Voc presse 1 Flashcards

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Un colon

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a settler

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2
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être attiré par un pays

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to be attracted to a country

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3
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une terre d’abondance

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a land of plenty

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4
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une pays où tout est possible

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a land of opportunities

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5
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Égalité des chances

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Equality of opportunities

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6
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Liberté de culte

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freedom of worshi

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7
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croyance religieuse

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creed

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8
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Un symbole d’espoir

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a beacon of hope

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9
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affluer

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to flock

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10
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chercher une vie meilleure

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to be in search of a better life

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11
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aspirer à la liberté

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to yearn to be free

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12
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partir de rien

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to start from scratch

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13
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Faire table rase

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to start with a clean state

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14
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prendre un nv départ

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to start anew

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15
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Liberté d’entreprendre

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free entreprise

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16
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Indépendance

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self-reliance

17
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Détermination

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Drive

18
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Lutte pour la survie

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struggle for life

19
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La loi du plus fort

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Might makes right

20
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une attitude de battant

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a can-do attitude

21
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réaliser ses espoirs

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to fulfil one’s hope

22
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Une opportunité / qqch à saisir

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stg it up for grabs

23
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Promotion sociale

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Upward social mobility

24
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Grimper l’échelle social

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to climb up the social ladder

25
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Assurer son ascension sociale par le travail

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to work one’s way up

26
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faire fortune

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to make a fortune, to make it rich

27
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Individualisme acharné

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rugged individualism