Voc Boderlands Flashcards

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S’exiler

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To go into exile

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Chercher refuge

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To seek refuge

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Être attiré par

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To be attracted to

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Renvoyer

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To send back

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5
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S’installer dans/en

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To settle in

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6
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Embaucher

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To take on / hire

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7
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Licencier

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To lay off

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8
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Virer

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To fire

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9
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Être exploité

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To be exploited

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10
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Prendre l’emploi de

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To take jobs away from

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Mépriser

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To despise / scorn / to look down on

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12
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S’intégrer

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To fit in

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13
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S’intégrer dans la société américaine

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To fit into the US society

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14
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Adopter

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To adopt

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Rejeter les coutumes locales

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Reject local customs

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S’accrocher à / rester fidèle à ses traditions

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To cling ( clung / clung ) the one’s traditions

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Avoir des préjugés

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To have prejudice

18
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Améliorer son sort

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To improve one’s lot

19
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Gravir l’échelle sociale

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To climb up the social ladder

20
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Réaliser un rêve

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To make a dream come true / to fulfill a dream

21
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Gagner sa vie

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To earn a living

22
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Joindre les deux bouts

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To make ends meet

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Vivre sous le seuil de pauvreté

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To live below the poverty line

24
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Trouver un moment pour ne plus être pauvre

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To find a way out of poverty

25
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Méprisant

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Scornful / despising

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Attirant

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Attractive

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Aisé

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Well-off

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Riche

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Wealthy

29
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Épouvantable/ horrible

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Appalling / awful

30
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Épouvantable/ horrible

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Appaling / awful

31
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Un refuge

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A shelter

32
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Un cas d’ascension fulgurante

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A success story

33
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Un nouveau venu

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A Newcomer

34
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Un ressortissant étranger

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An alien