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un dictateur

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a dictator

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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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un pot-de-vin

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a bribe

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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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un coup d’Etat

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a coup, a coup d’état

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une junte militaire

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a military junta

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corrompu

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corrupt

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la corruption

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corruption, sleaze, bribery

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un gouvernement autoritaire

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a regime

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être au pouvoir

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to be in power

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acheter, soudoyer qn

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to bride somebody

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prendre le pouvoir, s’emparer du pouvoir

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to take, seize power

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un régime politique

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a political system

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arriver au pouvoir

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to come to power, to come into office

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le droit de vote

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the right to vote

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un opposant politique

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a political opponent

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la fraude électorale

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vote rigging, ballot rigging, electoral fraud

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un dissident

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a dissident

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le multi-partisme

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multi-party system

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un système de parti unique

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single-party system

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des élections libres et régulières

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free and fair elections

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déclarer l’état d’urgence

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to declare a state of emergency

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les droits de l’homme

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human rights

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des atteintes aux droits de l’homme

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humain rights abuses, violations

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un crime contre l’humanité

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a crime against humanity

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le devoir d’ingérence

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the duty to interfere

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mécontentement, malaise

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discontent

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agitation, troubles

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unrest

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agitation, troubles

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turmoil

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un bouleversement

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an upheaval

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une manifestation

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a demonstration, a protest march

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un manifester

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a demonstrator, a protester

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un émeutier, un casseur

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a rioter

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une émeute

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a riot

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un cocktail Molotov

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a petrol bomb, a Molotov cocktail

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les CRS

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anti-riot police

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31
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du gaz lacrymogène

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tear gas

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un heurt, un affrontement

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a clash

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un soulèvement

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an uprising

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se révolter

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to revolt

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une rébellion, une révolte

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a rebellion

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se rebeller

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to rebel

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un rebelle

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a rebel

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évincer un dictateur

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to oust a dictator

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renverser un dictateur

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to overthrow, to topple a dictator

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s’éffronder

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to collapse

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tenir un dirigeant pour responsable

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to hold a leader to account

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restaurer la démocratie

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to restore democracy

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réprimer une rébellion

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to put down, to suppress a rebellion

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réprimer, étouffer la contestation

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to quell the protests

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des mesures de répression

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crackdown, clampdown

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la liberté de la presse

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freedom of the press

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la liberté d’expression, de parole

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free speech, freedom of speech

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la liberté de culte, la liberté religieuse

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freedom of worship

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une presse libre

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a free press

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les droits fondamentaux

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basic rights

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les libertés fondamentales/ individuelles

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basic / individual liberties

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être garanti par la constitution

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to be enshrined in the constitution

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les libertés civiques

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civil liberties

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empiéter sur les droits des gens

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to infringe (on) people’s rights

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une atteinte, une entorse aux droits de qn

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an infringement on somebody’s rights

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empiéter sur les libertés fondamentales

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to encroach on basic liberties

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restreindre, limiter la liberté d’expression

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to restrict free speech

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un empiètement de l’Etat

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an encroachment of the state

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placer qn en détention provisoire

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to remand somebody in custody

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détenir un suspect sans l’inculper

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to detain a suspect without charge

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censurer

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to censor

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la censure

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censorship

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bloquer / restreindre l’accès à internet

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to block / restrict internet access

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la surveillance

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surveillance

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un Etat policier

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a police state

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une société surveillée

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a surveillance society

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interpeller et fouiller

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to stop and search

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arrêter qn

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to arrest somebody

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(le droit à) la vie privée, l’intimité

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privacy

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la vie privée de qn

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somebody’s private life

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violer la vie privée de qn

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to breach, to violate somebody’s privacy

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une atteinte à, une violation de la vie privée

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a breach of privacy, a privacy violation

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porter atteinte à la vie privée de qn

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to intrude upon somebody’s privacy

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télévision en circuit fermé

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CCTV, closed circuit television

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la vidéosurveillance

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video surveillance

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enregistrer

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to record

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suivre de près les mouvements de qn

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to monitor somebody’s movements

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espionner qn

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to spy on somebody, to snoop on somebody

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suivre la trace de qn

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to track somebody

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surveiller une frontière / le courrier de qn

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to monitor a border / somebody’s mail

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placer des micros dans une pièce

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to bug a room

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mettre qn sur écoute téléphonique

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to tap somebody’s phone

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les écoutes téléphoniques

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phone tapping, wiretapping

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des informations personnelles

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personal data, personal details

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des données biométrique

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biometric data

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un dossier médical / scolaire

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a medical record / a school record

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un casier judiciaire

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a criminal record

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un relevé de téléphone

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a telephone bill

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un relevé bancaire

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a bank statement

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recueillir, rassembler des informations

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to collect, gather data

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conserver, stocker des données

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to store data

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rechercher et extraire des données

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to retrieve data

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une base de données

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a database

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une base de données ADN

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a DNA database

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