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109 The United Kingdom Flashcards

1
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une monarchie parlementaire

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a parliamentary monarchy

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les îles Britanniques

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the British Isles

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la Grande-Bretagne

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(Great) Britain

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l’Angleterre

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England

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l’Ecosse

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Scotland

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le Pays de Galle

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Wales

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l’Irlande du nord

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Northern Ireland / Ulster

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la République d’Irlande / l’Eire

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(the Republic of) Ireland / l’Eire

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les Britanniques

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the British

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un Britannique

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a Briton

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11
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un rosbif

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a Brit

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les Anglais

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the English

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un Anglais / une Anglaise

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an Englishman / an Englishwoman

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14
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les Ecossais

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the Scots

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un Ecossais

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a Scot / a Scotsman

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un accent écossais

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a Scottish accent / a Scots accent

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les Gallois

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the Welsh

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un Gallois

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a Welshman

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19
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parler gallois

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to speak Welsh

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les Irlandais

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the Irish

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un Irlandais

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an Irishman

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un fort accent irlandais

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a strong Irish accent

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la Grande-Bretagne d’aujourd’hui

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cool Britannia

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l’Union Jack (= drapeau du R.U.)

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the Union Jack

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traverser la Manche

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to cross the (English) Channel

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le tunnel sous la Manche

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the Channel Tunnel

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un taxi londonien

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a London cab

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un autobus à deux étages

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a double decker

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(prendre) le métro (à Londres)

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(to take) the tube

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conduire à gauche

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to drive on the left side of the road

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la livre / la livre sterling

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the pound / the pound sterling

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un pays fou de sport

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a sports-mad country

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un pays dynamique

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a dynamic country

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savoir évoluer

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to know how to evolve

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innover

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to innovate

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être créatif et innovateur

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to be creative and innovative

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une société à deux vitesse

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a two-tier society

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une société fracturée

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a broken society

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un pays très inégalitaire

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a very unfair country

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En plein marasme à la fin des années 60, le Royaume-Uni est méconnaissable tant il a changé

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In the doldrums in the late 60s, the UK has changed beyond all recognition

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le RU avait le vent en poupe avant la crise de la Covid-19 et le Brexit

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The UK was riding high before the Covid-19 crisis and Brexit

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Pour ceux qui sont poussés par le goût de l’aventure et qui sont prêts à exporter leur talents, c’est en Grande-Bretagne que tout se passe

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For those who are driven by a spirit of adventure and who are prepared to take their talents abroad, Britain is where it’s at

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Londres regorge d’immigrés économiques français qui ont fui leur pays, démoralisés par la fiscalité élevée et la paperasserie

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London is teeming with French economic migrants who have fled their country, demoralized by high taxes and red tapes

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Les 10% des foyers les plus riches possèdent presque la moitié des richesses du pays et les 50% les plus pauvres en possède à peine 9%

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The wealthiest 10% of households own almost half of the country’s wealth and the poorest 50% own barely 9% on it

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Selon une étude, la Grande-Bretagne est un pays où des millions de familles luttent quotidiennement pour pouvoir avoir un toit et de quoi manger

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According to a study, Britain is a country where millions of families face a daily struggle to afford a roof over their head and food on their tables

46
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Les droits d’inscription dans les universités anglaises sont les plus élevés du monde et les étudiants anglais paient 25 fois plus que leurs homologues français

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University tuition fees in England are the highest in the world and English student pay 25 times more than their French peers

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En Grande-Bretagne, il n’y a guère de protection de l’emploi. Il est facile de se faire embaucher mais il est tout aussi facile de se faire licencier

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Employment protection is light in Britain. It is easy to be hired but it is just as easy to be fired

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Le coût de la vie à Londres est prohibitif. Soyez prêt à dépenser un fortune pour vous loger

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The cost of living in London is prohibitive. Be prepared to spend a fortune on accommodation

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La santé et l’éducation restent les maillons faibles d’un pays qui a décidé de voler de ses propres ailes

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Health care and education remain the weakest links of a country which has decided to stand on its own two feet

50
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Les immigrés pensent qu’ils seront mieux lotis en Grande-Bretagne mais ils déchantent parfois

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Immigrants think the grass is greener in Britain but they sometimes become disillusioned

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