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1
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Crime m

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Crime

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Délit m

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Misdemeanour

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Suspect(e) m/f

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Suspect

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Victime f

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Victim

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Témoin m

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Witness

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Témoigner

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To witness

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Expert(e) judiciare m/f

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Expert witness

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Barre des témoins f

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Witness box

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Déposition d’un témoin f

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Witness statement

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Commettre un délit

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To commit a crime

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Crime haineux m

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Hate crime

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Complice m/f

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Partner in crime

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Lieu du délit/crime m

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Crime scene

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Crime sans victime m

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Victimless crime

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Crime de guerre m

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War crime

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Juge m

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Judge

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17
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Présider

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Preside over a case

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18
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Arrêter

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To arrest 1

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Appréhender

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To arrest 2

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20
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Arrestation f

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Arrest

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21
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Arrestation citoyenne f

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Citizen’s arrest

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Assigné(e) à résidence

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Under house arrest

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23
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Menottes fpl

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Handcuffs

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24
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Menotter

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To handcuff

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25
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Prison f

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Jail, prison

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26
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Peine d’emprisonnement

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Prison sentence

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27
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Évasion f

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Escape (noun)

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28
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Incarcérer

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To imprison

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29
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Placer derrière les barreaux

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To put behind bars

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30
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Prisonnier/ière m/f

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Prisoner 1

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Détenu(e) m/f

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Prisoner 2

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Illégal(e/aux/es)

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Illegal

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33
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Coupable (d’avoir fait qch)

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Guilty

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34
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Plaider coupable

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To plead guilty

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35
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Verdict (de culpabilité) m

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Verdict

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36
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Acquittement m

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Acquittal

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37
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Innocence jusqu’à preuve du contraire

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Innocent until proven guilty

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Contre-interrogatoire m

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Cross-examination

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39
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Inculper qqn de qch

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To charge someone (with a crime)

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40
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Jury m

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Jury

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41
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Fonction de juré f

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Jury duty

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42
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Député(e)

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MP

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43
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Défense f

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Prohibition

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44
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Plébisciter

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To vote in

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45
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Séquestrer

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To lock someone up, imprison

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46
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Plaidoyer m

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Plea, defence speech

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47
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RE

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La Rénaissance (formally En Marche!)
Centre-right, liberal, pro-Europe
Stéphane Séjourné, Emmanuel Macron

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48
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LR

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Les Républicans
Centre-right/right, liberal conservatism
Éric Ciotti

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49
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RN

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Rassemblement National (formally Front National)
Far Right
Jordan Bardella

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PS

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Parti Socialiste
Centre-left
Olivier Faure

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FI

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La France Insoumise
Left wing
Manuel Bompard

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52
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Fusillade f

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Shooting

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53
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Toxicomane m/f

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Drug addict

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54
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Clamer

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Proclaim, protest

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55
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Geôlier/ière

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Prison guard

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56
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Émeute f

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Riot

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57
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Scrutin m

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Ballot

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58
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Maquereau m

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Pimp

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59
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Fugueur/euse m/f

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Runaway

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60
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Contribuable m/f

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Taxpayer

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61
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Contourner les règles

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To bend the rules

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62
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Chapardeuse/eur m/f

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Petty thief

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63
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Sous le seuil de pauvreté

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Under the breadline

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64
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Soupe populaire f

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Soup kitchen

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65
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Démuni

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Penniless

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66
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Guet-apens m

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Ambush, trap

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67
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Se retirer de

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To withdraw from something

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68
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Indemnisation f

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Compensation

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69
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Glisser qqch à qqn

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To slip someone something

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70
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Escroquer

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To cheat, swindle, scam 5

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71
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Voyant

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Conspicuous, noticeable

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Décombres mpl

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Rubble, debris

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73
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Dénouement

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Outcome, conclusion

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74
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Complotiste (m/f)

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Conspiracy, conspiracy theorist

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75
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Arme à feu f

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Firearm

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Illicite

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Illicit

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77
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Dague f

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Short dagger

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78
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Bourrage de crâne m

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Brainwashing

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79
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Pot-de-vin m

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Bribe

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80
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Soudoyer

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To bribe someone

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81
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Piètre excuse f

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Feeble excuse

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82
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Imposture f

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Sham

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83
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Nourri

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Sustained, heavy (gunfire)

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Faucher

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To steal, nick or to mow someone down

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Revenu des ménages m

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Household income

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86
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Discréditer

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To discredit someone

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87
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Saper l’autorité de qqn

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To undermine someone’s authority

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Pancarte f

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Placard

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89
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Prolétaire

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Working class person, worker

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90
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Aggresseur m

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Assailant

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91
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Arme blanche f

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Knife (as a weapon)

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92
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Assaut m

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Assault, attack (noun)

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93
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Attentat m

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Attack (noun) 1

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94
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Attentat-suicide m

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Suicide bombing

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95
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Attestation f

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Sworn statement

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96
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Auteur m/f

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Perpetrator

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97
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Bilan m

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Assessment, death toll

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98
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Blanchir

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To exonerate

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99
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Braquage m

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A stickup

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100
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Braquer

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To hold someone at gun point

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101
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Casques bleus mpl

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UN peacekeeping forces

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Casseur m

103
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Cas de force majeure m

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Disaster (natural or landmade)

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Cessez-le-feu m

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Cible m

106
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Comparution f

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Appearance in court

107
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Confinement m

108
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Déplorer

109
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Se déclarer

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To break out (a fire)

110
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On déplore X morts

A

X people have died

111
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On ne déplore aucune victime

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There have been no victims

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Désastre financier /politique m

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Financial/political crisis

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Distanciation sociale f

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Social distancing

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Dispositif m

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Plan of action

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Drogue f

116
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Droit de mourir dans la dignité

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The right to assisted suicide

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Flotter le drapeau en berne

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To fly a flag at half mast

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Envoyé(e) spécial(e) m/f

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Special envoy/correspondant

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Épidémie f

120
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État d’urgence m

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State of emergency

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Extrader

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To extradite

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Fusil m

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Gaz lacrymogène m

124
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Faire la grève

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To be on strike

125
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Interpeller

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To take in for questioning

126
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Kamikaze m

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Suicide bomber

127
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Poursuites fpl

A

Legal proceedings

128
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Prévenu(e) m/f

129
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Prise d’otages f

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Hostage taking

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Procès m

131
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Rescapé(e) m/f

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Someone who has escaped some danger

132
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Revendiquer

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To claim responsibility or to demand

133
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Scrutin m

134
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Sinistré(e) m/f

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Disaster victim

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Suites fpl

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Aftermath, consequences

136
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Saccager

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To wreck, to ransack

137
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Sursis m

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Suspended sentence

138
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Isoloir m

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Polling booth

139
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Écoper

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To receive [a punishment for a crime]

140
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Être en ballottage

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To not have secured a majority

141
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Être en ballottage (favorable/défavorable)

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To be in a strong/weak position at the polls

142
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Flambée de qqch f

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Sudden, steep rise

143
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Aveu m

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Confession

144
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Ligoter

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To bind, to tie up
To silence, gag

145
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Leurrer

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To deceive, to delude

146
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Filouter

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To cheat, to scam 7

147
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Châtiment m

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More severe punishment

148
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Punition f

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Punishment

149
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Multirécidiviste

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Habitually reoffending

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Arbalète f

151
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Atout m

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Asset or trump card

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Colistier/ière m/f

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Running mate

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Déflagration f

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Trêve f

155
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Braconner

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To poach (hunt illegally)

156
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Piste f

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Lead (in a police case)

157
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Matignon m

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The Prime Minister’s residence

158
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Palais de l’Élysée m ou L’Élysée

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The President’s residence

159
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Péréquation f

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Equalisation (of people etc)

160
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Rixe f (reeks)

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Brawl, fight

161
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Vigile (m/f)

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Security guard
If f can also mean vigil

162
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Crapule m/f

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Low-life, scoundrel

163
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Rencard/rencart/rancard m

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Date (with someone new)

164
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Communautarisme m

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Tendency for minorities to isolate themselves

165
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Instrumentalisation f

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Instrumentalisation

166
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Prosélytisme m

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Proselytism

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Évangélisme m

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Evangelicalism

168
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Ostentatoire

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Shows something without discretion

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Malmener

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To mistreat, manhandle or to ruin

170
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Dépénalisation f

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Decriminalisation

171
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Clivage m

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Division, split (between two things)

172
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Échiquier politique m

A

Political chessboard

173
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Entre-deux-tours m

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The time between the first and second round of voting

174
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Étiquette politique f

A

Political label

175
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Classe ouvrière f

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Working class

176
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Refonte du système f

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Reworking of the system

177
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Carcéral

A

Related to prison

178
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Condamné à la perpétuité

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Condemned to life in prison

179
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Purger une peine

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To serve a sentence

180
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Récidiver

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To reoffend

181
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Réinsertion f

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Rehabilitation

182
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Travail d’intérêt général m

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Community service

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Devise f

184
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Canton m

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Administrative district

185
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Chantage m

186
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Faire (du) chanter à

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To blackmail someone

187
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Fenêtre d’Overton

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Overton window (the range of mainstream, acceptable policies)

188
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Patrouille f

189
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Miséricorde f

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Mercy 1 (literary)

190
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Clémence f

191
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Lanceur/lanceuse d’alerte m/f

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Whistleblower

192
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49.3 (quarante neuf trois)

193
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Contrecoup m

194
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Saccager

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To wreck, to vandalise or to pillage

195
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Juge-commissaire m

A

A judge in charge of ensuring legal procedures run smoothly

196
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Piller

197
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Non-lieu m

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Dismissed/abandoned case

198
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Huis clos m (don’t pronounce the s’s)

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Legal hearing behind closed doors or metaphorically: a claustrophobic atmosphere

199
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Rembourser

A

To pay off your debts

200
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Attouchement m

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Vociférer

A

To berate or to abuse

202
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S’en sortir impunément

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To get away with something (formal)

203
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S’en tirer

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To get away with something (informal)

204
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Crime contre l’humanité

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Crime against humanity

205
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Crime de lèse-majesté m

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High treason

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Armé

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Embuscade f

208
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Racket m

209
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Alinéa m

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Paragraph (formal)

210
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Truand(e) m/f

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Crook, gangster

211
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Agent double m

A

Double agent

212
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Idée reçue f

A

Common preconception

213
Q

Promulguer

A

To officially announce

214
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Proxénétisme m

A

Pimping (of prostitutes)

215
Q

Brûler au bûcher

A

To burn someone at the stake

216
Q

Opposer son veto à

217
Q

Filature f

A

Tailing, shadowing (of someone, like a spy)

218
Q

Calomnie f

A

Libel, slander

219
Q

Délateur/délatrice m/f

A

Informer, nark

220
Q

Délation f

A

Informing, denunciation

221
Q

Étatiser

A

To nationalise

222
Q

Suspicieux/euse

A

Suspicious (suspecting something is wrong)

223
Q

Suspect

A

Suspicious (causing suspicion)

224
Q

Bâillonner

A

To gag someone

225
Q

Bâillon m

226
Q

Pugilat m

A

Fist-fight

227
Q

Transpercer

A

To stab someone or figurative: to pierce someone’s heart

228
Q

Défunt(e) m/f

A

The deceased

229
Q

Monter un coup contre qqn

A

To set someone up

230
Q

Pistolet m

231
Q

Flingue m

A

Gun (slang)

232
Q

Embûche f

233
Q

Semé d’embûches

A

Full of obstacles

234
Q

Brouteur/euse

A

Online scammer

235
Q

Flageller

236
Q

Proscrit(e)

A

Prohibited, forbidden

237
Q

Décret m

238
Q

Clameur f

A

Clamour, protest

239
Q

Raison suffisante f

A

Probable cause

240
Q

Vendre à la sauvette

A

To sell on the street without a licence

241
Q

Proscrit(e)

A

Prohibited

242
Q

Banditisme m

243
Q

Grand banditisme m

A

Organised crime

244
Q

Matraquer

A

To club (someone, something)

245
Q

Mandat m

A

Term of office

246
Q

Chantier m

A

Undertaking, project

247
Q

Rubalise f

A

Caution tape

248
Q

Emprise f

A

Hold, influence, control or right of way

249
Q

Décisionnaire

A

Decision-making, policy making

250
Q

Argent sale m

A

Dirty money

251
Q

Projeter un attentat

A

To plan an attack

252
Q

Forcené(e) m/f

A

Fanatic, extremist

253
Q

Tramer

254
Q

Dictature f

A

Dictatorship

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