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activité commerciale liée au secteur primaire

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agribusiness

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Matières premières

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raw materials

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Biens , marchandises, articles

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goods

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production industrielle

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manufacturing

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industries traditionnelles

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«smokestack» industries

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se désindustrialiser

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To desindustrialise

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L’automatisation

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automation

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aller à l’encontre d’une tendance

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To buck the trend

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Un changement radical

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a substantial shift

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une économie tertiaire , de services

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a service-based economy

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Les biens immatériels

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intangible goods

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La vente au détail

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retailing

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La vente en gros

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wholesaling

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L’efficacité

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effectiveness

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Délimiter, définir les contours de

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to delineate

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Géré par l’état

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state-run

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La marque de

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The hallmark of

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Entraver

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To hinder , to hamper

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Un mandat de premier ministre

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premiership

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Créateur de richesses

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wealth-producing

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protégé des effets de la crise

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recession-proof

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destructeur de richesses

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wealth-consuming

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Être voué à

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To be bound to

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lancer une critique contre

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to level criticism at

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Des postes à haut niveau de responsabilités
high-powered positions
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inférieur, subalterne
menial
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Les avantages sociaux
benefits
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Intérim, emploi temporaire
contingency work
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Au bout du compte
At the end of the day
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Jetable
disposable
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Personnes qui changent fréquemment d’emploi
job-hoppers
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un emploi alimentaire
a bread-and-butter job
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un emploi sans perspective de carrière
a dead-end job
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une carrière
a career path
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avoir des répercussions sur
to have a knock-on effect on
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1. Le résultat financier | 2. L’essentiel
bottom line
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inventer une expression
To coin an expression
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péjoratif
derogatory
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Expressions à la mode
vogue expressions
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Conforme aux attentes des touristes
tourist-friendly
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apparence , vernis
veneer
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chimérique
make-believe (adj)
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général, global
across-the-board (adj)
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Être contrarié par, indigné de
to resent sth
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Rehausser, réparer , racheter
to redeem
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image de marque
brand image
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filiale
arm
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contre-attaquer
To strike back
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Le commerce électronique
e-commerce
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les logiciels
software
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Le matériel informatique
hardware
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la bulle internet
The Internet bubble
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annoncer l’arrivée de
to herald
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le commerce en ligne
e-trade
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S’avérer
to prove (to be)
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perturber
to be disruptive to
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sortir indemne de la crise
To ride out the storm
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un commerce traditionnel (pas en ligne)
a bricks-and-mortar business
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un commerce traditionnel qui a aussi développé une activité en ligne
a clicks-and-mortar business
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un commerce en ligne
a clicks-only business
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Les frais d’entreposage ou de magazinage
warehouse costs
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Donner davantage d’autonomie à qqun
To empower sb
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Facile d’utilisation
user-friendly
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Une boutique en ligne
a virtual store
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un ensemble impressionnant de
an array of
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un service sur mesure , personnalisé
a customised service
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un pionnier
a trailblazer
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un épicier
a grocer
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une start-up online
a dotcom dotcom (adj)
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Désespérément à court de temps
time-starved
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à la suite de , dans le sillage de
in the wake of
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l’éclatement de la bulle internet
the bursting of the Internet bubble = the dotcom crash
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un commerçant en ligne
an e-tailer
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se maintenir à flot
to stay afloat
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la concurrence
competition
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des enchères en temps réel
real-time auction
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un enchérisseur
a bidder
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mobile commerce
m-commerce
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faire partie des priorités de qqun
To be high on sb’s agenda
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l’encodage
encryption
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potentiel
would-be
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confier à qqun qqch / la responsabilité de faire qqch
To entrust sb with (doing) sth
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un PDG
a CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
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Un registre
a log
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se syndiquer
to unionise
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des mesures pr la sauvegarde de l'environnement
conservation measures
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une chaîne logistique
a supply chain
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un partisan de
a proponent of
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les ONG
NGOs
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louable
commendable
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excès
overindulgence
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galopant, endémique
rampant
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sensibiliser qqn à qqch
to sensitise sb to sth
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un stratagème
a ploy
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étouffer
to stifle
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excessif
overblown
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une refonte
an overhaul
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une prime
a premium

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