Unité 2: Migrations

une frontière

a border

franchir

to cross a border

tenter

to seek/to attempt

un pays (un pays d’origine)

a country (country of origin)

l’étranger (un étranger/une étrangère)

foreigner

un/des réfugié(s)

a refugee/refugees

l’héritage (m.)

heritage

la patrie

country of birth

le patrimoine

national heritage

immigrer/un(e) immigré(e)

to immigrate

la migration

migration

émigrer/l’émigration/un(e) émigré(e); des émigrés

to emigrate/emigration/ an emigrant; emigrants

la fuite

flight

la misère/la pauvreté

extreme poverty and suffering

traverser

to cross

une traversée

a journey

embarquer/une embarcation

going in a vehicle

atteindre

to attain

attirer

to attract

se diriger [vers]

to go towards

loin/lointain

far/far away

accuellir

to welcome

l’accueil

reception/welcome

un centre d’accueil

a welcome center

héberger/l’hébergerment

to take someone in/ a place to stay (free)

loger/le logement

to lodge/ a lodging (paid)

les sans-papier

undocumented

les sans-abri

without shelter (of any kind); homeless

amener

to bring

emmener

to take away

mettre le cap sur

to set your sights on something