25 LES ARMES A FEU Flashcards

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Les Américains ont toujours eu tendance à croire — qu’il n’y a rien de mal à se faire justice soi-même

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Americains have always tended to believe that —- there is nothing wrong WITH TAKING THE LAW INTO ONE’S HAND (idom)

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A-t-on le droit de se servir d’un fusil d’assaut — quand on agit en état de légitime défense ?

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Do you have the right to use an assault rifle (et pas riffle) —- when you ARE ACTING IN SELF-DEFENCE

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D’après la NRA, chaque nouveau massacre est la preuve que tout le monde devrait avoir une arme pour se défendre.

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According to the NRA, each new massacre (ˈmasikər) is evidence/proof that everyone should have a gun/weapon to defend themselveS.

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Les défenseurs du droit de porter des armes constituent un puissant lobby aux Etats-Unis

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Gun-rights activits form a powerful lobby in the US

Defenders of the right to bear arms are a powerful lobby in the United States

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Il est facile de comprendre pourquoi les fabricants d’armes dépensent beaucoup d’argent pour financer le lobby des armes

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It is easy to understand why gun-manufacturers/arms manufacturers spend a lot of money to FUND the gun lobby / the arms lobby

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On dit souvent que les Américains ont la gâchette facile

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Americains are often said to be trigger-happy

It is often said that Americans are trigger-happy

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Apparemment, on peut se procurer une arme même si on a un casier judiciaire

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It looks like you can OBTAIN a gun even if you have a criminal record

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Un jour, un cinglé a été pris d’un accès de folie meurtrière — et a abattu tous les gens qui sortiaient d’un club gay

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One day a CRACKPOT/a crazy man went on a killing spree — and shot dead all the people coming out of a gay club

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Il y a trois ans, il y a eu une tuerie qui a fait vingt morts et quinze blessés

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Three years ago, there was a SLAUGHTER in which (et pas which has made, c’est pas anglais) 20 people were killed and fifteen wounded
Three years ago, there was a mass murder that left 20 dead and 15 wounded

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On parle beaucoup des tueurs en série bien qu’ils ne soient pas si nombreux que cela.

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Serial killers are often talked about even though there aren’t SO MANY OF THEM
There is a lot of talk about serial killers although there are not that many of them.

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