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

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go against

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Aller à l’encontre

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values of the republic

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Les valeurs de la République

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Screening

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Projection

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Local politicians

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élus locaux

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A quota system

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Un système de quotas

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Address the problem

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Traiter le problème

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A district by district plan

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Quartier par quartier/ Arrondissement par arrondissement

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Based on

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En fonction de

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Armed with (e.g. a degree)

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En poche

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As a legal advisor

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En tant que conseillère juridique

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In Eastern France

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Dans l’est de la France

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East of France

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à l’est de la France

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Sarkozy’s party pre and post 2015

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Pre 2015 = L’UMP

Post 2015 = Les Républicains

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Licence = bac + ?

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Bac + 3

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Master = bac + ?

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Master 1 = Bac + 4

Master 2 = Bac + 5

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Doctorate/PhD level = Bac + ?

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Bac + 8

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Opposite effect

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L’effet inverse

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Hide behind

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Se réfugier derrière

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Laws

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La législation

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Gaullic French

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Français de souche

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Get job interviews

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Décrocher d’entretien d’embauche

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A job interview

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Entretien d’embauche

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They are black and Arab

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Ils sont noirs OU arabes

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Whose ancestors are French

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D’ascendance française

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From Martinique

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D’origine martiniquaise

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Black person

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Un noir

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Prime time news show

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Journal télévisé aux heures de grande écoute

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decades behind

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Avec plusieurs décennies de retard sur…