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Charlottesville Ralley Flashcards

1
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prendre parti

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to take sides to side with

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2
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éruption de violence

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an outbreak of violence

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3
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sectarisme racial

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racial bigotry

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but avoué

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avowed aim

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5
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Robert E Lee

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fought for pro-slavery Confederacy / Confederate States of the USA during the Civil War (1861_1865) that seceded from the Union to protect the “peculiar institution”

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problème épineux

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a thorny issue / a vexed issue

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Capitol

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Congress building

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8
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scander un slogan

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to chant a slogan

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9
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adopter des habitudes nazies

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to adopt / embrace Nazi rituals

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déclarer une guerre contre les progressifs

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to declare a cultural war against progressive people

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En 2050 les blancs seront moins nombreux que les noirs les latinos et les Hispaniques

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By 2050, white people will be outnumbered by Blacks

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un signe avant-coureur de la fin d’une civilisation

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a harbinger of a civilisation’s end

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13
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prêt à éclater

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to burst at its seams (coutures)

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14
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épuration ethnique

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ethnic cleansing

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15
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ça a fait un mort et 19 blessés

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it claimed one life and left 19 people injured

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16
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étriller (critiquer sévèrement)

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to lambast to castigate to lash out

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17
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être partial

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to be biased

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18
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passer le baptême du feu

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to pass the acid test

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19
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être une bonne occasion

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to miss a glaring opportunity

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une société qui ne fait pas de distinction entre les couleurs de peux

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a color blind society

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21
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tendues

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strained

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22
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condamner

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to condem

23
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répandu vaste

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widespread

widespread use / poverty /support

24
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une condamnation bipartite

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bipartisan condemnation

25
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Piètre faible réponse

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Feeble response

26
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Groupe antifasciste

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Antifa group

27
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Cela revient à

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To amont to doing

28
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Fermer les yeux

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To turn blind eyes

To condone

29
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Mette des gens dans le même panier

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To lump people together

30
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Être déprimé

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To be dejected

31
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I

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Thé land of thé free

A beacon for the free world

32
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Tiède

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Tepid

Lukewarm

33
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Cela ne lui ressemble pas

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It is not like him to do

34
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Être à cheval sur

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To be a stickler for something

35
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Le sens des affaires

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To have business acumen

36
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Annoncer une nouvelle ère

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To usher in a new area

37
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il n’y a pas moyen de

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there is no stamping it out

38
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être intrinsèque à la mentalité américaine

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to be deeply rooted in the American psyche

39
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être de la faute de

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is down to

to be blamed on

40
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voter une loi

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to pass a law

41
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Jim Crow Law (1873)

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institutionalize segregation the “equal but separate” doctrine
Civic Right Act 1964

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priver quelqu’un de son droit de vote

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to disenfranchise somebody

43
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un racisme latent

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lingering / latent racism

44
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couloir de la mort

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death row

45
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délit de faciès

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racial profiling

46
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refus d’accorder des prêts hypothécaires dans des quartiers jugés délabrés

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redlining

47
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descendre dans la rue

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to take to the street

48
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donner de la confiance à quelqu’un

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to embolden somebody

49
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gagner de la force, un élan

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to gather momentum / strength

50
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parler à double sens

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to be good at dog whistling

to use a lot of dogwhistles

51
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désavouer renier

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disavow the support

52
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Steve Bannon

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member of Trump’ s advisors, Alt Right Movement. Plan to withdraw Wight Supremacist from the Countering Violent Extremism program…

53
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ses semblables

A

his ilk, the likes of him

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