l'Amérique Flashcards

1
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Bannière étoilée

A

the Stars and Stripes

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2
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un indien d’Am

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a native American = an American Indian

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3
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afro-Am

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an African American

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4
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Chicano

A

a Mexican Am

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5
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colon

A

settler

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6
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pays d’immigrants

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a nation of immigrants

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le creuset

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the melting pot

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8
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pays d’abondance

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a land of plenty

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9
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eldorado

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an El Dorado

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10
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attitude de battant

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a can-do attitude

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11
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indépendance

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self-reliance

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12
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être indépendant

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to be self-reliant

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13
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partir de rien

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start from scratch

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14
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être individualiste

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to be individualistic

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15
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individualisme forcené

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rugged individualism

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16
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avoir la possibilité de s’élever dans la société

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to be upwardly mobile

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gravir les échelons du succès

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to climb up the ladder of success

18
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gendarme du monde

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the policeman of the world

19
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être plein d’arrogance

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to be full of arrogance

20
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un colosse aux pieds d’argile

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a giant with feet of clay

21
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fragilité de l’Am

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A’s frailty

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tenir des vérités comme allant de soi

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hold truth to be self-evident

23
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passer de la misère à la richesse

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rags-to-riches

24
Q

comment se fait-il que ?

A

How is it that

25
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claque

A

blow

26
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perpétuel

A

perpetual

27
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capacité

A

ability

28
Q

se réinventer

A

reinvent itself

29
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se régénérer

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reinvigorate itself