caste

caste

Groupe social auquel on appartient par sa famille dès la naissance, surtout en Asie du Sud.

En anglais simple : A social group, especially in South Asia, that people belong to because of their family.

• Her family belonged to a high caste.
• People from different castes attended the meeting.
• The law forbids discrimination based on caste.

Expressions courantes : lower caste, upper caste, caste discrimination

système de castes

Organisation qui répartit les personnes en groupes sociaux fixes selon leur famille de naissance.

En anglais simple : A system that divides people into fixed social groups according to the families they are born into.

• Caste shaped life in the village.
• The movement challenged the caste system.
• They discussed how caste affects access to education.

Synonymes : caste system

Expressions courantes : caste system, caste hierarchy, abolish caste

caste

Groupe social aux limites fixes dont les membres fréquentent surtout les autres membres.

En anglais simple : A fixed social group whose members mainly mix with one another.

• The officers formed a powerful caste.
• The ruling caste rarely mixed with ordinary citizens.
• These professional castes protected their own interests.

Synonymes : class

Expressions courantes : ruling caste, military caste, privileged caste

caste

Groupe d’insectes d’une colonie ayant une forme corporelle semblable et la même fonction.

En anglais simple : A group of insects in a colony that share a particular body shape and job.

• These ants belong to the worker caste.
• Each caste has a different role in the colony.
• Soldier castes defend the nest against attackers.

Expressions courantes : worker caste, soldier caste, reproductive caste