Vocabulaire Flashcards

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La haute société

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High society

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La class moyenne

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Middle class

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La classe ouvrière

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Working class

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4
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Les classes privilégiées

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Privileged classes

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5
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Les classes défavorisées

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Underprivileged classes

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Le clochard, la clocharde

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Bum, street person

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Le, la sans-arbi

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Homeless person

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Le peuple

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The people

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Le patron, la patronne

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Boss

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L’ouvrier, l’ouvriere

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Worker

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La profession

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Profession

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12
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Le métier

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Trade

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Le charpentier

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Carpenter

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L’électricien, l’électricienne

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Electrician

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Le mécanicien, la mécanicienne

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Mechanic

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Le plombier

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Plumber

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L’ambition, ambitieux, ambitieuse

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Ambition

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18
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Gagner sa vie

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To earn one’s living

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19
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Aller loin

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To go far, get ahead

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20
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Améliorer sa condition sociale

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To improve one’s social position

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21
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Le, la millionnaire

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Millionaire

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Le nouveau riche

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Nouveau riche

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L’arriviste

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Social climber

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Le, la snob

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Impressionner
To impress
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Le pouvoir
Power
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Le prestige
Prestige
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Le luxe
Luxury
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Somptueux, somptueuse
Luxurious
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Aisé
Well-to-do
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Propre
Clean
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Le quartier pauvre
Poor district, neighborhood
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Les taudis
Slums
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La misère
Misery, distress
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Misérable
Miserable
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Malsain
Unhealthy
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Pénible
Hard, difficult, painful
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Sale
Dirty
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Se révolter contre
To revolt against
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Faire la grève
To go on strike, to strike
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Être exploité
To be exploited
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Le syndicat
Union
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Les manières
Manners
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Être bien (mal) élevé
To be well-(ill-)bred
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Avoir bon (mauvais) goût
To have good (bad) taste
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Avoir de la class
To have class
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Comme il faut
Proper
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Poli
Polite
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Raffiné
Refined
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Sophistiqué
Sophisticated
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Élégant
Elegant
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Grossier, grossière
Gross, coarse
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Vulgaire
Vulgar