Miscellaneous Flashcards

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accro à

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addicted to , hooked to

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ne pas pouvoir s’empêcher de

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can’t help Ving

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qui s’y connait en informatique

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computer savy , literate

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cyber-harcèlement

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cyberbullying

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tributaire de

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dependant on

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qqn qui ne peut pas se passer de son téléphone

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a monophobe , to be nomophobic

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se propager très vite

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to go viral

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se renfermer sur soi

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to withdraw into oneself

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personnes nées avec le numérique

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digital natives

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experts en informatique

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digerati

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mobilisation éclair

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flash mob

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accro à internet

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netcoholic

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qqn qui consacre sa vie à sa passion

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no life

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etre la risée de

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to be the laughing stock of

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consulter en ligne

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to surf / browse the net

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blog où on publie des vidéos

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vlog (video weblog)

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précis , exact

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accurate

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informatique

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computer science

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sans faille

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flawless

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qui réduit le travail

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labour-saving

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empiéter sur

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to infringe upon

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l’élan, la dynamique

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momentum

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24h/24

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round the clock

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s’immiscer dans

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to pry into

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qui fait gagner du temps

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time-saving

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facile à utiliser

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user-friendly

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enfant qui travaille

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child labourer

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dangereux

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harmful , hazardous

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travail au noir

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moonlighting

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fermer les yeux sur

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to connive at , turn a blind eye

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travailler comme un forçat

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to slave away (at sth)

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dur labeur

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backbreaking toil

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avantage / à-cotés

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perks (of a job)

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faire face à

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to grapple with

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respecter les délais

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to meet deadlines

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garder une poire pour la soif

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to save up for a rainy day

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charge de travail

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workload

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tâches , corvées

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chores

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petit boulot

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menial job

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pauvre

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poor , badly-off, empoverished

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joindre les deux bouts

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to make ends meet

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droits des travailleurs

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workers’ rights

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convivial

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congenial

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renoncerà , se priver de

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to forgo

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s’occuper

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to keep busy

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contrôler

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to monitor, supervise

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épuiser le corps

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to take a toll on the body

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lésiner, mégoter, marchander

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to skimp (on)

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discrimination positive

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affirmative action

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homologue

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counterpart

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égalité des chances

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equal opportunity

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déséquilibre entre les sexes

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gender imbalance

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poste à faible responsabilité

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low-ranking job

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emploi de col rose

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pink-collor job

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etre sur un pied d’égalité

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to be on an equal footing

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emploi du bureau

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white-collor job

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la parentalité

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prenthood

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enfant unique

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single chid, only child

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famille monoparentale

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single-parent family

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etre pour l’envortement

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to be pro-choice

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autonomiser les femmes

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to empower women

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emploi manuel

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blue-collor job

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dévoué

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committed , devoted

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egalité des salaires

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equal pay

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disparité de salaire entre les sexes

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gender pay gap

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obstacles

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obstacles, handships, hurdles

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etre victime de discrimination

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to be discriminated against

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prouver ce qu’on vaut

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to prove one’s worth

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surmonter

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to overcome

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frère ou soeur

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sibling

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mère célibataire

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single mother

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demi-frère , soeur par remariage

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step-brother , step-sister

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etre contre l’avortement

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to be pro-life

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vivre sous le seuil de pauvreté

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to live below the poverty line

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un pro-brexit

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brexiteers

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acteur majeur sur la scène internatioale

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key player on the world stage

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opposant, détracteur

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naysayer

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partisan

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proponent

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nuire à

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to damage, harm,impair

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convaincre de (par la parole)

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to talk somebody into Ving

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la croissance

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growth

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législateur

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lawmaker

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adversaire

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opponent

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organiser un référendum

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to call a referendum

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quitter , ne plus vouloir etre membre de

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to opt-out of

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concession , compromis

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trade-off