The secret road to freedom Flashcards by Ambre Floch

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abolitionniste

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abolitionist

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chasseur de prix

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bounty / hunters

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esclave libre

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emancipated slave

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chercheur de liberté

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freedom seeker

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surveillant d‘esclaves

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overseer - the person who watches the slaves

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propriétaire d’esclaves

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slave holder

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état esclavagiste

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slave state / free state

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marché des esclaves

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auction market - place where slaves were bought and sold

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union des confédérés

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confederacy union

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champs de coton

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cotton fields / plantations

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nouveau territoire

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new territories

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endroit sûr / abris

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shelter / safe place

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maltraité

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abused

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battu / lynché

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beaten / lynched

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enchainé

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enchained

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exploité

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exploited

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enfermé

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locked

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surchargé de travail

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overworked

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torturé

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tortured

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mal nourrit

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undernourished

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fouetté

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whipped

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attraper

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caught

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coupable

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convicted - guilty of a crime

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avoir une amende

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fined - condemned to pay money for an offense

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emprisonné

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jailed / imprisoned

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risqué

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risky

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arme / pistolet

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rifle / gun

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être dédié à

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dedicated

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colère / indigné

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outraged

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être soulagé

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relieved

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tétanisé (peur)

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stuck by fear

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se soucier de

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care for

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s’engager

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commit oneself to

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être en fuite

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on the run

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avocat

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advocate / defender

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clandestin

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clandestine

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s’échapper

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get away / escape

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fugitif

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runaway > run away

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sécurité

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safe > safety

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compter sur quelqu’un

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rely on