Immigration Flashcards

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la population vieillissante

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ageing population

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le vieillissement de la population

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the ageing of population

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3
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Bas / Haut taux de natalité

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low/high birth rates

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4
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Augmentation de l’espérance de vie

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increased life expectancy

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5
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une main d’oeuvre qui diminue

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a shrinking labour force

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6
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migrer

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to migrate

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un étranger

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an alien / a foreigner / a newcomer

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Entrer dans un pays

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to enter a country (on a student/ tourist visa) / to cross the border

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9
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Pays d’origine

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a country of origin

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Le pays d’accueil

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a host country

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11
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solde migratoire

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net immigration

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12
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une politique sur l’immigration

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an immigration policy

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13
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se voir accorder la citoyenneté

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to be granted citizenship

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un citoyen à part entière

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to be a full-fledged citizen

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15
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aspirer à

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to long for / yearn for / aspire to

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Réaliser un rêve / un objectif

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to fulfill a dream / to achieve a goal

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Un candidat à l’immigration

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a would-be immigrant

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fuir

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to flee (misery, poverty, persecution)

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être déraciné

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to be uprooted

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rejoindre sa famille

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to join one’s family

21
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la barrière de la langue

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the language barrier

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être privé de

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to be deprived of

23
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limiter

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to curb the flow of illegal immigration / to restrict

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Eriger un mur, une barrière

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to erect a wall / a barrier

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renvoyer
to send back / to repatriate
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un sans papiers
an undocumented worker / an illegal
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rester au delà de son titre de séjour
to overextend one's stay
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des faux documents
forged / fake documents
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un visa
a green card / a work permit
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faire entrer illégalement
to smuggle people into a country
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recommencer à zéro
to make a fresh start
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s'intégrer à
to blend in / to contribute to a culture
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un bouc émissaire
to be a scapegoat
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surcharger les services sociaux
to stretch social services
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un travailleur saisonnier
a transient worker
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occuper un emploi vacant
to fill a job
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un emploi subalterne / peu qualifié
a menial job / a low skill job
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prendre le travail de
to steal the jobs of
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envoyer de l'argent "au pays"
to remit money to one's country
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Argent envoyé "au pays", un versement
a remittence
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un demandeur d'asile
an asylum seeker
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se voir refuser l'asile / l'entrée
to be denied sanctuary / entry in