the American dream Flashcards

1
Q

to seek [sought] a dream / to chase / to pursue a dream

A

chercher a réaliser un rêve

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2
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to make a dream come true / to fulfill / to achieve the American dream

A

réaliser le rêve américain

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3
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to be in search of / in quest of

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être à la recherche de / en quête de

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4
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a quest (for)

A

une quête (de)

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5
Q

the pursuit of happiness

A

la poursuite du bonheur

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6
Q

a land of opportunity / an El Dorado

A

un pays de la chance / un El Dorado

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7
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a dream country

A

un pays de rêve

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8
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to be lured ( to / by )

A

être attiré ( vers/pars )

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9
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to entice / enticing

A

attirer / attirant

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10
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to attract / to draw [ drew / drawn ] people

A

attirer les gens

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11
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to appeal to / an appeal

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plaire (à) / un attrait

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12
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the seamy side / the other side of a dream

A

l’envers du décor

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13
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the reverse of a dream

A

l’envers du rêve

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14
Q

an elusive dream

A

un rêve illusoire

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15
Q

unattainable

A

qu’on ne peut atteindre

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16
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to fail to materialize

A

ne jamais se réaliser

17
Q

to be beyond sb’s reach / out of reach

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être hors de portée de quelqu’un

18
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to have faith ( in ) / to lose faith ( in )

A

avoir / ne pas avoir confiance ( en )

19
Q

to dash a dream

A

réduire un rêve à néant

20
Q

a shattered dream / to restore a dream

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un rêve brisé / restaurer le rêve

21
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the risk-taking spirit

A

le goût du risque

22
Q

rugged individualism

A

l’individualisme forcené

23
Q

self-reliance

A

le fait de compter sur soi

24
Q

a sense of purpose

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une détermination

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forward-looking
optimisme
26
a "can-do" attitude
une attitude volontariste
27
a go-getter
un ambitieux
28
to work one's way up
s'élever socialement
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to climb up the (social) ladder
grimper dans l'échelle sociales
30
to come up in the world
grimper les échelons
31
upward social mobility
l'ascenseur social
32
a rags-to-riches story / a success story
l'histoire d'une réussite
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to go from rags to riches
partir de rien et faire fortune
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to start out on the bottom rungs of the economic ladder
démarrer au bas de l'échelle économique
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outward signs of success
les signes extérieurs de succès
36
wealth inequality
l'inégalité des richesses