Lesson 97 : Business and trade Flashcards

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1
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Les systèmes économiques

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Economic systems

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Le capital

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Capital

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Le capitalisme / capitaliste

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Capitalism / capitalist

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National / la nationalisation / nationaliser

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National / nationalisation / to nationalize

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Dénationaliser / la dénationalisation

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To denationalize / denationalization

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Libéral / le libéralisme

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Liberal / liberalism

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Privé / la privatisation / privatiser

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Private / privatization / to privatize

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Intervenir / une intervention

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To intervene, interfere / intervention

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Une subvention / subventionner

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A subsidy / to subsidize

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Protéger / le protectionnisme

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To protect / protectionism

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Mondial / la mondialisation

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Global / globalization

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Taxer, imposer

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To tax

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Une taxe, un impôt / l’imposition

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A tax / taxation

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Les tendances économiques

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Economic trends

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Se développer / développé / en voie de développement / le développement

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To develop / developed / developing / development

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L’inflation / la déflation

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Inflation / deflation

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Être en plein essor

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To boom

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Une période de prospérité

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A boom

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Prospérer

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To thrive

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Florissant / prospère

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Thriving / flourishing

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Augmenter, croitre (4)

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To grow / to go up / to rise / to increase

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La croissance

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Growth

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En pleine expansion

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Fast-growing

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Une augmentation / une hausse

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A rise / an increase

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Diminuer / baisser

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To fall / to go down / to decrease

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Une diminution, une baisse

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A fall / a decrease

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Dégringoler

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To plummet

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S’effondrer

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To slump, to collapse

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Une baisse d’activité / une récession

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A slump, a downturn / a downswing

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Léger / légèrement

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Slight / slightly

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Régulier / régulièrement

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Steady / steadily

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Spectaculaire / de façon spectaculaire

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Dramatic / dramatically

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Substantiel / de façon substantielle

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Substantial / substantially

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Considérable / considérablement

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Considerable / considerably

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Une crise

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A crisis

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La morosité

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Gloom

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Sombre / morose

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Gloomy / glum / grim

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Se remettre, reprendre / une reprise

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To recover / a recovery

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Un redressement

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An upswing

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Le commerce

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Trade

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Le commerce intérieur

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Domestic / home trade

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Vendre au détail / la vente au détail / un détaillant

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To retail / retail / a retailer

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La vente en gros / un grossiste

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Wholesale / a wholesaler

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Fournir, approvisionner / un fournisseur

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To supply / a supplier

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Le commerce extérieur

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Foreign trade

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Importer / les importations / un importateur

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To import / imports / an importer

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Exporter / les exportation / un exportateur

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To export / exports / an exporter

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La douane

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The customs

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Les droits de douane

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Tariffs

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Un droit / une taxe

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A duty

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Exempt de taxes

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Duty-free

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La TVA

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VAT (value-added tax)

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Un déficit

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A deficit

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Un excédent

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A surplus

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Des quotas

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Quotas

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Des sanctions

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Sanctions

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Un embargo

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An embargo

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Bloquer / un blocus

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To block / a blockade

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Pratiquer le dumping / le dumping

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To dump / dumping

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Le marché

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The market

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Concurrencer, rivaliser avec

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To compete with

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La concurrence / un concurrent / compétitif / la compétitivité

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Competition / a competitor / competitive / competitiveness

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Cibler / une cible

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To target / a target

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Exploiter

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To tap

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La pénétration

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Penetration

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Une percée

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A breakthrough

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Dominer / la domination

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To dominate / domination

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Être à la tête du marché / le numéro un du marché

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To lead / a leader

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Un monopole

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A monopoly

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Un trust / la lutte anti-trust

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A trust / trustbusting

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Une économie libérale

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A free-market economy

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Un libéral

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A free-marketeer

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L’offre et la demande

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Supply and demand

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La main d’oeuvre (disponible)

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The labour supply

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Le libre-échange

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Free trade

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Le libéralisme

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Liberalism / free-market policies

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Une économie étatisée

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A state-run economy

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L’intervention de l’État

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State intervention

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Une crise économique

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An economic crisis

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Des mesures de stimulation de l’économie

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A stimulus package

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Être en plein marasme

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To be in the doldrums

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Vendre en gros

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To sell wholesale

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Le prix départ usine / le prix sortie usine

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The price ex-works / the ex-works price

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Le prix de revient

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The cost price

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Le prix d’achat / de vente

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The purchase / selling price

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Les droits de douane

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Customs duties

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Un douanier

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A customs officer

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Une barrière douanière

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A trade barrier

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Une guerre commerciale

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A trade war

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La balance commerciale

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The balance of trade

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Appliquer des sanctions

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To enfonce sanctions

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Un transitaire

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A forwarding agent

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Une part de marché

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A market share

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Un avantage sur les concurrents

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A competitive edge

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Pénétrer sur un marché

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To tap into a market / to penetrate a market

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Prendre, gagner des parts de marché

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To grab, gain a market share

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Accaparer le marché

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To corner the market