Social Mobility And The Gap Between Rich And Poor Flashcards

1
Q

Perpétuer les inégalités

A

To entrench inequalities

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2
Q

Les lycées sélectifs sont vus comme ouvrant les portes de la réussite

A

Grammar schools have been seen as a gateway to success

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3
Q

Prendre du retard sur le plan scolaire

A

To fall behind at school

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4
Q

Le système est truqué

A

The system is rigged

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5
Q

L’inégalité trouve des racines dans la petite enfance

A

Inequality is rooted in early life

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6
Q

Maximiser les chances de réussite de ses enfants

A

To maximize the life chances of one’s children

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7
Q

S’immobiliser // être paralysé

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To come to a standstill

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8
Q

Financer l’enseignement professionnel

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To fund vocational education

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9
Q

Réalisée ses ambitions

A

To fulfill one’s ambition

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10
Q

Réaliser son rêve

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To make one’s dream come true

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11
Q

Récompenser le travail assidu et l’autonomie

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To reward hard work and autonomy

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12
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Répartir équitablement la prospérité

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To spread prosperity evenly

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13
Q

Être dévoué à son travail

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To have a strong work ethic

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14
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Connaître une ascension fulgurante

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To enjoy a meteoric rise

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15
Q

Arriver au sommet

A

To make it to the top

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16
Q

Saisir les occasions

A

To seize opportunities

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17
Q

Alimenter la mobilité sociale

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To foster social fluidity

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18
Q

Marquer l’avènement d’une nouvelle méritocracie

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To usher in a new meritocracy

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19
Q

Avoir la possibilité d’aller à l’université

A

To have an opportunity to attend university

20
Q

Venir d’un milieu défavorisé

A

To come from an underprivileged background

21
Q

Se débrouiller seul

A

To fend for oneself

22
Q

La diminution des revenus

A

The squeeze on incomes

23
Q

Être confronté à des perspectives sombres // qui s’amenuisent

A

To face grim prospect

24
Q

Les meilleurs, les plus intelligents

A

The best and the brightest

25
Q

Les retombés du succès

A

The rewards of success

26
Q

Le moteur de l’ascension social

A

The engine of social mobility

27
Q

Les sociétés sans classes sociales

A

A classless society

28
Q

Une société de classe

A

A class-based society

29
Q

La classe dirigeante

A

The ruling class

30
Q

La haute société

A

The upper class

31
Q

La petite classe moyenne (le bas )

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The lower middle class

32
Q

La class moyenne

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The middle class

33
Q

La classe ouvrière

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The working class

34
Q

La classe moyenne opprimée

A

The struggling middle class

35
Q

Niveau de vie

A

Standard of living

36
Q

Hériter d’une grosse somme

A

To come into a lot of money

37
Q

La société d’abondance

A

The affluent society

38
Q

Propriétaire foncier

A

Real estate

39
Q

Parier (jeu)

A

To gamble

40
Q

Vivre dans la précarité

A

To live a precarious life

41
Q

Vivre en dessous du seuil de pauvreté

A

To live below the poverty line

42
Q

Se retrouve à court d’argent

A

To run short / a run out of money

43
Q

Devoir se serrer la ceinture

A

To have to cut out meat / tighten one’s belt to make ends meet

44
Q

Pénurie alimentaire / disette

A

Food shortage

45
Q

Un mendiant

A

A beggar

46
Q

Aller dormir sous les ponts

A

To go on the bum

47
Q

Les gens qui arrivent juste S’en sortir

A

People who just about manage