Verbes septembre

Question 1

Piller des magasins

Answer 1

To loot shops

Question 2

Être réputé pour qqc de mauvais

Answer 2

To be notorious for sth

Question 3

Réprimer la violence

Answer 3

To quell violence

Question 4

to take very strong measures

Answer 4

To crack down on sth

Question 5

To promess

Answer 5

To vow

Question 6

Mettre en œuvre

Answer 6

To implement

Question 7

To demonstrate

Answer 7

To take to the street

Question 8

Temoigner de la solidarité pour qqn

Answer 8

To show solidarity with sb

Question 9

Former un bouclier humain

Answer 9

To form a human shield

Question 10

Expliquer qqc

Answer 10

To account for sth

Question 11

suivre un programme populiste

Answer 11

to follow a populist agenda

Question 12

expulser

Answer 12

to deport

Question 13

avoir un effet dissuasif

Answer 13

to have a deterrent effect

Question 14

renchérir, mettre les bouchées doubles

Answer 14

to double down on sth

Question 15

faire des coupes dans le budget

Answer 15

to make budget cuts

Question 16

être le plus durement touché

Answer 16

to be the hardest hit

Question 16

pirater

Answer 16

to hack

Question 16

condamner qqn

Answer 16

to convict sby

Question 17

saluer qqn comme

Answer 17

to hail sb/sth as

Question 18

faire rentrer clandestinement des gens / marchandises

Answer 18

to smuggle ppl / goods into

Question 19

s’enfuir

Answer 19

to flee (flee-fled-fled)
to run away

Question 20

être victime de discrimination

Answer 20

to be discriminated against

Question 21

demander l’asile politique

Answer 21

to seek political asylum

Question 22

chercher / rechercher

Answer 22

to seek - sought - sought

Question 23

renforcer les lois sur l’immigration
≠ les relâcher

Answer 23

to tighten immigrations laws
≠ to loosen

Question 24

endiguer le flot de

Answer 24

to curb the flow of

Question 25

s’introduire dans (clandestinement)

Answer 25

to sneak into

Question 26

freiner l’inflation

Answer 26

to curb inflation

Question 27

demander la nationalité

Answer 27

to apply for citizenship

Question 28

être reconduit à la frontière

Answer 28

to be escort back to the border

Question 29

voler / prendre le travail des nationaux

Answer 29

to push native-born workers

Question 30

éviter

Answer 30

to avoid / to shun

Question 31

subir une fuite des cerveaux

Answer 31

to experience a brain drain

Question 32

être un fardeau pour qqc

Answer 32

to be a drain on sth

Question 33

plonger

Answer 33

to dive

Question 34

Poignarder

Answer 34

To stab

Question 35

s’émerveiller de qqc

Answer 35

to wonder at sth

Question 36

être un bouc émissaire

Answer 36

to be scapegoated

Question 37

s’élever socialement par le travail

Answer 37

to work one’s way up

Question 38

Grimper dans l’échelle sociale

Answer 38

to climb (up) the social ladder

Question 39

faire basculer / trembler qqc

Answer 39

to rock sth

Question 40

être fiché s

Answer 40

to be on watch lists

Question 41

Dire qqc sans aucune preuve (= prétendre)

Answer 41

to allege

Question 42

jouer un rôle dans la réalisation de qqc

Answer 42

to be instrumental in doing sth

Question 43

diffuser un discours de haine

Answer 43

to spread hate speech

Question 44

démentir l’affirmation

Answer 44

to debunk the claim

Question 45

se répandre comme une trainée de poudre

Answer 45

to spread like wildfire

Question 46

mettre le feu à qqc

Answer 46

to set fire to sth

Question 47

ne pas pouvoir se permettre

Answer 47

to can’t afford

Question 48

exprimer

Answer 48

to put it

Question 49

Être lié à

Answer 49

To be linked to

Question 50

Être enraciné

Answer 50

To be rooted

Question 51

Avoir droit a qqc

Answer 51

To be entitled to sth

Question 52

Travailler à distance

Answer 52

To work remotely