test de cours 17 03 Flashcards

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rotten public services in exchange for low taxes

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services publics réduit en échange de faibles taxes

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2
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a recipe for riots

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une recette pour les émeutes

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3
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too engrossed on

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trop plongé dans

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the society was in turmoil

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la société était dans la tourmente

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5
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golden age of income equality

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l’âge d’or de l’égalité des revenus

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scare resources

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des ressources rares

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soak-the-rich with taxes

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noyer les riches d’impôts

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8
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wealth gap

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écart de richesse

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9
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thinned the rank of

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éclaircir les rangs de

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10
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middle-class gateway jobs

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porte d’entrée pour les classes moyennes

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bargaining power

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le pouvoir de négociation

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12
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used up the low-hanging fruit

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utiliser le fruit le plus mûre

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13
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ever cheaper computer power

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la puissance des ordinateurs toujours moins chers

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14
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extract profit from it

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extraire des benefices de celle-ci

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15
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to enjoy great wealth

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jouir d’une grande richesse

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to endure

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supporter

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to thrive

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prosperer

18
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to clear their way into the elite

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se hisser dans l’élite

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bolstering

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renforcer

20
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to rewards conscientiouness over musk

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récompenser l’intelligence plutôt que les muscles

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struggling families

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des familles en difficultes

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opinionated

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dogmatique

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over generous welfare

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sécurité sociale trop généreuse

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je prefererais manger à l’extérieur

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I would rather eat out

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une assemblé général

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an AGM : Annual General Meeting

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to market a product

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mettre un produit sur le marché

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autoroute

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freeways

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une nouvelle portion ( d’autoroute)

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a new part/ stretch

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des négociations

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talks

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être à couteau tiré

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to be at loggheads/ to be at daggers draw

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to draw a dagger

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tirer un couteau

32
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le patronat

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management

33
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supprimer

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to remove

34
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des barrieres douanières

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tariffs

35
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la PAC

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the CAP Common Agricultural Policy

36
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envisager

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to consider doing sth