Society Flashcards

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1
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Recueillir

A

To shelter

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Attirer

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To appeal

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Desiree ardemment

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To yearn/to long for (sth) / to long to (BV)

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Reconduire à la frontière

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To escort back

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5
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Des quotas

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Quotas

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Serré

A

Tight

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Ghettoiser

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To guettoize

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Renforcer

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To tighten

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Une ethnie

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An ethnic group

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En dessous du seuil de pauvreté

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Below the poverty line

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11
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L’ascension sociale

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Upward Mobility

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Une situation critique

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A plight

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Révéler

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To disclose

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14
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Une révélation

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A disclosure

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Révéler / dénoncer

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To expose

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16
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Divulguer

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To leak

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17
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Une fuite

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A leak

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18
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Un exemplaire

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A copy

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19
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S’abonner à

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To subscribe to

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20
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Un abonné

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A subscriber

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21
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Les gros titres

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Headlines

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Une photo

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A photograph

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Développer

A

To expand

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24
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Traquer

A

To stalk

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L’alarmisme

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Scaremongering

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Un préjugé

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A prejudice / a bias

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Impartial

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Unbiased

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Fiable

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Reliable

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Exact

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Accurate

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Déplacé

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Inappropriate

31
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Réduire au silence

A

To silence

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Une interdiction de

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A ban on

33
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Le battage médiatique

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Media hype

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Poursuivre en justice pour diffamation

A

To sue for libel

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Allumer / éteindre

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To turn ON / OFF

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Diffuser

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To broadcast

37
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La diffusion

A

Broadcasting

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L’audimat

A

The ratings

39
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Captiver

A

To engross

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Divertir

A

To entertain

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Une mairie

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A cityhall

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Un fonctionnaire

A

A government official

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Diriger

A

To run

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Remanier

A

To reshuffle

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Dissoudre

A

To dissolve

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Introduire/abandonner (progressivement)

A

To phase in/out

47
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Les recettes

A

Revenues

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Les dépenses

A

Expenditures

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Une question délicate

A

A tricky issue

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Poursuivre qqn en justice

A

To sue sby

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Témoigner

A

To testify

52
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Condamner

A

To convict/to sentence

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Un détenu

A

A jailbird

54
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Un fugitif

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A runaway

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Réinsérer

A

To rehabilitate

56
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Gracier qqn

A

To pardon sby

57
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Porter plainte

A

To lodge a complaint

58
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Un casier judiciaire

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Un criminal record

59
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Une erreur judiciaire

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A miscarriage of justice