Immigration Flashcards
Etat-Providence
Welfare state
faire partie de
to become part of
discriminer quelqu’un
to discriminate against smo
se sentir discriminé
to feel discriminated against
main d’oeuvre
man power
population vieillissante
ageing population
d’un jour à l’autre
overnight
être poussé à, être encouragé à
be encouraged
être à la hauteur = =
to be up to the job, to be fit to the job
choisir
to pick
proposer / offrir au figuré
to offer
offrir
to give
autrement
otherwise
politiques, mesures
policies
caractéristiques = = = = =
characteristics, aspects, features, traits, qualities
économie (la matière)
economics
économie (générale ==> ex : économie d’un pays)
economy
prendre du recul
to look at the big picture
adresser des critiques
to level criticism at / to smo
inattendu, surprenant = =
unexpected, surprising
casier judiciaire
criminal record
fuir
flee, fled, fled (verbe irrégulier)
la fuite
flight
asile politique
political asylum
la Manche
the channel
camion en US
truck
camion en UK
lorry
le but
to + BV
bourse
grant
sondage, études
survey
né à l’étranger
foreign-born
des frais, un prix
fees
chiffres au sens de statistiques
figers
petit (quantité, appréciation personnelle) =/ petit (taille, intensité)
little =/ small
entrer dans un pays
to enter a country
au pouvoir
in power
au sommet de
at the top of
PIB
GDP (gross domestic product)
Dans le cadre de cette nouvelle loi
Under this new law
intimidant
daunting
s’installer
to settle
Paradis fiscal
Tax haven
être à l’heure
to be on time
argument maigre, qui tient pas la route
lean argument
S’agissant de…
When it comes to + V-ING ou nom
sauter aux yeux = =
spring to mind, to become evident
repérer
to spot
n’est pas objectif = = =
biased, not objective, not neutral
impartial
unbiased
Britanniques = = =
British people, Brits, Britans
plus facilement
more easily
être embauché
to get hired
ennuyeux
dull, boring, uninteresting
gagnant-gagnant
win-win
remarquer
to notice
faire remarquer
to remark
Origines indiennes
Indian background, origins
biaiser
to bias
rosé (adj)
rosy
parler plus fort
speak up
pratiquer la discrimination
to discriminate against
La Chambre des Communes = =
The House of Commons = the Commons
La Chambre Haute
The Upper Chamber
constitué
made up
Ministère de l’Intérieur
Home Office
jargon = = =
jargon, vocabulary, parlance
parlementer
to parley
faire l’affaire = =
to do the job, to do the trick
difficile = =
tricky = difficult
je reconnais mon erreur
I stand corrected
passe d’armes = = =
face off, brawl, showdown
jargon journalistique
journalese
Ils s’en fichent
They don’t give a fig
mur épais
thick wall
une poignée de main = =
a few, a handful
évêque
bishop
tenter = =
to try, to attempt
adoucir
to soften
durcir
to harden
quinze jours = =
two weeks, a fortnight
à partir = =
as of, from
détenir la majorité
to hold a majority
un ajout =/ addition mathémtique
an addition =/ a somme
une pub = = =
an ad, an advert, an advertissment
pub comme métier
advertising
biffer = = = = =
to erase, to cross out, to remove, to delete, to struck out
céder du terrain = =
to give way, to give drown
vraisemblablement
more likely
le dernier mot
the final say
adopter un texte
to pass a bill
viser à
aim to
étant suspendu
in recess
mi-avril
mid-April
conservateurs
Conservatives
Seront probablement = =
are likely to be, will probably
durera = =
will continue, will last
lâcher prise
give in
pour que
so that
dès que
as early as
printemps
spring
à en croire les médias britanniques
If the British media are to be believed
un unique hôtel
just on hotel
être prêt (matériel)
be ready
être prêt (psychologique), être disposé à
be prepared
accueillir
to accommodate
être en perdition (en débauche) = = = =
be losing ground, be in distress, be sinking, be on the road to ruin
semble être = =
appear to be, seem to be
ne pas sombrer = =
avoid defeat, not sink
créer une expression
to coin an expression
une étape
a stage
à l’inverse
conversely
steam boat
bateau à vapeur
à peine croyable = = =
almost unbelievable, hardly believable, hard to believe
escroc = = = = =
crook, hacker, thief, con artist, scammer
quelques = = =
about, some, around
une multinationale = =
a multinational compagny, a firm
de ce type = =
of this sort, of its kind
un disque, un CD
a record
un casier judiciaire
a record
un record
a record
un dossier scolaire
a record
un enregistrement
a recording
enregistrer
to record
réalisé = = = = =
put together, pieced together, generated, made up, created
modifier = =
to modify, to alter
grâce à
thanks to
un potentiel de
endless opportunities for
désinformation = =
misinformation, fake news
utilisation abusive = = =
improper, inappropriate, illegal use
accessible au public
publicly available
un haut responsable de la police = =
a senior police official, a high-ranking police official
recevoir un appel = =
to receive a call, to get a call
appels par vidéoconférence
video (conference) calls
se faire passer pour = = =
to pose as, to pretend to be, to impersonate
désigné = =
specific, designated
indiquer = = =
say, tell, declare
enquête
investigation
en cours = = =
underway, ongoing, taking place
arrestation
arrest
jusqu’à présent = =
at this point, so far
révéler = =
reveal, disclose
un criminel
a felon
un condamné
a conviet
être reconnu coupable
to be found guilty of
être condamné pour X années
to be sentenced to X years
obtenir une peine à perpétuité
to get a life sentence
un vol (objet)
a robbery
un braquage
a heist
rentrer par effraction
to break into
un trésor
a treasure trove
violent, injurieux, grossier
abusive
insultes, mauvais traitements, maltraitance
abuse
un patron = =
a supervisor, a manager
un cadre junior
a junior executive
un cadre supérieur
a senior executive
être en état d’arrestation
to be under arrest
être placé en GAV
to be held in custody
être en liberté conditionnelle
to be on parole
tirer d’affaires, renflouer (sauver)
to bail out
dévoiler = = = =
to unveil, to expose, to leak, to divulge
les contribuables
taxpayers
partisan
proponent
se propager
to spread
à partir de…
as of
porter atteinte
to undermine
encourager
to embolden
élargir = =
to broaden, to extend
2 millions de dollars
2 million dollars (invariable quand utilisé en déterminant)
presque
almost
Des millions de gens
Millions of people (s’accorde quand utilité en nom)
dénoncer, rapporter, signaler
to report
apporter qqch concrètement
to bring
apporter qqch au figuré
to bring about
cacher, dissimuler
to conceal
image concrète
picture
image au figuré
image
la technologie
∅ technology
les vieillards avec leuR cannE
the old men with their caneS (pas la mm règle en anglais)
la pagaille
shambolic
sigle (série de lettres prononcées séparément : SNCF)
initialism
acronyme (lettres prononcées ensemble : SIDA)
acronyms
bien se porter = =
to do well, to fare well
action
stock
exchange
bourse
titre (actions ou obligations)
securities
bourse de titres
security exchange
to resign
démissionner
raconter, conter, coMPter
to tell
partie prenante
stakeholder
rattraper qqch
to make up for smth
prouver ce que je dis
to prove my point
raconter des mensonges
to tell lies
raconter une histoire
to tell a story
rencontrer au figuré
come across
moyen
mean
frapper
to hit
s’évanouir
to pass out
assommer qqn
to knock smo out
gronder, fâcher
to scold
tromper
to deceive
temps
time
temps grammatical
tense
ci-dessous, en-dessous
below
se disputer avec qqn
to argue with smo
à l’époque
in those days
en bas
at the bottom
à droite
on the right
avoir le temps
to have bags of time
essence = = =
gasoline, gas, petrol
pétrole
oil
acier
steale
fer
iron
bronze
bronze
plomb
lead
mercure
quick silver
cuivre rouger
copper
cuivre jaune
brass
étain, fer blanc
tin
cobalt
cobalt
lithium
lithium
sûreté
safety
la veille au soir = = =
the previous evening, the previous night, the night before
Une soixantaine = = = = =
some 60, sixty-odd, around sixty, about 60, sixty or so
affermir qqch = = =
make smth stronger / harsher / more stringent
estimer = = =
to argue that, to deem smth (+adj), to assess
évaluation
assessment
appartenir à
belong to
La droite des Tories = =
the Tory right wing, the Tories’ right wing
être
to stand
se tenir debout
to stand
le cran = = =
the nerve, the guts, the courage
aller jusqu’à = =
to go as far as to, to actually
prononcer
to deliver
bref = =
brief, short
discours
speech
étroit
narrow
pupitre = = = =
podium, desk, stand, lectern
portant le slogan = = = = =
with / bearing / reading / that read / that bore the slogan
assurer = = =
to declare, to assure, to claim
texte législatif = =
piece of legislation, act
les arrivées de migrants = = =
migrant arrivals, the arrival / the flow / the influx of migrants
les côtes
coasts
environ 30 000 = = =
some 30,000, 30,000 or so, around 30,000
traversée
crossing
traverser
to cross
Enfin = = =
at (long) last, ultimately, finally
accord = =
agreement, deal
Il y a près de deux ans = =
almost / nearly two years ago
afin que = = =
so that, for their, to allow
la demande
the claim, the case, the request
traité = = =
processed, considered, dealt with
sur place
there
accepter
to accept, to grant
instrument de dissuasion indispensable
an essential deterrent
reprendre le contrôle
take back (the) control
frontière
border
