How to manage the migrant crisis Flashcards
les circonstances
circumstances
déchiré par la guerre
war-torn
belliqueux
sabre-rattling
se débrouiller, s’en sortir (seul)
to cope (alone)
qui crée des divisions
divisive (policy, issue)
–> the divisive forces of right-wing nationalism
se déchirer
to tear apart
the EU could tear itself apart
une mêlée générale
a free-for-all
Jordanie et Liban
Jordan and Lebanon
traiter une demande (d’asile)
to process an application
éloigné, lointain
remote
The prospect of ending Syria’s civil war is as remote as ever
les négociations de paix
peace talks
c’est scandaleux, l’aide pour la Syrie à été baissée au moment même au la guerre devenait des plus sanglante
Scandalously, aid for Syrians was cut in 2015 even as the war grew bloodier
répartir
to sort
The next task is to require asylum-seekers to register and be sorted as close to home as possible, probably Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan.
en partie (parce que)
partly (because)
le but
afin de, dans le but de
the aim
with the aim of
demander, chercher qc,
to seek (SOUGHT, SOUGHT)
véritable, authentique
bona fide (genuine)
faire une offre
to bid (bid, bid, bidding) a bid = une offre, une enchère
faire un signe de la main
to wave (at someone) border officials wave asylum-seekers through and bid them safe travel to northern Europe
perturbateur
disruptive
That approach is disruptive in the short term
à court terme / sur le long terme
IN the short term / long run
tant que
so long as = as long as
incroyablement
astonishingly
s’inquiéter
to fret (to worry) = se tracasser No one in America now frets that the boat people will not fit in.
