Education woes vocabulary Flashcards

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1
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un malheur

A

a woe

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2
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laisser tomber, abandonner

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to drop out

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3
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une usine à échec, une école à échec

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a dropout factory

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4
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un distributeur de diplome

A

a degree mill

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5
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douteux

A

dubious

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6
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une sur dix

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one in ten high schools

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7
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cataloguer, catégoriser, coller une étiquette

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to label

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8
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flatteur

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flattering

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9
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s’appliquer à

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to apply to sth

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10
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obtenir son diplome

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to graduate

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11
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souligner

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to underscore

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12
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taux de criminalité

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crime rates

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13
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un repsonsable

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an official

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14
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mettre en évidence que, souligner que

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to point out that

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15
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à l’inverse, inversement

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conversely

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16
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emploi de bureau, cadre

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a white-collar job

17
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emploi d’ouvrier

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a blue-collar job

18
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avoir assez de

A

there is / are enough … to go around

19
Q

les compétences écrites

A

literacy skills

20
Q

aggraver

A

to exacerbate

21
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être confronté à

A

to be faced with sth

22
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apparement

A

seemingly

23
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pas étonnant que

A

it’s no wonder that..;

24
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s’adresser à

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to cater to sb

25
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s’inscrire à, dans une école

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to enrol in / for sth

26
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faire pression sur quelqu’un pour quelque chose

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to pressure sb to do sth

27
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donner

A

to administer

28
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présence, fréquentation

A

the attendance

29
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aller à l’école

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to attend (a course)

30
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s’en sortir

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to walk out

31
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pire encore

A

what’s worse

32
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admettre volontiers, facilement

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to readily admit

33
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être dans une impasse

A

to be in a quandary