Interpreting 2007 exam vocab Flashcards

1
Q

banlieues

A

Deprived suburbs/banlieues

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2
Q

Urban riots

A

Les violences urbaines

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3
Q

Rioter

A

émeutier

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4
Q

grands ensembles

A

high-rise council estates

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5
Q

What makes them feel this way?

A

Pourquoi ont-ils ce sentiment ?

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6
Q

To be short of labour

A

Manquer de main-d’oeuvre

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7
Q

Give a good/bad name

A

Donner bonne/mauvaise réputation à qqn

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8
Q

All the more important

A

d’autant plus important de faire qqch

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9
Q

footage of burning cars

A

Des images de voitures qui brûlent

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10
Q

show something again and again

A

Montrer en boucle quelque chose

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11
Q

To report on

A

Couvrir quelque chose

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12
Q

Play into the hands of the yobs

A

Faire le jeu des voyous

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13
Q

To be well-received

A

être bien accueilli

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14
Q

viewers

A

téléspectateurs

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15
Q

TV shows

A

feuilletons télévisés

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16
Q

French descent

A

d’origine française

17
Q

A Le Pen supporter

A

Un lepéniste/ un partisan de Le Pen

18
Q

Collect statistics on something

A

Réunir des statistiques sur quelque chose

19
Q

job seekers

A

Demandeurs d’emploi

20
Q

The car industry

A

L’industrie automobile

21
Q

The building trade/sector

A

Le (le secteur du/l’industrie du) bâtiment

22
Q

Public opinion

A

L’opinion publique

23
Q

Do you think he is ready?

A

Pensez-vous qu’il SOIT prêt ?

24
Q

Graduates of African descent

A

Des jeunes diplômés d’origine africaine

25
Q

Media

A

Les médias