Social and Historical Context Flashcards by Dannie Saxby | Brainscape

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Le délinquant

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Young offender

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Le bagne

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Labour camp

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Le maison de redressement

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Reform school

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Redresser

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To rehabilitate

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Le/la pensionnaire

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Boarder

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subir

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To suffer

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Le châtiment corporel

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Corporal punishment

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L’isolement en cachot

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Solitary confinement

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Le harcèlement

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Harassment

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Le racket

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Threatening behaviour (usually for money)

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La bagarre

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Fight

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La reprise économique

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Economic recovery

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Le rationnement

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Rationing

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à l’époque

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At the time

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être en mesure de faire quelquechose

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To be in a position to do something

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Aller au coin

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To go and stand in the corner

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Courant(e)

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Common

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Le coup de sifflet

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Whistle blow

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L’encrier

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Ink pot

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Inculquer

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To instil (something in someone)

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Se heuter à

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To run up against

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Obligatoire

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compulsory/obligatory

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l’échelle métrique

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Scale

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Les culottes courtes

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Shorts

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Les galoches

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Shoes with wooden soles

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La semelle

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Sole

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Les bottines

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Ankle boots

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Les bretelles

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Braces

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L’enseignant(e)

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Teacher

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L’estrade

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Platform

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Le vouvoiement

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Using ‘vous’ to address someone

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Les tenues vestimentaires

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Clothing

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Le costume

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Suit

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Le jeu de piste

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Treasure hunt

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L’abus de pouvoir

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Abuse of power

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Aller à l’encontre de

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To go/be against

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L’après guerre

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Post war