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Vocabulary-3 : Society Flashcards

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La cellule familiale

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The family cell

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Le mariage (institution)

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Marriage

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Le mariage (cérémonie)

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A wedding (la céromonie)

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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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Pension alimentaire

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Child-support/alimony

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Famille monoparentale

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A one-parent family

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Un.e transgenre

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A transgender man/woman

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Un conjoint/Une conjointe

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A spouse

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Un époux

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A husband

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Une épouse

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A wife

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La progéniture

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The offspring/progeny

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Une fille

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A daughter

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Un fils

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A son

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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

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A relative

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Une tante

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An aunt

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Un oncle

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An oncle

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Un.e cousin.e

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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/she 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/services

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La grossesse des adolescentes

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Teenage pregnancy

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Interrompre une grossesse

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To terminate an abortion

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30
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Se faire avorter

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To have an abortion

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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 à 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 la responsabilité des parents de

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It’s up to parents to +BV

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Education (de ses enfants)

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Parenting

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Education (que l’on a reçu)

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Sb’s uprising

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Dur, sévère

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Harsh

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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 sb)

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Pression sociale

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Peer-pressure

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42
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Se serrer les coudes

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To stick together

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43
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Le conflit des générations

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The generation gap

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Elargir le fossé

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To widden 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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48
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La génération précédente

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The elder generation

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49
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45-65

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Baby boomer

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50
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65-80

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Generation X

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80-95

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Generation Y/digital natives/the milenials

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95-10

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Generation Z

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10-….

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Generation alpha

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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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Un adolescent

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A teenager

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Subvenir aux besoins de qq1

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To provide for sb

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Allocations familiales

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Family allowance, Child benefit

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Toucher des aides sociales

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To be on welfare

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Consacrer du temps à

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To devote one’s time to

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Elever (les enfants)

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To bring up/To raise children

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Veiller sur qq1

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To look after, To care of sb

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Gâter qq1

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To spoil sb

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Etre 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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Divorcer deqq1

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To divorce sb

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Les personnes du 3eme âge

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Senior citizens

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Vieillir

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To grow old/To age

73
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Prendre sa retraite

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To retire

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Un retraité

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A pensioner/retiree

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Une maison de retraite

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A Nursing/Retirement home

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Soins 24h/24h

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Round-the’clock

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Esperance 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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Trimestre

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A term

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Une pause

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A break

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Un élève

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A pupil/ a student

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Un étudiant

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A student

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Camarade

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A schoolmate

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Le corps enseignat

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The faculty

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Professeur

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Teacher

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Professeur (univerité)

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Professor

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Ecole maternelle

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A nursury school

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Collège

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A secondary scholl/ junior high school

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Lycée

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A senior high school

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Ecole publique

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A state run school

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Ecole privée

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Private/Public/Independent school

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Les frais de scolarité

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Tuition fees

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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’étude)

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A 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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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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Faire ses devoirs

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To do one’s homework

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Suivre les cours

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To attend school

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La terreur de classe

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The class bully

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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 the 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

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L’absenteisme

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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

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Exercer un effet de dissuasion

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To act as a deterrent

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Dissuader q1 de qch

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To deter sb from (doing) sth

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Passer un exam

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To take an exam

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Réussir un examen

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To pass an exam

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Apprendre par coeur

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To learn by heart

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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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Qui s’y connait en technologie

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Tech-savvy

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Une compétence

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A skill

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Ëtre compétent en

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To be proficient in

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Obtenir un diplôme

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To graduate

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L’écart de salaire que q1 de diplômé espère obtenir en faisant des étude

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The graduate premium

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Rater un examen

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To fail an exam

125
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Ne pas être au niveau

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To be below standard

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Un élève moyen

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An average student

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Mauvais élève/en échec scolaire

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An underachiever/A low achiever

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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

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Redouble

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To repeat

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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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Ecole d’ingénieurs

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An engineering school

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Université

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A university

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Un établissement post-bac en deux ans, sans selection et peu onéreux

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A community college

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S’incrire

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To enrol

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S’inscrire

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To register

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Apprentissage en ligne

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E-learning

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Bourse d’étude (selon revenu)

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A grant

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Bourse d’étude (selon le résultat)

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A scholarship

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Une bourse de recherche

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A fellowship

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L’enseignement professionel

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Vocational education

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