Globalization / Mondialisation Flashcards

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1
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un monde sans frontières

A

a borderless world

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l’économie mondiale

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the global economy

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le commerce extérieur

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overseas trade

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le libre-échange

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free trade

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l’économie de marché

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the free market

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la libre circulation des marchandises

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the free flow of goods

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les flux de capitaux

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capital flow

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les chiffres du commerce extérieur

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trade figures

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un excédent / déficit commercial

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a trade surplus / deficit

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la fuite de capitaux

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flight of capital

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les bienfaits et les dangers de la mondialisation

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the benefits and pitfalls of globalization

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les avantages et inconvénients de la mondialisation

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the advantages and drawbacks

/ the pros and cons of globalization

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les arguments pour / contre la mondialisation

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the case for / against globalization

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14
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le tiers-monde

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the Thrid World

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les PMA, les pays les moins avancés

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LDCs , least developed countries

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le commerce équitable

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fair trade

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des objets artisanaux

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handicrafts

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pénétrer sur un marché

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to break into a market

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s’emparer d’un marché

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to corner, capture a market

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les tarifs douaniers

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tariffs

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les droits de douane

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customs duties

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abaisser / supprimer les barrières douanières

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to lower / remove trade barriers

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les delocalisations

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outsourcing, offshoring, relocating

24
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delocaliser la production / des emplois

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to outsource, relocate production / jobs

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implanter une usine

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to set up a factory

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s’implanter à l’étranger

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to settle abroad

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un fournisseur

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a supplier

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emplois du secteur secondaire

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manufacturing jobs

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le tertiaire

A

the service industries

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profiter de la main d’oeuvre bon marché

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to take advantage of cheap labour

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le travail des enfants

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child labour

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les normes en matière d’emploi / d’environnement

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labour / environmental standards

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la concurrence acharnée / déloyale

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fierce / unfair competition

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vendre à perte

A

to trade at a loss

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un concurrent

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a competitor

36
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être en concurrence avec des travailleurs peu payés

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to compete with low-paid workers