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propriétaire

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owner

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marchands

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merchants

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culture à forte intensité de main d’œuvre

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labor-intensive crop

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ont été expédié

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were shipped

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fondé sur la race

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race-based

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matières premières

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raw-goods

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colons

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colonists

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la Cité sur la Colline

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the City upon the hill

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fixé pour

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set for

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10
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la terre promise

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Promise Land

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peuple choisi par Dieu

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God’s chosen people

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soi disant / prétendument

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so-called

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païens

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heathens

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14
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point de repère

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landmark

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15
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pilier

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cornerstone

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renverser

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overthrow

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à travers

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through

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18
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à travers

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through

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19
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durant

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throughout

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20
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zones rurales intérieures

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inland rural areas

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21
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faible densité

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low density

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densément peuplé

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densely populated

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un mélange de diversité raciale et ethnique

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a melting pot of racial and cultural diversity

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est attendu / est prédit

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is expected / is predicted

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le revenu moyen des ménages
median household income
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a diminué
has been shrinking
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compenser / rattraper
make up for
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non-assuré
uninsured
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une totalité
a whole
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protestantisme évangélique
evangelical Protestantism
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la ceinture
the belt
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du nord-ouest
northwestern
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nord
north
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sud
south
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est
east
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ouest
west
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blé
wheat
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maïs
corn
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rust
rouillé
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fer
iron
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acier
steel
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autrefois connu pour
once known for
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souvent
often
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déclin économique
economic decline
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pailleté
spangled
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bouclier
shield
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un paquet de 13 flèches
bundle of 13 arrows
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bec
beak
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ruban
ribbon
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brave
bravery
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feuille -> feuilles
leaf -> leaves
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neuf juges
nine justices
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faire appliquer
enforce