the American dream Flashcards

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1
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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

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réaliser le rêve américain

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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)

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une quête (de)

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5
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the pursuit of happiness

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la poursuite du bonheur

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6
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a land of opportunity / an El Dorado

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un pays de la chance / un El Dorado

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7
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a dream country

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un pays de rêve

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8
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to be lured ( to / by )

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être attiré ( vers/pars )

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9
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to entice / enticing

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attirer / attirant

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to attract / to draw [ drew / drawn ] people

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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

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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
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an elusive dream

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un rêve illusoire

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15
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unattainable

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qu’on ne peut atteindre

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16
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to fail to materialize

A

ne jamais se réaliser

17
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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 )

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avoir / ne pas avoir confiance ( en )

19
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to dash a dream

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réduire un rêve à néant

20
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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
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rugged individualism

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l’individualisme forcené

23
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self-reliance

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le fait de compter sur soi

24
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a sense of purpose

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une détermination

25
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forward-looking

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optimisme

26
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a “can-do” attitude

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une attitude volontariste

27
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a go-getter

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un ambitieux

28
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to work one’s way up

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s’élever socialement

29
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to climb up the (social) ladder

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grimper dans l’échelle sociales

30
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to come up in the world

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grimper les échelons

31
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upward social mobility

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l’ascenseur social

32
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a rags-to-riches story / a success story

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l’histoire d’une réussite

33
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to go from rags to riches

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partir de rien et faire fortune

34
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to start out on the bottom rungs of the economic ladder

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démarrer au bas de l’échelle économique

35
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outward signs of success

A

les signes extérieurs de succès

36
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wealth inequality

A

l’inégalité des richesses