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The Idea Of Progress (1) Flashcards

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L’évolution du statut des femmes

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The evolution of women’s status

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Un(e) contestataire

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A protester

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Les droits civils

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Civil rights

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Le droit de vote

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The right to vote

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L’égalité ≠ l’inégalité

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Equality ≠ inequality

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L’égalité des chances

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Equal opportunities

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Être l’égal de qqn

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To be sb’s equal

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Faire campagne pour/contre

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To campaign for/against

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Le féminisme

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Feminism

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Féministe [adj et nom]

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(a) feminist

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Un groupe de pression

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A pressure group

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L’indépendance (financière)

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(Financial) independence

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Un(e) militant(e)

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An activist

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Le Mouvement de libération des femmes (MLF)

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Women’s Lib(eration)

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Un mvt de protestation

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A protest movement

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S’opposer à qqch/qqn

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To oppose sth/sb

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La parité hommes-femmes

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Male-female parity

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Protester contre qqch

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To protest against sth

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Se révolter contre

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To revolt against

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Le sexisme

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Sexism

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Sexiste [adj et nom]

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(a) sexist

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Les découvertes scientifiques

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Scientific discoveries

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Un chercheur

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A researcher

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Le clonage

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Cloning

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Une découverte (importante)

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A (major) breakthrough

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Une expérience

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An experiment(ation)

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27
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L’expérimentation animale

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Animal testing

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Éthique

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Ethical (≠unethical)

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Faire une experience

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To conduct an experiment

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Un laboratoire

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A laboratory

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Une maladie

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A disease, an illness

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La médecine

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Medicine

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Un médicament

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A medecine, a drug

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Un(e) non-conformiste

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A maverick

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La recherche

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Research

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Un(e) scientifique

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A scientist

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Un traitement (médical)

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A (medical) treatment

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Une transplantation, une greffe

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A transplant

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Un vaccin

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A vaccine

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Les nouvelles technologies

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New technologies

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Un accro de l’ordinateur

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A computer addict

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Se connecter (à)

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To log on (to)

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Envoyer un SMS à qqn

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To text sb

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Être connecté à Internet

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To be* connected to the internet

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Faire des progrès

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To improve

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Un fondu de l’informatique

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A (computer) nerd

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Une fuite

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A leak

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De haute technologie

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High-tech

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Un informaticien

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A computer scientist

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L’informatique

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Computer science / Information Technology (IT)

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Un navigateur

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A browser

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Naviguer sur Internet

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To surf the web

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Un ordinateur

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A (personal) computer, a PC

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Un ordinateur portable

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A laptop

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Perfectionné

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Advanced, sophisticated

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Un pirate informatique

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A hacker

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Poster (qqch) sur un blog

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To post (sth) to a blog

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Protection des données

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Data protection/integrity

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Un réseau social

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A social network

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Sauvegarder

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To save

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Une tablette tactile

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A touchscreen tablet

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Télécharger des données

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To download data

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Un téléphone portable

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A mobile (phone) [GB] / a cellular phone [US]

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La toile

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The (World Wide) Web

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Un utilisateur

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A user

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Le brouillard industriel

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The smog

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Une centrale nucléaire

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A nuclear-power plant

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La consommation d’énergie

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Energy consumption

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Les cultures génétiquement modifiées (OGM)

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GMOs = Genetically Modified Crops

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Les déchets

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The waste [tjs au singulier]

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La déforestation

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Deforestation

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Dégager des fumées toxiques

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To let out toxic fumes

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Déverser des déchets

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To dump waste

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L’énergie nucléaire

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Nuclear energy

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