Social life Flashcards

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l’humanité

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mankind

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une communauté

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a community

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un quartier

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a neighbourhood

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les citadins

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a city-dweller

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la charité

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charity

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l’aide sociale

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welfare

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une carrière

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a career

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l’optimisme

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optimism

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les sans-abris

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the homeless

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l’isolement

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isolation

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le mécontentement

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the discontent

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une manifestation

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a demonstration

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13
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une émeute

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a riot

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l’oppression

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oppression

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un stéréotype

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a stereotype

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une minorité

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a minority

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un fossé

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a gap

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un écart

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a discrepancy

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la discrimination

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discrimination

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la prostitution

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prostitution

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21
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une prostitué

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a prostitute

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le harcèlement

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harassment

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l’avortement

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abortion

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les personnes agées

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the aged

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les jeunes

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the young

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une habitude

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a habit

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un comportement

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behaviour

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une coutume

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a custom

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décidé, résolu

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determined

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poli

A

polite

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grossier

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rude

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égoiste

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selfish

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sur qui on peut compter

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reliable

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sournois

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sly

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mauvais, injuste

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wrong

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sans papiers

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undocumented

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partial

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prejudiced, biased

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intolérant

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intolerant

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intolérable

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unbearable

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antisémite

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anti-Semitic

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suicidaire

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suicidal

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faire confiance

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to trust

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se serrer les coudes

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to stick together

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tolérer

A

to tolerate

to allow

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un bouc émissaire

A

a scapegoat

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se plaindre

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to complain

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revandiquer, prétendre

A

to claim

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exiger

A

to demand

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bénéficier de

A

to benefit from

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s’efforcer, se débatre

A

to struggle

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se conduire mal

A

to misbehave

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réprimer

A

to repress

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persécuter

A

to persecute

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envier

A

to envy

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expulser (d’une maison)

A

to evict

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expulser, renvoyer qq

A

to expel

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son rang social

A

one’s station in life

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compler le fossé

A

to bridge the gap

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gravir l’échelle social

A

to climb the social ladder

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la classe dirigente

A

the ruling class

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être dans une situation désespérée

A

to be in dire straits

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se battre pour arriver au sommet

A

to fight one’s way to the top

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se suicider

A

to commit suicide