Verbes septembre Flashcards

1
Q

Piller des magasins

A

To loot shops

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2
Q

Être réputé pour qqc de mauvais

A

To be notorious for sth

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3
Q

Réprimer la violence

A

To quell violence

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4
Q

to take very strong measures

A

To crack down on sth

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5
Q

To promess

A

To vow

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6
Q

Mettre en œuvre

A

To implement

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7
Q

To demonstrate

A

To take to the street

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8
Q

Temoigner de la solidarité pour qqn

A

To show solidarity with sb

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9
Q

Former un bouclier humain

A

To form a human shield

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10
Q

Expliquer qqc

A

To account for sth

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11
Q

suivre un programme populiste

A

to follow a populist agenda

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12
Q

expulser

A

to deport

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13
Q

avoir un effet dissuasif

A

to have a deterrent effect

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14
Q

renchérir, mettre les bouchées doubles

A

to double down on sth

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15
Q

faire des coupes dans le budget

A

to make budget cuts

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16
Q

être le plus durement touché

A

to be the hardest hit

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16
Q

pirater

A

to hack

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16
Q

condamner qqn

A

to convict sby

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17
Q

saluer qqn comme

A

to hail sb/sth as

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18
Q

faire rentrer clandestinement des gens / marchandises

A

to smuggle ppl / goods into

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19
Q

s’enfuir

A

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

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20
Q

être victime de discrimination

A

to be discriminated against

21
Q

demander l’asile politique

A

to seek political asylum

22
Q

chercher / rechercher

A

to seek - sought - sought

23
Q

renforcer les lois sur l’immigration
≠ les relâcher

A

to tighten immigrations laws
≠ to loosen

24
Q

endiguer le flot de

A

to curb the flow of

25
Q

s’introduire dans (clandestinement)

A

to sneak into

26
Q

freiner l’inflation

A

to curb inflation

27
Q

demander la nationalité

A

to apply for citizenship

28
Q

être reconduit à la frontière

A

to be escort back to the border

29
Q

voler / prendre le travail des nationaux

A

to push native-born workers

30
Q

éviter

A

to avoid / to shun

31
Q

subir une fuite des cerveaux

A

to experience a brain drain

32
Q

être un fardeau pour qqc

A

to be a drain on sth

33
Q

plonger

A

to dive

34
Q

Poignarder

A

To stab

35
Q

s’émerveiller de qqc

A

to wonder at sth

36
Q

être un bouc émissaire

A

to be scapegoated

37
Q

s’élever socialement par le travail

A

to work one’s way up

38
Q

Grimper dans l’échelle sociale

A

to climb (up) the social ladder

39
Q

faire basculer / trembler qqc

A

to rock sth

40
Q

être fiché s

A

to be on watch lists

41
Q

Dire qqc sans aucune preuve (= prétendre)

A

to allege

42
Q

jouer un rôle dans la réalisation de qqc

A

to be instrumental in doing sth

43
Q

diffuser un discours de haine

A

to spread hate speech

44
Q

démentir l’affirmation

A

to debunk the claim

45
Q

se répandre comme une trainée de poudre

A

to spread like wildfire

46
Q

mettre le feu à qqc

A

to set fire to sth

47
Q

ne pas pouvoir se permettre

A

to can’t afford

48
Q

exprimer

A

to put it

49
Q

Être lié à

A

To be linked to

50
Q

Être enraciné

A

To be rooted

51
Q

Avoir droit a qqc

A

To be entitled to sth

52
Q

Travailler à distance

A

To work remotely