94. America Flashcards

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Les Etats-Unis d’Amérique

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The United States of America

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Les Etats-Unis

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The USA / US / States

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L’Oncle Sam

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Uncle Sam

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La Bannière étoilée

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The Stars and Stripes

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Les Americains

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The Americans

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Un Amérindien

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An American Indian

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Un Afro-américain

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An African American

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Un Chicano

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A Mexican American

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Un Hispano-américain

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A Hispanic

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Un Latino

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A Latino

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Un pays d’immigrants

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A nation of immigrants

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Un colon

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A settler

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Un wasp

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A WASP

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Le creuset

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The melting pot

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Une société multiculturelle

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A multicultural society

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Le rêve américain

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The American Dream

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Un pays d’abondance

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A land of plenty

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Un eldorado

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An El Dorado

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Un pays où tout est possible

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A land of oportunity

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L’égalité des chances

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Equality of opportunity

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Le pays de libre entreprise

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The land of free enterprise

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L’esprit d’entreprise

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Entrepreneurship

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Un self-made-man

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A self-made-man

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Une attitude de battant, de gagneur

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A can-do attitude

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L’indépendance

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Self-reliance

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Ne pas avoir besoin des autres

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To be self-reliant

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L’individualisme forcené

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Rugged individualism

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Etre individualiste

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To be individualistic

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Le pragmatisme

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Pragmatism

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Partir de rien

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To start from scratch

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Avoir la possibilité de s’élever dans la société

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To be upwardly mobile

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Gravir les échelons avec succès

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To climb up the ladder of success

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Le mode de vie américain

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The American way of life

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Le gendarme du monde

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The policeman of the world

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Se sentir supérieur / invulnerable

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To feel superior / invulnerable

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Etre plein d’arrogance

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To be full of arrogance

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Un colosse aux pieds d’argile

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A giant with feet of clay

38
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La fragilité de l’Amérique

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America’s frailty