chapitre C Flashcards by Juliette Villemin

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rentable

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profitable

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jetable

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disposable

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discutable

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questionable

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fiable

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reliable

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durable

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sustainable

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compréhensible

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understandable

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pauvreté

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poverty

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propriété

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property

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certitude

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certainty

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rareté

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scarcity

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compétitif

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competitive

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qui crée une dépendance

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addictive

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scandaleux

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outrageous

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dangereux

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hazardous

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mode de scrutin

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voting system

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justice

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justice system

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régime d’assurance vieillesse

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the state pension system

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libéralisme

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free-market system

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bouclier anti-missiles

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anti-missile defence system

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multipartisme

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multi-party system

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tissu social

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social fabric

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niveau social

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social standing

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prestations sociales

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social benefits

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arrivisme

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social climbing

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assistance sociale

social worker

l'alimentation

diet

faire la cuisine

to do the cooking

habitudes alimentaires

eating habits

conso de fruits et légumes

fruit and vegetable intake

aliments préparés

processed foods

être en surpoids

to be overweight

grassouillet

plump

corpulent

stout

se laisser mourir de faim

to starve oneself to death

aliments riches en graisses

fatty foods

manger des cochonneries

eat junk food

faire un régime

to be on a diet

faire de la musculation

to work out

des critiques

criticisms

utilisable

usable

évitable

avoidable

renouvelable

renewable

bien que

though

incertitude

uncertainty

fardeau

burden

émeute

riot

étape

stage

amende

fine

fossé, écart

gap

moyen

means

conseil

council

désastreux

disastrous

impressionnant

impressive

système de santé

health care system

bipartisme

two-party system

avoir accès

access

équilibrer

balance

connaitre la douleur

experience

financer

fund

être témoin

witness

favoriser

favour

ascenseur social

social ladder

logements sociaux

social housing

répandu

widespread

mondiale

worldwide

gouvernement de gauche

left-wing government

l'après guerre

the postwar period

PME

medium-sized business

crise actuelle

ongoing crisis

ville voisine

a nearby town

csq de grande envergure

far-reaching consequences