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War, Politics, Some Adjectives Flashcards

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attirer

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to attract

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rover quelqu’un de coups

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to beat someone black and blue

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supprimer

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to do away with

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se faire inscrire

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to register (to vote)

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s’aggraver

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to get worse

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les combats

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fighting

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se (re)présenter

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to run (again)

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l’engin explosif improvesé (EEI)

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improvised explosive device (IED)

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un(e) immigrant(e)

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newly arrived immigrant

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un incendie

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fire

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maghrébin(e)

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from the Maghreb (NW Africa: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia)

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éclairer

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to enlighten

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les pourparlers

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talks, negotiations

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s’accoutumer à

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to get used to

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l’accueil

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welcome

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les armes de destruction massive (ADM)

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weapons of mass destruction (WMD)

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la xénophobie

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xenophobia

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un attentat

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attack

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céder à

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to give up; to give in

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la main-d’œuvre

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labor

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la conception

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design, plan

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un deuxième tour

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run-off election

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blesser

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to hurt

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le conflit

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conflict

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se produire

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to happen, take place

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répandre

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to spread

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un mandat

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term of office

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libérer

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to free

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une embuscade

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ambush

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un programme électoral

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platform

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la peine de mort

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death penalty

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empirer

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to worsen

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la polémique

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controversy

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accueillant(e)

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welcoming, friendly

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soutenir

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to support

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rénover

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to renovate

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une manifestation/manifester

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demonstration, protest (organized), to demonstrate, protest

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la lutte (contre)

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fight, struggle (against)

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insupportable

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intolerable, unbearable

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laid(e)

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ugly

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en verre/en métal/en terre battue

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made of glass/metal/adobe

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attaquer

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to attack

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moche

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ugly, ghastly

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remarquable/spectaculaire

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remarkable/spectacular

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s’accroître

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to increase

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super

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super

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les forces

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forces

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le front

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front; front lines

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une menace

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threat

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les quartiers sensibles

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slums

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croissant(e)

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increasing, growing

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un bouc émissaire

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scapegoat, fall guy

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la banlieu

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the suburbs

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livrer

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to deliver

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honteux/honteuse

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shameful

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désigner/nommer

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to appoint

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être candidat(e) (à la présidence)

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to run (for president)

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passionat(e)

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exciting

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la politique étrangère

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foreign policy

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une campagne électorale

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election campaign

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un sans-abri

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homeless person

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un problème/une question

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issue

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une œuvre

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work (of art)

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un débat

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debate

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la mort/les morts (m. pl.)

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death/the dead

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discuter (de)

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to discuss

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chouette

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neat, nice, great

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le chômage

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unemployment

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la négociation

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negotiation

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la paix

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peace

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prendre en otage

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to take hostage

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le soldat

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soldier

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le terrorisme

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terrorism

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un chômeur/une chômeuse

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unemployed person

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tuer

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to kill

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convaincre

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to convince

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la politique intérieure

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internal (domestic) policy

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un électeur/une électrice

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voter

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élire

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to elect

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réussi(e)

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successful, well executed

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les émeutes

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riots

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réélire

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to reelect

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voter

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to vote

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un(e) immigré(e)

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an immigrant well established in the foreign country

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l’armée

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army

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