L'immigration Flashcards

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a l’inverse

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on the contrary

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a peine

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only just, barely

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accueillir

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to receive, welcome, greet

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Algérien

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Algerian

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atteindre l’Europe

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to reach Europe

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au chômage

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unemployed

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Clandestin

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illegal (immigrant)

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connaitre une vague d’immigration

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to experience a wave of immigration

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créer des tensions

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to create tension

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davantage

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more

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déclencher

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to unleash

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des pays frontaliers

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countries around the border

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des ‘sans-papiers’

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illegal workers

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désormais

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from now on

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disparaitre

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to disappear

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docile

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calm

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emigrer

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to emigrate

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en situation irrégulière

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without official papers, illegal

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enrichir

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to enrich

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entrer clandestinement

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to smuggle in

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21
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expulser

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to expel

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22
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faire un test ADN

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to have a DNA test

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faire venir la famille

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to send for the family

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fardeau financier

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financial burden

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francophone
French-speaking
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Front National
right wing party
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fuir
to flee
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gagner en prospérité
to get more prosperous
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grève de la faim
hunger strike
30
HLM
council housing
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immigrer
to immigrate
32
imposer des quotas
to impose quotas
33
issus de
from
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la circulation des travailleurs
movement of workers
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la citoyenneté
citizenship
36
la crise économique
economic crisis
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la croissance économique
economic growth
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la décennie
decade
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la détention
detention
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la diversité
diversity
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la durée
period of time
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la faiblesse de leurs revenus
their low income
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la foi
faith
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la frontière
border
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la fuite des cerveaux
'brain drain'
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la guerre civile
civil war
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la haine
hate
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la locataire
tenant
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la main-d'œuvre
workforce
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la politique de l'immigration
immigration policy
51
la rémunération
pay
52
la sécu (slang)
NHS
53
la sécurité
safety, security
54
la sécurité sociale
NHS
55
la terre d'accueil
host country
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la xénophobie
xenophobia
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la zone frontalière
border zone
58
l'asile
refuge, asylum
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le Beur
2nd generation North African
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le bidonville
shanty town
61
le centre d'accueil
reception centre
62
le demandeur d'asile
asylum seeker
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le droit
right
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le durcissement
the hardening
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le ghetto
ghetto
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le lieu
place
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le Maghreb
North Africa
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le Maghrébin
person from the Maghreb (a North African)
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le marché de travail
labour market
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le médecin généraliste
GP
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le mode de vie
way of life
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le niveau de vie
standard of living
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le patrimoine
heritage
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le pays d'accueil
host country
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le pays frontalier
border country
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le pays natal
country of birth
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le peur
fear
78
le 'pied-noir'
French National born in North African colony
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le plan d'austérité
austerity plan (a plan to reduce government budget deficits)
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le racisme
racism
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le réfugié
refugee
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le réfugié politique
political refugee
83
le ressortissant
emigrant (someone leaving a country)
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le rêve
dream
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le taux de natalité
birthrate
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le trafic d'armes
arms (guns, etc) traficking
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le trafiquant
trafficker
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le travail au noir
'moonlighting' (paid work that you don't pay taxes for / paid work that you do in addition to your normal job, without telling your employer)
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le xénophobe
xenophobe
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les boucs émissaires
the scapegoats
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les croyances
beliefs
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les droits de l'homme
human rights
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les impôts
taxes
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les mœurs (f)
customs, traditions
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les professionnels de la santé (m.pl)
health workers
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les ressources
resources, services
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les travailleurs en provenance de...
workers from...
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l'extrême droite
the far right
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l'hébergement
accomodation
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l'Hexagone
mainland France
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l'immigration clandestine (f)
illegal immigration
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L'immigré (m)
immmigrant
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l'insertion
integration
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lointain
far away
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main d'oeuvre
man power
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Marocain
Moroccan
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Naturaliser
to naturilise
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nourrir sa famille
to feed one's family
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obtenir le droit d'asile
to get right of asylum
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obtenir le statut de réfugié
to obtain refugee status
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obtenir un permis de travail
to get a work permit
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passer la douane
to go through customs
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permis de sejour
residence permit
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permis de travail
work permit
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peu scrupuleux
unscrupulous (not honest or fair)
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Portugais
Portuguese
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pour des raisons familiales
for family reasons
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pour des raisons sécuritaires
for safety reasons
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provenir de
to come from
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Rapatrier
to repatriate (to send someone back to their country)
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rejoindre l'UE`
to join the EU
122
répression par la police
police arrestment
123
rivaliser
to compete
124
s'appauvrir
to get poorer
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se réfugier
to take refuge
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s'expatrier
to emigrate
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s'insérer
to integrate
128
s'installer
to settle
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s'intégrer
to integrate
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SOS racisme
anti racist organisation
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surpeuplé
overcrowded
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travailler dans le bâtiment
construction industry
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travaux publics
public works
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traverser la frontière
to cross the border
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un asile
asylum
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un asile politique
asylum
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un ayant droit
a person entitled to something
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un bidonville
shanty town
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un bouc émissaire
scapegoat
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un citoyen
a citizen
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un diplômé
graduate (m)
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un élargissement
enlargement, widening
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un Etat membre
member state
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un étranger
a foreigner
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un foyer
a hostel
146
un immigré de première/seconde génération
first/second generation immigrant
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un ouvrier
worker
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un permis de séjour
a residence permit
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un permis de travail
a work permit
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un réfugié politique
a political refugee
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une campagne
a campaign
152
une cité de transit
holding area
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une diplômée
graduate (f)
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une ONG (Organisation Non Gouvernementale)
Humanitarian Organisation
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une restriction transitoire
restriction on movement (between countries)
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une tendance à ls hausse
a growing tendancy
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Un fardeau financer
Financial burden
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Obligatoirement
Compulsorily
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Les péages
Tolls ( cost of entry)
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Le coffre de sa voiture
Boot of the car
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Rebrousser
Brush against
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Le chemin
The path
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Les pays bas
Netherlands
164
SMIC
Minimum wage
165
Les revenus
Income
166
Sous payés
Underpaid
167
Travail au noir
Off the books
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Le patron
The boss
169
Les apatrides
Stateless people