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23. Social life / La vie sociale Flashcards

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la société

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society

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la sociologie

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sociology

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un sociologue

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a sociologist

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un statut

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a status

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une couche sociale

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a stratum (pl. strata)

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une association

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a (friendly) society, an association

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un club

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a club

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l’humanité

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mankind

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une communauté

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a community

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un clan

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a clan

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un ménage, une maisonnée

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a household

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un parent

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a relative

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un parent (mère ou père)

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a parent

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un citoyen

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a citizen

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un citadin

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a city-dweller

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les gens de la ville

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townspeople

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une foule

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a crowd

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une populace

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a mob

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la mafia

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the Mob

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un maffieux

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a mobster

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la populace

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the riffraff

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le succès

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success, achievement

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l’échec

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failure

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la médiocrité

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mediocrity

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ambition

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ambition

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le dynamisme

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drive

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un arriviste

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an upstart

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une carrière

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a career

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un fonceur

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a go-getter

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un snob

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a snob

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le snobisme

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snobbery

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un mondain

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a socialite

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une mode

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a fashion

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une tendance

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a trend

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une vogue, une toquade

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a fad

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une relation, une connaissance

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a relation

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une relation

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a relationship

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des relations

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intercourse (inden.)

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les manières

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manners

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les convenances

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convention

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la politesse

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politeness

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la courtoisie

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courtesy

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le respect

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respect

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la gentillesse

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kindness, friendliness

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la distance, la hauteur

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aloofness

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l’amitié

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friendship

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la confiance

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confidence

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un misanthrope

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a misanthropist

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l’optimisme

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optimism

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une incitation

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an incentive

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un but

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a goal

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un idéal

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an ideal

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un rêve

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a dream

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le désespoir

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hopelessness

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la misère, la pauvreté

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poverty

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la richesse

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wealth

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l’aisance

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affluence

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la hiérarchie

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hierarchy

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l’origine, le milieu

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the background

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un maître

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a master

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un serviteur

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a servant

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un majordome

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a butler

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un garçon, un serveur

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a waiter

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l’aristocratie

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the aristocracy

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l’ordre établi, la classe dominante

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the Establishment

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un monsieur, un gentilhomme

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a gentleman

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une dame

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a lady

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un conservateur

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a conservative

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les riches

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the rich

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les pauvres

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the poor

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les sans-abri

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the homeless

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un paria

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an outcast

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un marginal, un inadapté

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a misfit

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un laissé-pour-compte

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an underdog

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un fardeau

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a burden

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le travail pénible et ingrat

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drudgery

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l’autosuffisance, l’autarcie

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self-sufficiency

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l’inactivité

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inactivity

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l’oisiveté

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idleness

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la faiblesse

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weakness

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le mécontentement

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discontent

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l’amertume

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bitterness

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l’hotilité

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hostility

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une querelle

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a quarrel

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la répression

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repression

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la rivalité

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rivalry

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les attentes, l’espoir

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expectations

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la promotion

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promotion

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le militantisme

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activism

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l’agitation

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unrest

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une émeute

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a riot

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un bouleversement

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an upheaval

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la solidarité

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solidarity

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l’aide

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help, aid

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l’altruisme

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altruism

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la compassion

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sympathy, compassion

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la charité

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charity

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l’hospitalité

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hospitality

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l’aide sociale

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welfare

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une allocation

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an allowance

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la tolérance

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tolerance

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l’intolérance

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intolerance

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l’égoïsme

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selfishness

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le rejet

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rejection

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l’exclusion

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exclusion

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l’oppression

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oppression

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la persécution

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persecution

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l’équité

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equity

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l’(in)égalité

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(in)equality

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l’égalitarisme

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egalitarianism

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la démocratie

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democracy

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un réformateur

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a reformer

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le socialisme

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socialism

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un socialiste

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a socialist

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un préjugé

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a prejudice, a bias

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les ragots, les commérages

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gossip

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un bouc émissaire

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a scapegoat

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un stéréotype

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a stereotype

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le racisme

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racism

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la ségrégation

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segregation

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l’isolement

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isolation

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l’apartheid

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apartheid

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la propagande

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propaganda

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l’hostilité

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hostility

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la persécution

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persecution

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une minorité

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a minority

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la xénophobie

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xenophobia

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le courant dominant

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the mainstream

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l’aliénation

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alienation

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un fossé

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a gap

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un écart, une antinomie

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a discrepancy

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la tension

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tension

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l’(ir)responsabilité

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(ir)responsibility

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le sexe

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sex

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un tabou

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a taboo

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l’homosexualité

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homosexuality

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la discrimination

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discrimination

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l’avilissement

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depravation

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la prostitution

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prostitution

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une prostituée

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a prostitute

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un entremetteur

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a go-between

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un sexiste

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a sexist

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le harcèlement

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harassment

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le féminisme

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feminism

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l’émancipation

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emancipation

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une féministe

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a feminist

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la contraception

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contraception

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l’avortement

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abortion

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un style de vie

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a lifestyle

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une habitude

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a habit

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une coutume

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a custom

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les manières

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manners

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les usages

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ways, customs

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les personnes âgées

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the aged, the elderly

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les jeunes

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the young

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le taux de natalite

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the birthrate

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le taux de mortalite

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the deathrate

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social(ement)

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social(ly)

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incorrect

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antisocial

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societal

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societal

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poli(ment)

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polite(ly)

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bien eleve

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well-bred

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sage, bien eleve

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well-behaved

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(in)egal

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(un)equal

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(ir)regulier, (in)egal

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(un)even

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egalitaire

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egalitarian

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gentil (gentiment)

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kind(ly), nice(ly)

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cordial

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genial

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accomodant

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easygoing

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amical, sympathique

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friendly

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hautain

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haughty

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distant

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aloof (attribut)

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snob

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snobbish

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distingue, maniere

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genteel

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convenable(ment), comme il faut

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decent(ly)

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respectable

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respectable

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condescendant

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patronizing

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courtois

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courteous

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compatissant (avec compassion)

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sympathic(ally)

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(in)tolerant

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(in)tolerant

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homosexuel

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homosexual, gay

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charitable

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charitable

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dependant (de)

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dependent (on)

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altruiste

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altruistic

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humain, plein d’humanite

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humane

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hospitalier, accueillant

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hospitable

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genereux (genereusement)

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generous(ly)

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mutuel(lement)

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mutual(ly)

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reconnaissant (ingrat)

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(un)grateful

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egoiste(ment)

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selfish(ly)

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sur qui on peut compter

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reliable, dependable

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exemplaire

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exemplary

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sournois

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sly

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bon, juste

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right

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mauvais, injuste

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wrong

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(ir)responsable(ment)

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(ir)responsible (bly)

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inferieur

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inferior

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superieur

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superior

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de premier plan

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prominent

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influent

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influential

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fauche

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broke

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deracine

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uprooted

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degradant

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degrading

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desespere(ment)

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desperate(ly)

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rejete

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rejected

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isole

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isolated

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battu

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battered

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privilegie

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privileged

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qui a reussi (avec succes)

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successful(ly)

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riche

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rich, wealthy

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prospere

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affluent

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aise

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well-to-do, well-off

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lucratif

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lucrative

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luxueux, de luxe

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luxurious

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defavorise

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underprivileged

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sans ressources, demuni

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destitute

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pauvre

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poverty-stricken

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oisif (oisivement)

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idle (idly)

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illegal(ement), clandestin(ement)

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illegal(ly)

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sans papiers

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undocumented

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indesirable

A

undesirable

222
Q

intolerant

A

intolerant

223
Q

hostile

A

hostile

224
Q

(in)juste(ment)

A

(un)fair(ly)

225
Q

partial

A

prejudiced, biased

226
Q

xenophobe

A

xenophobic

227
Q

antisemite

A

anti-Semitic

228
Q

jaloux

A

jealous

229
Q

ambitieux

A

ambitious

230
Q

dynamique

A

energetic

231
Q

decide, resolu

A

determined

232
Q

ose, hardi(ment)

A

bold(ly)

233
Q

optimiste (avec optimisme)

A

optimistic(ally)

234
Q

frustre

A

frustrated

235
Q

suicidaire

A

suicidal

236
Q

hostile, defavorable

A

adverse

237
Q

rencontrer des gens

A

to socialize

238
Q

frequenter

A

to associate (with)

239
Q

accompagner

A

to accompany

240
Q

respecter

A

to respect

241
Q

eviter

A

to avoid

242
Q

s’adapter (a)

A

to adapt (to)

243
Q

s’integrer (a)

A

to integrate (into)

244
Q

se conformer (a)

A

to conform (to)

245
Q

reussir (a, dans)

A

to succeed (in)

246
Q

echouer

A

to fail

247
Q

faire confiance a

A

to trust

248
Q

dependre de

A

to depend on/upon

249
Q

servir

A

to wait on, to serve

250
Q

s’occuper de

A

to attend to

251
Q

se serrer les coudes

A

to stick together

252
Q

ameliorer

A

to improve

253
Q

promouvoir

A

to promote

254
Q

emanciper

A

to emancipate

255
Q

s’installer

A

to settle

256
Q

se plaindre

A

to complain

257
Q

s’attaquer a, affronter

A

to tackle

258
Q

faire face, se debrouiller

A

to cope (with)

259
Q

aller a la derive

A

to drift

260
Q

sombrer

A

to sink

261
Q

revendiquer

A

to claim

262
Q

exiger

A

to demand

263
Q

abriter, donner asile a

A

to shelter

264
Q

financer

A

to fund

265
Q

depenser

A

to spend

266
Q

venir en aide, soulager

A

to relieve

267
Q

soutenir, entretenir

A

to support

268
Q

supporter

A

to bear, to stand

269
Q

tolerer, supporter

A

to put up with

270
Q

tolerer

A

to tolerate

271
Q

cautionner

A

to condone

272
Q

flatter

A

to flatter

273
Q

flagorner

A

to fawn (on)

274
Q

distribuer

A

to distribute, to deal out

Vocabulaire Anglais (4 decks)

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