L'immigration Flashcards by Alice Perry

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Un ressortissant

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An immigrant/ citizen

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Recenser

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To take a census of

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Révolu

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Over

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A home

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Un foyer

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Illegal immigrant

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Sans-papier

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Scapegoat

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Une bouc émissaire

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Un fardeau

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A burden

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Les allocations sociales (f)

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Benefits

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Un agent d’entretien

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A cleaner

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Citizenship (becoming a citizen)

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La naturalisation

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Sheltered from

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à l’abri de

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A mix up

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Un amalgame

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La racine

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Root

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Une bascule

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See-saw/ weighing scales

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Le patois

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Regional dialect

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Distant

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Lointain

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Suburb

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Un faubourg

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A submissive woman

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Une soumise

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La prestation sociale

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A social security benefit

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Suer

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To sweat

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Broyer

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To crush

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Clothing industry

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La confection

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To be forced to

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Etre astreinte de

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Stock

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La souche

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Un immeuble

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A block of flats

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Casser

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To break things

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L’oisivité

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Idleness

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Rent

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La loyer

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Gypsies

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Les gitans/ tsiganes

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A hooligan

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Un voyou

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Un bidonville

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A slum

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Le délit de faciès

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Facial discrimination

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Le désoeuvrement

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Unemployment

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Town hall

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La mairie

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**To do

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Foutre

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Preconceived ideas

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À priori

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L’amertume

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Bitterness

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Les moeurs (f)

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Customs

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Valable

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Valid

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Périmé

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Expired

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Un/e zonard/e

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Someone from a deprived area

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Un/e loubard/e

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A yob

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Un maraîcher

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A market gardener

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Un menuisier

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A carpenter

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Mettre à l’écart de la société

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Marginalised/ sidelined

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S’entasser

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To be piled up

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Habitants à loger modéré

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HLM

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To be sent back

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Etre renvoyé

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Social unrest

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L’agitation sociale

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Hijab

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Le foulard

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Une embauche

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Employment

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Le CDD

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Fixed term contract

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Le CDI

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Permanent contract

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Low income

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Revenu faible

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A swastika

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Une croix gammée

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To be picked on

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Etre pris à parti

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Répandu

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Widespread

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Porter plainte

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To file a complaint

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Un communiqué

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A report

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Unusual

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Insolite

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To sink

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Couler