Women Flashcards

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Plafond de verre

A

The glass ceilings

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2
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Lieu de travail

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Workplace

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3
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Femme au foyer

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Homemaker

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4
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Empêcher

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Prevent

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5
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Haut poste

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Top job

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6
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Humiliant

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Humiliating, demeaning

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7
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Nommé

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Appointed

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Pour l’amour de, juste pour, pour l’intérêt de

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For the sake of

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9
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Inciter à

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To encourage to, to spur to

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10
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tout d’abord

A

Primarily, first and foremost

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11
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Dépenser

A

Purchasing, spending

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12
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Sans équivalent

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Unequalled, unprecedented, unmatched

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13
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De façon spectaculaire

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Dramatically

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14
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Gagner plus

A

Outearn

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15
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Augmenté/Décollé

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Risen, swollen, skyrocketted

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16
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L’esprit d’entreprise

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Entrepreneurship

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17
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Être responsable de

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Being responsible for, accounting for

18
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…vaut

A

Is worth

19
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Responsable de

A

Accountable for

20
Q

Jusqu’à maintenant

A

Up to now, until now, so far

21
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Diplôme universitaire

A

College degree, college education

22
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Obtenir un diplôme

A

To graduate

23
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Ralentissement

A

Slump, downturn

24
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A savoir

A

Namely

25
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Apres-licence

A

To do post-graduation studies

26
Q

4 ans d’étude

A

BA => Bachelor’s degree

27
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Les 4 niveaux de diplôme universitaire

A

Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior

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Avoir une matière principale

A

To major in

29
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La vie active

A

The active life, The workforce

30
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Créer/Lancer

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To create, To set up, To launch

31
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Une onde de choc

A

A shock wave

32
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Depuis cela/ Depuis

A

Since then

33
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Important

A

Major

34
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COO

A

Chef operating office

35
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CEO (> à COO)

A

Chef executive office

36
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Faire sauter

A

To blow up, blasting

37
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Une société de “loups”

A

A dog-eat-dog society

38
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La pression d’en haut (du patron)

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Pressure from on high

39
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Alimenter haine et ressentiment

A

Fuel hatred and resentment

40
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Se retourner contre

A

Backfire

41
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Liés à être lésés

A

Bound to be wronged

42
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Incitations fiscales

A

Tax incentives