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6th French / English n°4 (gun control) Flashcards

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1
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voter une loi

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to pass a law

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renforcer le contrôle d’arme

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to tighten (gun control) = to make (gun control) stronger

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vérifier les antécédents de quelqu’un

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to carry out background checks on sb

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porter une arme

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to bear (a weapon)

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soutenir que, avancer que

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to argue that

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un citoyen

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a citizen

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armurerie, armement

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weaponry

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polémique, enflammé

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fierce, vivid

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être clair

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to be very clear that

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résoudre quelque chose

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to solve sth

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empêcher quelque chose d’arriver

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to prevent sth (from happening)

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fusillade

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a mass shooting

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garder les armes hors de portée de

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to keep every gun out of the hands of criminals

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épargner quelque chose à quelqu’un

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to spare sb sth

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la douleur

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the pain

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la perte

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the loss

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comme conséquence de

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as a consequence of sth

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contrôle des ventes d’armes

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gun control

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le droit de porter une arme

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the right to bear an arm

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taux de criminalité

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crime rate

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arme

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weapon

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arme à feu

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gun

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fusil

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rifle

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fusillade dans une école

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school shooting

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élève

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pupil

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massacre

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slaughter

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bain de sang

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bloodbath

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tendance à la violence

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violent trend

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législation sur les armes à feu

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gun law

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autodéfense

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self-defence

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traumatisme

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trauma

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œil pour œil

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an eye for an eye

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la force prime le droit

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might is right, the stronger the better

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menace

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threat

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controverse

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controversy

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violence gratuite

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pointless violence

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sujet brûlant

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burning issue

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politique (ligne d’action)

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policy

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haine

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hatred

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victime

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victim

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peine de mort

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death penalty

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représailles

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retaliation

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leader politique

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political leader

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opinion

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opinion

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délit

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crime

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cambriolage

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burglary

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insécurité

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insecurity

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délinquance juvénile

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juvenile delinquency

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loi

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law

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projet de loi

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bill

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règle, règlement

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regulation

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mouvement de protestation,

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protest movement

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manifestant

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demonstrator

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chiffres de la criminalité

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crime figures

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questions d’ordre public

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law and order issue

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escalade de la violence

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escalation of violence

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violent

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violent

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criminel

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criminal

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meurtrier

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murderous

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gratuit

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wanton, gratuitous

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impulsif

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impulsive

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de sang-froid

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cold-blooded

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sans pitié

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callous, pitiless

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illégal

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unlawful

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alarmant

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alarming

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coupable

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guilty

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méchant

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mean

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révoltant

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revolting

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chiffres alarmants

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staggering, alarming figures

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qui ne prend pas parti

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non-committal

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respectueux des lois

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law-abiding

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braquer une arme sur qlq

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aim a gun at sby

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tuer

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kill

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blesser

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injure, wound

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avoir la gâchette facile

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be trigger-happy

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imiter

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emulate

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se venger

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take revenge for, get even with, retaliate

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glorifier

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glorify

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rendre à qqn la monnaie de sa pièce

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pay sby back in his own coin

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se faire justice soi-même

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take the law into one’s hands

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vider son chargeur

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empty one’s magazine

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massacrer

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slay

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prendre parti

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take sides

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légaliser

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legalise

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protester

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protest

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manifester

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demonstrate

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une fusillade

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a shooting

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un tireur

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a gunman

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ouvrir le feu sur qlq

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to open fire on sb

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un fusil

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a rifle

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personne qui va à des concerts

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a concertgoer

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blesser

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to wound, to injure

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tirer

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to fire a shot

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une cartouche

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a round

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endroit proche

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a nearby place

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un tir contre soi-même

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a self-inflicted gunshot

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déranger

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to disturb

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empiler, enmagasiner, faire un stock

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to stockpile

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les minutions

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ammunition

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de nombreux

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numerous

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le chargeur

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a magazine

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chacun

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apiece

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fabriquer

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to manufacture

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qui ressemble à, dans le style de

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pattern

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rallumer, raviver

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to reignite

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un taux

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a rate

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semblable à

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similar to sth

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un incident mortel

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a deadly incident

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dont, y compris

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including

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le nombre de mort

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a death toll

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on estime que, on pense que

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to be thought to + infinitive

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