Immigration Flashcards

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1
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la pauvreté

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poverty

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la misère

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dire poverty

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la persécution

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persecution

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l’oppression

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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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le conflit

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conflict

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les épreuves, la souffrance

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hardship

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la guerre

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war

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la guerre civile

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civil war

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un dissident, un contestataire

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a dissident, a dissenter

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l’émigration

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emigration

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un émigrant, un émigré

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an emigrant

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un exode

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an exodus

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l’exil

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exile

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un exilé

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an exile

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échapper (à), s’échapper (de)

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escape (from)

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fuir

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flee, run away (from) (fled, fled)

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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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chasser

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drive away

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persécuter

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persecute

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opprimer

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oppress

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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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un espoir

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a hope

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un souhait

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a wish

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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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l’attrait (trompeur), le leurre

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lure

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l’aspiration

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aspiration

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le désir ardent, l’aspiration

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vearning

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l’envie, l’aspiration

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longing

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la recherche (de)

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the search (for)

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la quête (de)

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the quest (for)

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la soif (de)

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the thirst (for)

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un aimant, un pôle d’attraction

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a magnet

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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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un abri, un refuge

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a shelter

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les conditions de vie

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living conditions

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une perspective

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a prospect

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l’éducation, la scolarisation

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education

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la scolarisation

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schooling

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la richesse, l’abondance

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affluence

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la fortune, la richesse

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wealth

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les richesses

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riches

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52
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l’ascension sociale

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upward mobility

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53
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un cas d’ascension fulgurante

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a success story

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54
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une réussite spectaculaire

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a rags-to-riches story (rags = des haillons)

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55
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rêver

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dream

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56
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réaliser un rêve

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fulfil a dream (US : fulfill)

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57
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s’attendre à (quelque chose)

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expect (something)

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satisfaire des attentes

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meet expectations

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espérer

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hope

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souhaiter avoir quelque chose

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wish for something

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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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désirer, aspirer à

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long for

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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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gagner sa vue

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earn a living

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satisfaire les besoins de sa famille

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provide for one’s family

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chercher refuge

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seek refuge (sought, sought)

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trouver refuge

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find shelter

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nourrir

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feed

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71
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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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s’élever

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rise

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s’élever socialement

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work one’s way up

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chercher de l’or (en creusant)

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dig for gold (u, u)

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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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construire un empire

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set up an empire

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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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82
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paisible, pacifique

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peaceful

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pacifique

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pacific

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attrayant

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attractive

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attirant

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appealing

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attrayant, tentant

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enticing, alluring

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irrésistible

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irresistible

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plein d’espoir

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hopeful

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impatient

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impatient, eager

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avide, cupide

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greedy

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aisé

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well-off

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riche

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affluent

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riche, fortuné

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wealthy

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L’installation

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Settling in

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un colon

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a settler

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un village, une colonie

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a settlement

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un pionnier

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a pioneer

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un immigrant, un immigré

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an immigrant

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un arrivant

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a new arrival

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un étranger

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a foreigner

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un ressortissant étranger

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an alien

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102
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un résident étranger

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a resident alien

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103
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un nouveau venu

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a newcomer

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104
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un flot, un torrent

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a stream

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105
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un afflux

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a flow

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106
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une vague

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a wave

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s’installer, s’établir

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settle

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108
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laisser entrer

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let in

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109
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autoriser l’entrée (de qqn)

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allow (somebody)

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attirer

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entice

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encourager

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encourage

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112
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ouvrir ses frontières

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open one’s borders

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113
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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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115
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un inconnu

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a stranger

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116
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La réalité

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Reality

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117
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Le travail

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Work

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118
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un chercheur d’or

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a gold digger

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un fermier

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a farmer

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un colporteur, un revendeur

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a peddler

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un ramasseur de fruit

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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 farme labourer / worker

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124
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un atelier

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a workshop

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125
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un atelier où le personnel est exploité

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a sweatshop

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126
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une fabrique

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a manufacture

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127
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une usine

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a factory

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le travail payé à la pièce

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piece work

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un emploi mal payé

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a low-paid job

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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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le travail au noir

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moonlighting

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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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trimer, travailler comme un forçat

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slave away

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colporter

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peddle

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ramasser (des fruits…)

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pick (fruit…)

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coudre

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sew (sewed, sewn)

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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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bon marché

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cheap

142
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non qualifié

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unskilled

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flexible

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flexible

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travailleur, laborieux

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hard-working

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sous-payé

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underpaid

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Le statut

A

Status

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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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un réfugié politique / climatique

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a political / climate refugee

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un citoyen de seconde zone

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a second-class citizen

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un immigré clandestin

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an illegal immigrant / alien

155
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un travailleur sans papiers

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an undocumented worker (US)

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une entrée clandestine

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an illegal crossing

157
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un passeur

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a smuggler

158
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une carte 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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un permis de travail

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a work permit

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un permis de séjour

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a Green Card (US)

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la légalisation

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legalization (GB : legalisation)

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traverser

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cross

164
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entrer clandestinement

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enter illegally

165
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se faufiler, entrer clandestinement

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sneak into

166
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demander asile

A

seek asylum

167
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excéder une durée fixée

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overstay

168
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légaliser

A

legalize

169
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faire entrer clandestinement

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smuggle (into)

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(il)légal

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(il)legal

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indésirable

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undesirable, unwanted

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déraciné

A

uprooted

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sans racines

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rootless

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Les obstacles

A

Barriers

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un obstacle

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an obstacle

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une entrave, une gêne

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a hindrance

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une difficulté

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a difficulty

178
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une restriction

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a restriction

179
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des quotas

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quotas

180
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une loi sur l’immigration

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an immigration law

181
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la séléction

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selection

182
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la frontière

A

the border

183
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la police des frontières

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the Border Patrol (US)

184
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un centre de rétention pour migrants

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an immigration detention center

185
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limiter le flot

A

curb the flow

186
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contenir

A

staunch

187
Q

restreindre

A

restrict

188
Q

resserrer, renforcer

A

tighten

189
Q

choisir, faire une sélection

A

select

190
Q

interdire

A

ban

191
Q

empêcher d’entrer

A

keep out

192
Q

attraper

A

catch

193
Q

faire une rafle

A

round up

194
Q

renvoyer

A

send back

195
Q

renvoyer par bateau

A

ship out

196
Q

reconduire (à la frontière)

A

escort back (to the border)

197
Q

jeter dehors

A

kick out

198
Q

linguistique

A

linguistic

199
Q

social

A

social

200
Q

culturel

A

cultural

201
Q

législatif

A

legislative

202
Q

insurmontable

A

unsurpassable

203
Q

restrictif

A

restrictive

204
Q

serré, strict

A

tight

205
Q

sévère

A

harsh

206
Q

sélectif

A

selective

207
Q

répressif

A

repressive

208
Q

La discrimination

A

Discrimination

209
Q

le rejet, l’exclusion

A

rejection

210
Q

la xénophobie

A

xenophobia

211
Q

des sentiments xénophobes

A

anti-immigrant feelings

212
Q

l’animosité, le ressentiment

A

resentment

213
Q

l’intolérance

A

intolerance

214
Q

le racisme

A

racism

215
Q

la ségrégation

A

segregation

216
Q

un ghetto

A

a ghetto

217
Q

une accusation

A

an accusation

218
Q

un bouc-émissaire

A

a scapegoat

219
Q

un fardeau social

A

a social burden

220
Q

un choc de civilisation

A

a clash of civilizations

221
Q

pratiquer la discrimination

A

discriminate

222
Q

être victime de discrimination

A

be discriminated against

223
Q

en vouloir à, ne pas supporter

A

resent

224
Q

mépriser

A

look down on

225
Q

accuser (de)

A

accuse (of)

226
Q

rendre qqn responsable (de)

A

blame sb (for)

227
Q

prendre l’emploi de

A

take jobs away from

228
Q

séparer, isoler, exclure (de)

A

segregate (from)

229
Q

discriminatoire

A

discriminatory

230
Q

amer, plein de ressentiment

A

resentful

231
Q

intolérant

A

intolerant

232
Q

raciste

A

racist

233
Q

La diversité ethnique

A

The Ethnic Mix

234
Q

Formes d’intégration

A

Forms of Integration

235
Q

l’assimilation

A

assimilation

236
Q

la naturalisation

A

naturalization

237
Q

la bilinguisme

A

bilingualism

238
Q

la nationalité

A

citizenship

239
Q

un citoyen

A

a citizen

240
Q

un citoyen potentiel

A

a would-be citizen

241
Q

le respect mutuel

A

mutual respect

242
Q

la compréhension

A

understanding

243
Q

(s’) adapter

A

adapt, adjust

244
Q

(s’) intégrer

A

assimilate

245
Q

(s’) intégrer

A

integrate

246
Q

se fondre dans

A

blend / merge into

247
Q

se conformer (à)

A

conform (to, with)

248
Q

se créer de nouvelles racines

A

put down new roots

249
Q

demander la nationalité

A

apply for citizenship

250
Q

naturaliser

A

naturalize

251
Q

accorder la nationalité

A

grant citizenship

252
Q

respecter

A

respect

253
Q

La richesse ethnique

A

Ethnic Wealth

254
Q

la différence

A

difference

255
Q

l’altérité

A

otherness

256
Q

la variété

A

variety

257
Q

un mélange

A

a medley, a mix

258
Q

une mosaïque

A

a mosaic

259
Q

un creuset

A

a melting-pot

260
Q

une société multi-culturelle

A

a multi-cultural society

261
Q

l’héritage de l’immigration

A

the heritage of immigration

262
Q

un atout

A

an asset

263
Q

l’ouverture d’esprit

A

openness

264
Q

un mariage mixte

A

a mixed marriage

265
Q

un emprunt (style, coutume)

A

borrowing

266
Q

un restaurant exotique

A

an ethnic restaurant

267
Q

la nourriture exotique

A

ethnic food

268
Q

l’exotisme

A

exoticism

269
Q

un arrière-plan culturel

A

a cultural background

270
Q

l’origine

A

origin

271
Q

un ancêtre

A

an ancestor

272
Q

les ancêtres, les aïeux

A

ancestry

273
Q

une personne d’origine étrangère

A

a foreign-born person

274
Q

un natif, qqn né dans le pays

A

a native

275
Q

différer, être différent (de)

A

differ (from)

276
Q

se distinguer, ne pas passer inaperçu

A

stand out

277
Q

paraître différent

A

look different

278
Q

être d’origine étrangère

A

be of foreign origin

279
Q

être partagé entre deux cultures

A

be torn between two cultures

280
Q

s’accrocher à ses coutumes

A

stick to one’s ways

281
Q

apprécier

A

value

282
Q

concilier

A

reconcile

283
Q

s’enrichir

A

be enriched

284
Q

différent

A

different

285
Q

autre

A

other

286
Q

divers, varié

A

diverse, varied

287
Q

d’une grande variété

A

multifarious

288
Q

ethnique

A

ethnic

289
Q

multi-culturel

A

multi-cultural

290
Q

exotique

A

exotic

291
Q

bizarre, peu habituel

A

outlandish

292
Q

inhabituel

A

unusual

293
Q

respectueux

A

respectful

294
Q

compréhensif

A

understanding

295
Q

à l’esprit ouvert, sans préjugés

A

open-minded

296
Q

natal

A

native

297
Q

d’origine étrangère

A

foreign-born

298
Q

de la première génération

A

first-generation

299
Q

de la seconde génération

A

second-generation

300
Q

s’installer, s’établir

A

to settle

301
Q

installer les invités

A

to settle the guests

302
Q

calmer ses nerfs

A

to settle one’s nerves

303
Q

régler une affaire

A

to settle a business

304
Q

trancher (en qualité d’arbitre)

A

to settle an argument

305
Q

mettre de l’ordre dans ses affaires

A

to settle one’s affairs

306
Q

s’installer, se calmer, se ranger

A

to settle down

307
Q

se contenter de

A

to settle for

308
Q

choisir (un nom, une couleur)

A

to settle on

309
Q

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

A

to settle out of court

310
Q

se sentir installé

A

to feel settled

311
Q

voilà qui est réglé

A

that’s settled

312
Q

un temps instable

A

unsettled weather

313
Q

un accord, un règlement, un centre social

A

a settlement

314
Q

(laisser la poussière se déposer) : attendre que les choses se calment

A

to let the dust settle

315
Q

morewords p.124

A

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