5. Immigration Flashcards

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immigrer

A

to immigrate

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un immigré

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an immigrant

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3
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émigrer aux USA

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to emigrate / to migrate to the USA

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4
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être attiré par un pays

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to be attracted to a country

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5
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un candidat à l’immigration

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a would-be immigrant

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pousser quelqu’un à émigrer

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to push somebody to emigrate

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fuir un pays, un régime

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to flee a country, a regime

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échapper à la pauvreté

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to escape poverty

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chercher à fuir la guerre

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to seek refuge from the war

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chercher l’asile politique

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to seek political asylum

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chercher une vie meilleure

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to be in search of a better life

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l’attrait d’emplois bien rémunérés

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to lure of weel-paid jobs

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chercher des salaires plus élevés

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to look for higher wages

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14
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faire fortune

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to make a fortune

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15
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rompre avec le passé

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to break with the past

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partir de rien

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to start from scratch

17
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prendre un nouveau départ

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to start anew

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être confronté à des difficultés

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to be faced with / to be confronted with difficulties

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être exploité

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to be exploited

20
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un atelier clandestin

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a sweatshop

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surmonter les obsatcles

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to overcome obstacles

22
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la barrière de la langue

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the language barrier

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s’intégrer

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to integrate

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une politique d’immigration

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an immigration policy

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fermer ses frontières
to seal one's border
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endiguer le flot d'immigrés
to stem the flow of immigrants
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imposer des quotas
to impose quotas
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être refoulé à la frontière
to be turned away at the border
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renforcer les contrôles aux frontières
to tighten border controls
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être expulsé d'un pays
to be expelled from a country
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l'immigration clandestine
illegal immigration
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un immigré clandestin
an illegal immigrant / an illegal
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un étranger clandestin
an illegal alien
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un passager clandestin
a stowaway
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un travailleur immigré
a guest worker / a migrant worker
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les sans-papiers
the undocumented
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un passeur
a smuggler
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un faux passeport
a fake passeport
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réprimer l'immigration clandestine
to crack down on illegal immigration