Feminism Flashcards

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traiter d’un problème

porter de l’attention à un problème

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to adress an issue

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to adress an issue

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traiter d’un problème

porter de l’attention à un problème

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valoriser

ex : cela valorise les filles de voir des personnages féminins forts dans les films

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to empower

ex : it empowers girls to see strong female characters in movies

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to empower women

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valoriser les femmes

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s’épanouir

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to fulfil oneself

to blossom

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to fulfil oneself

to blossom

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s’épanouir

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to compel

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to force

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a compelling evidence

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une preuve puissante irréfutable

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incentives

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avantages/motivations (en français:incitations)

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to opt to do smthg

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to choose to do smthg

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être entraîné/mené par

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to be lead/to be driven

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to ensure

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to guarantee (assurer/guarantir)

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to occur

this problem has only occurred once

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to happen

le pb ne s’est produit qu’une seule fois

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the upshot

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the result, the outcome

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to mint

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to come up with

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to amend

I wish Paul would amend his rough ways

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réformer changer

j’aimerais que Paul change ses mauvaises manières

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a drawer

ex : to stuff them in a drawer

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un tiroir

les mettre/les foutre dans un tirroir

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to pull the plugs

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retirer les prises (de courant)

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to embed

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incruster/implanter/intégrer

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to wiretap smthg

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mettre qqn sur écoute

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énoncer clairement

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to spell out

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to spell out

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énoncer clairement

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prospects

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possibilities

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to usher

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to introduce

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theoretically
théoriquement | en théorie
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to trigger
to provoke | déclencher
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to tumble
to plummet/to fall
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to offset | the gains offset the losses
compenser | Les gains compensent les pertes
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by resorting to smthg
avoir recours à qqc
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it's a kludge
c'est du bricolage/du bidouillage
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une énigme/ un casse tête
a conundrum
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a conundrum
a dilemma un casse tête une énigme
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on nous a dit de
we were told to
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des casseroles de mauvaises qualités
poor quality frying pan
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il promenait son chien chaque matin/tous les matins
he would walk his dog every morning | would fréquentatif
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je veux ça ou ça
i want either this or this
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je ne veux ni ça ni ça
i want neither this nor this
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a tank
un réservoir
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négation de ought to/had better
ought not to | had better not
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bien s'entendre avec quelqu'un
to get along with sbdy
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se méfier de qqn
to distrust smbdy
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fits of anger
des crises de colère
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je voudrais que tu y réfléchisses encore un peu
I would like you to give it a little more thought
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Il est grand temps que j'aille me coucher
it's high time I went to bed | prétérit modal : irréel
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to utter a shout
pousser un cri
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tomber sur quelqu'un/rencontrer qqn par hasard
to bump into sbdy
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a row
une rangée, une ligne
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une ligne, une rangée
a row
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a statue made of concrete
une statue faite de béton
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une statue faite de béton
a statue made of concrete
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si elle n’a pas eu/n'a eu aucun ou n’a eu que très peu de contacts avec l’homme
if it has had little or no contact /whatsoever with man
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J'ai hérité
I had inherited
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grignoter
to nibble
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une croûte de pain
a crust of bread
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les trottoirs
the pavements
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le guidon de ma bicyclette
the handlebars of my bike
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rester immobile
standing still
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se blottir contre les coussins
to snuggle into the cushions
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child rearing
l'éducation des enfants
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l'éducation des enfants
child rearing
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Stay-at-home parents fare no better
Les parents au foyer ne s'en sortent pas mieux
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Les parents au foyer ne s'en sortent pas mieux
Stay-at-home parents fare no better
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to sever
to cut
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acutely
extremely, intensely (fortement, intensément)
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to man up
s'endurcir, se viriliser
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s'endurcir, se viriliser
to man up
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La vague de l'opinion publique
The tide of public emotion
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The tide of public emotion
La vague de l'opinion publique
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balayer
to sweep up
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to sweep up
balayer
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l'égalité des sexes
gender equality