America Flashcards by Ariane ddrl

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L’oncle Sam

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Uncle sam

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La banniere etoilee

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The stars and stripes

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La banniere etoilee (hymne)

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The star-spangled banner

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Un americain

Les americains

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An american

The americans

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Un afro-americain

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An african american

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Un latino

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A hispanic

A latino

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Un chicano

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A chicano

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Un pays d’immigrants

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A nation of immigrants

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Un colon

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A settler

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Un Wasp

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A white anglo saxon protestant

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Le creuset

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The melting pot

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Une societe multiculturelle

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A multicultural society

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Le reve americain

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The american dream

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La destinee manifeste

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Manifest destiny

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Un pays d’abondance

Un eldorado

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A land of plenty

An el dorado

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Un atout

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An asset

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Un pays ou tout est possible

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A land of opportunity

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L’egalite des chances

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Equality of opportunity

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Une reussite spectaculaire

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A rags to riches story

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Un cas d’ascension fulgurante

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A sucess story

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Le pats de la libre entreprise

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The land of free entership

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L’esprit d’entreprise

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Entrepreneurship

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Un autodidacte

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A self made man

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Une attitude de battant

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A can-do attitude

L'independance

Self-reliance

Ne pas avoir besoin des autres

To be self reliant

L'individualisme forcené

Rugged individualism

Etre individualiste

To be individualistic

La pragmatisme

Pragmatism

Partir de rien

To start from scratch

Avoir la possibilite de s'elever dans la societe

To be upwardly mobile

L'ascension sociale

The upward mobility

Gravir les echelons du succès

To climb up the ladder of success

Le mode de vie americain

The american way of life

Le gendarme du monde

The global policeman

Se sentir superieur/ vulnerable

To feel superie/ invulnerable

Etre cupide

To be greedy

Etre aisé

To be well-off

Etre plein d'arrogance

To be full of arrogance

Un colosse aux pieds d'argile

A giant with feet of clay

La fragilité de l'Amerique

America's frailty