Guns Flashcards

1
Q

To own a gun

A

posseder une arme

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2
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to carry/to bear a weapon

A

porter une arme

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3
Q

open carriage

A

le fait de porter une arme ouvertement

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4
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a licence/a permit holder

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un permis/ un detenteur de licence

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5
Q

to be trigger happy

A

avoir la gachette facile

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6
Q

standardization

A

banalisation

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7
Q

mass shootings / to shoot

A

les massacres de masse/tirer avec une arme

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8
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to slaughter/ a slaughter

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massacrer/ un massacre

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9
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on purpose

A

volontairement

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10
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to target/ targeted

A

prendre pour cible /ciblé

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11
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casualties

A

les victimes

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12
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the death toll

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le nombre de morts, de victimes

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13
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self reliance / to be self reliant

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le fait de me compter que sur soit / quelqu’un qui me compte que sur lui meme

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14
Q

to rely on sb/st

A

compter sur qqun/qch

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15
Q

to defend oneself from

A

se defendre contre

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16
Q

to be declared unconstitutional

A

etre declaré contraire a la constitution

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17
Q

a constitutional right

A

un droit garanti par la constitution

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18
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in keeping with

A

an concordance avec

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19
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to be divided over / a stark divide

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etre divisé sur/ une extreme division

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20
Q

a highly controversial issue

A

un sujet tres polemique

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21
Q

the damage

A

les dommages

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22
Q

reliable / unreliable

A

fiable/non fiable

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23
Q

to warn

A

prevenir, avertir

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24
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to get rid of

A

se debarasser de

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25
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questionable/ debatable

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discutable, contestable

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26
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a supporter= a proponent/ opponent

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un supporter= un militant favorable/ un opposant

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27
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to shed blood

A

verser le sang

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28
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violent trend

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une tendance a la violence

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29
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gun law/ gun legislation

A

la lol concernant les armes a feu

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30
Q

involved

A

concerné

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31
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to empty one’s magazine

A

vider son chargeur

32
Q

lack of parenting (supervision)

A

la demission parentale

33
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pointless violence

A

violence gratuite

34
Q

To blame sb for V-ING

A

reprocher qqch a qqun

35
Q

to back to advocate

A

etre favorable

36
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to oppose, to disapprove of, to object to

A

etre oppose a, etre contre qqch

37
Q

to take a stand, to take side

A

prendre parti

38
Q

a topical issue

A

un sujet d’actualité

39
Q

a hackneyed topic

A

un sujet rebattu

40
Q

gun bargains, gun deals

A

does prix cassés, does bonnes affaires en armes a feu

41
Q

deadly

A

fatal, meurtrier

42
Q

a concealed handgun

A

un pistolet caché, dissimulé, hors de la vue

43
Q

a loaded weapon

A

une arme chargée

44
Q

to require a permit

A

necessiter, exiger une licence

45
Q

records

A

les dossiers, les archives

46
Q

constitutional carry

A

le droit au port d’arme garanti par la constitution et non soumis à des conditions

47
Q

gun background check system

A

le système de vérification des antécédents en matière d’armes à feu

48
Q

to prevent sb from V-ING

A

empêcher qqun de faire qqch

49
Q

proficiency in

A

la parfaite maîtrise de

50
Q

a tough

A

une loi dure, rigoureuse

51
Q

lenient law

A

une loi indulgente

52
Q

law abiding citizens

A

des citoyens respectueux de la loi

53
Q

a firing range

A

un stand de tir

54
Q

to grant

A

accorder

55
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current / currently

A

actuel, actuellement

56
Q

polls

A

les sondages

57
Q

thwarted efforts

A

des efforts contrariés

58
Q

To stem from

A

provenir de

59
Q

To pour money into

A

financer massivement

60
Q

grassroot support, the core constituency

A

les militants, le soutien, l’électorat de base

61
Q

lobbying, a lobby

A

faire pression sur, un groupe de pression

62
Q

soaring, on the rise

A

en 1ugmentation importante

63
Q

a justifiable need

A

un besoin avéré

64
Q

applicants

A

des candidats

65
Q

To apply for

A

faire une demande de

66
Q

To mourn, mourners

A

pleurer qqun, les gens en deuil

67
Q

figures

A

les chiffres

68
Q

To purchase, à purchase

A

acheter/ un achat

69
Q

On a large scale

A

sur une grande échelle

70
Q

gun manufacturers

A

les fabricants d’armes

71
Q

the driver of gun sales

A

ce qui pousse les gens à acheter des armes

72
Q

an incentive

A

un élément de motivation d’incitation

73
Q

To provide with

A

doter de, fournir

74
Q

retail outlets

A

des points de vente

75
Q

in the wake of a mass shooting

A

a la suite des massacres de masse

76
Q

To be likely to

A

être susceptible probablement

77
Q

a gunman

A

u homme armé un tireur