génération 1.5

/ʒeneʁasjɔ̃ œ̃ pɥɛ̃t sɛ̃k/

noun

people who immigrated as children, between the first and second generation

A sociological label, not a math expression; often the child who translates at school and clinics.

Examples

01
Elle fait partie de la génération 1.5 et change encore de langue dans le couloir de l'école.
She is part of the 1.5 generation and still switches languages in the school hallway.
02
Enfant de la génération 1.5, il traduisait les formulaires du médecin pour ses parents.
As a 1.5 generation kid he translated the doctor's forms for his parents every visit.
03
La génération 1.5 se sent souvent étrangère en Corée et dans le pays où elle a grandi.
The 1.5 generation often feels foreign both in Korea and in the country they grew up in.

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