CH93 America Flashcards

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l’oncle Sam

A

Uncle Sam

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2
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la bannière étoilée

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the Stars and Stripes

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3
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Un indien d’Amérique, un amérindien

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An American Indian (GB) / a native American (US)

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4
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Un Afro-Américain
Un Mexicain-Américain
Un Hispano-Américain
un latino

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an African American
a Mexican American / a Chicano
a Hispanic
a Latino

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5
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un pays d’immigrants

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a nation of immigrants

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6
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un colon

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a settler

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7
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un wasp

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a WASP

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8
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le creuset

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the melting pot

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9
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une société multiculturelle

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a multicultural society

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10
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le rêve américain

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the American Dream

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11
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un pays d’abondance

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a land of plenty

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12
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un eldorado

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an El Dorado

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13
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un pays où tout est possible

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a land of opportunity

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14
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l’égalité des chances

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equality of opportunity

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15
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le pays de la libre entreprise

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the land of free entreprise

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16
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l’esprit d’entreprise

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entrepreneurship

17
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un self-made man

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a self-made man

18
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une attitude de batttant / de gagnant

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a can-do attitude

19
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l’indépendance

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self-reliance

20
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ne pas avoir besoin des autres

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to be self-reliant

21
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l’individualisme forcené

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rugged individualism

22
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être individualiste

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to be individualistic

23
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le pragmatisme, être pragmatique

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pragmatism, to be pragmatic

24
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partir de rien

A

to start from scratch

25
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avoir la possibilité de s’élever dans la société

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to be upwardly mobile

26
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gravir les échelons du succès

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to climb up the ladder of success

27
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le mode de vie américain

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the American way of life

28
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le gendarme du monde

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the policeman of the world

29
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se sentir supérieur / invulnérable

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to feel superior / invulnerable

30
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être plein d’arrogance

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to be full of arrogance

31
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un colosse aux pieds d’argile

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a giant with feet of clay

32
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la fragilité de l’Amérique

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America’s fragility