American dreams Flashcards

1
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réaliser un rêve

A

make a dream come true

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2
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réaliser

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achieve / fulfil

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3
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atteindre un but

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reach a goal

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4
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réussir

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manage to

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5
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échouer

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fail to

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6
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mettre en oeuvre tous les moyens

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try every possible means

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7
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trouver sa voie

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make one’s way in life

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8
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laisser passer une chance

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miss a chance

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9
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faire face à

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cope with

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10
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surmonter les obstacles

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overcome obstacles

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11
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prospérer

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thrive = prosper

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12
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que l’on peut s’offrir

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affordable

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13
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au chômage

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unemployed = jobless

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14
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prospère

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prosperous = lucrative

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15
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confiant

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confident = self-assured

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16
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eager to

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très désireux de

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17
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ambitieux

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ambitious

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18
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épreuve

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hardship

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19
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crise économique

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economic crisis

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20
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perspectives

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prospects

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21
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l’échec

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failure

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22
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passer de l’extrême pauvreté à la richesse

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go from rags to riches = from extreme poverty to wealth

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23
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point de repère

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landmark

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24
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camion

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truck / lorry

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contre-plongée
low angle shot
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drapeau
flag
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gratte-ciel
skyscraper
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deceptive
trompeur
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accueillir
welcome
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fuir qqc
flee from sth
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à la recherche de
in search of
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à première vue
at first sight
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beacon
torch
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casse-cou
daredevil
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voeu pieux
wishful thinking
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goût du risque
taste for danger
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les basses besognes
the dirty work
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convince
persuade
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tenter sa chance
try one's luck
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se faire comprendre
get through to sb
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s'accrochr à son rêve
hold on to one's dream
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faire de son ieux
do one's best
43
clochard
tramp
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bien immobilier
real estate
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saisie d'un bien
foreclosure
46
remboursement d'un emprunt immobilier
mortgage payment
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exclu, paria
social outcast
48
malchanceux
unfortunate
49
imprudent
careless
50
expulsé
evicted
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être SDF
be down and out
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se faire avoir
be had
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faire un emprunt
take out a loan
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ignorer que
be unaware that
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jouer de la malchance
have one bit of hard luck after another
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vivre au jour le jour
live from hand to mouth
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joindre les 2 bouts
make ends meet
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propriétaire
home owner
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petits boulots
odd jobs
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resentment
animosity
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jealous
envious
62
soumis
submissive
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doomed
unlucky, luckless
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surmené
overworked
65
frimer
show off
66
n'a pas les moyens
can't afford
67
rejeter la responsabilité sur qqn
blame sb for sth
68
en vouloir à qqn
bear / have a grudge against sb
69
il y a de fortes chances que
the chance are that
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pour sauver les apparences
for the sake of appearances
71
surprise someone
take / catch someone unawares
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les riches oisifs
the idle rich
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grandeur et décadence
rise and fall
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ruling class
common people
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renaissance
revival
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extravagant
very expensive
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illusory
false , untrue
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lie (contraire)
tell the true
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illicit
proibited , illegal
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corrupted
dishonest
81
decadent
decayed
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s'effondrer
fall apart
83
faire de la contrebande
bootleg
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désirer ardement
yearn
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faire étalage de sa richesse
flaunt one's wealth
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réprimander
tell sb off
87
recevoir des ordres
be ordered about
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ne pas accepter qqc
resent
89
empêcher qqn de
stop / prevent sb from
90
cela ne vaut pas la peine de
it's no use V-ing
91
cela vaut la peine de
it's worth V-ing