NEW JANUARY CARDS Flashcards
maghrebin(e)
immigrant from northern Africa
un immigrant
an immigrant
laic
secular
la laicite
the absence of religious involvement in govt
la banlieue
the suburbs
les quartiers sensibles
rough neighborhoods
le chomage
unemployment
les emeutes
riots
une manifestation
a demonstration, a protest
le xenophobie
fear or dislike of strangers
la haine
hatred
le Front National (le FN)
extreme right political party in France
la voile
veil (worn by Muslim women)
la burqua
garment worn by some Muslim women which conceals them head to toe
un sans-papiers
an illegal immigrant
l’animosite
tension
surmonter
to overcome
s’integrer
to blend in; to become part of
le taux d’immigration
the amount of immigration
augmenter
to increase
la racaille
rifraff; hooligans; no-goodniks
l’immigration; clandestine
illegal immigration
actuellement
currently
le prejuge
prejudice
