Vocabulaire: La Quête de Soi Flashcards

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la quête de soi

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the search for self (what defines you)

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religieux/religieuse

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religious

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une croyance

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a belief

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croire (à / en quelque chose)

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to believe (in something)

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laïc / laïque

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secular

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la laïcité

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secularism, separation of church and state

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un système de valeurs

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belief system

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les moeurs

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morals (fem pl)

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une coutume

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a custom (tradition)

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un immigré

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an immigrant

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un réfugié

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a refugee

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la frontière

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the border

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fuir

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to flee

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un étranger / une étrangère

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foreigner

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un pays d’accueil

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host country

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le pays natal

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native country

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la culture dominante

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mainstream culture

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le pluriculturalisme

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multiculturalism

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la diversité

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diversity

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l’assimilation

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assimilation

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s’assimiler à une culture différente

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to blend in to a different culture

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s’adapter aux coutumes d’un pays

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to adapt to the customs/traditions of a country

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s’entendre bien avec

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to get along well with

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l’aliénation

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alienation, estrangement

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avoir le mal du pays
to be homesick
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risquer de
to risk
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perdre son identité
to lose one's identity
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la démocratie
democracy
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le patriotisme
patriotism
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un défilé
a parade
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le feu d’artifice
fireworks
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le discours
a speech
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la Marseillaise
french national anthem
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l'hymne national
national anthem
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le drapeau tricolore
three colored flag (how to refer to the french flag)
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la citoyenneté
citizenship
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un citoyen(ne)
a citizen
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une communauté
a community
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les droits (m)
rights
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la loi
the law
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le racisme
racism
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la xénophobie
fear/dislike of what is perceived to be foreign
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la haine
hatred
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l'intolérance
intolerance
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la tolérance
tolerance
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avoir l'esprit ouvert / fermé
to have an open / closed mind
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lutter contre
to fight against
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apprécier la diversité
to appreciate diversity
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mettre de côté des préjugés
to put aside prejudices
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afin de respecter
in order to respect
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la langue
language (English, French, etc.)
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le langage
language (means of expression: “le langage des jeunes”)
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l'identité linguistique
linguistic identity
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l'argot
slang
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le verlan
a form of slang where syllables are reversed
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la langue maternelle
native language
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la langue officielle
official language
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la langue commune
common language
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bilingue
bilingual
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une controverse / une polémique
a controversy
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ethnique
ethnic
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le patrimoine
heritage (cultural)
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améliorer
to improve
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valoriser
to affirm the value of something
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influencer
to influence
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encourager à
to encourage to
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évoluer
to evolve
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promouvoir
to promote
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enrichir
to enrich
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établir
to establish
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être fier / fière de
to be proud of
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avoir honte de
to be ashamed of