Work & City Life Flashcards

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Une ville

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A town

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Une grande ville

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A city

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Une métropole

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A metropolis

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Un habitant

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An inhabitant

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Un citadin

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An urbanite, a city dweller

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Une banlieue

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A surbub

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Une rue animée

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A busy street

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8
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Les quartiers défavorisés

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The inner city

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Une ville surpeuplée

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An overcrowded city

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Les passant

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Passers-by

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les abords d’une ville

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the outskirts of city

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une zone de non-droit

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a no-go area

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un quartier défavorisé

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a deprived area

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une zone industrielle

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an industrial estate

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un centre commercial

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a shopping centre

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une zone résidentielle

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a residential area

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un HLM

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a council

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un bidonville, un taudis

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a slum, a township

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19
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les égouts

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the sewers

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20
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qqch est improbable

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sth is unlikely

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la probabilité de

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the likelihood of

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qqch est inévitable

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sth is inevitable

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être inexperimenté

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to be inexperienced

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pas nécessaire

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unnecessary

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le travail
work, labour
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s'opposer à qqch
to oppose sth
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résoudre un problème
to solve a problem
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le temps de travail
working time
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gagner sa vie
to make a living
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arrêter, abandonner
to quit
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prendre sa retraite
to retire
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la retraite
retirement
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démissionner
to design
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la lutte des classes
class struggle
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un syndicat
a trade union
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la richesse
wealth
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riche, fortuné
wealthy
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un collègue
a colleague
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l'étalement urbain
the sprawl
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surmonter une difficulté
to overcome a difficulty
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presque jamais
hardly ever
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Il faut bien reconnaître que
admittedly
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final, ultime
eventual
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à terme, finalement
eventually
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une filière, branche professionelle
a sector
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un emploi du temps
a schedule
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prendre un rendez-vous
to schedule a meeting
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être débordé de travail
to be snowed, under work
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donner sa démission
to hand in one's resignation
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un travail à temps partiel/plein
a part time/ full-time job
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la semaine de 35 heures
the 35-hour working week
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la population active
the working population
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un retraité
an old age pensioner OAP
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la pension
the pension
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un CDD
a fixed-term contract
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un CDI
a permanent contract