Unit 2 Heroes In The US In The 1930's Flashcards

1
Q

Être mal nourri

A

Be ill-fed

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2
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Être mal vêtu

A

Be ill-clad
Ill-clothed
Badly dressed

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3
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Découragé

A

Downhearted

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4
Q

Être épuisé

A

Be exhausted

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5
Q

Être dans une mauvais passe

A

Be in dire straits

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6
Q

Être indigent, démuni

A

Be destitute

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7
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Être sans sous

A

Be penniless

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8
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Rudes conditions

A

Harsh conditions

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9
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Être sans emploi

A

Jobless
Unemployed
Out of work

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10
Q

Provoquer, déclencher

A

Trigger

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11
Q

Augmenter

A

Increase

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12
Q

Mourir de faim

A

Starve

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13
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Se contenter, faire avec

A

Make do

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14
Q

Se débrouiller

A

Fend for oneself

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15
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Être en difficulté, avec du mal avec quelque chose

A

Struggle

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16
Q

Licencier

A

Lay somebody off

Fire

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17
Q

Faire faillite

A

Go bankrupt

Go bust

18
Q

Gérer quelque chose, quelqu’un

19
Q

Gagner de l’argent

A

Earn money

20
Q

Prendre la route

A

Hit the road

21
Q

Se diriger …, aller vers…

A

Head for…

22
Q

Migrer

23
Q

Recommencer à zéro

A

Start from scratch

24
Q

Espérer un nouveau départ, des jours meilleurs, une vie meilleure

A

Hope for a new beginning, for better days, for a better life

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Traverser
Go through
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Chomage
Unemployment
27
Travailleur itinérant
A migrant worker
28
Sécheresse
Drought
29
Un réfugié
A refugee
30
Le désespoir
Despair
31
Une épreuve , un calvaire
An ordeal
32
Épreuve
Hardship
33
Une période de difficulté économique
In a time of economic hardship
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Entre sans abri
Be homeless
35
File d'attente pour la soupe populaire
A breadline
36
Une soupe populaire
A soup kitchen
37
File d'attente pour un emploi
Job Line / a job queue
38
La bourse
The stock exchange | The stock market
39
Une lettre de requête
A request letter
40
Soulagement
Relief
41
Être déprimé
Be in low spirits | To be depressed