Immigration in the US-UK Flashcards

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un immigrant, un immigré

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an immigrant

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2
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un autochtone

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a native

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3
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un inconnu

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a stranger

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4
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un ressortissant étranger

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an alien

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5
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entrer dans un pays

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to enter a country

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6
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entrer illégalement

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to sneak in

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7
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être expulsé

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to be deported

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8
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un avis d’expulsion

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a deportation order

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9
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une frontière

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a border/ a frontier

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10
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un pays d’origine

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a country of origin

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11
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un pays d’accueil

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a host country

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12
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immigration de grande envergure

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large scale immigration

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13
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la politique de l’immigration

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immigration policy

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14
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un citoyen

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a citizen

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15
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la citoyenneté

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citizenship

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16
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un citoyen à part

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a fully-fledged citizen

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17
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accorder la citoyenneté

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to grant citizenship

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18
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être attiré part

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to be drawn to

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19
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un attrait, un leurre

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a lure

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20
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être alléché par

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to be lured to

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21
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être poussé par la misère

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to be pushed by poverty

22
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un niveau de vie

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a standard of living

23
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la fuite des cerveaux

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brain drain

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la main d’œuvre

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être coupé de ses racines
to be cut off from one's roots
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couper les liens avec sa patrie
to uproot oneself from one's home
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être déraciné
to be uprooted
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affronter
to cope with
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des épreuves, la souffrance, la pauvreté
hardship
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rencontrer des problèmes
to meet with hardships
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précaire
precarious
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la police des frontières
the border patrol
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sans papier
undocumented
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un travailleur clandestin
an undocumented worker
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un étranger clandestin
an illegal allien
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faux papiers
bogus documents
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un réseau de passeur
a smuggling ring
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un passeur
a smuggler/ a coyote
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tenter sa chance
to try one's luck
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s'établir
to settle
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prendre un nouveau départ
to make a fresh start
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repartir de zéro
to start from scratch
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s'intégrer (à)
to fit in(to)
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l'adaptation à
adjustment to
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une main d'œuvre
a cheap labour force
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un emploi peu qualifié
a low-skilled job
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mal payé
ill-paid
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un travailleur exploité
a sweated worker
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être payé au noir
to be paid off the books
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un demandeur d'asile
an asylum seeker
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un passager clandestin
a stowaway