14 - Political Correctness Flashcards

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1
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se répandre dans

A

to pervade

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un programme d’enseignement

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a curriculum

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3
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l’ordre établi

A

the Establishment

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4
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insister sur qqch

A

to lay stress on sth

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de la même manière, de même

A

likewise

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gagner du terrain

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to gain ground

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recevoir des aides sociales, allocations

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to be on relief

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corpulent

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heavyset

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le Vendredi saint

A

Good Friday

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10
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Pâques

A

Easter

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11
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psychose traumatique

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shell-shock

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12
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un tollé

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an outcry

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13
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entraver, gêner (libertés, personnes…)

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to inhibit

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14
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un privilège

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indulgence

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reconnaître, admettre

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to acknowledge

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16
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un défaut

A

a shortcoming

17
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appeler un chat un chat

A

to call a spade a spade (une bêche)

18
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se purifier l’esprit

A

to cleanse one’s mind

19
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coercitif

A

coercive

20
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effrayer, intimider les gens

A

to cow people

21
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la lâcheté

A

cowardice

22
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un culte, religion

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a denomination

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ridicule, absurde

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ludicrous

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inquiétant, menaçant

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ominous

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la populace, racaille

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the rabble

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dire ce que l’on pense

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to speak one’s mind

27
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monopoliser la parole

A

to stonewall

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abrutir

A

to stultify

29
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libre de toute contrainte

A

unfettered by constraints

30
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repasser un examen

A

to resit an exam