immigration

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la population vieillissante

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ageing population

Question 2

le vieillissement de la population

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the ageing of population

Question 3

taux de natalité

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low/high birth rates

Question 4

augmentation de l’espérance de vie

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increased life expectancy

Question 5

un besoin de main d’oeuvre

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a need for labour

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une main d’oeuvre qui diminue

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a shrinking labour force

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migrer

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to migrate

Question 8

un étranger

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an alien/a foreigner/a newcomer

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passer la frontière (entrer dans le pays)

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to enter a country/ to cross the border/

to enter a country on a (student/tourist) visa

Question 10

le pays d’origine

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a country of origin

Question 11

le pays d’accueil

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a host country

Question 12

immigration à grande échelle

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large scale immigration

Question 13

solde migratoire

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net immigration

Question 14

politique d’immigration

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an immigration policy

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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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être attiré par

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to be attracted/drawn to

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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

Question 20

un candidat à l’immigration

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a would-be immigrant

Question 21

fuir

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to flee (misery/poverty/persecution)

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être déraciné

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to be uprooted

Question 23

rejoindre une famille

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to join one’s family

Question 24

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

Question 26

limiter les flux migratoires illégaux

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to curb the flow of illegal immigration

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ériger un mur

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to erect a wall/ a barrier

Question 28

renvoyer

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to send back/ to repatriate

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légaliser

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to legalise

Question 30

un travailleur illégal

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an undocumented worker/an illegal

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politique restrictive

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to restrict/ a restrictive policy

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donner préférence à

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to give preference to

Question 33

rester au delà de son titre de séjour

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to overextend one’s stay

Question 34

des faux documents

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forged/fake documents

Question 35

carte verte/permis de travil

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a green card/ a work permit

Question 36

faire entrer illégalement

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to smuggle people into a country

Question 37

recommencer à zéro

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to make a fresh start

Question 38

s’intégrer à

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to blend in/ to contribute to a culture

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être mal accepté par

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to feel ostracized by

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un bouc émissaire

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to be a scapegoat

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surcharger les services sociaux

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to stretch social services

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un travailleur saisonnier

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a transient worker

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occuper un emploi vacant

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to fill a job

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un emploi subalterne/ peu qualifié

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a menial job/ a low skill job

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un travailleur peu qualifié

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a low skilled worker

Question 46

un travail peu payé

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a low paying job/ a low paid worker

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prendre le travail de

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to steal the jobs of

Question 48

envoyer de l’argent au pays

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to remit money to one’s country (a remittance)

Question 49

un demandeur d’asile

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an asylum seeker

Question 50

se voir refuser l’asile/l’entrée

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to be denied sanctuary/entry (in)

Question 51

prendre en charge

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to take care of

Question 52

centre d’accueil

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reception centre/holding facility

Question 53

un passeur

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a people smuggler

Question 54

une filière

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a network