18. Gun violence in the USA Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

être violent

A

to be violent

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

un acte de violence

A

an act of violence

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

avoir recours à la violence

A

to use violence / to resort to violence

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

la violence chez les jeunes

A

teen violence / teenage violence

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

la culture des armes

A

gun culture

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

un crime, un forfait

A

a felony

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

tuer quelqu’un de sang-froid

A

to kill somebody cold-bloodedly / to kill somebody in cold blood

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

massacrer quelqu’un

A

to slaughter somebody / to massacre somebody

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

ouvrir le feu sur quelqu’un

A

to open fire on somebody

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

tuer quelqu’un (avec une arme à feu)

A

to shoot somebody

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

se faire descendre

A

to be gunned down

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

blesser quelqu’un

A

to wound somebody

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

une arme à feu

A

a gun / a fireman

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

un revolver

A

a handgun

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

un fusil

A

a rifle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

une arme automatique

A

an automatic weapon / an automatic

17
Q

une fusillade

A

a gunfight

18
Q

une tuerie dans une école

A

a school shooting / a school killing

19
Q

un tueur en série

A

a serial killer

20
Q

un fabricant d’armes

A

a gun manufacturer / a gun maker

21
Q

posséder une arme

A

to own a gun

22
Q

la détention, possession d’une arme

A

gun ownership

23
Q

porter une arme

A

to carry a gun

24
Q

appuyer sur la détente

A

to pull the trigger

25
Q

avoir la gâchette facile

A

to be trigger-happy

26
Q

l’Association Nationale des détenteur d’armes à feu

A

the National Rifle Association (the NRA)

27
Q

se faire justice soi-même

A

to take the law into one’s own hands

28
Q

l’autodéfence

A

vigilantism

29
Q

un justicier

A

a vigilante

30
Q

la légitime défense

A

self-defence

31
Q

se venger de quelqu’un

A

to get even with somebody

32
Q

venger la mort de quelqu’un

A

to avenge sombody death

33
Q

la limitation des armes

A

gun control

34
Q

être facilement disponible

A

to be easily available / accessible

35
Q

interdire les armes

A

to outlaw / to ban guns

36
Q

faire respecter la loi

A

to enforce the law

37
Q

le respect de la loi

A

law enforcement

38
Q

un citoyen respectueux des lois

A

a law-abiding citizen