Immigration Flashcards

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1
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durcir sa politique

A

to tighten up a policy

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2
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l’immigration sélective

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selective immigration

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3
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un bon exemple, Calais

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Calais is a case in point

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4
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Les passagers clandestins

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stowaways

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5
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un passeur

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a smuggler

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6
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être payé une fortune

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to be paid a bundle

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7
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être refoulé à la frontière

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to be turned away at the border

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8
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partir de rien

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to start from scratch

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9
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un parasite

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a freeloader, a scrounger

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10
Q

acquérir la nationalité XX

A

To be granted XXX citizenship

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11
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Sonner la fin le glas

A

Spell the end

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12
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demander l’asile politique

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to seek political asylum

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13
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se réfugier

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to take shalter

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14
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s’exiler

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to go into exile

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15
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ils bougent dans l’espoir de

ils cherchent une vie meilleure ..

A

they move in the hope of a better life, away from their ravaged homelands
they are looking for a better life away from their ravaged homelands

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l’arrivée massive

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the influx of

17
Q

être envahit par des étrangers

A

to be swamped with foreigners

18
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un parti d’extrême droite

A

a far-right party

19
Q

mettre à rude épreuve la cohésion européenne

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to put a strain on the European cohesion.