Women Struggle Flashcards

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Pupitre

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Lecter

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Renflouer

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To bail out

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Fournaise

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Furnace

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Fairness

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Équité

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Nods slightly

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Hochement de tête légèrement

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S’enfoncer dans

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Sinkin

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La mâchoire se resserre

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Jaw tightens

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C’est à ce titre

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It’s fitting

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fossé

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gap

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baisse

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drop off

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corvées

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chores

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plafond de verre

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glass ceiling

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breadwinners

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la personne qui gagne les plus d’argent dans la famille

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flouer et arnaquer

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shortchange

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15
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Elles ont manifesté au parlement

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They marched to the parliement

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16
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S’engager

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Enlist

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Des suffragettes on fait des grèves de la faim pour attirer l’attention du public

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Some suffragettes went on hunger strikes

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Déplier

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Unfold

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Un symbole de la propagande de la guerre

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A symbol of wartime propaganda

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Dans les années 60 les femmes etaient payées moins que les hommes

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In the last 60s women were paid less than men for the same job

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Hautain

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Haughty

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Dedainieux

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Comtemptuous

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Meprisant

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Despiful

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Soutient

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Supportive

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Elle est déterminée sans peur. Elle croit profondément en ses convictions. Elle ne laissera personne marcher sur elle.

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She is determined inflexible and fearless. She strongly believes in her convictions. She doesn’t let anyone walk over her.

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Il semble plus facile pour les femmes d’entrer dans le monde du travail, seulement elle continue de souffrir du plafond de verre et leur carrière ne progresse pas autant que les hommes. La plupart des tâches sont toujours faites ( healthcare, cooking, childcare)

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It seems to be easier for women to enter the job market but they still suffer from the glass ceiling their career don’t progress as much as men’s. Most chores are still done by women and Some working fields are still mostly done by them too m.

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En d’autres thermes la discrimination salariale est un réel problème et pertinent problèmes qui continue de nuire aux femmes américaines et à leurs familles.

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In other words, may discrimination is a real and persistent problem that continues to shortchange American women and their families.

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Les hommes et les femmes égaux

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Men and women are created equal so there should be a second class citizens. Equal pay benefits women and their family, for the American economy to work there should be no discrimination.

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Première loi d’Obama

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Equal pay has personal dimension for him. It’s the first bill he signed when he become president. He wanted to pay a tribute to his grandmother who worked in a bank all her life and who suffered from the pay gap. He wants his daughters to live in a society where woman are not discriminated.

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Considération d’Hillary Clinton de la femme définition

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To her women, women should consider themselves as agents of change, drivers of progress and lakers of peace. The power to change things.

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Moins opportunités pour les femmes et fosse financier

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There are fewer job opportunities for women and there’s still a wage gap. Some women are now leading business or serving at the highest levels of government but many women can’t have access to mal dominated fields and find it hard to balance work and family.

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Expression used to + BV

Événement dans le passé

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She used to work as a nurse

There used to be a pub in that place

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Be used to + v-ing

Expression qui exprime une habitude plus ou moins subie

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She used to looking after the children alone

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Autrefois les hommes avaient moins de droits que les hommes.

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In the past womens used to have less rights than men.

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Les garçons n’étaient pas habitués à ce qu’on leur demande de faire la vaisselle ou le repassage

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Boys were not used to do the washing or the ironing when we ask them to do it.

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L’éducation est La clé du leadership

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Education is the key leadership to power