Text sexism & google Flashcards

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les tenants et aboutissants de qc

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the ins and outs of sg

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droite alternative américaine

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alt-right

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perturbation

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disruption

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perturbateur

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disruptive

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l’échelle d’une entreprise

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the corporate ladder

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assaillir

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to beset

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discrimination sexuelle

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gender bias

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manipuler, traiter

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to handle

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être dans le pétrin (2)

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to be in a bind

to be in a predicament

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relancer un débat

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to reignite / revive a debate

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dispositions naturelles et acquises

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innate ; acquired abilities

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être inadapté à

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to be unsuited to/for

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être prédisposé à

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to be predisposed to

to be prone to

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réprimander

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to dress down

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liberal dans un contexte américain veut dire :

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social-liberal → open-minded… : left-wing

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its leftist leanings

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ses tendances de gauche

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mot d’ordre (2)

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a motto, a watchword

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ne jurer que par

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to swear by

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mot d’ordre des entreprises

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disruptive innovation is the watchword of business culture

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il affirmait que…

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he made the case that …

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étouffer/faire taire les contestataires

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to silence dissenters

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exprimer le désaccord (2)

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to voice / express dissent

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discrimination positive

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affirmative action

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mettre en place des quotas (h/f, raciaux)

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to set race/gender quotas

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personnes politiquement correct
PC (politically correct) people
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faire le buzz
to go viral
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ne pas avoir d'autre choix que...
to have no other choice but to...
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sur fond de...
against a backdrop of
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une atmosphere chargée, tendue
charged atmosphere
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rendre des comptes à qn
to be accountable to sb
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évaluation par les collèges
to use peer review (process)
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deux fois plus que
twice as many (nombrable) / much (dénombrable) as
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un fondu d'informatique
a techie
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humiliant
demeaning
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faire des contacts (business)
to network
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surnom Silicon Valley
sexism / segregated Valley
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être assailli de (2)
to be beset/surrounded with
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un investisseur
an investor
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fraternité / sororité
fraternity / sorority | Équivalent UK : "the old school tie"
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slacktivism ≈ virtue-signalling
Slacktivisme, « activisme paresseux » mot-valise formé de slacker (« fainéant ») et du mot « activisme » : forme de militantisme sur Internet qui s'est développé sur les réseaux sociaux → cliquer pour participer à un mouvement collectif virtuel sans s'engager plus activement et concrètement.
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être mis au ban de la société
to be ostracized
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avoir son mot à dire
to have a say
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faire une chasse à la sorcière contre qc
to launch a witchhunt against sb
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le chroniqueur aimerait que Google donne plus de retours sur leurs quotas
the columnist wished Google gave more feedbacks about gender quotas.
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to fare well / badly
s'en sortir bien / mal
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franchise
frankness
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Les patrons ont une large marche de manoeuvre dans l'élaboration des règles sur le liberté d'expression au travail
Bosses have broad leeway in setting rules concerning free speech in the workplace.
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The Alt-Right
Far right ideologies. Reject mainstream conservatism in favor of white nationalism. Want the creation of a white ehtno-state. Beliefs : isolationist, protectionist, antisemitic, and white supremacist, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, antifeminism, misogyny, and homophobia, right-wing populism. The concept has been associated with the 2016 presidential campaign of Donald Trump. → they supported Trump. Marched in Charlottesville. → it's an online mouvement. Hate political correctness.
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déposer plainte auprès de qn contre...
to file a complaint with sb against sb...
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un groupe vaguement défini
a loosely defined group
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saluer, acclamer qn comme
to hail sb as
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négocier
to bargain
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judicieusement
wisely
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combler un vide juridique
to close a legal loophole
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une lacune
a loophole
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intrépide, audacieux (3)
bold daring audacious
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ne jurer que par qc, respecter à la règle qc
to live and die by sg
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être à la hauteur de
to live up to
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relativiser
to put sg into perspective
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introspection
soul-searching
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gronder qn
to tell sb off
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des gens qui disent ce qu'ils pensent (2)
vocal people | outspoken people
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négliger
to overlook
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être intrigué de qc
to be puzzled at sg