Unit 2 Heroes In The US In The 1930's Flashcards

1
Q

Être mal nourri

A

Be ill-fed

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2
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Être mal vêtu

A

Be ill-clad
Ill-clothed
Badly dressed

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3
Q

Découragé

A

Downhearted

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4
Q

Être épuisé

A

Be exhausted

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5
Q

Être dans une mauvais passe

A

Be in dire straits

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6
Q

Être indigent, démuni

A

Be destitute

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7
Q

Être sans sous

A

Be penniless

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8
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Rudes conditions

A

Harsh conditions

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9
Q

Être sans emploi

A

Jobless
Unemployed
Out of work

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10
Q

Provoquer, déclencher

A

Trigger

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11
Q

Augmenter

A

Increase

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12
Q

Mourir de faim

A

Starve

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13
Q

Se contenter, faire avec

A

Make do

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14
Q

Se débrouiller

A

Fend for oneself

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15
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Être en difficulté, avec du mal avec quelque chose

A

Struggle

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16
Q

Licencier

A

Lay somebody off

Fire

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17
Q

Faire faillite

A

Go bankrupt

Go bust

18
Q

Gérer quelque chose, quelqu’un

A

Cope with

19
Q

Gagner de l’argent

A

Earn money

20
Q

Prendre la route

A

Hit the road

21
Q

Se diriger …, aller vers…

A

Head for…

22
Q

Migrer

A

Migrate

23
Q

Recommencer à zéro

A

Start from scratch

24
Q

Espérer un nouveau départ, des jours meilleurs, une vie meilleure

A

Hope for a new beginning, for better days, for a better life

25
Q

Traverser

A

Go through

26
Q

Chomage

A

Unemployment

27
Q

Travailleur itinérant

A

A migrant worker

28
Q

Sécheresse

A

Drought

29
Q

Un réfugié

A

A refugee

30
Q

Le désespoir

A

Despair

31
Q

Une épreuve , un calvaire

A

An ordeal

32
Q

Épreuve

A

Hardship

33
Q

Une période de difficulté économique

A

In a time of economic hardship

34
Q

Entre sans abri

A

Be homeless

35
Q

File d’attente pour la soupe populaire

A

A breadline

36
Q

Une soupe populaire

A

A soup kitchen

37
Q

File d’attente pour un emploi

A

Job Line / a job queue

38
Q

La bourse

A

The stock exchange

The stock market

39
Q

Une lettre de requête

A

A request letter

40
Q

Soulagement

A

Relief

41
Q

Être déprimé

A

Be in low spirits

To be depressed