Social unrest, collective violence expressions Flashcards by Adèle RAFFIN | Brainscape

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descendre dans la rue

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to take to the streets

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manifester, une manifestation pacifique

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to hold a demonstration, a peaceful protest

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organiser une pétition contre

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to get up a petition against

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exprimer sa colère contre

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to voice / vent one’s anger at

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organiser une manifestation, agiter des banderoles

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to stage a protest, to wave banners

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édifier une barricade

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to set up a barricade

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un cocktail Molotov

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a petrol bomb

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lancer des pierres / bouteilles sur

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to hurl rocks / bottles at

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se livrer au saccage

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to go on the rampage

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des incendies de voiture

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car burnings / car torchings

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causer des dégâts

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to wreak havoc

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une alerte à la bombe, un attentat à la voiture piégée

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a bomb scare, a car bombing

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un colis piégé, un attentat-suicide

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a parcel bomb, a suicide bomb attack

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l’auteur d’un attentat-suicide

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a suicide bomber

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se faire sauter

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to blow oneself up

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revendiquer, un attentat

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to claim (responsibility for), an attack

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renforcer les effectifs de police

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to bolster the police lines

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prendre des mesures répressives

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to crack / clamp down on

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une répression sévère de

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a crack / clamp-down on

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les unités anti-émeutes, un bouclier anti-émeutes

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the riot police, a riot shield

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du gaz lacrymogène

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tear gas

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une grenade fumigène

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a smoke grenade

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une charge à la matraque

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a baton charge

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disperser un rassemblement

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to disperse a gathering

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ouvrir le feu sur qqn

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to fire at sby

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décréter ≠ lever un couvre-feu

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to impose ≠ to lift a curfew