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Education, Social Flashcards

1
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Équivalent britannique du bac

A

A levels

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Équivalent britannique du brevet

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General Certificate Secondary Education (GCSE)

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À la pointe de la technologie, dernier cri

A

State of the heart technology

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4
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Ses homologues

A

His counterparts

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5
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Élèves de dernière année pour université et lycée

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Senior

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6
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Mobilité sociale

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Social mobility
Climbing the social ladder
Upward mobility
To make it to the top

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7
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Jeu de mot

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A pun

A play on words

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8
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Interdire

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Forbide

To impose a ban

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Lever l’interdiction

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To lift a ban

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Les jeunes

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The youth 
The young (sans S)
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Maire

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Mayor

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12
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Ecoles privées

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grammar schools

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Compréhensif

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Understanding

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14
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Complet

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Comprehensive

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S’adresser à, s’occuper de

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To cater for somebody

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16
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Ancien élève

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Alumni (pluriel) ; alumnus = former student

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Les opprimés

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The undergod/the overdog (pejorative) = those who are weaker

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Un but avoué

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A professe daim/goal

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Brillant, talentueux

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Gifted, brillant, talented

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La chasse gardée de

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The preserve of

21
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Zones défavorisées

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Inner city = socialy deprived areas

22
Q

Avantager quelqu’un par rapport à quelqu’un d’autre

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To give sbdy an edge over sbdy else

23
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Bachoter

A

To cram

24
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Trainer

A

To drag

25
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Un obstacle

A

A drag

26
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Faire les frais de

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To bear the brunt of something

27
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Un argument peu convaincant

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An unconvincing/lame/tenuous argument

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Sous performer

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To under perform, to under achieve

29
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Recevoir des prestations sociales

“vivre grâce aux aides sociales”

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To be on social benefit

30
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Une cellule de réflexion

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A think tank, a group of experts, of pundits

31
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Soutenir

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To back (up) = to support

32
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Un sondage

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A poll = a survey

33
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Un sondeur

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A pollster

34
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Liberal (in American context) = open minded

Left wing ideas

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Esprit ouvert donc plus à gauche

35
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Positive discrimination (U.K.)
Affirmative action (USA)
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Discrimination positive

36
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PC
Politically correct
Politically correctness

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Le politiquement correct

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Harassment

A

Harcèlement

38
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Assemblée

Rassemblement

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Assembly (se lit assembli)

39
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Conflit social

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A dispute

A wedge dispute = conflit salarial
An industrial dispute = a strike = une grève

40
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Sectarisme

Racistes sectaires

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Bigotry
Bigots
Bigoted people

41
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Épuration ethnique

A

Ethnic cleansing

42
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société Non raciste

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A colour-blind society

43
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Une confession

De confession chretienne

A

Persuasion

Christian persuasion

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