women Flashcards

1
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le fossé entre hommes et femmes

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the gender gap

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2
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du sexe féminin

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female

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3
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le statut, la position, la place des femmes dans la société

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women’s status in society

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4
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le déséquilibre entre les sexes

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gender imbalance

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5
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les inégalités entre les sexes

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gender inequalities

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la guerre entre les sexes

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gender war

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un machiste

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a male chauvinist

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le machisme

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machismo

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la misogynie

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misoginy

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un misogyne

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a misogynist

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11
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sexisme

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sexism

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des préjugés sexistes

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sexist prejudices

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13
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féminisme

A

feminism

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14
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le mouvement des femmes

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the Women’s Movement

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15
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le mouvement pour les droits de la femme

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the women’s rights movement

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16
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s’émanciper

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to become emancipated

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17
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rendre les femmes autonomes

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to empower women

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18
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un mariage forcé

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a forced marriage

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un mariage arrangé

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an arranged marriage

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20
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un mariage blanc = =

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a sham marriage, a marriage of convenience

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21
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une dot

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a dowry

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22
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la polygamie

A

polygamy

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23
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polygame

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polygamous

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24
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excision = =

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female circumcision, female genital mutilation

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25
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une femme battue

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a battered wife

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26
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violence conjugale, familiale

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domestic violence

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27
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être privé du droit de vote

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to be disenfranchised

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28
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le droit de vote

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the right to vote

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29
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tomber enceinte

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to become pregnant

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30
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les femmes en âge d’avoir des enfants

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women of childbearing age

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31
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la pilule contraceptive

A

the (contraceptive) pill

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32
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prendre la pilule

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to be on the pill

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33
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partir en congé maternité

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to go on maternity leave

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34
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congé parental = =

A

parental leave, career break

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35
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s’occuper de ses enfants

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to look after one’s children

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36
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élever un enfant = =

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to bring up, to raise a child

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37
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l’éducation des enfants = = =

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the upbringing of children, child rearing, parenting

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38
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des enfants d’âge scolaire

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school-age children

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39
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une femme au foyer, une ménagère

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a housewife

40
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faire le ménage

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to do the housework

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faire la cuisine

A

to do the cooking

42
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la lessive

A

the washing

43
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la vaisselle

A

the washing-up

44
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les courses

A

the shopping

45
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passer l’aspirateur = =

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to do the vacuuming, to vacuum

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les appareils ménagers

A

domestic appliances

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les tâches ménagères

A

household chores

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être confronté à un dilemme

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to be faced with a dilemma

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une crèche

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une garderie

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a child-care center

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une nounou, nourrice

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une assistante maternelle

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a childminder

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trouver un équilibre entre travail et famille = =

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to balance / combine work and family

54
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jongler pour concilier carrière et famille

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to juggle a career and a family

55
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concilier

56
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les responsabilités familiales

A

family responsabilities

57
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être dépendant financièrement de qqn

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to be financially dependent on sb

58
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gagner sa vie = =

A

to earn a living, to make a living

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subvenir aux besoins de sa famille

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to support one’s family

60
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nourrir ses enfants

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to feed one’s children

61
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être celui qui fait vivre la famille

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to be the breadwinner

62
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c’est elle qui fait vivre sa famille

A

she is the family wage earner

63
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faire bouillir la marmite

A

to bring home the bacon

64
Q

la main-d’œuvre féminine

A

female labour

65
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l’emploi des femmes

A

female employment

66
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les femmes représentent x% de la main-d’œuvre

A

women make up x% of the workforce

67
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faire carrière

A

to have a career

68
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être une femme qui travaille

A

to be a working woman

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une femme qui fait carrière

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a career woman

70
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travailler à temps partiel, à mi-temps

A

to work part time

71
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travailler à plein temps

A

to work full time

72
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l’égalité des salaires

73
Q

le différentiel de salaire entre les sexes = =

A

the gender pay gap, the gender wage gap

74
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nommer qqn à un poste

A

to appoint sb to a post

75
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être en concurrence avec les hommes

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to compete WITH men

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un poste à responsabilités

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a responsible job

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un poste de haut niveau

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un emploi subalterne

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a menial job

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réussir sa carrière

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to have a successful career

80
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les obstacles à la promotion des femmes

A

barriers to female advancement

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plafond de verre

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glass ceiling

82
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une chasse gardée pour les hommes

A

a male preserve

83
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introduire une discrimination contre qqn

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to discriminate against sb

84
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être victime de discrimination

A

to be discriminated against

85
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le harcèlement

A

harassment

86
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le harcèlement sexuel

A

sexual harassment

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la parité

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sous-représenté

A

under-represented

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instaurer des quotas

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to introduce quotas

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instauration de quotas

A

introduction of quotas

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la discrimination positive

A

affirmative action

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égalité des chances

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equal opportunity

93
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égalitaire

A

egalitarian

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égalitarisme

A

egalitarianism

95
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atteindre l’égalité des hommes

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to achieve equality WITH men

96
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porter la culotte = =

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to wear the trousers, the pants

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être sur un pied d’égalité

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to compete on a level playing field