19/09 Flashcards

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1
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défendre

A

defend against

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protéger de

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protect from

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a chaque fois / tout le temps

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every time /all the time

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améliorer

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to enhance

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le nettoyage pré -Olympique

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pre-Olympic social cleansing (expulsions of homeless people, dismantling of tent camps)

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embellir, redorer l’image de

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to embellish, to burnish

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trottoir

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sidewalk

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être ennuyé

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to be annoyed, displaced

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suite de

A

aftermaths

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riot in France in 2023

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the riots in the aftermaths after a young boy : Nahël was stabbed by a policeman

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l’hypocrisie

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the hypocrisy

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à tout prix

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at all costs

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intention politique

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the political intention

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envoyer un messsage

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to convey

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romantiser la ville

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to romanticize the city

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la nation qui

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the nation who

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saisir, arracher

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to snatch

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pessimiste, vision négative

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defeatism and doomsaying

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mettre en valeur, présenter

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to showcase

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être payant, payer (dans le sens d’une réussite)

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pay off

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avec en toile de fond

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backdrop

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bancal

A

shaky

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conclure, arrêter

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to wind up

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une opération de nettoyage

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a clean-up

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un demandeur d’asile

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an asylum seeker

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précaire

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precarious

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sévir contre

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to crack down

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flatteur, flatteuse

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flattering

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une solution de court terme

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short-term fix

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digne

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dignified

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l’harcèlement

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the harassment

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un camp

A

informal settlements

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dispersion

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the dispersal

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le renvoi, le déménagement

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the removal

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hébergement d’urgence

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urgent accommodation

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s’indigner

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be indignant

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rejeter la faute sur

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laid the blame firmly with

38
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faire face à un problème

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to adress a problem

39
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digital services act

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implemented in 2023, it aims to prevent illegal and harmful activities online and the spread of disinformation.