Dreams Of A Better Life Flashcards

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La tyrannie

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Tyranny

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Le conflit

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Conflict

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Les épreuves, la souffrance

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Hardship

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Un dissident, un contestataire

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A dissident, a dissenter

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Un exode

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Exodus

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L’exil

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Exile

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Un exilé

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An exile

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Échapper à, s’échapper de

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Escape (from)

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Fuir

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Flee, run away (from)

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Migrer

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Migrate

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Émigrer

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Emigrate

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S’exiler

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Go into exile

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Chasser

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Drive away

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Opprimée

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Oppress

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Malheureux

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Miserable

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Tyrannique

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Tyrannical

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Une incitation

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An incentive

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L’attrait

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Attraction, appeal

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L’attrait (trompeur), le leurre

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Lure

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Le désir ardent, l’aspiration

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Yearning

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L’envie, l’aspiration

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Longing

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La recherche de

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The search (for)

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La quête de

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The quest for

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La soif de

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The thirst for

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Un aimant, un pôle d'attraction
A magnet
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Une occasion
An opportunity
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Un gagne-pain
A livelihood
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Un abri, un refuge
A shelter
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Les conditions de vie
Living conditions
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Une perspective
A prospect
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La scolarisation
Schooling
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La richesse, l'abondance
Affluence
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Les richesses
Riches
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L'ascension sociale
Upward mobility
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Un cas d'ascension fulgurante
A success story
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Une réussite spectaculaire
A rags-to-riches story
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Réaliser un rêve
Fulfil a dream
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S'attendre à quelque chose
Expect something
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Satisfaire des attentes
Meet expectations
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Souhaiter avoir quelque chose
Wish for something
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Aspirer à
Aspire to
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Désirer
Yearn for
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Désirer, aspirer à
Long for
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Gagner sa vie
Earn a living
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Satisfaire les besoins de la famille
Provide for one's family
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Chercher refuge
Seek refuge
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Trouver refuge
Find shelter
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Améliorer
Improve
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S'enrichir
Become/get rich
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S'élever
Rise
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S'élever socialement
Work one's way up
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Chercher de l'or (en creusant)
Dig for gold
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Découvrir de l'or
Discover/strike gold
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Faire fortune
Make a fortune
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Construire un empire
Set up an empire
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Passer du dénuement a l'opulence
Go from rags to riches
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Paisible, pacifique
Peaceful
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Pacifique
Pacific
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Attirant
Appealing
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Attrayant, tentant
Enticing, alluring
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Plein d'espoir
Hopeful
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Impatient
Impatient, eager
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Avide, cupide
Greedy
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Aisé
Well-off
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Riche
Affluent
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Riche, fortuné
Wealthy
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Un colon
A settler
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Un village, une colonie
A settlement
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Un pionnier
A pioneer
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Un arrivant
A new arrival
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Un ressortissant étranger
An alien
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Un résident étranger
A résident alien
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Un nouveau venu
A newcomer
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Un flot, un torrent
A stream
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Un afflux
A flow
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S'installer, s'établir
Settle
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Laisser entrer
Let in
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Autoriser l'entrée de qqun
Allow sb in
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Attirer
Entice
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Ouvrir ses frontières
Open one's borders
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Accueillir favorablement
Welcome
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Offrir un refuge
Provide shelter/a haven
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The Rio grande
Fleuve qui sépare les EU du Mexique
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Ellis Island
Île du port de NY
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Jeunes cadres dynamiques cubains
Yuccas
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Jeunes cadres dynamiques chinois
Chuppies
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Immigrants en provenance d'Amérique latine
Latinos
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Mexicains
Chicanos
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Mexicains qui traversent le Rio grande à la nage pour entrer clandestinement sur territoire EU
Wetbacks
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Les blancs
Anglos
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Parvenir à un règlement à l'amiable
To Settle out of court
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Relever une affaire
To Settle a business
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S'installer, se calmer, se ranger
To Settle down
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Masses entassées
Huddled masses
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La misère
Dire poverty