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La violence et la discrimination

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Violence and Discrimination

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La discrimination

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Discrimination

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La discrimination envers les individus

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Discrimination against Individuals

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la ségrégation

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segregation

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l’oppression

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oppression

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l’irrespect

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disrespect

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l’inégalité

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inequality

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l’injustice sociale

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social injustice

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une minorité

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a minority

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un bouc-émissaire

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a scapegoat

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un préjugé, un parti-pris

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a bias

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un préjugé

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a prejudice

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l’intolérance

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intolerance

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la plafond de verre

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the glass ceiling

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établir une discrimination envers

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discriminate against

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être victime de discrimination

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be discriminated against

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pratiquer la discrimination

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practise discrimination

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être l’objet de discrimination

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endure discrimination

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léser quelqu’un

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wrong someone

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persécuter

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victimize

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séparer

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segregate

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rejeter, exclure

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expel, ban

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à l’esprit étroit, borné

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narrow-minded

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sectaire

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sectarian

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discriminatoire

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discriminatory

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partial, tendancieux

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bias(s)ed

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injuste, déloyal

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unfair

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inégal

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unequal

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intolérant

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intolerant

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Le racisme

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Racism

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un groupe ethnique, une ethnie

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an ethnic group

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une race

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a race

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la discrimination raciale

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racialism

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le racisme (voilé, rampant)

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(latent) racism

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un raciste

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a racist

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des préjugés raciaux

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racial prejudice / stereotype

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une agression raciste

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a racial attack

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la xénophobie

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xenophobia

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un xénophobe

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a xenophobe

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un ghetto

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a ghetto

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la barrière raciale

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the colour bar

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l’apartheid

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apartheid

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la suprématie de la race blanche

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white supremacy

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La discrimination sexuelle

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Sexual discrimination

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le sexisme

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sexism

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le machisme, la phallocratie

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male chauvinism

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un macho, un phallocrate

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a male chauvinist

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un phallocrate

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a chauvinist pig

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un sexiste

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a sexist

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le harcélement sexuel

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(sexual) harassment

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le sexe faible / fort

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the weaker / stronger sex

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un domaine réservé aux hommes

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a male preserve

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la misogynie

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misogyny

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un misogyne

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a misogynist, a woman hater

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la haine des homosexuels

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homophobia

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la chasse aux homosexuels

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queer bashing

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harceler

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harass

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asservir

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enslave

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persécuter

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victimize

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déclarer son homosexualité

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come out (of the closet)

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sexiste

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sexist

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phallocrate

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chauvinistic

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misogyne

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misogynous

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homosexuel

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gay

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homophobe

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anti-gay, homophobic

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La violence et la criminalité

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Violence and crime

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Le crime et la délinquance

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Crime and Delinquency

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un délit, un crime

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a crime

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un criminel

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a criminal

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un délit

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an offence

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un délinquant

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an offender

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un homicide involontaire

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a manslaughter

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un massacre

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a slaughter, a massacre

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un assassinat (politique)

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an assassination

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un homicide

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a homicide

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un meurtre

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a murder

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un assassinat au 1er / 2e degré

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a first / second degree murder (US)

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un meurtrier

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a murderer

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une meurtrière

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a murderess

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un tueur

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a killer

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81
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un tueur en série

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a serial killer

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un tueur de foule

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a mass murderer

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un complice

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an accomplice

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84
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l’agression

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assault, mugging

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un agresseur

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an assailant, a mugger

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un voyou, un casseur

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a thug

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un coup

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a blow

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l’agression à coups de couteau

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stabbing

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une blessure (intentionnelle)

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a wound

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l’attentat à la pudeur

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indecent assault

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un exhibitionniste

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an exhibitionist

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le viol

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rape

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un violeur

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a rapist

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un viol collectif

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a gang rape

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la pédophilie

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p(a)edophilia

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un pédophile

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a p(a)edophile

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l’enlèvement, un rapt

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kidnapping, an abduction

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l’incendie criminel

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arson

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le détournement d’avion

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hijack

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le chantage

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blackmail

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commettre un crime

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commit a crime

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assassiner, tuer, commettre un meurtre

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murder, commit a murder

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assassiner (un homme politique)

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assassinate

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tuer

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kill

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attaquer, agresser

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attack, assault, mug

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frapper

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hit

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donner des coups, frapper

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deal blows

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meurtrir

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bruise

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donner des coups de poing

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punch

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donner des coups de pied

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kick

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poignarder

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stab

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balafrer, entailler, lacérer

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slash

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blesser

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injure, wound

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violer

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rape

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étrangler

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strangle

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empoisonner

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poison

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enlever

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kidnap, abduct

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mettre le feu à

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set sth on fire, set fire to

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détourner (un avion)

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hijack (a plane)

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faire chanter

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blackmail

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violent

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violent

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criminel

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criminal

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meurtrier

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murderous

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gratuit, injustifié

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wanton, gratuitous

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irréfléchi, impulsif

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impulsive

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de sang froid

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cold-blooded

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sans pitié

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callous, pitiless

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barbare, cruel, inhumain

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barbarous

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La violence domestique

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Domestic Violence

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l’oppression

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oppression

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l’asservissement

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subservience

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l’aliénation

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alienation

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les mauvais traitements

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ill-treatment

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une femme battue

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a battered wife

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un mari violent

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a wife beater

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le harcèlement

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molestation, harassment

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l’inceste

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incest

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les sévices sur des enfants

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child abuse

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un enfant martyr

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an abused child

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un satyre pédophile

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a child molester

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un traumatisme

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a trauma

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l’infanticide

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infanticide

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le parricide / le matricide

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parricide / matricide

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opprimer

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oppress

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aliéner

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alienate

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injurier / maltraiter

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abuse

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maltraiter

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ill-treat

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battre, frapper

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beat

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battre sauvagement

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batter

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agresser (sexuellement)

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molest

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traumatiser

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traumatize

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Les violations des droits de l’homme

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Human rights abuses

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L’état contre l’individu

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The state versus the individual

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un dictateur

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a dictator

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la dictature

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dictatorship

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un tyran

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a tyrant

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la tyrannie

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tyranny

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une violation, un abus

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an abuse

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l’intimidation

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intimidation

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l’oppression

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oppression

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la répression

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repression

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la répression (de)

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crackdown (on)

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la persécution

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persecution

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l’emprisonnement

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imprisonment

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un escadron de la mort

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a death squad

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un interrogatoire

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an interrogation

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la torture

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torture

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un bourreau

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a torturer

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une exécution

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an execution

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un bourreau

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an executioner

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la peur

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fear

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la terreur

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terror

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la douleur

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pain

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la souffrance

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suffering

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la souffrance intense

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agony

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violer (des droits)

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abuse, violate

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opprimer

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oppress

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réprimer

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repress

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exploiter

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exploit

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réprimer

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crack down (on)

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persécuter

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persecute

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réduire au silence, bâillonner

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silence, gag

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interroger

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interrogate

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torturer

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torture

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mutiler, estropier

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mutilate, maim

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rendre infirme

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cripple

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exécuter

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execute

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totalitaire

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totalitarian

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tyrannique

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tyrannical

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oppressif

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oppressive

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répressif

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repressive

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cruel

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cruel

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insensible, cruel

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inhumane

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très cruel, inhumain

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inhuman

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disparu

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missing

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effrayé, terrifié

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frightened, terrified

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soumis

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submissive

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angoissé

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anguished

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douloureux

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painful

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(douleur) atroce

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agonizing (pain)

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arbitraire

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arbitrary

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sommaire, expéditif

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summary

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Les crimes contre l’humanité

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Crimes against Humanity

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un génocide

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a genocide

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un massacre

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mass kiling, a massacre

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un charnier

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a mass grave

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l’extermination

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extermination

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la purification ethnique

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ethnic cleansing

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la déportation dans un camp

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internment

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un camp de concentration

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a concentration camp

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un camp de la mort

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a death camp

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exterminer

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exterminate, wipe out

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massacrer

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massacre

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éradiquer, éliminer

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eradicate

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nettoyer, purifier

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cleanse

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déporter, interner

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intern

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L’esclavage

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Slavery

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la déportation

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transportation

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le déracinement

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rootlessness

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un déraciné

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an uprooted person

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l’exil

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exile

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un exilé

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an exile

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l’esclavage, l’asservissement

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bondage

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l’asservissement

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enslavement

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un esclave

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a slave

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le trafic / commerce des esclaves

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slave traffic / trade

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un marchand d’esclaves

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a slave trader

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déporter

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transport

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déraciner

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uproot

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être esclave (de quelqu’un)

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be in bondage (to sb)

231
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asservir

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enslave

232
Q

réduire à l’esclavage

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reduce to slavery

233
Q

porter des fers

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be in shackles / in fetters

234
Q

ségrégation raciale institutionnalisée en Afrique du Sud, pratiquée de façon systématique jusqu’à son abolition en 1991

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Apartheid

235
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“Réservé aux Blancs”, en opposition aux Colored (personnes de couleur). Cette mention était affichée dans les lieux publics des Etats pratiquant la ségrégation raciale

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“Whites only”

236
Q

société secrète ultra-réactionnaire fondée dans le sud des Etats-Unis en 1865, à la fin de la Guerre de Sécession. Antisémites, anticommunistes et hostiles à toute forme d’intégration des Noirs, les membres cagoulés du Klan prônent la suprématie de la race blanche et le recours à la violence. Leurs activités terroristes leur valurent l’interdiction par la Cour Suprême des Etats-Unies en 1928

A

The Ku Klux Klan (KKK)

237
Q

une chasse aux sorcières, ou persécution systématique des opposants à un régime, à l’instar de celle du XVIIe siècle, où furent brûlées les “sorcières” de Salem. Le terme fut repris dans les années 50, lorsque le sénateur McCarthy s’acharna à “purger” les institutions américaines de ses éléments soupçonnés d’opinions ou de sympathies

A

a Witch hunt

238
Q

un régime totalitaire, à l’instar de celui décrit par George Orwell dans son roman 1984 (publié en 1949) et sur lequel règne le mythique et tout-puissant Big Brother. Le slogan de ce régime de terreur, “Big Brother is watching you”, est désormais emblématique de toute absence de libertés individuelles

A

a Big Brother regime

239
Q

un tribunal qui procède à des jugements (et des exécutions) aussi sommaires qu’illégales

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a kangaroo court

240
Q

organisation américaine multiculturelle fondée en 1909 qui s’oppose au racisme sous toutes ses formes et organise des actions concrètes d’aide et de soutien à la communauté noire-américaine

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the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

241
Q

rapport annuel que publie Amnesty International pour dénoncer les violations des droits de l’homme dans le monde

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The Amnesty International World Report

242
Q

loi de 1965 garantissant le droit de vote aux minorités, y compris noires, aux Etats-Unis

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the Civil Rights Acts / the Voting Rights Act

243
Q

loi de 1972 visant à garantir les droits constitutionnels de chacun, sans distinction de sexe, aux Etats-Unis

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the Equal Rights Amendment

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