French documentary argues case for affirmative action Flashcards by Helena McIndoe

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Latest documentary

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Dernier documentaire

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Affirmative action

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Discrimination positive

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A policy

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Une politique

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Film director (female)

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Réalisatrice/Cinéaste

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Racism in the workplace

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Le racisme au travail

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Glass Ceiling

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Le plafond de verre

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To face

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Faire face à… / être confronté à…

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First-hand

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De première main

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First-hand accounts

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Des récits personnels

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Ethnic minorities

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Minorités visibles

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A bid to prevent

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Dont le but était d’empêcher

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Compile figures

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Réunir des données/chiffres

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Of any kind

e.g. studies of any kind

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Quelque+noun+ que ce soit

e.g. Quelque étude que ce soit

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Black Africains

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Noirs (africains)

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Top schools

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Meilleurs écoles/meilleurs établissements scolaires/grands-écoles

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Executive

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Cadre/ poste à responsabilité

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Major companies

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Les grandes entreprises

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Such research

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De telles recherches

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To implement

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Mettre en place

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Unless the law is changed

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à moins de changer la législation

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Enter police forces

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Entrer dans la police

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Large retail groups

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Grands groupes commerciaux

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Small retailers

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Les petits commerçants/commerces

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Politicians

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La classe politique/les élus

go against

Aller à l'encontre

values of the republic

Les valeurs de la République

Screening

Projection

Local politicians

élus locaux

A quota system

Un système de quotas

Address the problem

Traiter le problème

A district by district plan

Quartier par quartier/ Arrondissement par arrondissement

Based on

En fonction de

Armed with (e.g. a degree)

En poche

As a legal advisor

En tant que conseillère juridique

In Eastern France

Dans l'est de la France

East of France

à l'est de la France

Sarkozy's party pre and post 2015

Pre 2015 = L'UMP | Post 2015 = Les Républicains

Licence = bac + ?

Bac + 3

Master = bac + ?

Master 1 = Bac + 4 | Master 2 = Bac + 5

Doctorate/PhD level = Bac + ?

Bac + 8

Opposite effect

L'effet inverse

Hide behind

Se réfugier derrière

Laws

La législation

Gaullic French

Français de souche

Get job interviews

Décrocher d'entretien d'embauche

A job interview

Entretien d'embauche

They are black and Arab

Ils sont noirs OU arabes

Whose ancestors are French

D'ascendance française

From Martinique

D'origine martiniquaise

Black person

Un noir

Prime time news show

Journal télévisé aux heures de grande écoute

decades behind

Avec plusieurs décennies de retard sur...