Definitions

privacy ► The right to keep your personal life and information private.

private life ► The part of your life that is personal and not public.

private data ► Personal information that should not be shared without permission.

home ► The place where you live.

a household ► The people who live together in the same home.

accommodation ► A place where someone lives or stays.

household tasks ► Jobs that need to be done regularly at home.

chores ► Regular jobs that you have to do at home.

share ► To use, have or do something with other people.

family law ► The area of law dealing with families, marriage and children.

bring up children ► To care for and educate children as they grow up.

take care of children ► To look after children and make sure they are safe and well.

close relatives ► Members of your immediate or close family.

public space ► A place that is open and accessible to everyone.

public sphere ► The part of society where people discuss public issues and participate in public life.

have a busy social life ► To spend a lot of time going out, meeting people and doing social activities.

social pressure ► The influence of other people on the way you behave or think.

religion ► A system of beliefs about God, gods or spiritual life.

religious ► Connected with religion or believing in a religion.

a belief ► An idea that you think is true.

a believer ► A person who believes in a religion or particular idea.

a place of worship ► A place where people meet to practise their religion.

secularism ► The principle that religion and the state should be separate.

teleworking ► Working from home or another place using digital technology.

a workplace ► A place where people work.

harassment ► Repeated behaviour that makes someone feel uncomfortable, threatened or unsafe.

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remote ► Done from a distance, usually using digital technology.

a video conference ► An online meeting where people can see and talk to each other.

a screen ► The part of a digital device where you see information, pictures or videos.

an online class ► A lesson that takes place on the Internet.

a workaholic ► A person who works too much and finds it difficult to stop working.

mental health ► A person’s emotional and psychological well-being.

pressure ► The feeling that you must do something or achieve something.

stress ► A feeling of worry or tension caused by difficult situations.

be overworked ► To have too much work to do.

CCTV (Closed-Circuit Television) / telesurveillance ► A system of cameras used to watch and record places for security.

intelligence services ► Government organisations that collect information to protect national security.

monitor ► To watch or check someone or something carefully over a period of time.

artificial intelligence ► Technology that allows computers to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence.

a film / video camera ► A device used to record moving images.

facial recognition ► Technology that identifies a person by analysing their face.

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Check their French translations 

– privacy : la vie privée
– private life / data : la vie privée / les données privées
– home : chez soi
– a household : un foyer
– accommodation : l’habitat, le logement
– household tasks : les tâches ménagères
– chores : les corvées
– share : partager
– family law : le droit de la famille
– bring up children : élever des enfants
– take care of children : s’occuper des enfants
– close relatives : la famille proche

– public space / sphere : l’espace public / la sphère publique
– have a busy social life : sortir beaucoup
– social pressure : la pression sociale

– religion : la religion
– religious : religieux
– a belief : une croyance
– a believer : un croyant

– a place of worship : un lieu de culte

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– secularism : la laïcité

– teleworking : le télétravail
– a workplace : le lieu de travail
– harassment : le harcèlement
– remote : à distance
– a video conference : une visioconférence
– a screen : un écran
– an online class : un cours à distance
– a workaholic : un bourreau de travail
– mental health : la santé mentale
– pressure : la pression
– stress : le stress
– be overworked : être surmené

– CCTV (Close Circuit TV) / telesurveillance : la télésurveillance
– intelligence services : les services de renseignements
– monitor : surveiller
– artificial intelligence : l’intelligence artificielle
– a (film / video) camera : une caméra
– facial recognition : la reconnaissance faciale