The USA Flashcards

1
Q

Les états unis

A

The USA / the US / the states

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2
Q

L’oncle sam

A

Uncle sam

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3
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La bannière étoilée (le drapeau US)

A

The stars and stripes

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4
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La bannière étoilée (le drapeau et l’hymne

A

The star-sprangled banner

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5
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La statue de la liberté

A

The statue of liberty

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6
Q

Un américain / les américains

A

An american / the Americans

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7
Q

Un amérindien

A

A native American

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8
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Un afro américain

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An african American

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9
Q

Un chicano

A

A chicano

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10
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Un hispano américain / un latino

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A hispanic / a latino

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11
Q

Un colon

A

A settler

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12
Q

Un wasp

A

a WASP

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13
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Le creuset

A

The melting pot

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14
Q

Une société multiculturelle

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A multicultural society

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15
Q

Le rêve américain

A

The American Dream

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16
Q

La destinée manifeste

A

Manifest destiny

17
Q

La ruée vers l’or

A

The gold rush

18
Q

Un pays d’abondance / un eldorado

A

A land of plenty / an El Dorado

19
Q

Un pays où tout est possible

A

A land of opportunity

20
Q

L’égalité des chances

A

Equality of opportunity

21
Q

Le pays de la libre entreprise

A

The land of free enterprise

22
Q

L’esprit d’entreprise

A

Entrepreneurship

23
Q

Un self-made man

A

A self-made man

24
Q

Une attitude de battant de gagneur

A

A can-do attitude

25
Q

L’indépendance

A

Self-reliance

26
Q

Ne pas avoir besoin des autres

A

To be self-reliant

27
Q

L’individualisme forcené

A

Rugged individualism

28
Q

Être individualiste

A

To be individualistic

29
Q

Le pragmatisme / être pragmatique

A

Pragmatism / to be pragmatic

30
Q

Partir de rien

A

To start from scratch

31
Q

Avoir la possibilité de s’élever dans la société

A

To upwardly mobile

32
Q

Gravir les échelons du succès

A

To climb up the ladder of success

33
Q

La discrimination positive

A

Affirmative action

34
Q

Le mode de vie américain

A

The American way of life

35
Q

Le gendarme du monde

A

The global policeman

36
Q

Se sentir supérieur / invulnérable

A

To feel superior / invulnerable

37
Q

Être plein d’arrogance

A

To be full of arrogance

38
Q

La fragilité de l’Amérique

A

America’s frailty