Women Flashcards by Mathieu Ali

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Plafond de verre

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The glass ceilings

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Lieu de travail

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Workplace

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Femme au foyer

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Homemaker

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Empêcher

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Prevent

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Haut poste

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Top job

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Humiliant

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Humiliating, demeaning

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Nommé

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Appointed

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Pour l’amour de, juste pour, pour l’intérêt de

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For the sake of

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Inciter à

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To encourage to, to spur to

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tout d’abord

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Primarily, first and foremost

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Dépenser

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Purchasing, spending

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Sans équivalent

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Unequalled, unprecedented, unmatched

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De façon spectaculaire

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Dramatically

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Gagner plus

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Outearn

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Augmenté/Décollé

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Risen, swollen, skyrocketted

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L’esprit d’entreprise

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Entrepreneurship

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Être responsable de

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Being responsible for, accounting for

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…vaut

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Is worth

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Responsable de

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Accountable for

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Jusqu’à maintenant

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Up to now, until now, so far

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Diplôme universitaire

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College degree, college education

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Obtenir un diplôme

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To graduate

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Ralentissement

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Slump, downturn

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A savoir

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Namely

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Apres-licence

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To do post-graduation studies

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4 ans d’étude

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BA => Bachelor’s degree

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Les 4 niveaux de diplôme universitaire

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Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior

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Avoir une matière principale

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To major in

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La vie active

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The active life, The workforce

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Créer/Lancer

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To create, To set up, To launch

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Une onde de choc

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A shock wave

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Depuis cela/ Depuis

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Since then

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Important

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Major

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COO

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Chef operating office

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CEO (> à COO)

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Chef executive office

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Faire sauter

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To blow up, blasting

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Une société de “loups”

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A dog-eat-dog society

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La pression d’en haut (du patron)

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Pressure from on high

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Alimenter haine et ressentiment

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Fuel hatred and resentment

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Se retourner contre

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Backfire

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Liés à être lésés

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Bound to be wronged

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Incitations fiscales

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Tax incentives