Minorities/ gender issues Flashcards by Nico Jub | Brainscape

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un infirme

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a cripple

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être handicapé

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yo be handicapped/disabled

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boîter

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to be lame

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les mal-voyants

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the visually impaired

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la cécité

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Blindness

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être daltonien

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to be color-blind

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muet

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mute

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bégayer

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to sutter

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rivaliser

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to compete

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être discriminé

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to be discriminated against

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violence conjugale

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domestic violence

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égalité des chances

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Equal opportunities

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loi sur l’égalité des salaires

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The Equal Pay Act

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se battre pour

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to fight for

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renoncer à

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to forfeit

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se réaliser

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to fulfil oneself

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plafond de verre

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Glass ceiling

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tâches ménagères

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Household chores

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phallocratie

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Male chauvinism

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opprimer

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to hold down

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soumettre

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to subjugate

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domination sur

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sway over

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crèches

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nurseries

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garderie

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playgroup

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avoir des préjugés

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biased

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une atteinte, un abus

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a violation

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une différence innée

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an inborn difference

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franchir un obstacle

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to clear a hurdle

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se montrer capable de

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to prove eligible for

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finir par accepter

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to come to terms with

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embrasser une carrière

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to take up a career

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être promu

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to advance through the ranks

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le bas de l’échelle

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the lower ranks

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se lancer seul

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to strike out on one’s own

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parvenir à de hautes responsabilités

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to achieve top jobs

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gravir les échelons dans l’entreprise

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to climb the corporate ladder