2003 Past Paper Flashcards

1
Q

Pluriel

A

Diverse

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2
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Par ses origines

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In its origins

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3
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Un recensement

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A census

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4
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Des pays frontaliers

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Neighbouring countries

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5
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Le Maghreb

A

North Africa

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6
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L’Afrique noire

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Sub-saharan Africa

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7
Q

Cheap Labour

A

De la main-d’oeuvre bon marché

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8
Q

L’Office National de L’immigration

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French national immigration office

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9
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Le bâtiment

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Construction industry

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10
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La construction des routes

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Road building

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11
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Unskilled workers

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Des ouvriers spécialisés (OS)

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12
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Social ladder

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L’échelle sociale

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13
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Minimum wage

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Le SMIC/le salaire minimum

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14
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To earn/get (money)

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Gagner, toucher

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15
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Upwardly mobile

A

Progressé dans l’échelle sociale/Fait preuve d’une certaine ascension sociale

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16
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To be affected by unemployment

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être touché par le chômage

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17
Q

White-collar workers

A

Des cols blancs

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18
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Blue collar workers

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Des cols bleus

19
Q

Decade

A

Décennie

20
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Automation/the introduction of robots

A

La robotisation

21
Q

Ils sont victimes de la discrimination

A

They are discriminated against

22
Q

A council estate

A

Une cité HLM

23
Q

The French benefit system

A

Le système français d’aide sociale

24
Q

Health insurance

A

L’assurance maladie

25
Q

Child benefits

A

Les allocations familiales

26
Q

A pension

A

La retraite

27
Q

Ni plus, ni moins

A

No more, no less/nothing more, nothing less

28
Q

Ils sont accusés de tous les maux

A

They are held responsilbe for all that goes wrong

29
Q

La crise économique

A

The economic crisis

30
Q

So nothing’s new then

A

Donc il n’y a rien de nouveau

31
Q

Les grands ensembles

A

Council estates/high rise estates

32
Q

Horizontal buildings found in a council estate

A

Les barres

33
Q

Vertical buildings found in a council estate

A

Les tours

34
Q

La discrimination à l’embauche

A

Employment discrimination

35
Q

Housing estate

A

Un lotissement

36
Q

To what extent…°

A

Dans quelle mesure/à quel point…?

37
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All the more x since…

A

D’autant plus x que

38
Q

Even more

A

Encore plus

39
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The worst paid

A

Les moins bien payés

40
Q

To hold a valid residence permit

A

Détenir un permis de séjour valide

41
Q

The more we see… the more people…

A

Plus on voit… Plus les gens…

42
Q

Their French counterparts

A

Leurs pairs français

43
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Born to Portuguese parents

A

Né de parents portugais

44
Q

More than 50% live in France

A

Plus de 50% habitent en France