Voc 7 Flashcards by Marie Petitalot

attirer, appâter

to lure

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en cours, qui se prépare

afoot

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révéler, dévoiler, divulguer

to disclose

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plan, stratégie, projet / combine

a scheme

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monstre, mastodonte

a behemoth

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canalisation

drain

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laver à grande eau

to sluice

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démodé, inélégant…

dowdy

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ajuster, modifier légèrement

to tweak

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rénover, réorganiser, repenser

to revamp

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discrimination positive

positive discrimination (UK), affirmative action

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barre, barreau

bar

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logements publics/sociaux

public housing

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oublier, négliger, ne pas se rendre compte de

to overlook

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se voir refuser qqch

to be denied stg

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travailleur acharné

striver

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un pilier

a pillar

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maternelle

nursery school

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obligatoire

compulsory

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école obligatoire UK

5 –> 18 ans

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écoles professionnelles

vocational/ training schools

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équivalent IUT

polytechnics

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financé/géré par l’Etat

state-funded/run

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institution à but lucratif

for-profit institution

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école publique UK

state school

école mixte

coeducational

circonscription, secteur, zone de recrutement

catchment area

collège

comprehensive school

"école poubelle"

sink school

collèges publics sélectifs

grammar school

internat/ pensionat

boarding school

non-mixte

single-sex

écoles privées UK

public schools

passer un exam

to take an exam

une bourse

a scolarship

milieu privilégié

privileged background

faire augmenter

to drive up

alphabétisation

literacy

capacité à compter, notions de calcul

numeracy

"nivellement par le bas"

dumbing-down

difficile, stimulant, complexe

challenging

mesures d'austérité

austerity measures

à court d'argent, pb financiers

cash-strapped

plafonner

to cap

garder, conserver

to retain

prêts garantis par l'Etat

state-backed loans

un seuil (de revenu)

a(n income) threshold

mobilité sociale (ascenseur social)

upward mobility

agitation sociale

social unrest

école privée sous contrat (USA)

charter schools

varié

eclectic/varied

les locaux

the premises

ce n'était pas la peine de

it wasn't worth + ing

changer d'école

to change schools (mettre un pluriel)

mettre en oeuvre une politique

to implement a policy

se faire voler qqch

to have stg stolen

se faire comprendre/entendre

to make oneself understood/heard

un poste de police

a police station

un CRS

a riot policeman

aussi+ adj+que

however+adj+ you may be / ajd+though+you may be

une voie piétonnière

a pedestrian precinct

un trimestre

a term

des fruits

fruit

un concurrent

a competitor

être en concurrence avec

to compete with/against

convoité

sought-after

rayonnement, diffusion, voire vulgarisation

outreach