Chapter R Flashcards

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niveau de vie

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living standards, standard of living

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mode de vie

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way of life, lifestyle

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3
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espérance de vie

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life expectancy

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4
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durée de vie (produit)

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life span

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5
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assurance-vie

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life insurance

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6
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infraction, délit

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misdemeanour

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mauvaise conduite, faute

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misconduct

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coquille (typographie)

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misprint

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détournement de fonds

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misuse, misappropriation

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10
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fausse couche

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miscarriage

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11
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erreur judiciaire

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miscarriage of justice

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12
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mauvaise administration

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misrule

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13
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nationaliste

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nationalistic

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14
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militariste

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militaristic

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15
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athée

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atheistic

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optimiste

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optimistic

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17
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réaliste

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realistic

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18
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chauvin ou machiste

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chauvinistic

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19
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moralisateur

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moralistic

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20
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simpliste

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simplistic

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21
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égoïste

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egoistic

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22
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altruiste

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altruistic

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23
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matérialiste

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materialistic

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24
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les différences de salaires entre les sexes

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gender pay gap

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zone inondable
flood risk area
26
économie de l'offre
supply-side economics
27
déchetterie
waste collection centre
28
enfant d'âge scolaire
school-age child
29
recherche(s) sur les cellules souches
stem cell research
30
bébé-éprouvette
test-tube baby
31
bombe à retardement
time bomb
32
fuseau horaire
time zone
33
décalage horaire
time difference
34
plage horaire, créneau
time slot
35
emploi du temps partiel ou à mi-temps
part-time job
36
primo-accédant à la propriété
first-time buyer
37
heures de pointe
peak time
38
heure(s) de grande écoute, prime time
prime time
39
quatre-quatre énergievore
gas guzzling SUV
40
film primé
award-winning movie
41
psychotrope
mind-altering substance
42
système de vélos en libre-service
bicycle-sharing scheme, system
43
procédure qui gagne du temps
time-saving procedure
44
conditions de vie
living conditions
45
gagner sa vie
to make a living, to earn a living
46
condamnation à perpétuité
life sentence
47
méfiance
mistrust
48
mauvaise gestion
mismanagement
49
mauvaise interprétation
misinterpretation
50
stagflation
stagflation
51
blog
blog
52
télévangéliste
televangelist
53
bourreau de travail
workaholic
54
info-spectacle, info-divertissement
infotainment
55
infomercial
infomercial
56
sextos
sexting
57
film biographique
biopic
58
impérialiste
imperialistic
59
pessimiste
pessimistic
60
idéaliste
idealistic
61
individualiste
individualistic
62
présider une réunion
to chair a meeting
63
être à la tête d'une commission
to head a committee
64
décrire une affaire
to document a case
65
choisir le moment, programmer une grossesse
to time a pregnancy
66
abriter un réfugié
to shelter a refugee
67
sacrifier sa vie
to sacrifice one's life
68
traiter des déchets
to process waste
69
sponsoriser un objet
to sponsor a project
70
formuler un discours
to word a speech
71
cultiver la terre
to farm the land
72
contrôleur aérien
air traffic controller
73
emploi à temps partiel ou à mi-temps
part-time job
74
émissions de gaz à effet de serre
greenhouse gas emissions
75
le SIDA
AIDS
76
NASA
NASA
77
ALENA
NAFTA
78
OTAN
NATO
79
OVNI
UFO
80
yuppie
young urban professional
81
heures supplémentaires
overtime
82
emploi à plein temps
full-time job
83
emploi du temps
timetable
84
entreprendre de faire qch
to set out to do sth
85
retarder qch
to set sth back
86
monter, créer entreprise
to set up
87
déclencher, provoquer
to set off
88
déduire les dépenses des bénéfices
to set off expenses against profits
89
mettre de l'argent de côté
to set money aside
90
processus qui prend du temps
time-consuming process
91
accord de partage du pouvoir
power-sharing agreement
92
dîner organisé pour collecter des fonds
fund-raising dinner
93
coût de la vie
cost of living