Education Flashcards

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faire faillite

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to go bust

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le gaz de schiste

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shale gas

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exploiter des ressources

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to tap into resources

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stagner

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to stagnate

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monter en flèche

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to soar

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tripler

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to increase three-fold

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dépasser (en allure)

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to outpace

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dépasser

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to oustripp

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passer de … à …

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to leap from … to …

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dépasser, surpasser

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to surpass

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constant, régulier

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steady

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prononcée

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steep

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une augmentation DE

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a rise IN

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spectaculaire

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dramatic

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net, vif

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sharp

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une hausse, une augmentation DE

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a hike IN

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the endowment

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la dotation

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réduire de manière drastique

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to axe sth

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un prêt

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a loan

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contracter un prêt

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to take out a loan

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rembourser un prêt

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to repay a loan

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être en ascension sociale

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to be upwardly mobile

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la mobilité sociale

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the upward mobility

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reporter, différer, remettre à plus tard

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to postpone, to put off

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être endetté
to be indebted
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la réussite, l'atteinte d'un objectif
the attainment
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une question décentralisée
a devolved matter
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préserver, conserver qqchose
to preserve sth
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relever le niveau scolaire
to raise standards
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sortir du système scolaire
to drop out of school
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décrocher un diplôme
to earn a degree
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qqn qui est sorti du système scolaire
a drop out
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une formation professionnelle
vocational training
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pourvoir aux besoins de, satisfaire
to cater for/to
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avoir de bonnes chances de réussir, de décrocher un emploi
to stand a good chance of landing
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décrocher un emploi
to land a job
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stagner
to level out
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rembourser
to pay off
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nuancer les résultats de
to qualify the findings of
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une protection contre
a shield against
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un obstacle, une entrave
a hindrance
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constituer une menace à
to pose a threat at
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un barreau
a rung
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l'échelle sociale
the social ladder
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les Lumières
the Enlightenment
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le parabole des talents
the parable of talents
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être endetté de
to be endowed with
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la dette handicapante, paralysante
crippling debt
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être gangréné par
to be plagued with
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compenser, rattraper
to make up for
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contrebalancer, compenser
to offset sth
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faire payer qqn
to charge sb
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une pente glissante
the slippery slope
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occuper un poste
to fill a job
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avoir des conséquences désastreuses sur
to take a toll on
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former
to train
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avoir recours à
to resort to
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obtenir un diplôme
to earn a degree
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avoir deux emplois
to work two jobs
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être endetté de ...$
to be in debt of $...
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aller à la fac, faire des études universitaires
to attend college
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l'alphabétisation
literacy
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rejoindre la population active
to join, to proceed into the workforce
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empiler, entasser
to heap up
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un brevet
a patent
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répondre aux exigences
to meet the demands
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une porte pour
a gateway to
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verser
to pour
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allouer des fonds
to allocate funds/money
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se faire concurrence
to compete for | to vie for
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faire la loi scolaire
to rule the academic roost
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une vitrine
a showcase
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être embourbé dans la dette
to be mired in debt
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accumuler de lourdes dettes
to run up huge debts
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être plus performant que, faire mieux que
to outperform
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céder
to yield
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le rapport qualité-prix
the value for money
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dépenser de l'argent dans
to spend money ON
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être mal classé
to score poorly
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baisser dans les classements internationaux
to slip in international rankings
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avoir un rendement de
to yield a return
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les rendements
yields
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régler un problème | organiser un plan, un voyage
to sort out
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truqué
rigged
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attirer les bénéfices de
to draw the benefits of
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la rareté
scarcity
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la qualité marchande
marketability
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commercialisable
marketable
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vivre par procuration
to live by proxy
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une conspiration
a collusion
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la pénurie
the shortage
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absurde
preprosterous
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passer un examen
to sit/take an exam
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le tronc commun
the core subjects
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orienter l'argent
to channel money
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fournir des avantages
to provide incentives
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tailler
to trim
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rationaliser
to streamline
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faire sursauter qqn
to give sb a jolt
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enseignement professionnel
vocational training
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un plan ambitieux
a bald plan
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de peur de
for fear of
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être défavorisé
to be deprived
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l'insertion professionnelle
work placement
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le stage
internship
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stupéfiant, ahurissant, sidérant
staggering
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être à (chiffres)
to stand at
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sans discernement
indiscriminately
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une marge de manoeuvre
a leeway
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le taux de décrochage scolaire
the dropouts rate
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tenir les Etats pour responsables
to hold the States to account
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ne pas être à la hauteur de
to fall short of
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strict
stringent
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porter ses fruits
to deliver
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une charte
a charter
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juger
to deem