2003 Past Paper Flashcards by Helena McIndoe

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Pluriel

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Diverse

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Par ses origines

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In its origins

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Un recensement

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A census

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Des pays frontaliers

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Neighbouring countries

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Le Maghreb

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North Africa

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L’Afrique noire

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Sub-saharan Africa

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Cheap Labour

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De la main-d’oeuvre bon marché

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L’Office National de L’immigration

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French national immigration office

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Le bâtiment

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Construction industry

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La construction des routes

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Road building

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Unskilled workers

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Des ouvriers spécialisés (OS)

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Social ladder

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L’échelle sociale

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Minimum wage

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Le SMIC/le salaire minimum

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To earn/get (money)

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Gagner, toucher

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Upwardly mobile

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

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To be affected by unemployment

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être touché par le chômage

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White-collar workers

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Des cols blancs

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Blue collar workers

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Des cols bleus

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Decade

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Décennie

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Automation/the introduction of robots

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La robotisation

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Ils sont victimes de la discrimination

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They are discriminated against

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A council estate

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Une cité HLM

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The French benefit system

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Le système français d’aide sociale

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Health insurance

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L’assurance maladie

Child benefits

Les allocations familiales

A pension

La retraite

Ni plus, ni moins

No more, no less/nothing more, nothing less

Ils sont accusés de tous les maux

They are held responsilbe for all that goes wrong

La crise économique

The economic crisis

So nothing's new then

Donc il n'y a rien de nouveau

Les grands ensembles

Council estates/high rise estates

Horizontal buildings found in a council estate

Les barres

Vertical buildings found in a council estate

Les tours

La discrimination à l'embauche

Employment discrimination

Housing estate

Un lotissement

To what extent...°

Dans quelle mesure/à quel point...?

All the more x since...

D'autant plus x que

Even more

Encore plus

The worst paid

Les moins bien payés

To hold a valid residence permit

Détenir un permis de séjour valide

The more we see... the more people...

Plus on voit... Plus les gens...

Their French counterparts

Leurs pairs français

Born to Portuguese parents

Né de parents portugais

More than 50% live in France

Plus de 50% habitent en France