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À chacun sa tribu

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to each their own tribe

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le look

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look, image

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le genre musical

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type of music

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les activités (f) de loisirs

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leisure activities

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les opinions (f) politiques

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political views

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le groupe d’âge / la tranche d’âge

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age group

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l’origine (f) ethnique

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ethnic background

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l’identité (f) sexuelle

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sexual identity

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le sentiment d’aapartenance

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sense of belonging

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le besoin d’appartenir à un groupe

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need to belong to a group

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la pression des pairs

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peer pressure

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suivre un mouvement de mode pour s’affirmer

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to follow a fashion trend to assert yourself

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suivre une tendance pour se fondre dans la masse

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to follow a trend in order to blend in

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refuser la dictature de la mode / des marques

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to refuse to be a fashion victim / slave to designer labels

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avoir les mêmes goûts (m) / des goûts en commun

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to like the same things / to share the same tastes

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adopter des signes (m) de reconnaissance / de ralliement

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to adopt rallying signs

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s’opposer à la culture de masse

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to object to / resist mass culture

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les ados aiment évoluer au sein de leur tribu

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teenagers love to be part of their tribe

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les tatouages sont des façons de s’exprimer et d’affirmer sa personnalité

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tattoos are a way to express yourself and assert your personality

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beaucoup de jeunes adoptent les valeurs, les croyances et les symboles d’un groupe

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many young people adopt the values, beliefs and symbols of a group

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les jeunes sont très influencés dans leurs choix culturels par les médias et la publicité

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young people are very influenced in their cultural choices by the media and advertising

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l’appartenance à un groupe, c’est comme avoir une deuxième famille, mais que l’on se choisit

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belonging to a group is like having a second family, but one you choose for yourself

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la “culture jeune” est souvent déterminée par le sexe mais aussi par le milieu social

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youth culture is often determined by your gender but also by your social background

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les jeunes cherchent à se distinguer de la culture dominante en choisissant un style spécifique de vêtements, d’accessoires et de coiffure

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young people try to stand out from mainstream culture by choosing a specific style of clothing, accessories and hairstyles

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nous voulons nous démarquer des générations précédentes en inventant une nouvelle manière d’être et de consommer

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we want to stand out from previous generations by inventing a new way of being and consuming

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les membres d’un groupe adoptent un language / un jargon propre à leur génération en utilisant des termes qu’eux seuls comprennent

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group members adopt a language / jargon specific to their generation (by) using terms that only they understand

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l’attachement à ses racines

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ties to your roots

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la culture régionale

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regional / local culture

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la langue

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language

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la gastronomie

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cuisine / gastronomy

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l’artisanat (m)

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arts and crafts

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l’art (m)

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art(s)

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les coutumes (f) / les traditions (f)

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customs / traditions

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la musique

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music

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l’architecture (f)

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architecture

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le paysage

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landscape

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un héritage culturel

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cultural heritage

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le patrimoine

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heritage

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se sentir chez soi

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to feel at home

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être attaché(e) à son pays d’origine / sa terre natale

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to be attached to the country you come from / where you were born

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retourner au bled (en Afrique du Nord)

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to go back home

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mes racines, ce sont la musique celte, l’odeur de la mer et le goût des crêpes

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my roots are Celtic music, the smell of the sea and the taste of pancakes

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beaucoup de citadins aiment faire un retour aux sources pendant leurs vacances

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many city dwellers like to return to their roots during their holidays

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les communautés expatriées

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expat communities

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se sentir étranger dans son pays natal

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to feel like a stranger in your home country

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avoir le mal du pays

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to be homesick

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souffrir du choc culturel

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to suffer culture shock

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mon pays me manque

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I miss my country

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on doit se refaire un nouveau cercle d’amis

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you have to make a new circle of friends

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l’éloignement resserre les liens d’amitié et familiaux

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distance strengthens the bonds with friends and family

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les parents essaient de transmettre leur culture d’origine tout en embrassant celle du pays d’accueil

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parents try to pass on their culture of origin while embracing that of the host country

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vivre des déménagements successifs peut faire qu’on se sente déraciné et qu’on perde ses repères

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living through a series of house moves can make you feel uprooted and that you’re losing your bearings

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bien conna*tre ses origines est d’autant plus important quand on mène une vie nomadique

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having a good knowledge of your origins is all the more important when you’re always on the move

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avoir un sentiment d’appartenance à une culture est sécurisant

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having a sense of belonging to a culture that makes you feel safe

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partir habiter à l’étranger est une expérience enrichissante sur le plan culturel et ouvre des horizons nouveaux

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going to live abroad is a culturally enriching experience and opens new horizons

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la vie en marge de la société

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living on the fringes of society

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quand c’est un choix

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when it is a choice

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un(e) marginal(e)

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outsider / misfit

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l’anticonformisme (m)

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anti-conformism

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la vie en communauté / la vie communautaire

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communal living

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l’habitat (m) participatif / intergénérationnel

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participative / inter-generational housing

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faire le choix d’une vie alternative / choisir de vivre autrement

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to choose an alternative life / to choose to live differently

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se démarquer de la norme

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to stand out from the crowd

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transgresser les règles (f) établies

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to break the rules

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refuser de s’adapter à un moule

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to refuse to be cast in the same mould

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vivre hors des sentiers (m) battus

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to live off the beaten track

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tout plaquer (fam)

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to drop out / quit

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Certains préfèrent vivre en marge de la société plutôt que de se laisser prendre dans un engrenage

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some prefer to live on the margins of society rather than get caught up in something they can’t get out of / a vicious cycle

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de plus en plus de jeunes choisissent de vivre en symbiose avec la nature

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more and more young people are choosing to live in harmony with nature

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ce n’est pas toujours facile de trouver l’équilibre parfait entre sa vie personnelle et professionnelle

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it’s not always easy to find the perfect balance between your personal and professional life

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opter pour le “slow living” ou le mouvement “slow life”, c’est opter pour mieux profiter de la vie

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choosing “slow living” or the “slow life” movement means choosing to enjoy life better

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les altermondialistes s’opposent au libéralisme économique et à la mondialisation et leur préfèrent une économie plus sociale et moins inégalitaire

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alter-globalists are against economic liberalism and globalisation, preferring a more social and less unequal society

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et quand ce ne l’est pas

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and when it is not

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un SDF (sans domicile fixe) / un sans-abri

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homeless person

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un exclu / un paria de la société

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outcast / someone excluded by society

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les laissé(e)s-pour-compte

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social rejects / the ones left behind

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les victimes (f) de la fracture sociale

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victims of the social divide

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se retrouver dans la rue

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find yourself living on the street

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vivre dans la précarité

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to live in inadequate and impoverished conditions

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beaucoup de familles sont en situation de grande pauvreté et dépendent entièrement des allocations sociales

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many families live in extreme poverty and depend entirely on social / welfare (government) benefits

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on peut assez vite se désocialiser suite à un échec scolaire ou à cause d’un licenciement

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you can quite quickly become a social outcast after failing at school or because of being made redundant

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la pauvreté entra*ne la personne dans un cercle vicieux d’exclusion, d’humiliation et de perte d’estime de soi

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poverty can lead / drag someone into a vicious circle of exclusion, humiliation and loss of self-esteem

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quand les circonstances engendrent l’exclusion sociale d’individus fragilisés économiquement, il n’est pas rare que la société les stigmatise

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when circumstances lead to the social exclusion of economically vulnerable individuals, it is not uncommon for society to stigmatise them

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