unfair competition

34
Q

vendre à perte

A

to trade at a loss

35
Q

un concurrent

A

a competitor

36
Q

être en concurrence avec des travailleurs peu payés

A

to compete with low-paid workers

37
Q

être à la traîne

A

to lag behind

38
Q

retrapper un concurrent

A

to catch up to a competitor

39
Q

une subvention

A

a subsidy

40
Q

l’occidentalisation

A

westernization

41
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l’uniformisation

A

standardisation

42
Q

une émeute

A

a riot