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4 mentality
[-'tæ-]noun ((a level of) mental power: low mentality.) mentalité, intelligence -
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6 bunker mentality
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7 siege
siege [si:dʒ]siège m* * *[siːdʒ]noun siège mto lay siege to something — lit, fig assiéger quelque chose
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8 nine-to-five
(job) routinier(ère); (mentality) de gratte-papier2 adverbto work nine-to-five avoir des horaires de bureau -
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['mentl]1) (of the mind: mental illnesses/disorders.) mental2) (done or made by the mind: mental arithmetic; a mental picture.) mental3) (for those who are ill in mind: a mental hospital.) psychiatrique4) (suffering from an illness of the mind: a mental patient.) mental•- mentally -
10 Cold War
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11 group
C vtr ( also group together) grouper [people, objects] (round autour de) ; to group sth according to price grouper qch en fonction du prix.E v refl to group oneself [people] ( get into groups) se répartir en groupes ; to group oneself according to age se répartir par groupes d'âge ; ( get into a group) to group oneself around se grouper autour de. -
12 siege
to suffer from ou have a siege mentality être toujours sur la défensive. -
13 stunted
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14 welfare state
welfare state n ( as concept) État-providence m ; ( stressing state assistance) protection f sociale ; to be dependent on the welfare state survivre grâce à l'aide sociale ; a welfare state mentality péj une mentalité d'assisté.ⓘ Welfare state Au Royaume-Uni, on désigne ainsi le système dans lequel l'État prend en charge les citoyens et leur assure les soins médicaux ainsi que des allocations familiales et des aides financières. Cette expression recouvre essentiellement les organismes du National Health Service (NHS), National Insurance et Social Security. -
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consciousness ['kɒnʃəsnɪs](a) (awareness) conscience f;∎ political consciousness conscience f politique;∎ the organization aims to raise people's consciousness of these problems l'organisme a pour objet de sensibiliser les gens à ces problèmes(b) (state of being awake) connaissance f;∎ to lose consciousness perdre connaissance;∎ to regain consciousness reprendre connaissance(c) (mentality) conscience f;∎ the national consciousness la conscience nationale►► consciousness raising sensibilisation fUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > consciousness
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16 herd
herd [hɜ:d]1 noun(a) (of cattle, goats, sheep) troupeau m; (of wild animals) troupe f; (of horses) troupe f, bande f; (of deer) harde f∎ pejorative the herd le peuple, la populace∎ the cattle were herded into the barn on a fait entrer le bétail dans la grange;∎ he herded the students back into the classroom il a reconduit les élèves dans la salle de cours;∎ the prisoners were herded onto trucks on a entassé les prisonniers dans des camionss'assembler en troupeau, s'attrouper►► herd instinct instinct m grégaire;pejorative herd mentality panurgisme mrassembler en troupeaurassembler en troupeau -
17 insular
insular ['ɪnsjʊlə(r)]∎ he leads a very insular existence il vit comme un ermite∎ she's very insular elle est très bornée ou a l'esprit très étroit -
18 insularity
insularity [‚ɪnsjʊ'lærətɪ] -
19 nine-to-five
1 adverbde neuf heures du matin à cinq heures du soir;∎ to work nine-to-five avoir des horaires de bureau(b) (mentality, attitude) de gratte-papierUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > nine-to-five
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20 parish-pump
British pejorative (parochial → issue) d'intérêt purement local; (→ outlook, mentality, quarrel) de clocherUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > parish-pump
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mentality — /men tal i tee/, n., pl. mentalities. 1. mental capacity or endowment: a person of average mentality. 2. the set of one s mind; view; outlook: a liberal mentality. [1685 95; MENTAL1 + ITY] * * * … Universalium