13/01 Flashcards

1
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l’administration de Trump

A

The Trump administration
Trump’s government

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2
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contribuer à vb

A

contribute to doing

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3
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expliquer l’immigration imp aux USA

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Immigration is part of the American Ideal (American dream): perceived as a land of opportunities where social success and equal opportunity are accessible to all

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4
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les immigrants sont essentiels pour l’éco

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Immigrants are key to a thriving economy (florissante économie)
8% of the USA’s GDP is created by immigrants, they actually represent 18% of the workforce)

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5
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économie florissante

A

a thriving economy

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6
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conséquence d’une déportation des immigrés

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deporting immigrants would be a blow (un choc) to the diversity of the nation and would entail a social crisis = communities are torn apart, detrimental to the economy

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7
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un choc

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a blow

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8
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immigrants de première génération

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first-generation immigrants

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9
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anéantir

A

to tear apart
tear/tore torn

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10
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s’engager à, promettre

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to pledge to

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11
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l’élément vital

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the lifeblood

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12
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les travailleurs illégaux

A

undocumented workers

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13
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infliger à

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to inflict on

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14
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aider qu’un + GN

A

to assist sb with sth (GN)
to assist in doing (verbe)

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15
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une alternative, un plan B

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a contingency plan

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16
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retenir, détenir

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to detain/ to be detained

17
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chercher une meilleure vie

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to seek a better life / a brighter futurE

18
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le futur

A

future

19
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sanctuary policies

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Sanctuary policies: at the local level English-language classes, issuing municipal identification documents and driver’s licences => help immigrants

20
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l’éducation

A

X Education

21
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dans la vie

A

in life

22
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la base de

A

the foundation of

23
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la population mondiale

A

the world’s population

24
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reste

A

to remain

25
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analphabète

A

illiterate

26
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injuste

A

unfair

27
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milieu social (classes sociales)

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social background (social class)
class background

28
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réussir à l’école

A

to succeed at school

29
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avoir des chances de

A

to be likely

30
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Plus on travaille dur, plus on se fatigue

A

The harder you work, the more tired you are

31
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absentéisme

A

absenteeism

32
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surchargé

A

overcrowded

33
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les plus gros problèmes

A

the main problems

34
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être confronté à

A

to be confronted with

35
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des années

A

for years

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