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1
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propriétaire

A

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

A

were shipped

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5
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fondé sur la race

A

race-based

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matières premières

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raw-goods

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colons

A

colonists

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la Cité sur la Colline

A

the City upon the hill

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fixé pour

A

set for

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10
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la terre promise

A

Promise Land

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peuple choisi par Dieu

A

God’s chosen people

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12
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soi disant / prétendument

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so-called

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13
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païens

A

heathens

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14
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point de repère

A

landmark

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15
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pilier

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cornerstone

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16
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renverser

A

overthrow

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17
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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

A

is expected / is predicted

25
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le revenu moyen des ménages

A

median household income

26
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a diminué

A

has been shrinking

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compenser / rattraper

A

make up for

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non-assuré

A

uninsured

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une totalité

A

a whole

30
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protestantisme évangélique

A

evangelical Protestantism

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la ceinture

A

the belt

32
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du nord-ouest

A

northwestern

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nord

A

north

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sud

A

south

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est

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east

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ouest

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west

37
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blé

A

wheat

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maïs

A

corn

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rust

A

rouillé

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fer

A

iron

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acier

A

steel

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autrefois connu pour

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once known for

43
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souvent

A

often

44
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déclin économique

A

economic decline

45
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pailleté

A

spangled

46
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bouclier

A

shield

47
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un paquet de 13 flèches

A

bundle of 13 arrows

48
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bec

A

beak

49
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ruban

A

ribbon

50
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brave

A

bravery

51
Q

feuille -> feuilles

A

leaf -> leaves

52
Q

neuf juges

A

nine justices

53
Q

faire appliquer

A

enforce