Social Mobility And The Gap Between Rich And Poor Flashcards

(47 cards)

1
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Perpétuer les inégalités

A

To entrench inequalities

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

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Grammar schools have been seen as a gateway to success

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3
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Prendre du retard sur le plan scolaire

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To fall behind at school

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4
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Le système est truqué

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The system is rigged

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5
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L’inégalité trouve des racines dans la petite enfance

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Inequality is rooted in early life

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6
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Maximiser les chances de réussite de ses enfants

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To maximize the life chances of one’s children

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S’immobiliser // être paralysé

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To come to a standstill

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8
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Financer l’enseignement professionnel

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To fund vocational education

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9
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Réalisée ses ambitions

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To fulfill one’s ambition

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10
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Réaliser son rêve

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To make one’s dream come true

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Récompenser le travail assidu et l’autonomie

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To reward hard work and autonomy

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Répartir équitablement la prospérité

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To spread prosperity evenly

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13
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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
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Arriver au sommet

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To make it to the top

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16
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Saisir les occasions

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To seize opportunities

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17
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Alimenter la mobilité sociale

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To foster social fluidity

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18
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Marquer l’avènement d’une nouvelle méritocracie

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To usher in a new meritocracy

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19
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Avoir la possibilité d’aller à l’université

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To have an opportunity to attend university

20
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Venir d’un milieu défavorisé

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To come from an underprivileged background

21
Q

Se débrouiller seul

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To fend for oneself

22
Q

La diminution des revenus

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The squeeze on incomes

23
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Être confronté à des perspectives sombres // qui s’amenuisent

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To face grim prospect

24
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Les meilleurs, les plus intelligents

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The best and the brightest

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Les retombés du succès
The rewards of success
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Le moteur de l'ascension social
The engine of social mobility
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Les sociétés sans classes sociales
A classless society
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Une société de classe
A class-based society
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La classe dirigeante
The ruling class
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La haute société
The upper class
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La petite classe moyenne (le bas )
The lower middle class
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La class moyenne
The middle class
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La classe ouvrière
The working class
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La classe moyenne opprimée
The struggling middle class
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Niveau de vie
Standard of living
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Hériter d'une grosse somme
To come into a lot of money
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La société d'abondance
The affluent society
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Propriétaire foncier
Real estate
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Parier (jeu)
To gamble
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Vivre dans la précarité
To live a precarious life
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Vivre en dessous du seuil de pauvreté
To live below the poverty line
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Se retrouve à court d'argent
To run short / a run out of money
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Devoir se serrer la ceinture
To have to cut out meat / tighten one's belt to make ends meet
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Pénurie alimentaire / disette
Food shortage
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Un mendiant
A beggar
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Aller dormir sous les ponts
To go on the bum
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Les gens qui arrivent juste S'en sortir
People who just about manage