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Voc 2 : Places and Forms of power Flashcards

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To be powerful

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Être puissant / Avoir du pouvoir

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Power # Counter-power

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Le pouvoir # Le contre-pouvoir

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To be strong # To be weak

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Être fort # faible

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An Activist (n.)

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Un militant

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A politician (n.)

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Un homme de politique

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Authoritative (adj.)

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Autoritaire

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Authority (n.)

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L’autorité

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To blackmail (v.)

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Faire du chantage/chanter

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A boycott (n.) / To boycott (v.)

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Un boycott / Boycotter

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To Brainwash (v.)

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Laver le cerveau

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Brainwashing (n.)

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Lavage de cerveau

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To bribe (v.)

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Corrompre, Acheter qq

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Bribery, corruption (n.)

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La corruption

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To bully (v.)

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Brutaliser, tyranniser

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To collapse (v.)

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S’effondrer

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To commit, to get committed to (v.)

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S’engager

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Commitment (n.)

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L’engagement

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Convincing (adj.)

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Convainquant

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To convince sb To do sth (exp.-v.)

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Convaincre qq de faire qq chose

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To increase (v.)

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Croître

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To decrease (v.)

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Décroître

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To defy (v.)

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Braver, défier

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Demand (v.)

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Exiger

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A demonstration (n.)

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Une manifestation

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Democracy

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La démocratie

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To denounce (v.)

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Dénoncer

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To deter (v.)

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Dissuader

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Determination (n.)

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La détermination

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Determined (adj.)

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Déterminé

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Dictatorship (n.)

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Une dictature

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Disobedience (n.)

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La désobéissance

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Disobedient (adj.)

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Désobéissant

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To disobey / obey sb (v.)

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Désobéir / Obéir à qq

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To dominate (v.)

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Dominer

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To empower (v.)

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Donner le pouvoir

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To enable sb TO do sb (exp.-v.)

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Permettre/Autoriser qq à faire qq chose

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To fight (against), To struggle (v.)

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Combattre (contre) , lutter, se battre

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The struggle (n.)

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La lutte

39
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Le combat (n.)

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The fight

40
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Government

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Le gouvernement

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To govern (v.)

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Gouverner

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To gossip (v.)

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Raconter des ragots

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Helpless

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Sans défense, désarmé

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To impose (v.)

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Forcer, imposer

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Indoctrinate (v.)

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Endoctriner

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Influence (n.)

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L’influence

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To be involved in (v.)

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Etre impliquer dans

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Involvement (n.)

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L’implication

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Issue (n.)

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Un problème

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Justice (n.)

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La justice

51
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Knowledge (n.)

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La connaissance

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Law (n.)

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La loi

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Lobby (n.)

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Un groupe de pression

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Manipulate (n.)

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Manipuler

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Media (n.)

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Les médias

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Method (n.)

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Une méthode

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Powerful, Mighty (adj.)

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Puissant

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Powerless (adj.)

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Impuissant

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Misleading (adj.)

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Trompeur

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Monarchy (n.)

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Une monarchie

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Opponent (n.)

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Un opposant

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Oppose (v.)

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S’opposer à

63
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Overcome (v.)

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Vaincre

64
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Patience (n.)

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La patience

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Pressure (n.)

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La pression

66
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Pressurize (v.)

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Faire pression sur

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To prevent sb from doing sth (exp.-v.)

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Empêcher qq de faire qq chose

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Propaganda (n.)

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La propagande

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To protest (v.) / a protest (n.)

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Protester / une protestation

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To rebel (v.) / a rebel (n.)

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Se rebeller / un rebelle

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Rebellion (n.)

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Une rébellion

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Resist (v.)

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Résister à

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Riot (n.)

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Émeute

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To rise (v.)

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Se soulever

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Uprising (n.)

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Un soulèvement, une révolte

76
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To rule (v.)

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Gouverner

77
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Sacrifice (n.)

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Le sacrifice

78
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Sit-in (n.)

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Un sit-in

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Slavery / Slave (n.)

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Esclavage, un esclave

80
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Spokesman (n.)

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Un porte-parole

81
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Strength (n.)

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La force

82
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Weakness (n.)

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La faiblesse

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Weak (adj.)

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Faible

84
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Strong (adj.)

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Fort

85
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To strenghten (v.)

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Renforcer

86
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To weaken (v.)

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Affaiblir

87
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To support (v.) / a support (n.)

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Soutenir / un soutien

88
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Surrender (v.)

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Se rendre

89
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A threat (n.)

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Une menace

90
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To threaten (v.)

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Menacer

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Trade-union (n.)

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Un syndicat

92
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Understanding (n.)

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La compréhension

93
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To warn (v.)

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Avertir

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