english voc difficult Flashcards

1
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toucher du chômage

A

be on the dole

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2
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atelier clandestin

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sweatshop

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3
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éventail politique

A

political spectrum

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4
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effet de ruissèlement

A

trickle-down effect

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5
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un haut fonctionnaire

A

a high-ranking civil servant

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6
Q

se ridiculiser

A

to make a fool of sbd (himself)

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7
Q

honoraires

A

fees

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8
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salaire au rendement

A

performance-related pay

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9
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être employé par une compagnie

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to be on a compagny’s payroll

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10
Q

dans une situation désespérée

A

in a desperate straits

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11
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dans les griffes

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in the clutches

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12
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attirer

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to lure

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13
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rationaliser

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to streamline

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14
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un délégué syndical

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a shop steward

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15
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inconditionnel

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non-means-tested

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16
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traitement

A

stipend

17
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aisé

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well-off

18
Q

parmis les nantis

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in the moneyed circles

19
Q

un magnat des médias

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a media mogul

20
Q

un roi des logiciels

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software tycoon

21
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sociétés écran

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shell companies

22
Q

to join forces

A

se mobiliser

23
Q

to join forces

A

se mobiliser

24
Q

un ménage à revenue faible

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a low-income household

25
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une société à deux-vitesse

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a two-tier society

26
Q

la fracture sociale

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the gap between the haves and the have-nots

27
Q

un écart

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a discrepancy

28
Q

un gouffre

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a chasm

29
Q

rivalités éthnique

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ethnic strife

30
Q

histoire de qqn qui est passé de pauvre à riche

A

a rags-to-riches story

31
Q

un taudis

A

a slum

32
Q

se serrer la ceinture

A

to tighten your belt

33
Q

vivre avec peu d’argent

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to be on a shoestring (budget)

34
Q

jeter l’argent par les fenêtres

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to throw money down the drain