19/10 Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

décréter un interdit

A

to impose a ban on sth

to lifta ban on sth

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

posh

A

chic

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

chic

A

posh

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

the one who is expected to fail

A

an underdog

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

an underdog

A

the one who is expected to fail

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

monter dans l’echelle sociale

A

to clim(b) up the social HIerARchy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

récompenser

A

to reward

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

to reward

A

récompenser

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

to lag behind

A

être à l’entraine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

ê à l’entraine

A

to lag behind

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

miserable

A

very sad

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

very sad

A

miserable

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

réussir

A

to manage to + V / to succed in + Ving

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

parvenir, atteindre un but

A

to achieve, reach a goal (achievement)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

une personne dans le besoin

A

a needy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

une vue d’ensemble

A

an overvew

17
Q

substituer, transformer

A

to transform into

18
Q

renverser la tendance

A

to reverse the trade

19
Q

encourager, favoriser

A

to foster

20
Q

augmenter la mobilité social

A

to upward social mobility

21
Q

fréquenter une école

A

to attend a school

22
Q

égalité des chances

A

equal opportinities

23
Q

equal opportunieties

A

égalité des chances

24
Q

// reinforce social inequalities

A

weaken equal opportunities

25
Q

une société à deux vitesses

A

e two-tier society ((educational system)

26
Q

quartiers pauvres

A

in deprived areas