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Theme 3: Society (Family And Education) Flashcards

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1
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La cellule familiale

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The family cell

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Le marriage

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Marriage/ a wedding

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Un compagnon

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A partner

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Le mariage homosexuel

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Same sex marriage

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Divorcer de qlq

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To divorce sb

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Un divorcé

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A divorcee

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Pension alimentaire

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Child support

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Famille monoparentale

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A one-parent family

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Un transgenre

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A transgender man/woman

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Un conjoint

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A spouse

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Un époux/ une épouse

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A husband/a wife

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La progéniture

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The offspring/ progeny

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Fils / fille

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A son / a daughter

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Un frère ou une soeur

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A sibling

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L’enfance

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Childhood

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Un enfant unique

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An only child

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La parenté

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Kinship

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Avoir un lien de parenté

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To be related

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Un parent (membre de la famille)

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A relative

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Une tante/ un oncle

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An aunt / an uncle

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Un cousin

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A cousin

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C’est de famille

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It runs in the family

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Tel père tel fils / les chats ne font pas des chiens

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The apple never falls far from the tree / he is a chip off the old block

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Maternité/ paternité/ parentalité

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Parenthood

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Planning familial

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Planned parenthood clinic / family planning services

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La grossesse des adolescentes

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Teenage pregnancies

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Interrompre une grossesse

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To terminate a pregnancy

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28
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Se faire avorter

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To have an abortion

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29
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Remettre un bébé aux services de l’adoption

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To give a baby up for adoption

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Adversaire de l’avortement

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A prolifer

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Partisan du droit de l’avortement

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A pro-choicer

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L’autorité parentale

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Parental authority

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C’est de la responsabilité des parents de

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It’s up to parents to

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34
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Éducation (de ses enfants)

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Parenting

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Éducation (manière dont on a été élevé)

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Sb’s upbringing

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Dur, sévère

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Harsh

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Trop indulgent

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Overindulgent

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Un modèle/ un exemple

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A role model

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Donner le bon/ mauvais exemple à

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To set a good/ bad example for

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Pression sociale

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Peer-pressure

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41
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Se serrer les coudes

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To stick together

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42
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Le conflit des générations

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The generation gap

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43
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Elargir le fossé

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To widen the gap

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Combler le fossé

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To bridge the gap

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S’entendre bien avec

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To get on well with sb

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Se heurter à

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To clash with sb

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47
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La génération précédente

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The elder generation

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48
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Baby boomer

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45-65

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49
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Gen X

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65-80

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Gen Y/ the millennials/ the digital natives

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80-95

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Gen Z

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95-10

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52
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Gen Alpha

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10-…

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La jeunesse

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Youth

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Un jeune

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A youngster

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55
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Un adolescent

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A teenager

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56
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L’adolescence

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Teenage years

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Subvenir aux besoins de qn

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To provide for sb

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58
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Allocations familiales

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Family allowance/ child benefits

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59
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Toucher des aides sociales

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To be on welfare

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Consacrer son temps à

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To devote one’s time to

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Élever (les enfants)

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To bring up, to raise children

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Veiller sur qn

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To look after, to take care of sb

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Gâter qln

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To spoil sb

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Être mineur

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To be under age

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Atteindre la majorité

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To come of age

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Grandir

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To grow up

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Les adultes

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Grown-ups

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L’âge adulte

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Adulthood

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La vieillesse

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Old age

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Les personnes âgées

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Old people/ the elderly

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Les personnes du troisième âge

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Senior citizens

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Vieillir

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To grow old/ to age

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Prendre sa retraite

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To retire

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Un retraité

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A retiree

75
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Une maison de retraite

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A nursing/ retirement home

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Soins 24h/24

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Round-the-clock care

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Espérance de vie

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Life expectancy

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L’année scolaire

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The school year

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Jour d’école

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A schoolday

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Trimestre

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A term

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Une pause/ récréation

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A break

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Un élève

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A pupil

83
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Un étudiant

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A student

84
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Camarade

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A school mate

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La terreur de la classe

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The class bully

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Le corps enseignant

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The faculty

87
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Professeur (d’université)

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A professor

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Professeur (de collège / de lycée)

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A teacher

89
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École maternelle

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A nursery school

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Collège

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A secondary school/ junior high school

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Lycée

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A senior high school

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École publique

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A state-run school

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École privée

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A public/ independent/ private school

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Les frais de scolarité

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Tuition fees

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Payant

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Fee-paying

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Un internat

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A boarding facility

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L’emploi du temps

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The timetable

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Programme (d’études)

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A curriculum

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(Programme) en phase avec le monde du travail

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Business-friendly (curriculum)

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Formation pratique/ apprentissage

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Hands-on/ practical training

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Matière

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A subject

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La réussite scolaire

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Academic achievement

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Apprendre

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To learn

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Enseigner qch à qn

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To teach sb sth

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Faire ses devoirs

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To do one’s homework

106
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Suivre les cours

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To attend school

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Mal se conduire/ faire des bêtises

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To misbehave

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Faire des siennes

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To play up

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Dépasser les bornes

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To be out of line

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Indiscipliné

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Unruly

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Tricher à un test

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To cheat in a test

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Sécher

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To play truant/ skip school/ cut class

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L’absentéisme

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Absenteeism

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Avoir une retenue

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To get/be given detention

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Renvoyer

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To expel/ kick sb out

116
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Exercer un effet de dissuasion

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To act as a deterrent

117
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Dissuader qn de qch

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To deter sb from doing stg

118
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Passer un examen

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To sit for / to take an exam

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Réussir un examen (haut la main)

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To pass an exam (with flying colours)

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Apprendre par coeur

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To learn by heart/ by rote

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Qui sait lire et écrire

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Literate

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Initié à l’informatique

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Computer-literate

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Calé/ qui s’y connait en nouvelles technologies

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Tech-savvy

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Une compétence

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A skill

125
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Être compétent en

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To be proficient in

126
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Obtenir un diplôme

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To graduate

127
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L’écart de salaire que qn de diplômé espère obtenir en faisant des études

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The graduate premium

128
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Rater un examen

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To fail an exam

129
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Ne pas être au niveau

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To be below standard

130
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Un élève moyen

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An average student

131
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Mauvais élève / en échec scolaire

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An underachiever/ a low achiever

132
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Un élève doué

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A high achiever

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Un surdoué

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An overachiever

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Un bulletin

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A report card

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Notes

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Marks/ grades

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Redoubler

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To repeat (a year)

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Arrêter les études

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To drop out of school

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L’âge de fin de scolarité obligatoire

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The school-leaving age

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École d’ingénieur

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An engineering school

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Université

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A university / college

141
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Établissement post-bac en deux ans, sans sélection et peu onéreux

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A community college

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S’inscrire

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To enroll / to register

143
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Inscription

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Enrollment/ registration

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Moocs

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Moocs (massive open online courses)

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Apprentissage en ligne

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E-learning

146
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Bourse d’étude (selon revenus)

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A grant

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Bourse d’étude (selon résultats)

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A scholarship

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Une bourse de recherche

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A fellowship

149
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L’enseignement professionnel

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Vocational education

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