Gun Violence Flashcards
(95 cards)
1
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Le droit de porter des armes
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The right to bear arms
2
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Les armes à feu
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Firearms
3
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Une arme à feu
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A gun
4
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Une arme de poing
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A handgun
5
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Un revolver
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A revolver
6
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Un pistolet
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A pistol
7
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Un fusil de chasse
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A shotgun
8
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Un fusil semi-automatique
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A semi-automatic rifle
9
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Un fusil d’assaut
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An assault rifle
An assault weapon
10
Q
Des munitions
A
Ammunition
Munitions
11
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Une balle
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A bullet
12
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Une cartouche
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A cartridge
13
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Un étui (de revolver)
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A holster
14
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Violé (pour un droit)
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Infringed
15
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Bizarre
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Odd
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Juges
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Justices
17
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What does the second amendment to the US constitution say?
A
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
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Propriétaire d’armes à feu
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A gun-owner
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Un passionné d’armes à feu
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A gun enthusiast
20
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Un champ de tir
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A rifle range
A shooting range
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Porter une arme
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To bear a gun
To carry a gun
To wear a gun
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Les ventes d’armes à feu
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Gun sales
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Un permis de port d’arme
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A gun permit
A gun license
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Se faire justice
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To take the law into one’s own hands
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La légitime défense
Self-defence
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Agir en état de légitime défense
To act in self-defence
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Un membre d'un groupe d'autodéfense
A vigilante
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What is the NRA?
The National Rifle Association of America
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What is the goal of the NRA?
Promotion of gun ownership in the US
| Has close links with the Republican Party
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How many members does the NRA have?
4 millions
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Who are the largest manufacturers of handguns in the US?
Smith and Wesson
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Dans l'ensemble
On balance
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Un probleme controversé
A controversial issue
| A contentious issue
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Un problème sensible, qui suscite de vives réactions
A hot-button issue
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Le lobby des armes à feu
The gun lobby
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Le droit de porter une arme
The right to carry arms
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Les défenseurs du droit de porter des armes
Gun-rights activists
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Un fabricant d'armes
A gun maker
| A gun manufacturer
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Déclencher
To prompt
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La réglementation du port d'armes
Gun control
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Avoir accès aux armes à feu
To have access to guns
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Limiter l'accès aux armes
To restrict access to guns
43
Un contrôle des antécédents (d'un acheteur d'armes)
A background check
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Déclarer une arme
To register a gun
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Un casier judiciaire
A criminal record
46
Interdire les armes à feu
To outlaw guns
| To ban guns
47
projets de loi
bills
48
Approuver
To sanction
49
Tristes
Grim
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How many people were killed by guns in Tennessee in 2006?
950
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Tirer
To shoot
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Tirer sur quelqu'un
To shoot at somebody
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Abattre quelqu'un
To shoot somebody dead
54
Des coups de feu
| Une fusillade
A shooting
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Le meurtre d'un policier
The shooting of a policeman
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Une fusillade
A shoot-out
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Un coup de feu
A shot
| A gun-shot
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Tirer un coup sur quelqu'un
To fire a shot at somebody
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Etre touche mortellement
| Être victime d'un coup de feu mortel
To be fatally shot
| To be mortally wounded
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Coups de feu
| Fusillade
Gunfire
| Gunfight
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Se suicider
To commit suicide
| To kill oneself
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Se supprimer
| Se donner la mort
To take one's (own) life
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Il a retourne l'arme contre lui même
He turned the gun on himself
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Les citoyens respectueux de la loi
The law-abiding
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Since when are pistols banned in New York?
Since 1911
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Le nombre de victimes
The death toll
67
Tuer quelqu'un sauvagement
To slaughter somebody
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Un massacre
A slaughter
| A massacre
69
Un carnage
Carnage
70
Une effusion de sang
| Un massacre
Bloodshed
71
What does the police say about the UK's gun culture?
The police claims that drug markets are the main driver of the UK's burgeoning gun culture
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Le moteur principal
The main driver
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Appuyer sur la gâchette
To pull the trigger
To press the trigger
To squeeze the trigger
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Avoir la gâchette facile
To be trigger-happy
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Etre pris d'un accès de folie meurtrière
To go on a killing spree
To go on a shooting spree
To go on a shooting rampage
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La criminalité
Crime
| Criminality
77
Le taux de criminalité
Crime rate
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Un homme armé
A gunman
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Un meurtre
A murder
80
Un meurtrier
A murderer
81
Le nombre des victimes
The death toll
82
Copieurs
Copycats
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Blesser quelqu'un
To injure somebody
| To wound somebody
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Une blessure
A wound
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Blessé
Injured
| Wounded
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Un cadavre
A corpse
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Un tueur en série
A serial killer
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Un psychopathe
A psychopath
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What was the homicide rate per year per 100 000 inhabitants in Germany in 2007/2008?
0.98
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What was the homicide rate per year per 100 000 inhabitants in Australia in 2007/2008?
1.45
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What was the homicide rate per year per 100 000 inhabitants in France in 2007/2008?
1.59
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What was the homicide rate per year per 100 000 inhabitants in the U.K. In 2007/2008?
2.03
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What was the homicide rate pear year per 100 000 inhabitants in the US in 2007/2008?
5.8
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What was the homicide rate per year per 100 000 inhabitants in Russia in 2007/2008?
18
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What was the homicide rate per year per 100 000 in South Africa in 2007/2008?
38.6
