American dream 2 Flashcards

(36 cards)

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chercher a réaliser un rêve

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to seek [ sought ] a dream / to chase / to pursue a dream

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2
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réaliser le rêve Américain

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to make a dream come true / to fulfill / to achieve the American dream

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être à la recherche de / en quête de

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to be in search of / in quest of

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4
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une quête ( de )

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a quest ( for )

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5
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la poursuite du bonheur

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the pursuit of happiness

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6
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un pays de chance / un El Dorado

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a land of opportunity / an El Dorado

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7
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un pays de rêve

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a dream country

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être attiré ( vers / par )

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to be lured ( to / by )

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9
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attirer / attirant

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to entice / enticing

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attirer les gens

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to attract / to draw [ drew / drawn ] people

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plaire ( à ) / un attrait

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to appeal to / an appeal

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12
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l’envers du décor

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the seamy side / the other side of the dream

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13
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l’envers du rêve

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the reverse of a dream

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14
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un rêve illusoire

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an elusive dream

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15
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qu’on ne peut atteindre

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unattainable

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16
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ne jamais se réaliser

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to fail to materialize

17
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être hors de portée de quelqu’un

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to be out of sb’s reach / out of reach

18
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avoir / ne pas avoir confiance ( en )

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to have faith ( in ) / to lose faith ( in )

19
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réduire un rêve à néant

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to dash a dream

20
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un rêve brisé / restaurer le rêve

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a shattered dream / to restore the dream

21
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le goût du risque

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the risk-taking spirit

22
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l’individualisme forcené

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rugged individualism

23
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le fait de compter en soi

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self-reliance

24
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une détermination

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a sense of purpose

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optimiste
forward-looking
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une attitude volontariste
a "can-go"attitude
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un ambitieux
a go-getter
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s'élever socialement
to work one's way up
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grimper dans l'échelle sociale
to climb up the ( social ) ladder
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grimer les échelons
to come up in the world
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l'ascenseur sociale
upward social mobility
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l'histoire d'une réussite
a rags-to-riches story / a success story
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partir de rien et faire fortune
to go from rags to riches
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démarrer au bas de l'échelle économique
to start out on the bottom rungs of the economic ladder
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les signes extérieures du succès
outward signs of success
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l'inégalité de richesses
wealth inequality