Vocabulary about terrors Flashcards

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1
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faire un canular à quelqu’un

A

to play an hoax on sbdy

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2
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faire attention à quelque chose

A

to beware OF sthg

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3
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une alerte à la bombe

A

a bomb scare

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4
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une alerte sanitaire

A

an health scare

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5
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être accusé (3)

A

to be accused of
to be indicted of
to be convicted for sthg

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6
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être naïf (2)

A

to be naive

to be gullible

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7
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manquer d’esprit critique

A

to lack critical thinking skills

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8
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être bien éduqué

A

to be highly articulate

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9
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effectuer des attaques terroristes

A

to carry out terrorist attacks

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10
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se faire passer pour quelqu’un

A

to masquerade oneself as sbdy

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11
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une mosquée

A

a mosque

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12
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une vague terroriste

A

a terror campaign

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13
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semer la terreur chez (quelqu’un / quelque part)

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to strike terror into (someone / a country)

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14
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recourir à / en venir à

A

to resort to

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15
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aggraver un problème

A

to exacerbate an issue

to compound an issue

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16
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avoir un effet dissuasif

A

to act as a deterrent

17
Q

essayer (2)

A

to attempt to do

to try to do

18
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to attend sthg

A

assister à

19
Q

attendre

A

to wait for

20
Q

une tentative

Ex : une tentative de suicide / une tentative d’attentat à la bombe

A

an attempt

Ex : a suicide attempt / a bomb attack attempt

21
Q

piégé

A

Tricky

22
Q

piéger quelqu’un

A

to trick someone

23
Q

déjouer une attaque

A

to foil an attack

24
Q

devenir plus

Ex : devenir plus vieux

A

to grow + adj

Ex : to grow hold

25
Q

se radicaliser

A

to radicalize

26
Q

un signe avant coureur

A

an early-warning sign

27
Q

lutter contre le terrorisme

A

to tackle terrorism

28
Q

s’enfuir de

A

to abscond from
to run away
to flee from

29
Q

craindre quelque chose

A

to fear sthg

to dread sthg

30
Q

porter la barbe

A

to sport / wear beard