Voc 7 Flashcards by Marie Petitalot | Brainscape

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attirer, appâter

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to lure

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en cours, qui se prépare

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afoot

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révéler, dévoiler, divulguer

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to disclose

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plan, stratégie, projet / combine

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a scheme

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monstre, mastodonte

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a behemoth

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canalisation

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drain

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laver à grande eau

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to sluice

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démodé, inélégant…

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dowdy

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ajuster, modifier légèrement

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to tweak

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rénover, réorganiser, repenser

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to revamp

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discrimination positive

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positive discrimination (UK), affirmative action

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barre, barreau

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bar

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logements publics/sociaux

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public housing

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oublier, négliger, ne pas se rendre compte de

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to overlook

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se voir refuser qqch

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to be denied stg

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travailleur acharné

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striver

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un pilier

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a pillar

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maternelle

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nursery school

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obligatoire

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compulsory

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école obligatoire UK

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5 –> 18 ans

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écoles professionnelles

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vocational/ training schools

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équivalent IUT

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polytechnics

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financé/géré par l’Etat

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state-funded/run

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institution à but lucratif

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for-profit institution

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école publique UK

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state school

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école mixte

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coeducational

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circonscription, secteur, zone de recrutement

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catchment area

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collège

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comprehensive school

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“école poubelle”

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sink school

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collèges publics sélectifs

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grammar school

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internat/ pensionat

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boarding school

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non-mixte

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single-sex

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écoles privées UK

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public schools

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passer un exam

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to take an exam

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une bourse

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a scolarship

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milieu privilégié

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privileged background

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faire augmenter

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to drive up

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alphabétisation

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literacy

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capacité à compter, notions de calcul

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numeracy

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“nivellement par le bas”

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dumbing-down

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difficile, stimulant, complexe

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challenging

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mesures d’austérité

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austerity measures

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à court d’argent, pb financiers

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cash-strapped

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plafonner

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to cap

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garder, conserver

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to retain

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prêts garantis par l’Etat

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state-backed loans

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un seuil (de revenu)

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a(n income) threshold

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mobilité sociale (ascenseur social)

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upward mobility

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agitation sociale

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social unrest

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école privée sous contrat (USA)

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charter schools

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varié

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eclectic/varied

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les locaux

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the premises

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ce n’était pas la peine de

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it wasn’t worth + ing

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changer d’école

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to change schools (mettre un pluriel)

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mettre en oeuvre une politique

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to implement a policy

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se faire voler qqch

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to have stg stolen

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se faire comprendre/entendre

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to make oneself understood/heard

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un poste de police

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a police station

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un CRS

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a riot policeman

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aussi+ adj+que

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however+adj+ you may be / ajd+though+you may be

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une voie piétonnière

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a pedestrian precinct

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un trimestre

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a term

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des fruits

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fruit

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un concurrent

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a competitor

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être en concurrence avec

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to compete with/against

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convoité

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sought-after

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rayonnement, diffusion, voire vulgarisation

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outreach