Women and Work (15) Flashcards by Tom Boujri

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la femme moderne

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modern woman

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une femme / mère qui travaille

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a working woman/mother

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envahir le marché du travail

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to pour into the job market
to flood into the job market

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l’emploi féminin

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female employment

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avoir un emploi rémunéré

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to have a paid job

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embrasser une carrière

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to take up a career

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en emploi à plein temps

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a full time job

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un emploi à mi-temps

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a part time job

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travailler à plein/mi temps

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to work full/part time

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un travailleur à temps partiel

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a part-timer

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les congés de maternité

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meternity leave

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prendre un congé après une naissance

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to take time off after a birth

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une nourrice

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a nany

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une crèche

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a creche
a day care center

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une garderie

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a nursery

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l’aménagement du temps de travail

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flexitime
flextime (US)

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avoir des horraires compatibles avec ceux des enfants

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to work child friendly hours

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avoir des enfants en age scolaire

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to have school age children

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avoir une activité professionnelle

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to be economically active

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être économiquent indépendante

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to be economically independent (of)

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gagner l’indépendance financière

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to achieve financial independence

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dépendre de son mari

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to be dependent on one’s husband

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gagner son propre argent

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to earn one’s own money

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un couple bi-actif

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a dual-income couple

être soutien de famille

to be a breadwinner

être sous-payée

to be underpaid

arriver au sommet réussir

to make it to the top

occuper un poste à responsabilité

to hold a top job

un emploi subalterne

a menial job a lower-status job

faire l'affaire être à la hauteur

to be up to the job to be equal to the job

une carriériste

a career woman

être capable de mener plusieurs tâches de front

to multitask

concilier travail et vie de famille

to combine/balance/juggle work and family

nécessiter de la résistance

to require stamina

courir perpétuellement

to be always on the run

l'épanouissement personnel

self-fulfilment self-realization

homemakers

femmes d'intérieur

to run out of steam

s'éssoufler

la pilule

the pill

la main d'oeuvre des pays riches

the rich world's labour force

faire machine arrière

to turn back

la liberté de travailler hors de chez soi

the freedom of the workplace

fourneaux

stove

to put one's career on hold to...

mettre sa carrière entre parenthèses pour ...

le manque de temps

the lack of time

le pouvoir d'achat

spending power

a male preserve

une chasse gardée des hommes