La loi du marché - The English Text Book Flashcards

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la main invisible d’Adam Smith

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Adam Smith’s invisible hand

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une économie basée sur le non interventionnisme

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a laisser-faire economy

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un emploi rémunéré

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a gainful employment

gainful = profitable, rémunérateur

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un syndicat

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a (labour) union

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avoir du poids dans les négociations

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to have bargaining power

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intervenir

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to intervene / to step in

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la pression sur les salaires

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the downward pressure on wages

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aisé

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well-off

–> les moins aisés = the least well-off

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dissuader qn de faire qc

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to discourage sb from doing sthg

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externaliser, sous-traiter

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to outsource

–> Western businesses have outsourced jobs to emerging economies

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laxiste

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lax

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contrer, contrecarrer

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to counter

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exhorter, conseiller vivement, presser

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to urge sb to do sthg

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pesant

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burdensome

–> burdensome labour laws

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compétitivité

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competitiveness

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entièrement, tout à fait

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altogether

–> worker protection should not be scrapped altogether

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renoncer à, abandonner (ideas)

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to scrap