Social life Flashcards

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l’humanité

A

mankind

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2
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une communauté

A

a community

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3
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un quartier

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a neighbourhood

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4
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les citadins

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a city-dweller

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5
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la charité

A

charity

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6
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l’aide sociale

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welfare

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7
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une carrière

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a career

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8
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l’optimisme

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optimism

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9
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les sans-abris

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the homeless

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10
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l’isolement

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isolation

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11
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le mécontentement

A

the discontent

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12
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une manifestation

A

a demonstration

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13
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une émeute

A

a riot

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14
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l’oppression

A

oppression

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15
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un stéréotype

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a stereotype

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16
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une minorité

A

a minority

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17
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un fossé

A

a gap

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18
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un écart

A

a discrepancy

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19
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la discrimination

A

discrimination

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20
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la prostitution

A

prostitution

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21
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une prostitué

A

a prostitute

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22
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le harcèlement

A

harassment

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23
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l’avortement

A

abortion

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24
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les personnes agées

A

the aged

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25
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les jeunes

A

the young

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une habitude

A

a habit

27
Q

un comportement

A

behaviour

28
Q

une coutume

A

a custom

29
Q

décidé, résolu

A

determined

30
Q

poli

A

polite

31
Q

grossier

A

rude

32
Q

égoiste

A

selfish

33
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sur qui on peut compter

A

reliable

34
Q

sournois

A

sly

35
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mauvais, injuste

A

wrong

36
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sans papiers

A

undocumented

37
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partial

A

prejudiced, biased

38
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intolérant

A

intolerant

39
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intolérable

A

unbearable

40
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antisémite

A

anti-Semitic

41
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suicidaire

A

suicidal

42
Q

faire confiance

A

to trust

43
Q

se serrer les coudes

A

to stick together

44
Q

tolérer

A

to tolerate

to allow

45
Q

un bouc émissaire

A

a scapegoat

46
Q

se plaindre

A

to complain

47
Q

revandiquer, prétendre

A

to claim

48
Q

exiger

A

to demand

49
Q

bénéficier de

A

to benefit from

50
Q

s’efforcer, se débatre

A

to struggle

51
Q

se conduire mal

A

to misbehave

52
Q

réprimer

A

to repress

53
Q

persécuter

A

to persecute

54
Q

envier

A

to envy

55
Q

expulser (d’une maison)

A

to evict

56
Q

expulser, renvoyer qq

A

to expel

57
Q

son rang social

A

one’s station in life

58
Q

compler le fossé

A

to bridge the gap

59
Q

gravir l’échelle social

A

to climb the social ladder

60
Q

la classe dirigente

A

the ruling class

61
Q

être dans une situation désespérée

A

to be in dire straits

62
Q

se battre pour arriver au sommet

A

to fight one’s way to the top

63
Q

se suicider

A

to commit suicide