Drugs Flashcards

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1
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La drogue

A

Drugs

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Une drogue douce

Une drogue dure

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A soft drug

A hard drug

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La cannabis

A

Cannabis

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La marijuana

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Marijuana

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Les amphétamines

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Amphetamines

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L’héroïne

A

Heroin

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Inhaler de la coke

Sniffer de la coke

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To sniff cocaine

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Une aiguille

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A needle

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Une seringue

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A syringe

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Une drogue à usage récréatif occasionnel

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A recreational drug

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Une drogue de synthèse

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A designer drug

A synthetic drug

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Un psychotrope

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A psychoactive

A psychotropic substance

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Se banaliser

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To become commonplace

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Un fléau

A

A plague
A curse
A scourge

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Le trafic de drogue

A

Drug trafficking

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Un trafiquant de drogue

Un narcotrafiquant

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A drugtrafficker

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Un réseau de trafiquants

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A drug ring

A drug cartel

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Un baron de la drogue

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A drug baron
A drug lord
A drug kingpin

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Un passeur

Une mule

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A mule

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Un revendeur de drogues

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A drug pusher
A drug peddler
A drug dealer

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La criminalité due à la drogue

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Drug-related crime

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22
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Consommer de la drogue
Prendre de la drogue
Se droguer

A

To use drugs

To take drugs

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23
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La consommation de drogue

A

Drug use

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Un usager de la drogue

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A drug user

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Un consommateur occasionnel

Un gros consommateur

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A casual user

A heavy user

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Essayer l’héroïne

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To experiment with heroin

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27
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Un joint

A

A joint

A reefer

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28
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Planer

Être défoncé

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To be high

To be spaced out

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La toxicomanie

La consommation de substances illégales

A

Substance abuse
Drug addiction
Drug abuse

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30
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Être accro à quelque chose

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To be addicted to something

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31
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Être accro à la cocaïne

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To be hooked on cocaine

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32
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Avoir un besoin maladif de quelque chose

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To crave something

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33
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L’accoutumance
La dépendance
(à quelque chose)

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Addiction (to something)

Dependency (on something)

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34
Q

Qui crée une accoutumance

Addictogène

A

Addictive

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35
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Un drogué

Un toxicomane

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A drug addict

A drug abuser

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Un drogué
Un camé
Un toxico

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A junkie

A druggie

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Faire une overdose

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To take an overdose

To OD

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38
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La prévention

A

Prevention

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39
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Un campagne de sensibilisation

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An awareness campaign

An awareness-raising campaign

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40
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Légaliser la consommation de cannabis

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To legalize cannabis use

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41
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Dépénaliser

Décriminaliser

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To decriminalize

42
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Les arguments pour et contre la légalisation

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The pros and the cons of legalization

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Le traitement

A

Treatment

44
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Demander à être soigné

A

To seek treatment

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Un centre de désintoxication

A

A rehabilitation center

46
Q

Entreprendre une cure de désintoxication

A

To go into rehab

47
Q

Éliminer quelque chose progressivement

A

To phase something out

48
Q

Arrêter la drogue d’un seul coup

Être en manque

A

To go cold turkey

49
Q

Les symptômes de manque

A

Withdrawal symptoms

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La méthadone

A

Methadone

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La répression

A

Repression

52
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Réprimer la consommation de drogues

A

To clamp down on drug abuse

To crack down on drug abuse

53
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Pénaliser la possession de drogues

A

To impose penalties for drug possession

54
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Une amende

A

A fine

55
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Condamner quelqu’un à une amende

A

To fine somebody

56
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Le responsable de la lutte contre la drogue

A

The drug tsar

The drug czar

57
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L’abus d’alcool

A

Alcohol abuse

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L’alcoolisme

A

Alcoholism

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Une maladie liée à l’alcool

A

Alcohol-related disease

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L’alcoolisme des mineurs

A

Underage drinking

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L’âge auquel on a le droit d’acheter de l’alcool

A

The drinking age

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Boire beaucoup

A

To be a heavy drinker

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Les excès de boisson

A

Binge drinking

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Une saoûlerie

A

A drinking binge

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Se saoûler

A

To get drunk

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Un ivrogne

A

A drunk

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Conduire après avoir bu

A

To drink and drive

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Conduire en état d’ivresse

A

To drive while intoxicated (US)

To drive under the influence (GB)

69
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La conduite en état d’ivresse

A

Drunk driving

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Le tabagisme

A

Smoking

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Le tabac

A

Tobacco

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Un fabricant de cigarettes

A

A cigarette-manufacturer

A cigarette-maker

73
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Un marchand de tabac

A

A tobacconist

74
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Un paquet de cigarettes

A

A pack of cigarettes

A packet of cigarettes

75
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La nicotine

A

Nicotine

76
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Le goudron

A

Tar

77
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Allumer une cigarette

A

To light a cigarette

To light up

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Un briquet

A

A lighter

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Demander du feu

A

To ask for a light

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La cendre

A

Ash

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Un cendrier

A

An ashtray

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Éteindre une cigarette

A

To put out a cigarette

83
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Un mégot

A

A cigarette butt

84
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Un gros fumeur

A

A heavy smoker

85
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Tousser

A

To cough

86
Q

Arrêter de fumer

A

To give up smoking

To quit smoking

87
Q

Réduire sa consommation

A

To cut down on one’s consumption

To cut back on one’s consumption

88
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Un patch

A

A skinpatch

A nicotine patch

89
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Résister à la tentation

A

To resist temptation

90
Q

Une zone non-fumeurs

A

A non-smoking area

91
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Une pièce enfumée

A

A smoke-filled room

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Une maladie provoquée par le tabac

A

A smoking-related disease

93
Q

Le nombre de morts dus au tabac

A

The number of smoking-related deaths

94
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Le cancer du poumon

Le cancer de la gorge

A

Lung cancer

Throat cancer

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Le tabagisme passif

A

Passive smoking

Second-hand smoking

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Respirer la fumée

Avaler la fumée

A

To inhale smoke

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Interdire de fumer

A

To prohibit smoking

To ban smoking

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Dans les lieux publics

A

In public places

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Sur les lieux de travail

A

In the workplace

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Dissuader les gens de fumer

A

To deter people from smoking

To discourage people from smoking