95. Africa Flashcards

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1
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Un continent qui s’éveille

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A rising continent

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2
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L’Afrique subsaharienne

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Sub-Saharan Africa

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Le sud de l’Afrique

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Southern Africa

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4
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Etre ravagé par la famine

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To be ravaged by famine

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Etre déchiré par des conflits

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To be riven by conflict

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Etre durement touché par la pauvreté

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To be hard hit by poverty

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Vivre avec un dollar par jour

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To live on one dollar a day

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Etre frappé par la sécheresse

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To be drought-stricken

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Etre décimé par le sida

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To be decimated by HIV

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Etre appauvri par la malaria

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To be impoverished by malaria

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Etre handicapé par une géographie défavorable

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To be burdened by unfavourable geography

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Etre miné par les dettes

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To be blighted by debts

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Etre fortement endetté

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To be heavily / deeply in debt

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Souffrir d’un manque d’infrastructures

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To suffer from lack of infrastructure

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15
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Éradiquer la corruption

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To stamp out corruption

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Des hommes politiques corrompus

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Corrupt politicians

17
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Etre gouverné par des dictateurs

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To be ruled by dictators

18
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Évincer les dictateurs

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To get rid of dictators

19
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En finir avec les régimes dictatoriaux

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To do away with dictatorial regimes

20
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Établir la démocratie

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To establish democracy

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Avoir besoin d’etre bien gouverné

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To need good governance

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Réduire la misère

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To reduce extreme poverty

23
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Sortir l’Afrique de la pauvreté

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To lift Africa out of poverty

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Fournir une aide financière

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To provide financial aid

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Annuler les dettes des pays africains

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To cancel African countries’ debts

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Q

Remettre l’Afrique sur les rails

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To put Africa back on track

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Aider l’Afrique à s’aider elle-même

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To help Africa to help itself

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Tenir ses promesses

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To keep one’s promises

29
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Permettre à l’Afrique d’accéder aux marchés du monde riche

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To give Africa access to the rich world’s markets

30
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Aider à combler le fossé technologique de l’Afrique

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To help bridge Africa’s technology gap

31
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Financer l’éducation de base

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To fund basic education

32
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Faire avancer l’Afrique

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To move Africa forward

33
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Un continent mal en point

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An ailing continent