The first issue nowadays
The first issue nowadays
23 learning a new language thanks to AI. terms
Nowadays, better is our skill levels better will be our chance to find a job and have great incomes. But in the same time the cost of education increase. Several questions can emerge like Shouldn't we learn alone foreign languages thanks to AI? Who should pay for education and higher education? and if nobody want to pay for it governments will have to cuts some fundings, but which subjects and students will be the victims of these funding cuts?
- an outcome
- One of the most important outcomes of a college education is learning how to learn.
- a final product, or end result, consequence, issue.
- Example: I was fairly surprised by the outcome of the election.
- en: le revenu, le résultat

- asset
- a useful or valuable thing or person
- Example: quick reflexes were his chief assets
- en: synonym of quality
une qualité, un atout
- awkward
- causing or feeling uneasy embarrassment or inconvenience.
- Example: Translations of Google Translate are often awkward.
- en: strange, bizarre, étrange, malaisant, gênant
- balancing-act
- A fird dimension of this balancing act is the value of higher education for democracy.
- A situation in which a person tries to give care and attention to two ore more activities at the same time.
- en: porter autant d'importance,d'attention a diverses choses.
- boosting
- to make someone feel more positive, more confident, stronger, better
- Example: learningis a great way to boost confidence and self-esteem
- en: synonyme de : improving
booster, améliorer
- chucks
- to throw something carelessly
- Example: someone chucked a brick through the window
- en: jeter, abandonner
- controversial
- the controversial reforms affect a specific funding stream which is directed at high-cost subjects in higher education.
- a policy or decision that causes disagreement.
- Example: The candidate's controversial views made him unpopular.
- en: controversé, polémique, litigieux

- devaluing
- it meant that the government was devaluing the arts.
- considering something less important.
- Example: An economic stabilisation and recovery programme was launched which included measures like devaluing the drachma by 15 %.
- en: dévaluer, dévaloriser,déprécier
- funding
- The proposals to cut funding for arts and creative subjects in higher education were confirmed by the universities regulator.
- money given by an organisation or a government.
- Example: A private association provided funding for our project.
- en: un financement, une subvention

- K-12 education
- Kindergarten to twelth grade
- Example: States are facing rising costs in public K-12 education, medical care and and corrections.
- en: l'éducation, l'instruction de la maternelle jusqu'à la fin du secondaire (de la PS à la Term)
- Knowledgeable
- All of us are living in a society where skilled, knowledgeable, public-spirited individuals give their time and talent for the public good.
- Knowing a lot about many different subjects or about one particular subject.
- Example: My brother is a very knowledgeable young man.
- en: compétent, instruit, bien informé

- lean on
- rely on or derive support from someone or something.
- Example: Children lean on their parents for support
- en: synonyme de: rely on, depend on
se reposer sur quelqu'un, s'appuyer
- lucrative
- producing a great deal of profit.
- Example: He gave up a lucrative career as a lawyer to look after his kids.
- en: synonyme de : beneficial, remunerative
lucratif, qui rapporte de l'argent

- outpouring
- Since we heard about these proposed cuts, there has been an enormous outpouring of fury and disappointment form our members and the wider music community.
- an expression of strong feeling that is difficult to control.
- Example: There was an outpouring of emotion when the famous singer died.
- en: un déferlement, une effusion

- shortsighted
- Closing opportunities to learn music is shortsighted, and at the end of the day we'll all suffer.
- an action that will affect the future negatively.
- Example: But shortsighted funding policies have failed to build strong research institutions with forward-looking research agendas.
- en: sans vision à long terme, irréfléchi
- the census
- We know, for example, that the U.S. Census Bureau reports that the average income for households headed by a college graduate in 2001 was 97,593 dolars.
- an official periodic count of a population including information such as sew,age occupation...
- Example: According to the census, most people live in cities.
- en: le recensement, le dénombrement
- the household
- By comparaison, the average income for households headed by a high school graduate without a college degree was 53,246 dolars.
- the people living together in one house collectively.
- Example: Every person or household may claim a housing subsidy.
- en: le ménage, la famille

- throwing their hat into the ring
- putting more attention to
cela signifie se jeter dans l'arène
- Example: Many companies are throwing their hat into the translation technology ring.
- en: se jeter dans l'arène
entrer dans la course.
- to apportion
- the value of a rich cultural life for the individual must be taken into account when the cost of public higher is being apportioned.
- to divide something such as payments between two or more people, organizations...
- Example: The mother apportioned the sweets among her children.
- en: répartir (quelque chose)

- to shift
- Over the past two decades the balance of cost sharing for public higher education has shifted dramatically toward the student.
- To change or transfer from one place, position, direction
- Example: The government shifted its aims to reflect global developments.
- en: modifier, évoluer, basculer
- touted
- attempt to sell (something), typically by a direct or persistent approach
- Example: Kim was touting her wares
- en: seen, considered, perceived
vanter (les mérites de)
- viability
- They warned the cuts would threaten the viability of arts courses in universities.
- ability to succeed.
- Example: The engineer conducted a feasibility study to see if his project was viable.
- en: la viabilité, la durabilité

- Welfare
- To what extent is it providing for the general welfare of our society?
- Health, prosperity, well-being
- Example: Every mother worries about her children's welfare.
- en: le bien-être