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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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Les classes privilégiées

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Privileged classes

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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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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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Gagner sa vie

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To earn one’s living

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Aller loin

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To go far, get ahead

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Améliorer sa condition sociale

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To improve one’s social position

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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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Snob

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Impressionner

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To impress

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Le pouvoir

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Power

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Le prestige

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Prestige

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Le luxe

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Luxury

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Somptueux, somptueuse

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Luxurious

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Aisé

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Well-to-do

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Propre

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Clean

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Le quartier pauvre

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Poor district, neighborhood

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Les taudis

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Slums

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La misère

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Misery, distress

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Misérable

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Miserable

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Malsain

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Unhealthy

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Pénible

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Hard, difficult, painful

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Sale

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Dirty

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Se révolter contre

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To revolt against

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Faire la grève

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To go on strike, to strike

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Être exploité

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To be exploited

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Le syndicat

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Union

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Les manières

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Manners

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Être bien (mal) élevé

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To be well-(ill-)bred

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Avoir bon (mauvais) goût

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To have good (bad) taste

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Avoir de la class

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To have class

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Comme il faut

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Proper

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Poli

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Polite

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Raffiné

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Refined

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Sophistiqué

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Sophisticated

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Élégant

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Elegant

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Grossier, grossière

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Gross, coarse

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Vulgaire

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Vulgar