La Haine text book vocab Flashcards

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un beur (fam)

A

second generation North African

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un interrogatoire

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questioning

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un pote (fam)

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mate

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le conflit des générations

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generation gap

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5
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le verlan/ l’argot

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back slang/ slang

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le RER

A

Paris suburban trains

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le pistolet

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gun

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le quartier

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area, neighbourhood

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l’atterrissage

A

the landing

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l’ennui

A

boredom

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les émeutiers/ les CRS

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rioter/ riot police

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une émeute

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a riot

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une arme

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a weapon

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14
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la crise d’indentité

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identity crisis

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la délinquance

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delinquency

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16
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la violence urbaine

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urban violence

17
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les forces de l’ordre

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forces of law and order

18
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maghrébin

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North African

19
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saccadé

A

jerky, jolting, halting

twitchy

20
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afficher

A

to display

21
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éclater

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to break out, to explode

22
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déclencher

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to spark off, to start