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1
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mortgage

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emprunt immobilier

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to live from hand to mouth

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vivre d’expédients/tirer le diable par la queue

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to be in dire strait

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etre dans une situation tres difficile

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4
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workfare

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travail minimum obligatoire en échange d’aides sociales

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to be badly-off

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être dans la gene

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an inhabitant

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un habitant

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a native

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un autochtone

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the relatives

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famille (sens large)

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the marriage

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le mariage (état civil)

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a household

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un foyer

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11
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house chores

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les taches menageres

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12
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condos

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appartements en copropriétés

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13
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a dwelling

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une habitation

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14
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a dwelling

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habiter/resider

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15
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tenement houses

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ens de maisons ouvrieres ou modestes

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16
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moonlighting

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le travail au noir

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17
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custody

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garde des enfants

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18
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an alimony

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une pension alimentaire

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19
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the moral majority

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le courant reactionnaire

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20
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DINK (double income no kids)

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couples travaillant sans enfants

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21
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YUPPY (Young Urban Professional)

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jeune cadre dynamique des années 80-90, associé a Wall Street

22
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census

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recensement

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life expectancy

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l’espérance de vie

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a pensioner

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un retraité

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the working population

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la population active

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the working class

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la classes ouvriere

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the lower classes

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les classes populaires

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to keep a stiff upper lip

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garder son flegme

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the upper-middle class

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la bourgeoisie

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the lifespan

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la durée de vie

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the paucity

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penurie/manque

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the oddballs

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les originaux

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scroungers

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pers vivant aux crochets de la société

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fairness

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équité // egalité en France

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to allocate

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repartir/distribuer

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a contender = a rival

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un rival

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upward mobility

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la mobilité sociale

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grown woman

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femme adilte

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comprehensive school

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école d’Etat

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grammar school

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ecole elitiste, basé sur examen d’entrée

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coeducationnal

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ecole mixte

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safety net

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filet de protection

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public-health services

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administration de la santé

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unemployment assurance

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asurrance

45
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secularism

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laicité

46
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gender benders

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militantes feministes

47
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gender parity in politics

A

la parité en politique

48
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gender imbalance

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desequilibre entre les sexes

49
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gender gap

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fossé entre ho/fem

50
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to achieve equality

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obtenir l’egalité