The American Land Flashcards

(49 cards)

1
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Pays de lait de miel

A

Land of milk and honey

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2
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Riche

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Affluent

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3
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Richesse

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Affluence

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4
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Des plus haut standarts de vie

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A higher standart of living

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5
Q

Partir de zéro

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To start from scratch

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6
Q

Se débrouiller

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To work one’s way up

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7
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Achever un rêve (x2)

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To achieve one's dream
To fulfill (l) one's dream
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8
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Réussir

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To make it

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9
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Être sur un pied d’égalité

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To be on an equal footing

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10
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Réussir à faire quelque chose

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To suceed in doing something

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11
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Dans d’horribles conditions

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In dreadful conditions

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12
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Faire face (x2)

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To face

To be faced with

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13
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Famine

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Starvation

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14
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Vivre dans une situation désespérée (x2)

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To be dire straits / to live in dire straits

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Gagner sa vie (x2)

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To make a living

To do something for a living

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16
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Destituer

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Destitute

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17
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Au chômage

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Unemployed

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18
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Avoir de la difficulté à faire quelque chose

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To have difficulty doing something

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19
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Ouvrier (x2)

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Laborer (US)

Labourer (GB)

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20
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Salaires

21
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Travailler jusqu’à la mort

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To work to bones and skin

22
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Dédié sa vie à

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To dedicate one’s life (to)

23
Q

Épuisé

24
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Épuisement

25
Meilleures conditions de vie
Better living conditions
26
Extrême fatigue
Extreme tiredness
27
Faim extrême (x2)
Extreme hunger | Famine
28
Dans une situation compliquée
In a difficult situation
29
Salaire (x3)
Income Salary Earnings
30
Sans travail
Jobless
31
Le pays des opportunités (x2)
Land of opportunities | Promised land
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Richesse, aisance (x2)
Wealth | Oppulence
33
Overbooké (x3)
Overtired Very tired Overworked
34
Misère
Poverty-stricken
35
Achever un objectif
To achieve a success
36
Être très pauvre (x4)
Deprived Penniless Needy Very poor
37
Escalader l'échelle sociale
To climb the social ladder
38
Affronter, se mettre face à
To cope with
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Gagner sa vie en faisant quelque chose
To earn a living by doing something (by working as a...)
40
Trouver quelque chose dur à faire
To find somethinh difficult to do
41
Avoir les mêmes droits
To have the same rights
42
Vouloir faire quelque chose
To long (be longing) to do something
43
Rendre un rêve réel
To make one's dream come true
44
S'arranger pour faire quelque chose
To manage to do something
45
Sacrifier une vie
To sacrifice one's life
46
Commencer en bas de l'échelle social
To start at the bottom of the social ladder
47
Travailler jusqu'à la mort
To work until one's death
48
Aisé (x2)
Well-off | Wealthy
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Travailleur
Worker