la société multiculturelle Flashcards

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1
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le racisme

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racism

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le genre

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kind

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malrgré tout

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in spite of everything

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avoir du mal à

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to have difficulty in

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l’inconnu

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the unknown

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la coutume

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custom

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être à l’abri de

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to be safe from

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mépriser

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to despise

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le défaut

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fault

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lutter

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to fight

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triste

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sad

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se ressembler

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to resemble each other/to be the same

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le/la beur

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2nd generation of North African living in France

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la Cour d’appel

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court of appeal

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le fabricant

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manufacturer

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coupable

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guilty

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une animatrice/un animateur

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sales/promotions staff

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la grande surface

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hypermarket

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une amende

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fine

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prison avec sursis

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suspended sentence

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21
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les dommages et intérêts

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damages

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les frais

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expenses

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une agence d’intérim

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temping agency

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l’inspection du travail

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occupational health and safety

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une équipe

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team

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le fichier

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file

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être le théâtre de

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to be the scene of

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le répit

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respite, rest

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être pris à parti

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to be picked on

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le gamin

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kid

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tenter

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to attempt

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le domicile

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home

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inscrire

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to write

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le croix gammée

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swastike

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faire l’objet de

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to be the subject of

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taguer

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graffiti

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envahir

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to invade

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déménager

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to move house

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39
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à la même enseigne

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in the same boat

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40
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la grande distribution

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chain of supermarkets

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41
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miser sur

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to bank on/to count on

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42
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compte tenu de

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considering/in view of

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43
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à rallonge

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never-ending

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la travée

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aisle

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45
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s’égrener

A

to range from

46
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la viande Halal

A

Halal meat

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le/la responsable

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manager/person in charge

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le BTS: Brevet de Technicien Supérieur

A

2 year degree

49
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le chef de rayon

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department supervison

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le CDD: Contrat à Durée Déterminée

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fixed-term contract

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le CDI: Contrat à Durée indéterminée

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permanent contract

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la racine

A

root

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la banlieue

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suburb

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le taux de chômage

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unemployment rate

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se heurter à

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to bump into/ to come up against

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une embauche

A

employment

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une émeute

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riot

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surgir

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to arise

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le quartier

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area/neighbourhood

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être déclenché

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to be triggered off

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la cible

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target

62
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la fonction publique

A

public service

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s’en prendre à

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to take it out on/to attack

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l’accueil

A

reception/welcome

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la réussite

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success

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améliorer

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to improve

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reporter sur

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to transfer to

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un espoir

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hope

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s’éloigner

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to move away

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être contraint de

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to be forced to

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éviter

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to avoid

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le déchirement

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tear/breakdown

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le lieu

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place

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la durée

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period of time

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provenir de

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to come from

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lointain

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far away

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un asile

A

asylum

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la faiblesse de leurs revenus

A

their low income

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la locataire

A

tenant

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davantage

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more

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un ouvrier

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worker

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la décennie

A

decade

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à peine

A

only just/barely

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à l’inverse

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on the contrary

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désormais

A

from now on

86
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la zone frontalière

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border zone

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le durcissement

A

the hardening

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insuffisant

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insufficient

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être soumis à

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to be subject to

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hors

A

except for/apart from

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la prestation sociale

A

social security benefit

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faire grand bruit

A

to cause an outcry

93
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prévoir

A

to plan

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la trêve

A

truce

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le bidonville

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shanty town

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les tsiganes/les Roms

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gypsies

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au petit matin

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early in the morning

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les forces de l’ordre

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the police

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la fuite

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escape

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être prié de

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to be requested to

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d’une traite

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without stopping on the way

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réduire en morceaux

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to smash to pieces

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puiser

A

to draw from

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le terrain vague

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waste land

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un ayant droit

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a person entitled to something

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une ONG: organisation non gouvernementale

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NGO:humanitarian organisation

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faire bondir

A

enrage

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les sans-papiers

A

immigrants without documents

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clandestin(e)

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illegal

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des revenus

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an income