Minorities/ gender issues Flashcards

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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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3
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boîter

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to be lame

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4
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les mal-voyants

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the visually impaired

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5
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la cécité

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Blindness

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6
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être daltonien

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to be color-blind

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7
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muet

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mute

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8
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bégayer

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to sutter

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9
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rivaliser

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to compete

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10
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être discriminé

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to be discriminated against

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11
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violence conjugale

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domestic violence

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12
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égalité des chances

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Equal opportunities

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13
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loi sur l’égalité des salaires

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The Equal Pay Act

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14
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se battre pour

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to fight for

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15
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renoncer à

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to forfeit

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16
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se réaliser

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to fulfil oneself

17
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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

20
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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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crèches

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garderie

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avoir des préjugés
biased
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une atteinte, un abus
a violation
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une différence innée
an inborn difference
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franchir un obstacle
to clear a hurdle
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se montrer capable de
to prove eligible for
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finir par accepter
to come to terms with
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embrasser une carrière
to take up a career
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être promu
to advance through the ranks
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le bas de l'échelle
the lower ranks
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se lancer seul
to strike out on one's own
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parvenir à de hautes responsabilités
to achieve top jobs
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gravir les échelons dans l'entreprise
to climb the corporate ladder