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Deck 23: Democracy Flashcards

1
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La monarchie

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Monarchy

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Un monarque de droit divin

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A monarch by divine right

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Souverain

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Sovereign

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L’aristocratie

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Aristocracy

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Oligarchie

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Oligarchy

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Un dictateur

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A dictator

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7
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La dictature

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Dictatorship

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Autoritaire

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Authoritarian

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L’autoritarisme

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Authoritarianism

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Totalitaire

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Totalitarian

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Le totalitarisme

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Totalitarianism

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12
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Un homme fort

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A strongman

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Un tyran, un autocrate

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A tyrant, an autocrat

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Un despote

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A despot

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15
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Un despote éclairé

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An enlightened despot

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Une junte militaire

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A military junta

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Un coup d’Etat

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A coup, a coup d’état

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18
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Un gouvernement autoritaire

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A regime

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Le régime de Vichy / de Pinochet

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The Vichy / Pinochet regime

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Un régime répressif

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A repressive regime

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21
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Un régime politique

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A political system

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22
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Se démocratiser

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To become more democratic

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23
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Prendre le pouvoir, s’emparer du pouvoir

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To take / seize power

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24
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Arriver au pouvoir

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To come to power

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Arriver au pouvoir (démocratiquement)

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To come into office

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26
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Être au pouvoir

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To be in power

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27
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Rester au pouvoir

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To remain / stay in power

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28
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S’accrocher au pouvoir

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To cling to power

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29
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La bonne gouvernance

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The good governance

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30
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Mal administrer, mal gérer

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To misrule, mismanage

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31
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Mauvaise administration

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Misrule

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32
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Mauvaise gestion

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Mismanagement

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33
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Tenir un dirigeant pour responsable

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To hold a leader to account

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34
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Être responsable devant les électeurs

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To be accountable to the electorate

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35
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La responsabilité

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Accountability

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36
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La corruption

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Corruption, sleaze, bribery

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37
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Corrompu

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Corrupt

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38
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Un pot de vin

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A bribe

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39
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Acheter, soudoyer qn

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To bribe sb

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40
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L’état de droit, le règne de la loi

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The rule of the law

41
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Le multipartisme

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Multi-party system

42
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Un système de parti unique

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Single-party system

43
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Des élections libres et régulières

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Free and fair elections

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La fraude électorale

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Vote rigging, ballot rigging, electoral fraud

45
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L’élection était truquée

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The election was rigged

46
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Un opposant politique

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A political opponent

47
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Un dissident

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A dissident

48
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Bâillonner / Museler la presse / l’opposition

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To gag / muzzle the press / the opposition

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Déclarer l’état d’urgence

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To declare a state of emergency

50
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Bafouer la constitution

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To trample the constitution

51
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Censurer

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To censor

52
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La censure

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Censorship

53
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Bloquer / restreindre l’accès internet

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To block / restrict internet access

54
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Contourner la censure

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To circumvent, bypass censorship

55
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Les droits de l’homme

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Human rights

56
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Des atteintes aux droits de l’homme

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Human rights abuses, violations

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Un crime contre l’humanité

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A crime against humanity

58
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Le devoir d’ingérence

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The duty to interfere, to intervene

59
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Association de défense des droits de l’homme

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Human-rights lobby

60
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Le passé de la Chine en matière de droits de l’homme

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China’s human rights record

61
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Mécontentement, malaise

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Discontent

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Provoquer des troubles / de l’agitation

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To spark unrest / turmoil

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Un bouleversement

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An upheaval

64
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Fomenter des troubles

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To stir up trouble

65
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Un insurgé

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An insurgent

66
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Une insurrection

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An insurgency

67
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Une manifestation

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A demonstration, a protest march

68
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Un manifestant

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A demonstrator, a protester

69
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Organiser / participer à un rassemblement

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To hold / attend a rally

70
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Une émeute

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A riot

71
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Un émeutier, un casseur

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A rioter

72
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Des émeutes ont éclaté

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Riots broke out

73
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Les CRS

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Anti-riot police

74
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Un cocktail Molotov

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A petrol bomb, a Molotov cocktail

75
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Du gaz lacrymogène

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Tear gaz

76
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Un heurt, un affrontement

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A clash

77
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Une échauffourée

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A skirmish

78
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Un complot

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A plot

79
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Un comploteur

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A plotter

80
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Se révolter

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To revolt

81
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Se rebeller

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To rebel

82
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Un rebelle

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A rebel

83
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Une rébellion, une révolte

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A rebellion

84
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Defier les autorités

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To defy the autorithies

85
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Un soulèvement

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An uprising

86
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Se soulever contre

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To rise up against

87
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Renverser un dictateur

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To overthrow / to topple a dictator

88
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Évincer un dictateur

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To oust a dictator

89
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Le renversement d’un dictateur

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The overthrow of a dictator

90
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Déposer un dirigeant

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To depose a ruler

91
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S’effondrer

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To collapse

92
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Restaurer la démocratie

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To restore democracy

93
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La chute d’un gouvernement

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The downfall of a government

94
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Répression brutale

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Ruthless repression

95
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Réprimer une rébellion

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To put down / to suppress a rebellion

96
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Réprimer / étouffer la contestation

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To quell the protests

97
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Des mesures de répression

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Crackdown, clampdown

98
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Mettre les gens en prison

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To send people to prison

99
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Passer qn à tabac

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To beat sb up

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