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1
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Rêves d’une vie meilleure

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Dreams of a Better Life

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Des raisons de fuir

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Reasons to Escape

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la persécution

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persecution

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oppression

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l’oppression

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la répression

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repression

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la tyrannie

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tyranny

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La pauvreté

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poverty

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dire poverty

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la misère

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Le conflit

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conflict

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Hardship

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Les épreuves, la souffrance

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La guerre

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War

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Guerre Civile

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civil war

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a dissident, a dissenter

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un dissident, un contestataire

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l’émigration

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emigration

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an emigrant

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Un émigrant, un émigré

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an exodus

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Un exode

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l’exil

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exile

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an exile

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Un exilé

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escape (from)

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Echapper (à), s’échapper (de)

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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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drive away

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chasser

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Persécuter

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Persecute

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oppress

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opprimer

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pauvre

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poor

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malheureux

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miserable

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Tyrannique

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Tyrannical

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Les attentes et les rêves

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Expectations and Dreams

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a hope

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un espoir

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a wish

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un souhait

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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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lure

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l’attrait (trompeur), le leurre

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L’aspiration

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aspiration

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yearning

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le désir ardent, l’aspiration

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longing

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l’envie , l’aspiration

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La recherche (de)

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the search (for)

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The quest (for)

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la quête (de)

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the thirst (for)

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la soif (de)

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A magnet

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un aimant , un pôle d’attraction

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La liberté

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freedom

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Une occasion

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an opportunity

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Un gagne-pain

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A livelihood

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a shelter

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un abri, un refuge

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Les conditions de vie

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Living conditions

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a prospect

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une perspective

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education

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L’éducation, la scolarisation

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affluence

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La richesse, l’abondance

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wealth

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la fortune, la richesse

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riches

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richesses

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53
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L’ascension sociale

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upward mobility

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54
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Un cas d’ascension fulgurante

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a success story

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a rags-to-riches story

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une réussite spectaculaire

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Rêver

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dream

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Réaliser un rêve

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fulfil a dream (GB)

fulfill a dream (US)

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S’attendre à (qqch)

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expect (something)

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meet expectations

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satisfaire des attentes

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Espérer

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hope

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wish for something

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souhaiter avoir quelque chose

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schooling

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scolarisation

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Aspirer (à)

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Aspire (to)

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Désirer

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yearn for

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long for

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désirer, aspirer à

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être attiré (par)

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be attracted (to)

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avoir accès à

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have access to

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earn a living

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gagner sa vie

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satisfaire les besoins de sa famille

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provide for one’s family

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seek refuge (Irr)

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chercher refuge

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find shelter

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trouver refuge

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nourrir

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feed

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éduquer

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educate

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améliorer

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improve

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S’enrichir

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become/ get rich

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rise

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s’élever

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s’élever socialement

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work one’s way up

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dig for gold (Irr)

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chercher de l’or (en creusant)

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découvrir de l’or

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discover / strike gold

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faire fortune

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make a fortune

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81
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set up an empire

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Construire un empire

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82
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Passer du dénuement à l’opulence

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go from rags to riches

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libre

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free

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Peaceful

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paisible, pacifique

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pacific

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pacifique

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attrayant

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attractive

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attirant

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appealing

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enticing, alluring

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attrayant, tentant

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irrésistible

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irresistible

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Hopeful

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Plein d’espoir

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Impatient

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impatient, eager

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greedy

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avide, cupide

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aisé

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well-off

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affluent

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Riche

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wealthy

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riche, fortuné

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L’installation

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Settling in

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a setter

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un colon

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a settlement

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un village , une colonie

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un pionnier

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a pioneer

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an immigrant

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un immigrant , un immigré

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Un arrivant

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a new arrival

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an alien

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un ressortissant étranger

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an resident alien

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un résident étranger

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104
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Un nouveau venu

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a newcomer

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105
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a stream

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Un flot , un torrent

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Une vague

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a wave

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settle

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s’installer, s’établir

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let in

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Laisser entrer

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autoriser l’entrée (de qqn)

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allow (someody) in

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entice

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attirer

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encurager

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encourage

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ouvrir ses frontières

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Open one’s borders

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accueillir favorablement

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welcome

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offrir un refuge

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provide shelter / a haven

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a tax haven

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Un paradis fiscal

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116
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Reality

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Réalité

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Le travail

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work

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118
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a gold digger

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un chercheur d’or

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un fermier

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a farmer

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a peddler (GB)
a Pedlar (US)
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un colporteur, un revendeur

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Un ramasseur de fruits

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a fruit-picker

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Un ouvrier saisonnier

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a seasonal worker

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Un ouvrier agricole

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a farm labourer / worker

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a worshop

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un atelier

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a sweatshop

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un atelier où le personnel est exploité

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sweat

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la sueur

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une fabrique

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a manufacture

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une usine

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a factory

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piece work

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le travail payé à la pièce

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A low-paid job

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Un emploi mal payé

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Un travail ingrat

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A thankless / unrewarding job

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Un emploi subalterne

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A menial job

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Moonlighting

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Le travail au noir

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La main d’oeuvre

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Labour

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Travailler dur

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Work hard, toil

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Slave away

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Travailler come un forçat, trimer

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Colporter

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Peddle

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Ramasser (des fruits…)

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Pick (fruits)

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Sew

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Coudre

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Exploiter

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Exploit

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Tirer profit de

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Take advantage of

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Cheap

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Bon marché

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Unskilled

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Non qualifié

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Flexible

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Flexible

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Hard-working

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Travailleur, laborieux

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Sous-payé

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Underpaid

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Un immigré en règle

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A legal immigrant

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Un demandeur d’asile

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An asylum-seeker

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L’asile politique

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Political asylum

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Un étranger

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A foreigner

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Un fugitif

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A fugitive

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A political refugee

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Un refugé politique

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A second-class citizen

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Un citoyen de seconde classe

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Un immigré clandestin

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An illegal immigrant/alien

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Un travailleur sans papiers

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An undocumented worker (US)

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An illegal crossing

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Une entrée clandestine

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A Smuggler

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Un passeur

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Une arte d’identité

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An identity card

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Un permis de résidence

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A residence permit

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A work permit

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Un permis de travail

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A Green Card (US)

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Un permis de séjour

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La légalisation

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Legalization (US)

Legalisation (GB)

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Traverser

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cross

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Entrer clandestinement

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enter illegally

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Sneak into

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se faufiler, entrer clandestinement

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seek asylum

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demander asile

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excéder une durée fixée

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overstay

168
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Légaliser

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legalize

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smuggle (into)

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faire entrer clandestinement

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Indésirable

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undesirable, unwanted

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déraciné

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uprooted

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sans racines

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rootless

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Le statut

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status

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Les obstacles

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Barriers

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the language barrier

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La barrière linguistique

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an obstacle

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un obstacle

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a hindrance

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une entrave, une gène

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Une difficulté

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a difficulty

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Une restriction

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a restriction

180
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des quotas

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quotas

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une loi sur l’immigration

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an immagration law

182
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la sélection

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selection

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la frontière

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the border

184
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la police des frontières

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the Border Patrol (US)

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curb the flow

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limiter le flot

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staunch

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contenir

187
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Restreindre

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restrict

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tighten

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resserrer, renforcer

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Select

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choisir, faire une sélection

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Interdire

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ban

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Empêcher d’entrer

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keep out

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Attraper

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Catch

193
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Round up

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faire une rafle

194
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Send back

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renvoyer

195
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Ship out

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renvoyer par bateau

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Reconduire (à la frontière)

A

escort back (to the border)

197
Q

Kick out

A

Jeter dehors

198
Q

Linguistique

A

linguistic

199
Q

Insurmontable

A

unsurpassable

200
Q

Restrictif

A

Restrictive

201
Q

tight

A

serré, strict

202
Q

Harsh

A

Sévère

203
Q

Sélectif

A

selective

204
Q

Répressif

A

repressive

205
Q

La discrimination

A

Discrimination

206
Q

Rejection

A

le rejet, l’exclusion

207
Q

La xénophobie

A

xenophobia

208
Q

Des sentiments xénophobes

A

anti-immigrant feelings

209
Q

Resentment

A

l’animosité, le ressentiment

210
Q

Un bouc-émissaire

A

a spacegoat

211
Q

Un fardeau social

A

a social burden

212
Q

discriminate

A

pratiquer la discrimination

213
Q

be discriminated against

A

être victime de discrimination

214
Q

resent

A

en vouloir, ne pas supporter

215
Q

Mépriser

A

look down on

216
Q

accuser (de)

A

accuse (of)

217
Q

blame sbdy (for)

A

Rendre qqn responsable (de)

218
Q

Prendre l’emploi de

A

take jobs away from

219
Q

segregate (from)

A

séparer, isoler, exclure (de)

220
Q

Discriminatoire

A

Discriminatory

221
Q

resentful

A

amer, plein de ressentiment

222
Q

La diversité ethnique

A

The Ethnic Mix

223
Q

La naturalisation

A

Naturalization

224
Q

Le bilinguisme

A

bilingualism

225
Q

La nationalité

A

Citizenship

226
Q

a citizen

A

un citoyen

227
Q

a would-be citizen

A

Un citoyen potentiel

228
Q

(s’)adapter

A

adapt, adjust

229
Q

assimilate

A

(s’)intégrer

230
Q

integrate

A

(s’)intégrer

231
Q

se fondre dans

A

blend/merge into

232
Q

conform (to,with)

A

se conformer (à)

233
Q

se créer de nouvelles racines

A

put down nex roots

234
Q

Demander la nationalité

A

Apply for citizenship

235
Q

Naturaliser

A

Naturalize

236
Q

Grant citizenship

A

Accorder la nationalité

237
Q

La richesse ethnique

A

Ethnic Wealth

238
Q

otherness

A

l’altérité

239
Q

Un mélange

A

a medley, a mix

240
Q

Un creuset

A

a melting-pot

241
Q

Une société multi-culturelle

A

a multi-cultural society

242
Q

L’héritage de l’immigration

A

the heritage of immigration

243
Q

un atout

A

an asset

244
Q

mutual respect

A

Le respect mutuel

245
Q

understanding

A

la compréhension

246
Q

openness

A

l’ouverture d’esprit

247
Q

Un mariage mixte

A

a mixed marriage

248
Q

borrowing

A

un emprunt (style, coutume)

249
Q

Un restaurant exotique

A

an ethnic restaurant

250
Q

ethnic food

A

nourriture exotique

251
Q

a cultural background

A

Un arrière-plan culturel

252
Q

L’origine

A

origin

253
Q

Un ancêtre

A

an ancestor

254
Q

les ancêtres, les aïeux

A

ancestry

255
Q

Une personne d’origine étrangère

A

a foreign-born person

256
Q

a native

A

un natif, qqn né dans le pays

257
Q

differ (from)

A

différer, être différent (de)

258
Q

stand out

A

se distinguer, ne pas passer inaperçu

259
Q

look different

A

Paraître différent

260
Q

être d’origine étrangère

A

be of foreign origin

261
Q

be torn between two cultures

A

être partagé entre deux cultures

262
Q

s’accrocher à ses coutumes

A

stick to one’s ways

263
Q

Respecter

A

respect

264
Q

To value

A

Apprécier

265
Q

concilier

A

reconcile

266
Q

be enriched

A

s’enrichir

267
Q

divers

A

diverse

268
Q

varié

A

varied

269
Q

D’une grande variété

A

multifarious

270
Q

étrange

A

strange

271
Q

outlandish

A

bizarre, peu habituel

272
Q

unusual

A

inhabituel

273
Q

Rrespectueux

A

respectful

274
Q

Compréhensif

A

understanding

275
Q

open-minded

A

ouvert d’esprit, sans préjugés

276
Q

natal

A

native

277
Q

foreign-born

A

d’origine étrangère

278
Q

first-generation

A

de la première génération

279
Q

second-generation

A

de la seconde génération

280
Q

a European-American

A

Un Américain d’origine Européenne

281
Q

an African-American

A

Un Américain d’origine Africaine

282
Q

to settle the guests

A

installer les invités

283
Q

calmer ses nerfs

A

to settle one’s nerves

284
Q

régler une affaire

A

to settle a business

285
Q

to settle an argument

A

trancher (en qualité d’arbitre)

286
Q

to settle down

A

s’installer, se calmer, se ranger

287
Q

to settle for

A

se contenter de

288
Q

to second for (second best)

A

se contenter d’(un pis-aller)

289
Q

to settle on

A

choisir (un nom, une couleur)

290
Q

to settle out of court

A

parvenir à un règlement à l’amiable (pour éviter un procès)

291
Q

to feel settled

A

se sentir installé

292
Q

that’s settled

A

Voilà ce qui est réglé

293
Q

Un temps instable

A

unsettled weather

294
Q

a settlement

A

un accord, un règlement ( à l’amiable) , un centre social

295
Q

to let the dust settle

A

(trad. laisser la poussière se déposer) = attendre que les choses se calment

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