20 MULTICULTURALISM Flashcards

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Les nouveaux arrivants ont souvent du mal à accepter la culture dominante de leur pays d’acceuil.

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Newcomers often find it difficult to accept the MAINSTREAM (oui c’est un adjectif aussi) cutlure of their host country
Newcomers often have difficulty accepting the dominant culture of their host country

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Pour s’intégrer dans le pays où ils vivent, il faut d’abord qu’ils apprenent sa langue

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To BECOME INTEGRATED in the country they live in, they must first learn its language
To integrate into the country where they live

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Pourquoi la décsion d’interdire le voile islamique dans les écoles francaises a-t-elle été contestée ?

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Why has the decision to ban the Islamic veil (et pas juste « Islamic veil ») in French schools been DISPUTED ?
Why was the decision to ban the Islamic veil in French schools challenged?

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Beaucoup d’immigrés de seconde génération sont bilingues et doués pour les langues.

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Many second-generation immigrants are bilingual and have a talent for LEARNING languages /// gifted in languages.

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C’est l’incompréhension de valeurs différentes qui engendre la méfiance.

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IT IS (très important : c’est devient it is) the failure to understand different values that generates mistrust
It is the misunderstanding of different values that leads to mistrust.
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L’incitation à la haine raciale est un crime puni par la loi dans la plupart des pays occidentaux.

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Incitement to racial hatred is a crime punishable by law in most (et pas most of the) Western countries

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Les blancs devraient-ils s’excuser auprès des Noirs à cause de l’esclavage, des années après qu’il a été aboli ?

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Should white people apologize to black people for slavery, years after it was abolished ?
Should whites apologize to blacks for slavery…

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Dans le Sud-Ouest des Etats-Unis, il y a beaucoup d’enclaves résidentielles protégées où vivent des retraités.

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In the South-West (et pas Southern West) of the United States, there are many gated communities for well-off retired people
In the southwestern United States, there are many protected residential enclaves where retirees live.
La gated community (pluriel : les gated communities) est un quartier homogène socialement, généralement habité par des populations aisées, clos, et accessible par un nombre minimal d’entrées gardées par un personnel privé

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Dans les pays riches dont la population vieillit rapidement, l’immigration est un atout indéniable.

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In rich countries whose population is ageing fast, immigration is an undeniable asset

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Comment faut-il faire pour faciliter l’accès aux études supérieures aux enfants issus des minorités ?

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What should be done to give minority children easier access to higher education ?
How can we facilitate access to higher education for children from minorities?

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