An american tail Flashcards by Fatou SYLLA | Brainscape

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Challenge

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Challenge

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Ambition

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Ambition

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Opportunité

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Opportunities

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Moyen de + V

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A means / way of V-ing

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Attentes

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Expectations

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Esprit d’aventure

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Spirit of adventure

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Tournant

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Turning point

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Etranger

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Alien = foreigner

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Persécution

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Persecution

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Discrimination

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Discrimination

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Barrière sociale

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Social barriers

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Racines

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Roots

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Identité

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Identity

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Fascinant

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Fascinating

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Excitant

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Exciting = thrilling

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Enrichissant

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Enriching

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Confiant

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Confident

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Aventureux/se

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Adventurous

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Entreprenant

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Enterprising

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Risqué

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Risky

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Pays natal

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Native country

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Étranger

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Foreign

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Réaliser un rêve

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Fulfil a dream

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En avoir assez de quelque chose

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Have had enough of/ be tired of / fed up with

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S’enfuir de

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Get away from

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Peser le pour et contre

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Weigh the pros and cons

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Prendre une décision

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Make a decision = make up one’s mind

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Aller de l’avant

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Move forward

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Être déterminé

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Be determined

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S’installer

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Settle down

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Repartir de zéro

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Start from scratch

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S’adapter a quelque chose

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Adapt oneself to sth

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Se battre

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Fight = struggle

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Ameliorer

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Improve

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Être déraciné

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Be uprooted

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Se sentir coupé de

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Feel cut off from

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Rencontrer des problèmes

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Meet problems / difficulties

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Port

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Port = harbour

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Quai

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Quay

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Passerelle

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Gangway

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Passager

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Passenger

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Bateau à aubes

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Paddle steamer

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Perspectives d’avenir

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Prospects

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Endroit d’abondance/ de liberté

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Land of plenty /of freedom

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Misérable

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Destitute

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Tout déchirée

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Shabby

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Ravi

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Delighted

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Être aux anges

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Be over the moon

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Être impatient

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Be impatient / eager

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Être americanisé

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Be Americanized

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Parce que

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Because

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C’est pourquoi

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That’s why

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Aussi bien

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As well

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Donc

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So

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Afin de / pour

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In order to

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Mais

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But

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Comme

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As

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de plus

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Moreover

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D’ailleurs / en plus

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Besides

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Ne plus

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no longer

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Avoir le Mal du pays

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Feel Homesick

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Critiquer par

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Critiqued by

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Dessin animé

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Cartoon film

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Conte de fée

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A fairy tail

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Jeu de mots

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Pun on word