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Afrique: un nouveau drame de migrants clandestins Flashcards

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Migrants clandestins

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illegal immigrants

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drame

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tragedy

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environ cinquante

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about 50

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en tentant de rejoindre

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in attempting to meet up with

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(de) dérive

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(of) drift(ing)

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il a survécu

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he has survived

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survivre

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to survive

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l’ONU (l’Organisation des Nations Unies)

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United Nations

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secours lors

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help during

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la traversée

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crossing

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emprunter

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to borrow/imitate

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le même trajet

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the same journey

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essentiellement

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principally

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Erythréens

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Eritreans

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ils sont morts de faim

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they died of hunger

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soif

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thirst

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en pleine Méditerranée

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in the middle of the Mediterranean

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tous se trouvaient à bord

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all aboard

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un canot gonflable

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an inflatable boat (dinghy)

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lorsque

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when

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avoir

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to get(/catch e.g. train)

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presque

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nearly

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le bateau avait presque atteint la côte anglaise

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the had nearly hit the english coast

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des vents violents l’ont éloigné

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some violent winds distanced it

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il s’est dégonflé

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it deflated

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le calvaire

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the ordeal

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le calvaire dangereux

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the dangerous ordeal

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quinze jours

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a fortnight

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secourir

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to help

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par (le garage)

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by (the garage)

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pêcheur

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fisherman

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en état de déshydratation avancée

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in an advanced state of dehydration

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accroché à

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hanging onto

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un jerrycan

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a jerrican

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(ils) l’ont ensuite remis à/aux

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(they) took him back to

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raconter cette tragédie

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to recount this tragedy

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il en est de Pierre comme de Paul

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it is the same with Pierre as it is with Paul

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ils étaient sur place

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they were there(/’on the spot’)

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citer

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to quote

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a également précisé

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have also added

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il ne savait pas

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he didn’t know

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ou si c’était un rêve

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or if it was a dream

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selon ses propres mots

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according to his own words

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parmi

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amongst

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figurent

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appeared

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deux membres de sa famille figurent parmi les disparus

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two members of her family were amongst the missing

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porte-parole

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spokesperson

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au micro de

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into the microphone of

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elle dit notamment due

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she notably said

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n’aient pas été vues

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were not seen

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alors que dans une mer comme la Méditerranée

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while in a see like the Mediterranean

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chalutiers (bateau)

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trawlers

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évoquer

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to recall

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pouvoir

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to be able to

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provoquer

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to cause

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les réticences

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the reluctancies

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de certains responsables des bateaux

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some captains

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il y a d’abord le fait que

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there is first the fact that

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tout d’abord

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first of all

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d’abord

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first

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aucun pays ne veuille les accueillir

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certainly no countries that will welcome them

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accueillir

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to welcome

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vouloir

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to want

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désirer

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to desire

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antécédents judiciaires

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criminal records

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à savoir

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namely

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poursuivre

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to haunt/seek

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a-t-elle souligné

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she said

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selon

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according to

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(ils) ont déjà trouvé la mort

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(they) have already been found dead

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ils sont portées disparues

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they have been reported missing

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en essayant de réjoindre l’Europe

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in attempting to meet up with Europe

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embarcations de fortune

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(unseaworthy) boats

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Joint par

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joined by

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Haut-Commissariat

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high-commissioner

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essayant de ganger les États-Unis

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attempting to reach the US

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avait augmenté

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had increased

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leur nombre

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their number

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le printemps arab

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the arabian spring

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dizaines (de milliers)

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tens (of thousands)

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de personnes qui essaient cette difficile assez contrôle

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people who attempted this pretty hard test

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le même qu’avant

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the same as before

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être à la côte

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to be in hard time

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