19/10 Flashcards by Sandre In

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décréter un interdit

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to impose a ban on sth

to lifta ban on sth

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posh

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chic

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chic

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posh

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the one who is expected to fail

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an underdog

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an underdog

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the one who is expected to fail

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monter dans l’echelle sociale

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to clim(b) up the social HIerARchy

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récompenser

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to reward

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to reward

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récompenser

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to lag behind

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être à l’entraine

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ê à l’entraine

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to lag behind

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miserable

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very sad

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very sad

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miserable

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réussir

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to manage to + V / to succed in + Ving

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parvenir, atteindre un but

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to achieve, reach a goal (achievement)

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une personne dans le besoin

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a needy

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une vue d’ensemble

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an overvew

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substituer, transformer

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to transform into

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renverser la tendance

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to reverse the trade

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encourager, favoriser

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to foster

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augmenter la mobilité social

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to upward social mobility

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fréquenter une école

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to attend a school

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égalité des chances

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equal opportinities

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equal opportunieties

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égalité des chances

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// reinforce social inequalities

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weaken equal opportunities

une société à deux vitesses

e two-tier society ((educational system)

quartiers pauvres

in deprived areas