North-South Relationsips (Phrases) Flashcards

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Bristol was a large English slave harbor.

A

Bristol fut un grand port négrier anglais.

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In America, slaves worked on plantations where they picked cotton.

A

En Amérique, les esclaves travaillaient dans des plantations où ils récoltaient le coton.

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3
Q

Runaway slaves were called “Maroons”.

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Les esclaves en fuite étaient appelés “marrons”.

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The British Empire was nicknamed “the empire upon which the sun never sets.”

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L’Empire britannique fut surnommé “l’empire sur lequel le soleil ne se couche jamais”.

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Dominions were self-governing colonies within the British Empire.

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Les dominions étaient des colonies autonomes au sein de l’Empire britannique.

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The British colonial empire ended in the 1960s.

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L’Empire britannique colonial a pris fin dans les années 1960.

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Australian Aborigines were hunted down by the British settlers.

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Les Aborigènes d’Australie ont été traqués par les colons britanniques.

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Treaties were seldom respected by the European colonists.

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Les traités fut rarement respectés par les colons européens.

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Doctors Without Borders undertook their first field mission in 1972.

A

Médecins sans frontières a entrepris sa première mission sur le terrain en 1972.

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The refugee camp was full of displaced persons.

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Le camp des réfugiés était rempli de personnes déplacées.

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Nationalist activists often call themselves “freedom fighters”.

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Les militants nationalistes se dénomment souvent “combattants de la liberté”.

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12
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The Red Cross

A

La Croix-Rouge

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13
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The Office of the UN High Comissioner for Refugees

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Le Haut Commissariat de l’ONU pour les réfugiés

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14
Q

The World Social Forum

A

Le Forum social mondial

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15
Q

To slave away

A

Trimer

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16
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To work like a slave

A

Travailler comme un forçat