à deux vitesses

French

Etymology

Possibly a reference to gears in a car.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a dø vi.tɛs/

Adjective

à deux vitesses (invariable)

  1. (derogatory) two-tier, discriminatory, unequal, inegalitarian, double-standard (attributive)
    Synonyms: à géométrie variable, discriminatoire, inégalitaire, inéquitable
    une justice à deux vitesses, un système à deux vitesses ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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