22 Flashcards

1
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comme on pouvait s’y attendre

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expectedly enough

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une demande d’asile infondée

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a bogus asylum claim

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3
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faire annuler une décision

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to overturn a ruling

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4
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qui a suivi

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ensuing

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5
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provoquer une réaction

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to prompt a reaction

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étouffer de chaleur

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to swelter

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7
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être destiné à

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to be targeted at

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être sévèrement critiqué

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to come Under sharp criticism

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9
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compenser qqch

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to make up for sth

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10
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digne d’éloges

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worthy of praise

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aller à l’encontre des principes mêmes de

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to go against the grain of

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l’égalité des traitements n’est pas établie

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the playing field is not level yet

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13
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étant donné

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given

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14
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contourner une loi

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to bypass a law

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15
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strict, contraignant

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stringent

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16
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être lésé

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to be wronged

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17
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une action en justice

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a litigation

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18
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moins aisé

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worse off

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19
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qui subsiste

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lingering

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20
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la banlieue (aisée)

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the suburbia

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21
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délabré

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run-down

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22
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une réaction viscérale

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a gut reaction

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23
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hésitant, timide

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tentative

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24
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se séparer de, renoncer à

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to let go of

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25
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un inconvénient

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a downside

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26
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il n’est pas surprenant que

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it comes as no surprise

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27
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déterminé, plein de d’initiative

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proactive

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28
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avancer l’argument selon lequel

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to contend that

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29
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mettre à jour, dénoncer

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to expose

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30
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obsédé par la question du statut social

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class-ridden

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31
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créer

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to bring about

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32
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miné par la conscience de classe

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class-bound

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33
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marquer une rupture avec

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to signal a departure from

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34
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constant

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relentless

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35
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rejet

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dismissal

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36
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un paquet

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a bundle

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37
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formuler un programme politique

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to articulate a platform

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38
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se moquer de qqn

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to jibe at sbdy

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39
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un réseau d’anciens élèves

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an old school tie

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40
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un écart

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a discrepancy

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41
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sans détour

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bluntly

42
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on s’accorde généralement à dire que

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common wisdom has it that

43
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l’incarnation de

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the embodiment of

44
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l’ascenseur social est en panne

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the engine of social mobility is no longer working

45
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the Ivy League

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la “ligue du lierre” ensemble des huit plus prestigieuses universités du Nord-Est (Harvard, Yale, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Columbia, Brown, Darmouth, Cornell)

46
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les impôts locaux

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local property taxes

47
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système de sélection des candidats à l’entrée dans une université donnant la préférence à un étudiant lui-même enfant d’anciens élèves de l’établissement

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“legacy préférences”

48
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sous-traiter

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to contract out

49
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progresser dans la hiérarchie de l’entreprise

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to climb the corporate ladder

50
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une autorité de surveillance, association de défense de certains droits

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a Watchdog

51
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bourse de Londres (100 indices boursiers)

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FTSE 100 (“Footsie 100”)

52
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à un rythme d’escargot

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at a snail pace

53
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obtenir de meilleurs performances que

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to outperform sb

54
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être perdant par rapport à qqn

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to lose out to sb

55
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la culture du “travailler plus”

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the long-hours culture

56
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une démarche courageuse

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a bold move

57
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établissement secondaire public

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a comprehensive school (UK)

58
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lycées publics

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state secondary school (UK)

59
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établissement secondaire public sélectif

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a grammer school (UK)

60
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en fonction de leurs capacités

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according to their abilities

61
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mixte

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co-educationnal

62
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répartis en fonction de

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to be streamed according to

63
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être conçu pour, adapté à

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to be geared towards

64
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il faut garder à l’esprit que

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it must be borne in mind that

65
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la bassin de recrutement scolaire

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the catchment area

66
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un classement

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a league table

67
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taux d’absentéisme

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truancy rate

68
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un établissement privé

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an independent school

69
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non-mixte

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single-sex

70
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une école primaire privée

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a preparatory school (UK)

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pension complète

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board and lodging

72
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des bourses attribuées en fonction des ressources des parents

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means-tested scholarships

73
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intégrer une école

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to get into a school

74
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recherché, demandé

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sought-after

75
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l’esprit caractéristique des écoles privées

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the public school ethos

76
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les allées du pouvoir

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the corridors of power

77
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l’école ou l’université dont on est issu

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the alma mater

78
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une étape-clé, un pallier de compétence

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a key stage

79
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le programme officiel

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the National Curriculum

80
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passer, se présenter à un examen

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to sit an exam

81
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la chimie

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chemistry

82
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cours d’éducation civique

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citizenship course

83
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évaluer

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to assess

84
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autonome

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stand-alone

85
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le contrôle continu

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coursework

86
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les examens de fin d’année

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final exams

87
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réussir un examen

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to pass an exam

88
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être admis de justesse à

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to scrape into

89
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s’inscrire à l’université

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to enrol at university

90
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bénévolat, engagement

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volunteering

91
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les vielles universités britanniques fondées au XIX ème (Manchester, Bristol, Liverpool)

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the redbrick universities

92
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les universités construites dans les 60’s (Kent, Sussex, Warwick)

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the plate-glass university

93
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équivalent d’un IUT

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a polytechnic / a New University

94
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un étudiant de licence

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an undergraduate

95
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une licence

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a Bachelor Degree

96
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un étudiant de master ou de doctorat

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a postgraduate

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a PhD

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un doctorat

98
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une cérémonie de remise des diplômes

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a graduation ceremony

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un universitaire

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an academic

100
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un toge

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a grown