dreams of a better life Flashcards

1
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an incentive

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une incitation

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2
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yearning

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le désir ardent, l’aspiration

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3
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a livelihood

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un gagne-pain

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4
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a prospect

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une perspective

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5
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schooling

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la scolarisation

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6
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affluence

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la richesse, l’abondance

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7
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riches

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les richesses

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8
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upward mobility

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l’ascension sociale

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9
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a rags-to-riches-story

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une réussite spectaculaire

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10
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to work one’s way up

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s’élever socialement

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11
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to strike gold

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découvrir de l’or

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12
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to go from rags to riches

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passer de la pauvreté à l’opulence

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13
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enticing, alluring

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attrayant, tentant

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14
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dire poverty

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la misère

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15
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a dissident, a dissenter

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un dissident, un contestataire

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16
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an exodus

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une exode

17
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an exile

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un exilé

18
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to drive away

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chasser

19
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a stream

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un flot, un torrent

20
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a flow

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un afflux

21
Q

to entice

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attirera

22
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a haven

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un refuge