Historical and Social background (2) Flashcards

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coffin

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le cercueil

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2
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hearse

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le corbillard

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3
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funeral procession

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le cortège funèbre

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4
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to pass away

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décéder

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5
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death

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le décès

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6
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deceased

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le/la défunt(e)

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7
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mourning

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le deuil

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8
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undertaker

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l’entrepreneur des pompes funèbres

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9
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to be in mourning

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être en deuil

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10
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funeral

A

les obsèques (f)

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11
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to wear mourning

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porter le deuil

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12
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wake

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la veillée funèbre

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13
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defendant

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l’accusé(e)

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14
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murder

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l’assassinat (m)

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15
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confession

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l’aveu (m)

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16
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lawyer

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l’avocat (m)

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17
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diminished responsibility

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les circonstances (f) atténuantes

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18
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hardened criminal

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le criminel endurci

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19
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inquiry, investigation

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l’enquête

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20
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to appeal

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faire appel

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21
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pardon

A

la grâce

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22
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court clerk

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le greffier

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23
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bailiff

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l’huissier (m)

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24
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imprisonment

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l’incarcération (f)

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to charge
inculper
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indictment
l'inculpation (f)
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questioning
l'interrogatoire (m)
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juror
le / la juré (e)
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jury
le jury
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magistrate
le / la magistrat (e)
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murder
le meurtre
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to plead self-defence
plaider la légitime défense
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to appeal
se pourvoir
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proof, evidence
la preuve
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trial
le procès
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public prosecutor
le/la procureur(e)
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witness for the prosecution/defence
le témoin à charge/décharge
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a look
une allure
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to have sympathy
avoir de la peine
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an armband
un brassard
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a bump
un cahot
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to drop off to sleep
s'assoupir
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a hornet
un frelon
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to meet someone's needs
subvenir aux besoins de qqn
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to stop talking
se taire
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whitewashed
blanchi à la chaux
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a screw
une vis
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to unscrew the coffin
dévisser la bière
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the light switch
le commutateur
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the hearse
le corbillard
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to knit
tricoter
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to snooze
somnoler
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a nest
un nid
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a wrinkle
une ride
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to nod
dodeliner (de la tête)
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to mumble
bredouiller
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to have backache
avoir mal aux reins
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a felt hat
un feutre
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the brim
la calotte
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pale
blafard
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to take off
ôter
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to limp
claudiquer
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the tar
le goudron
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a heat stroke
une insolation
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fainting
l'évanouissement
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to faint
s'évanouir