Women and Work (15) Flashcards by Tom Boujri | Brainscape

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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

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être soutien de famille

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to be a breadwinner

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être sous-payée

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to be underpaid

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arriver au sommet
réussir

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to make it to the top

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occuper un poste à responsabilité

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to hold a top job

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un emploi subalterne

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a menial job
a lower-status job

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faire l’affaire
être à la hauteur

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

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une carriériste

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a career woman

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être capable de mener plusieurs tâches de front

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to multitask

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concilier travail et vie de famille

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to combine/balance/juggle work and family

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nécessiter de la résistance

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to require stamina

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courir perpétuellement

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to be always on the run

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l’épanouissement personnel

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self-fulfilment
self-realization

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homemakers

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femmes d’intérieur

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to run out of steam

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s’éssoufler

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la pilule

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the pill

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la main d’oeuvre des pays riches

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the rich world’s labour force

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faire machine arrière

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to turn back

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la liberté de travailler hors de chez soi

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the freedom of the workplace

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fourneaux

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stove

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to put one’s career on hold to…

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mettre sa carrière entre parenthèses pour …

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le manque de temps

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the lack of time

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le pouvoir d’achat

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spending power

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a male preserve

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une chasse gardée des hommes