Les rites de passage Flashcards

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les grands événements d’une vie

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major life events

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un rite (religieux)

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(religious) rite

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un rite initiatique

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initiation ritual

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le baptême

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baptism

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la première communion

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first (holy) communion

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la circoncision

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circumcision

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le bar mitzvah / le bat mitzvah

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bar mitzvah / bat mitzvah

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le mariage

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marriage

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le passage à la “grande école”

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going to “big school” (ie to primary from nursery)

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l’entrée (f) en sixième

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going to secondary school

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le baccalauréat

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baccalaureate

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le diplôme

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diploma / degree

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la première voiture

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first car

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la majorité à 18 ans

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majority / coming of age at 18

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la Journée défense et citoyenneté (JDC)

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Defence and Citizenship Day (replaced military service)

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réussir le bac / baccalauréat

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to pass the baccalaureate / the IB

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avoir le droit de vote

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to be able to vote

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passer son permis de conduire

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to get your driving licence

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enterrer sa vie de garçon / sa vie de jeune fille

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to have a stag night / hen night

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faire l’expérience du bizutage

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to experience a newcomer’s initiation ritual

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vivre une journée de bienvenutage (en entreprise) (au Québec)

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to have a welcome day (to a company)

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chacun célèbre son rite de passage à l’adolescence ou à l’âge adulte selon l’endroit où il vit et la culture dans laquelle il grandit

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everyone celebrates their rite of passage into adolescence or adulthood according to where they live and the culture in which they grow up

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dans les sociétés traditionnelles, des rites d’initiation souvent violents accompagnent le passage de l’adolescent au statut d’adulte

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in traditional societies, initiation rites that are often violent mark the transition from teenage to adulthood

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le tatouage et le piercing, que l’on peut considérer comme des rites d’accession à un groupe, sont populaires chez les jeunes

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tattooing and piercing, which can be seen as rites of passage to a group, are popular among young people

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il est des rites et des pratiques sociales qui doivent disparaître, comme l’excision et les mutilations génitales féminines

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there are rites and social practices that must be eradicated, such as excision and female genital mutilation

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le “syndrome du nid vide” affecte les parents dont les enfants quittent la maison pour l’université ou pour vivre seuls

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“The Empty Nest Syndrome” affects parents whose children leave home for university or to live alone

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Suite à la crise économique, le “phénomène Tanguy”, selon lequel les jeunes adultes restent plus longtemps chez leurs parents, retarde le départ rituel du foyer familial

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because of the economic crisis, the “Tanguy syndrome” where young adults live longer at their parents’ home, delays the ritual departure from the family home. (the ‘Tanguy Syndrome’ comes from a French-speaking film where a man is reluctant to leave his parents’ house