L'immigration Flashcards

(45 cards)

1
Q

coming from

A

en provenance du

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2
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an exodus (mass departure of people)

A

un exodus

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3
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to restrict

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restreindre

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4
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an agitator

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un/e agitateur/rice

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5
Q

to flee

A

s’enfuir

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6
Q

a subsidy

A

une subvention

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7
Q

unsuccessful

A

vain/e

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8
Q

a preferential rate

A

un taux preferentiel

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9
Q

from mainland

A

metropolitain/e

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10
Q

housing commission flat

A

une HLM

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11
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riot police

A

les CRS

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12
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to start from scratch

A

repartir a zero

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13
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to make one’s way

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se faire une place

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14
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bit by bit

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petit a petit

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15
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to remain

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demeurer

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16
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to threaten

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menacer

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17
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the cultural mixing

A

le metissage

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18
Q

a population explosion

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une forte croissance demographique

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19
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high unemployment

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un fort taux de chomage

20
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farming fields

21
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a compensation

A

une reparation

22
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a bursary

23
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slavery

A

l’esclavage

24
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to uproot

25
pathetic
pitoyable
26
to repopulate
repeupler
27
a one-way ticket
un aller simple
28
at random
au hasard
29
their childhood is rough
leur enfance est cabossé
30
barely
a peine
31
to skim
ecumer
32
But once the story is carved in stone
Mais une fois l'histoire gravée dans le marbre
33
illegal
clandestin
34
to confuse
confondre
35
way of life/habits
les moeurs
36
to fear
redouter
37
to annoy
embeter
38
homeland/country
la patrie
39
to drive to
pousser a
40
to be called names
se faire traiter de
41
to know where you stand
savoir a quoi s'en tenir
42
on one hand... on the other hand....
d'un cote... de l'autre
43
deep down
au fond
44
to belong
appartenir
45
an attempt made
une tentative faite