Les rites de passage Flashcards

(27 cards)

1
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les grands événements d’une vie

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major life events

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2
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un rite (religieux)

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(religious) rite

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3
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un rite initiatique

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initiation ritual

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4
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le baptême

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baptism

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5
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la première communion

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first (holy) communion

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6
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la circoncision

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circumcision

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7
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le bar mitzvah / le bat mitzvah

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bar mitzvah / bat mitzvah

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8
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le mariage

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marriage

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9
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le passage à la “grande école”

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going to “big school” (ie to primary from nursery)

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10
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l’entrée (f) en sixième

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going to secondary school

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11
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le baccalauréat

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baccalaureate

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12
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le diplôme

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diploma / degree

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13
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la première voiture

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first car

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14
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la majorité à 18 ans

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majority / coming of age at 18

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15
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la Journée défense et citoyenneté (JDC)

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Defence and Citizenship Day (replaced military service)

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16
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réussir le bac / baccalauréat

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to pass the baccalaureate / the IB

17
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avoir le droit de vote

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to be able to vote

18
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passer son permis de conduire

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to get your driving licence

19
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enterrer sa vie de garçon / sa vie de jeune fille

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to have a stag night / hen night

20
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faire l’expérience du bizutage

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to experience a newcomer’s initiation ritual

21
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vivre une journée de bienvenutage (en entreprise) (au Québec)

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to have a welcome day (to a company)

22
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chacun célèbre son rite de passage à l’adolescence ou à l’âge adulte selon l’endroit où il vit et la culture dans laquelle il grandit

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everyone celebrates their rite of passage into adolescence or adulthood according to where they live and the culture in which they grow up

23
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dans les sociétés traditionnelles, des rites d’initiation souvent violents accompagnent le passage de l’adolescent au statut d’adulte

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in traditional societies, initiation rites that are often violent mark the transition from teenage to adulthood

24
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le tatouage et le piercing, que l’on peut considérer comme des rites d’accession à un groupe, sont populaires chez les jeunes

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tattooing and piercing, which can be seen as rites of passage to a group, are popular among young people

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il est des rites et des pratiques sociales qui doivent disparaître, comme l'excision et les mutilations génitales féminines
there are rites and social practices that must be eradicated, such as excision and female genital mutilation
26
le "syndrome du nid vide" affecte les parents dont les enfants quittent la maison pour l'université ou pour vivre seuls
"The Empty Nest Syndrome" affects parents whose children leave home for university or to live alone
27
Suite à la crise économique, le "phénomène Tanguy", selon lequel les jeunes adultes restent plus longtemps chez leurs parents, retarde le départ rituel du foyer familial
because of the economic crisis, the "Tanguy syndrome" where young adults live longer at their parents' home, delays the ritual departure from the family home. (the 'Tanguy Syndrome' comes from a French-speaking film where a man is reluctant to leave his parents' house